The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-06-25
COMMUN
PoLITICAL QUACKERY.

The body polite under the charge Of Dr. Van
Buren,, is precisely in the same category with
that of physical body, under the charge of ig-
norant pretenders to the healing art, who deal ia
pills and potlons, each of which is recommend
ed as a specific for some particular form of dis
ease. Thus drugged and depleted with virulent
poisons, instead Of administering the simple and
health restoring remedial agen is, whose efficacy
had long been tested, and afording proper all
ment and salutary exercise, the PATIENTS brought
to the verge of premature grave.
We have had all kinds of boluses, each highly
cztolled by DIR. Van Buren's paid organs, as
euack medicines, and pulled in the public jour
nails. These have been successfully recommend
cd and administered for the amelioration or cure
of our public ailments but these reiterated
courses Of treatment have not only left the pa
tent in a worse condition, but rendered prob
xnatical all hope of final cure, unless the doc
trine is changed, or the system abandoned.
Various Intellectual efforts have been essayed
TO procure change in the treatment of the pa
tents; but the doctor relying mere upon the ia
auence of his diploma than his knowledge of
medicine, has turned deaf ear to the solicita-
tons of the patients friends and, they in their
turn have solemnly resolved to change the pre-
sent family physical n, whose practice, long and
eventful, has proved him TO be the charlatan
that ever raised his sign board in village.
DIR. Van Burens professional enlightenment, to-
gether with the lease of the premises he occu-
pics, win expire on the 4th of March next, at
which period he viii be superseded by Dr.Tippe-
canoe, long known eminent and approved
physician in every branch of his profession.
The guardians of the sick patient say, that
as there isEnet the least sign ofimprovement, and
from every indication, he cannot long survive
the aeleterious prescriptions of his present ply,
stefan, change cannot possibly be for the
worse, and hence they have resolved to effect il
with as little delay as the present tenure of his
present engagement viii admit
One good reason is sahicient--There is one
prominent trait in the character of Van Buren,:
administration, which is acknowledged and fell
through the whole length and bredth of the land
and which should not be lost sight of, for sin
gle moment, by the people.
If his administration embraced the salutary
essences of all the administrations which hav'
pfeCeGed,--tnc converse OF WHICH, - uulol tu
nately, nearer the trGth,-the evidence Of that
trite,-vivid as the glare Of the midday sum-
viz-the corrupting influence of the officers o
the general Government, which is necessarily
drought into conflict with the freedom Of cleo
lions, fought, in ITSELF to be ali sufficient, will
an intelligent people, jealous of their rights and
purity of their civil institutions, to consign hin
and his gang of spoilers, to the shades of private
life.
ssT take the responsibility" said the cold lion
to his secretaries and subordnates. sPray do take
the responsibility" brays the ''follower in th'
footstepsr covered with the lions skin, to his
aretaries.
aTelp me, Cassius, or sinkv'
The President s'had agency in pTepGrtaag
the plan, and no precious knowledge of its de
tails,D says Mr.. Poinsctt Certainly, the Presi
dent did not prepare the plan; that was the duty
of one Of his s'hirelings," as Kendall terms the
employees of the administration; and he nus
have outstript all the cunning ascribed to him tc
have had ssprevio,ss knowledge Of its details; ?
that is, before the secretary presented it to him
Mr.. pan Buren, s'strongiy recommended the
plan"-the identical plan of the secretary And
no one in his senses believes he would have done
50 without knowing what s'tbe plan" was. En-
dorse paper without knowing the amount
Faugh!
co. MIR. Poinsett! Mr.. Ponsett, ohp'
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