Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-05-26

met of thc Federal Executive--a man who
desires. no doubt. 10 die in Office. and secure
AZ insuy as possible 10 his friends during his
Lifetime.
And who is Isaac Hill, Another cx.holder
Of 4 variety Of Offices, State and Federal,
bound 10 some way TO paw deb,s OF gratitude
10 those w'o have given him q profitable
chance at the public Treasury,
And who is General Dixi" Another cx-
Office holder. who would have remained ia
office II be had served the country as faithful
" as he served his party. The people OF
New-York condemned him, and, by their fiat,
he is numbered among the er.Regency.
And who is the "Rep. Mr. Burke" who
offered up a prayeri Another officc-holde
postmaster at Cincinnati, receiving his $4,000
per annum, besides valuable perquisies.
And how many federal locofoco members
OF Congress formed part Of the squad Of $40
delegates (whose names are gven)! Thirty,
VIVA, was the sum paid those thirty men,
bers Of Congress for the two days they served
in the Federal Convention, by the Govern
ment -Four hundred and eighty dollars,
Who is Sheldon Nc Knight Of Michigan,
Postmaster at Detroit, with salary of $4,000
per annum. -
Who is John l. Muifsrdi Deputy Collec-
tor offhc port Of New York, Nth salary of
$500 per annum.
Who are S. Medary and Phiness Alien,
Printers of the laws oftbe United States, by
executive appointment.
Who is John Brown FrancisiA locofoco
candidate for Governor of Rhode Island, re-
jected by the people by 1900 majority.
And who are the rest Of this federal conven-
toni Many of them are now Office holders
some have been turned out Of office, and the
rest are ofhcc-seekers, or are paying in SER
vice for what they had before.
And what is the character of this convcn-
ton for veraciiy, Felix Grundy, its leader,
alluding TO Gen. Harrison, said
"They have shut him up Il will not say in
a cage, but he might as well be in one,) and
will not let him have the use of pen. ink and
paper, while his conscience keepers saw that
he shall neither speak nor write, and they
will not do it for him."
"Mr. Burke, the Postmaster at Cincinnati.
Is here, and intend, before we leave this
place, TO ask him tOwhether the Committee
does not regularly attend their candidate to
the post ofiice, where he goes for letters, to
see that he gets none that are not such as
they are willing that he should receive"
''But heyopen all has letters far hun, and
where there is nothing to be said in reply.
they answer them, though when there is, thew
will not answer them at ALL"
Whether Mr.. Burke undertook TO corrobo
rate Mr.. Grundy's assertion, does not appear
in the report. But whether he did or not. we
undertake to contradict Mr.. Grundy. We do
not believe there is line of truth in either of
the above quoted sentences. We are author
Used to state by gentleman living in Cincin-
natl, and who is as old, or older, than Mr..
Grundy, that it is flagitious libel, without
any kin to truth. The gentleman, 10 whom
we alludc, knows Gen. Harrison well, and has
seen him at the Post Office, within The last
few weeks, taking his own letters from the
office and opening them as he stood or walked
at his leisure.
Mr.. Grundy is peculiar In hi. figures of
! rhetoric. In the beginning of his speech he
says, Tam a reterdn in the cause Of democra-
cy; ,cds born so and have hued So" Born
veteran! He must have been prodigy in
his bs byhood! A born veteran! What pity
he had not been put in the "cage" he talks
| about, and exhibited for four pence half-penny;
children hall price.
But such was the character of the Federal
Locofoco National (Heaven save the markD
! Convention, composed of office holders and
office expectan's, appointed by scarcely
an assemblage Of the people, but Ruckerised,
and pad, and ordered, to nominate candidates
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency.
And what was the Iesulif They either failed
to ccomplishth the object for which they con.
vened, or they have reasonably conspired to
cheat the people Of the United States out of
their choice ola Vice-Prcsident. What have
they done,
They have re nominated Martin Van Buren,,
and refused TO re-nominate Col. Johnson.
Now what do they propose to dor They
hope that by running different tickets in sew
| eral parts of the Union thew NAV throw tho