The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1840-08-21
WILLIAM CALLAW
REMOVAL OF THE POSTMASTER AT
EASTHAMPTON, MASS.

AT meeting of the inhabitants of Easthampto on,
Hampshire county, Mass, held at the Town Hall,
the llth inst, the following preamble and resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
Whereas, Thaddeus Clapp, Esq having for seve-
raj years discharged the duties of Postmaster in this
town with great fidelity has recently been removed
from the office, though he had been given distinctly to
understand by the late Postmaster General, that no
should be removed from Office unless the reasons
for his removal were assigned. Yet reasons have
been assigned for his removal and whereas about
OF the legal voters Of the town paying nine
tenths OF the postage at Office demonstrated to the
late Postmaster General, against the removal of our
late Postmaster; and whereas, regardless of re-
monstrances he has been removed and the location Of
the Office is remote from the centre of the
town and less convenient than before to our citizens
Therefore
Resolved, That we regard the removal of Thad-
deus Clapp, Esq, an act of great injustice to him
self and as an outrage those rights and privileges
to which we citizens justly entitled and that
pledge ourselves to unite efforts in untirinp
opposition to Government SO oppressive and tyran-
nical.
Resolved That in view of the cont nued deliberate
and gross encroachments and usurpatons of the Exc
cutve branch OF the Government, believe il our
duty to adopt (not courters) but freemen che
rishng that love of liberty bequeathed to by our
honorable ancestry, decisive course of action.
Resolved, That the removal of an office establish
ed for the convenience of particular community, to
subserye party ends or give vent to Executive dis
pleasure is contrary to the spirit of the consttu
ton, and should be met with universal condemnation
Resolved, That the Postmaster General has debas-
ed our rights insulted the feelings and Knocked the
teress of this people by granting the petition of few
partisans while remonstrance clearly manifesting
rights and interests in this matter he has wantonly
dsregarded
Resolved, That the great republican principle, lying
the very foundation of our republican institutions
that majority Of the people shall govern" has been
expungcd from the statute book Of the party in power
and that antrepublcan doctrine substituted that to
the "victors belong the spoils OF the enemy"
Resolved, That in the past and present Admins
tratons have seen the lamentabe strides Of Exc
cutive power, and the Government administered not
for the good of the people and country but of party
and unless the open disregard manifested the pre-
scrbed limits Of the constitution is soon checked the
Union ITSELF instead of being blessing, will be-
come a curse.
Resolved That to prescribe Postmaster Is small
matter to Idppan the wages of the aborer-the pro-
auctions of the manufacturcr-mechanic and farmer,
and to Strart1out the nations treasury are not the
greatest evils but to witness the RIGHTEOUSNESS of the
organized party press the constitution dishonored
and ourselves disranchzed calls aloud upon the vr-
tue intelligence and patriotism of US all as members of
this federal Union.
Resolved That for the election Of VIM Henry
Harrison to the highest Office in the gift of free peo
pie rely upon our love of liberty mot the sophistry
that caused the execution Of the bloody edic Of Ne
and Calgula, y and the justice of our cause with
the blessing of God and with the elevation of the hero
of Fort Meigs shall confidently look for the resto
ration of the constitution and returning prosperity
our beloved country.
Resolved, That these proceedings be certified by the
Chairman and Secretary and copies be transmitted to
the Madisonian Hampshire Gazette and Northampton
Courier, for publication.
Easthampton, Mass, Aug. IL, 1910