Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-06-02
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Our modest and amiable neighbor Mar |
sting, Of the Montpelier Patriot, is making
himself very unhappy over the gnoble fate
of his political friend, the late clerk of the
Chi,tendcn County Court. This, according
to Jeremiah, is an outrageous case of pro-
scription, over which he perpetrates most
plan,ive and touching jeremiad. He evil
IDENTIFY considers it entirely without parallel
in the political annals of Vermont, or indeed
of any other country. That our readers
may judge of the exceeding modes,y and
|apposieness Of his complaint we will state
fact or two for their consideration. Pre-
vious to 1910, the Pos, Office in this place
had been in the hands of Loco Foco for
nineteen successive years. At the election
ofthat year Burlington gave the wing candl-
dates an average majority Of more than 100
votes, while the state led off for "Old
Tippecanoe to the tune of about fifteen
thousand. This made the Wings bold en-
ough to think they we're entitled to part at
least of the Offices in Vermont, which had
been filled exclusively by Loco Focos for
great number Of years. Mr.. Stacy was
accordingly appointed Pos. Master here, and
Mr.. Briggs is made Collector of the District.
After two short years have passed away both
these gentlemen are unceremoniously elected
from Office, without the slightest notice.
though all parties acknowledge they have
discharged their official duties with unusual
promptness and fidelity, and though nineteen
twenteths Of the business community are
utterly opposed to any change. This, of
course, is no prescription in the eyes Of the
sanctimonious prophet of Iamentations.-
Oh! no! at was your bull that gored my
OK" Well how stands the matter Of the
clerkship7 Up to 1886, N. B. Haswell,
the Break Water Agent, had filled the Office
of clerk for II years and was then succeeded
by Mr.. Noble, Of the same political faith who
has held it ever since. During this whole Pc
riod of24 years, the county, with hardly an
exception, has been uniformly Wing, and Of
course our friends have always had the pow
er Of appointing clerk Of their own poli,i-
!. cal creed if they had chosen so to do. As it
is they have not removed Mr.. Noble. His
term of office e1pi' ed at the las. May term,
and Mr.. Stacy was appointed to ill the va.
cancy. Such is the sum and substance Of
this unparalleled "proscription " so doleful-
ly wept over by our lachrymose contempt.
rary at Montpelier And so conclusively
: do the facts we have stated justify the ap.
: pointment Of Mr.. Stacy. that though some
. foreign ours of Locofocoism. who are igno-
rant of the circumstances, may yeIp "pro'
$ scription," yet the watch dog Of the " Sen
: tinel," who guards the Radical ramparts. il
" this neighborhood, and who is familiar will
Q all the facts of the case. has neither dared Il
!. bark nor show his teeth. Now we protes
= in behalf of our neighbor against this as
sumption by foreign whelps of his peculia
duties. If any innocent blood has beef
z shed here, our neighbor Of the Sentinel
:. who wears a collar on which is written" 1hi
n is John 7yler's dog" is the proper ANNA
q q to erowl. Let his brethren from abroad
Id therefore, whether
I'll "Mongrel, puppy, whelp or hound,
Is Or cur of low degree"
,e cease from their barking till they hear tn
I'd deep mouthed bow--wow --wow-of,he Pei
Office Watchdog. But enough. We wi
venture the assertion. however, that, had III
y. Loco Focos possessed the power which OF
h. friends have always had in this county, an
49, some unlucky Wing had happened to hoI
q. the Clerks Office, whether there had bee
We any provocation for change or not, NJ
IN three days would have passed wishou, Dc
" capi,a.ion to make roo" for some bawlir
radical. In making this statement, most
'ar our readers know, as we'll as Jerry himse
, en that we speak by the book. So try aga
ng prophet, and may heaven send you mo
W. fruitful ard lucky theme for the next edith
efyour book Of lamentations