Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1840-06-05
MR.. GRUNDY'S SPEECH AT
BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE.
Mr. Felix Grundy Senator of the United
States from Tennessee. and late Attorney
General ofihe United States. was present a.
The recent Van Buren, Convention at Bal,i-
more. and is represented by the Globe TO
have made the following remarks respec-
ting Gen. Harrison:
"They have shut him up." said he, II will
not say in a cage, but he might, as well be In
one, and will no, let him have the use OF pen.
ink and paper while his conscience keepers
say that be shall neither speak nor write.
and they will not do il for him. Now ask
this Convention. as sober. rejecting men, il
this is the way to make President for the
people Of The United States. ! want TO push
this matter little further. Mr. Burke. tie
Post Master at Cincinnati is here, and in
tend before leave this place. TO ask him to
state whether this committee does not regu-
arly attend their candidate to the Post Office,
when he goes for letters. TO see that he gets
none that are not such MS they are willing
that he should receive. II is true. that there
are many wags in this conntry. and that
some Of them may probably write hoaxing
letters 10 the old gentleman and his Wing
advisers may wish 10 save him the NORTH.
cation Of reading them, as they may wish TO
save postage, as the postage is always refun-
ded on returning such letters 10 the post Of
fee. But they open all his letters for him
and where there is nothing TO be said in re-
ply they answer them, though when there
is, they will not answer them a, all"
These absurd charges and insinualions
have been brought home TO their author by
MIR Duff Green, editor Of the Baltimore Pr
lot. who addressed note to MIR Burke. the
Post Master alluded TO before he left the ci-
ty. and was informed in reply. that MI Grun-
dy's statement were not only wholly unau-
thorsed by him. bu, were entirely false and
groundless.
Duff Green ,hereupon addressed long
letter to MIR Grundy, in relation to this mat
Ter through the medium Of the Pilot. 10
which he talks 10 this eminent Loco Foco as
follows:
III am now enabled to say that upon read
ing nv letter. MIR Burke said that YOU HAD
NO AUTHORITY re REFER TO HIM that you
had DONE WRONG in doing so, and that you
must CORRECT YOUR STATEMENT. That so
far from the Cincinnati committee attending
Gen. Harrison 10 the Post Office, and open
ing his letters, before they are permitted 10
pass into his hand. GENERAL HARRISON
RECEIVES HIS LETTERS AS OTHER GENTLE
MAN DO sometimes by the hand Of friend,
sometimes by a servant; and that so far from
his being attended by committee. as you
assert, he KNOWS NOTHING OF ANY SUCH
COMMITTEE except what he has seen in the
papers. and that THEY HAVE NEVER, in A
SINGLE INSTANCE, ATTENDED HIM TO THE
PosT OFFICE as you represent
Here then you are convicted by the mouth
of your own witness; and you must stand
before the world as prosliIuling your high
character and your official station, TO bolster
up the cause OF a corrupt administration by
means unworthy Of petty barroom poili-
clan.
There is but one consolation is this pain
ful exhibition. 1t is proof OF The despera-
alton of your party, and gives evidence that
the days ofthis profigale administration are
numbered.
The Cincinnati papers state that Mr.
Burke. the Postmaster Of that city. is min.
lister Of the gospel, and person highly res
pected in all the walks Of life. "What aoiil
Mrs. Grundy say"