The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-14
1.-THE WORK GOES BRAVE.
LY ON !--sGlVE 'EM THE KNIFE !---
BLEED THE REBELS!

LY ON !--sGlVE 'EM THE KNIFE !---
BLEED THE REBELS!
The axe begins 10 play, with perfect looseness,
in Vermont. WOOSTER DowNER, Esq, has
been removed from the Postoiice at Sharon, and
the notorious Chester Barier, reapponed We
are not joking OF getting up Il hoax it Is all true
This Chester Baxter, federaist as he Is, and al
ways has been, held the Postoilice in Sharon for
about TWENTY YEARS, previous TO 1880 ;
period embracing the eight years of Cen, Jackson's
and about three of Mr. Van Euren's Administration,
and was AT last removed upon the Postmaster Cen
eral discovering, that about One-hat Of the business
transacted through The PosiQGlce at Sharon, acas
the pirate business of Batter himself! To hold
an office for TWENTY YEARS, abOu, sixteen
under democratic administrations, and then be re-
moved for grossly defraudmg the revenue of the
Government BY means of the Thanking privilege, or
to hold an Office for THREE MONTHS under
federal administrations and then be removed for no
cause; which do the people call prescription =?
which
Mr. Downer is one Of the most quiet, gentleman
~ men, and faithful public officers in the State
Not lisp has been heard against him, in any way;
not single complaint ever uttered, and yet he is
removed to give place to Chester Baxter.
And who is this Chester Baxter, that the Oigar
chy should take liking so aticclonatc and strong
for him. All the good people of this part of the
State know who he is, and some Of them TO their
sorrow. lie is not an "acliye partisan" Oh, no,
certainly not The Oligarchy will not allow at
never in,ercred in the elections last year to any
further extent, that we know Of than TO contrlve,
about week before the election, 10 jug up in the
county Jail at Woodstock Sharon democrats enough
and among them the democratic candidate for town
representative. to turn the election in favor of the
rederaists That is all and as to his standing in
community why, who does not know that he is
one Of the most conscientious, scrnpulous, kind,
benevolent, indulgcn, pious, moral men that ever
lived Who ever heard Of his grinding the face
of the poor, or ovcrreaching his neighbour nobody,
most certainly, nobody, Who ever heard Chester
Baxter called a hard, cruel, inscriptions, gripping,
shaving, horse jockeying abandoned cu,-throat -
No living being ever heard that said Of this pure
minded watchdog of the Oligarchy; most certain
" not The Oligarchy have an eye on increasing
the revenue of the Government it would seem, in
this appointment, Mr. Bakers Postoflicc business
amounts to only about fifty dollars, and the office
is worth about {,ll0, to the Government. The
revenue will increase under Raxter's management
no doubt il must because, YOU see, this Adj
minisralion is going 10 be amazingly cconomical.-
There will be no awful wNsleIuncss, no Swart-
wouting, no cabbaging now. when such notorious
" scrupulous and honest men as Chester Baxter
have the lingering Of the public change, Oh, no
Very wise too, are these men who rule over Us
very wise extremely wise and ong-headed. They
know, who 10 select for homes, public officers
They knew, clear awNyt Sharon, in the State of
Vermont, whc in the opinion Of the pubic, was
the most honest and of course the iltes, man for
Postmaster. They knew that there was danger Of
Nr Downer's running away with the Government
money that he was not honest und faithful TO the
CONSTITUTIONAL so they appointed Chester Baxter!
That all things might he us safe as mouse in n
cheese. They knew who had weight Of character,
Independent too is this O,igarchy; very independ-
cut; extremely independents Though Baxter could
not be dog-whPper by one-thrd Of the votes oihjs
own town, and though many of his own party say
they chad rather the devil than he had the Office"
yet the Ogarchy, knowing his matchlcss worth,
unparalleled honesty and unmpcachnbe charac-
cr, have boldly and independently appointed him
to IN Office of high trust : say not word good
people Of Sharon say no, word. By this you
must see TINT the powers that be, know what is
for your good Submit, you in silence, ard do II
let your tongues sacregiousy call in question the
flats Of your masters