The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-04-14
oFFlcE-HoLDRRs ELEcTIoNEERING.

deputy Of Mr.. Amos KENDALL, and relative Of the
Secretary of the Treasury, is a striking commenta-
ry on the determined resistance which the Admin
strallon and its partsans in Congress have given TO
every attempt to procure the passage of an act for
securing the freedom Of elections, and preventing
tie interference of Government officers, agents, and
emissaries. The publication Of MIR. WooDnURY's
epistle, which was intended TO be destroyed, dis
closes only example of the working Of that sys-
tenn which the Administration has in operation all
over the Union. The conduct Of the deputy post
master, in this instance, is in accordance with
the principles OF Mr.. Walls report, which receiv
ed the sanction of the Van Buren, majority in the
Senate and of the whole party, from the President
down. Proclamation made in that report that
il was the Of the Office holders TO interfere,
and if possible, control the elections, deter
mine the result in favor of the Administration which
they supported. Nay, it was declared that, not 10
interfere thus would be INFAMOUS ~ Mr.. WooD-
BURY, therefore, undoubtedly felt that he was per-
forming his first and highest obligation to the Exec
utive and Postmaster General F" whose hireling he
is" by taking this Jealous and active part in cleo
tions.
The People will see in this letter, also, authentic
evidence of the manner in which they are system
atically deprived of their rights and the purity and
freedom of the elective franchise regularly violated.
The successes Of the Locofocos are brought about
by managing grandly," that is, by every species
Of fraud, bribery, and intimidation. Minors and
other unqualified persons are GO made" into coters
by some such devices as are here developed; and
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airy requisites, there is always some Office holder
intimately associated with the " grand managers
at Washington to give the assurance C." WILL
SEE THAT YOU ARE PROVIDED WITH THE MEANS" 20
Where the means come from il is not difficult to
con lecture. Contingent funds, extra Allowances,
&c, are convenient sources of supply, when there
moi more direct opportunities of plumber. 1t is
bill to put down such ant-repubican, corrupting,
and dsgraceful practices, as this letter from deputy
of the Postmaster General and relative of the
Secretary of the Treasury dscloses, that is denoun-
ced by the Administration and its supporters as a
"GAG LAW" For bringing forward that bill, Mr..
BELL, of Tennessee, has been pursued by the Off
cial organ here, and its friends and echoes in the
House, with continued misrepresentation and abuse.
The PEOPLE will see now the motives for the
incessant assaults on that distinguished member,
and for the resistance made to his great measure of
prevention. We hope Mr.. BELL will persevere in
his exertons, and bring the House as pos
sibe to vote on the question whether officers and
agents of the Government shall be allowed 10 con-
tnue these practices of interference any longer, or
whether the grand electioneerng committee with
the President of the United States for its head
shall be dissolved-lher " grand managing" stop
ped-their manufactures of voters out of minors
and other unqualified persons, put down-and dep
uty postmasers, collectors, receivers &c, prevented
from supplying TO their affiliated partsans " the
means" Of cheating the People out of their rights
and overturning the institutions Of the country.
FROM THE SALEM (MAss.) REGISTER.
We find the following extraordinary letter in
the Gazette Of Friday:
SALEM, MARcn :, 1910.
Dean SIR have just heard of your brilliant at
your election You have managed grandy, and have no
doubt your permanent and that you or some other
good Democrat will be chosen Representative next fall AL
low suggest you the proprey OF finding out all the
young Democrats who will become OF age before the election
Also the Of those who not assessed for
any reason whatever them assessed by MAY Your
seectmen can make The poll 25 cents which on being
paid constitutes the voter and at the ction if there
any persons who cannot pay his tax
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you possibly. We must carry the district and
county the election think from this and the last
fall election you give 20 25 majority Call and
when you in town. Please destroy this letter and
believe me to be, sir, yours, truly,
c. w. WOODBURY..
r. A. DODGE Esq. Wenham.
FROM THE ESSEX REGISTER
Verify, our new postmaster has entered upon
the duties Of his office with vengeance. He is
proving himself fit instrument for the footsteps
follower at Washington, and bids fair to rank high
among the subtreasurers, blood hounds, and 9TH
er allies Of Mr.. Van Buren, A fine specimen here
is Of an offce-holder, and striking exempfca-
ton Of the services expected Of him by the powers
that be. What commentary on the hypocritical
party cant respecting the control of the elective
franchise, and the purity of electonsP No soon
or is our new postmaster ensconced in his snug
station than he forthwith volunteers his advice |
and offers Of assistance to make "young demo-
Gratis" in neighboring town voters before the
next election-without once thinking of the ne
cessty of qualifying himself in the least degree
for his own appropriate and constitutional duties.
But let us examine this precious production i,
needs to be looked at with care, for il is somewhat
of curiosity. Our official commences his
intriguing epistle very artfully, by congratuating
his democratic brother the brilliant success
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