The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-06-04
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b. b. NEWTON, Esq, has been removed from
the Posloliice at Norwich, and Hurley Burton ap-
pointed TO succeed him.
As the Oligarchy have directed their pensioned
presses to declare that " hey will remove from Of
fee, none but dishonest, or incapacitatcd oCcu-
pants" and, as, of course, they will appoint none
but homes, and capable officers in the place of the
dishonest and incapable ones they remove, it is fit
that the people should know, plainly, the chorac-
ter Of the men they remove, and the character Of
the men they appoint in the place of the behcaded,
This is no pleasant task, we acknowledge and the
facts we are compelled to lay before the public, as
in the case of India -Rubber-over-shoc Baxter,
Deacon G:lkoy, Jesse Cove, &c., are by no means,
very pleasant to relate. But, it being the fact,
that this Administration declare that they arc de-
lcrmincd to reform the public offices, we shall
show what sort Of reform they institute, let that
showing implicate whom it will,
The OIigarchy have, in tho removal of Mr. New
ton-against whom, no charge, but that of having
voted for Mr. Van Buren, has been made--and the
appointment Of Mr. Burton, given the people of this
State another glorious specimen Of their consistent
cy'
lfBurton were to circulate paper for signatures,
in Norwich, he could not obtain the names of one
half Of his own party, and he HIS been thrust upon
the people of that town by Everett, who visited B,
on an electoneering tour, ONE SUNDAY, during
the late canvass and, no doubt from the way the
matter has turned ont, made an agreement with B,
by the terms of which, Burton was to lay aside his
religion, pcdde rum through the election, and il
Old Tip should succeed, Everett was to procure for
him the Norwich Postollice Dolh it now appears,
have fulfilled their parts of the contract.
We proceed now, to inform the people of this
honest and capable officer whom the Osarchy
have placed in the room of ''dshoncst and inca
paci,ated" Van Duren man.
Not an hundred years since, Burton obtained II
credit in Boston for some thousands of dollars in
merchandise, and prosecuted very thriving bust
ness for Il year or two when all at once, his credit
iiors found his cash, goods, bills Sc, in state Of
non come aiiJus. His creditors not exactly COM
pretending his manner Of lnancaring introduced
him 10 the walls of the county Jail. After looking
over his accounts in that Seminary Of distinguished
Gnanciars, his creditors were induced TO receive II
few cents on dollar, and discharge him. 1t is
true, that every body supposed, and believed, al
the time, that the transaction was one Of those
llr NJ nm hat hn yun
coiocos" call swinding but then, as in the case
Of Deacon Gillsey, we remark, re do nj always
credit what "ihey say"
Soon after being thus qualified, he joined the
Orthodox church, which was, most certainly, very
com,nendabc, and suddenly, quite suddenly, some
people would say, became very pous, very zeal
ous,and rery rich 1t is true again that some pco
pie, particularly his creditors, with whom he had
been compelled to settle for abouttwenty- five cents
on tho dollar, on the account Of his poverty, could
no, precisely tell how he managed the matter to be
so very poor yesterday and so very rich to-day !;
but if they could not, that was their fault not Bur
tons, rs Is evident to any body. II is true once
more, that some people, meddng captious sort of
people we reckon, asked, after Burton became so
rich aud so pions, withal, how it would comport
with his character rs Christian, to pay his honest
debts which question, If b. had heard, he would
as matter Of course have attended TO, but being
50 deeply engaged in the cause he had so suddenly
and ardently cspoused, is ia reasonable 10 suppose
they never reached his ears.
Burton is commonly known in the region round
abou, Norwich by the formidable soubriquet of
the " Giant Of The Law.' From this pondcrous
name, it would be supposed that its hearcr was
second Daniel Webster, so far as law Is concern
cd we arc sorry to say, however, there is an
opinion quite prevalent, in these parts that the aiore
mentioned Giant" is regular coTToN-HEAD!
That can't possibly be true though for this Ad-
will have none but the most profound,
intellectual and learned men in Office; therefore,
Harvey Burton, Esq holding Office under Daniel
Webster, cannot be cotton-head. "Giant' or
no " Giant" Burton was too great man, and
man too much after the heart Of the God-Iikc, to
be left to waste the sweetness of his intellect on the
desert air. The secret of his appointment we sus-
pect, however, lies in the fact Of his having, on
certain occasion, so arduously trod in :" the foot
steps Of his uslrious predecessor" the God-like.
On wc-knOwn time, at Methodist meeting one
evening. this proiege Of the OIigarchy this honest
and capable gentleman whose induction into Office
is given as specimen Of the long-promscd reform,
was detected in dark corner, forgetting no doubt
the Injunction not to put his light under bushel
very gravely and pousy iiusirating,by sundry cx-
perimens. the science OF practical anal gamaiion;
and strange to ay,and incredible, owing 10 the I'M
ofhis Christian friends ard the hard
of the adudcaiors Of the law, the said
Harvey was muctcd in comfortable fine for the
aforesaid experimental illustrations; the courts Of
Justice not thinking them for the public good, OK