Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-10-02
From the ~ Y. Tribune
The Secret Political History Of the State
Of New York,

remarkable, important, astounding Of any which
has appeared this century. It is modeslly entitled
"The Lires and Opinions Of Be,y. Franklin But
Ter, y. $. District Attorney. and Jesse Hcyf,
Counsellor at Lar, formerly Collector Of Customs
for the Port Of NeV York, NTH anecdotes or Bio
graphical Sketehes Of Stephen Allen, Jacob Bark
r, William l.. Marcy, Martin Van Buren,, John
Var Baren, T. r. Pardy, G. W. Laurence, Wal
ter Borne, ". w. Noah, J. @. BeaHep," &C. &c.
But this title is too modest altogether. The book
is really lucid and startling exposition Of the G.
normous fraud aud vllainy which have for years.
save at intervals cajoled duped and misled The
People Of New York under the abused name Of
Democracy, with the watcbwords Harmony Of
the Party Regular Nominations 'Usages Of the
Party &c. &c The book before US consists in
the main Of the private correspondence Of Martin
Van Buren, aud his wire-workers with Jesse Hoyt,
their crony and fugeman in this City, during the
quarter of a century which witnessed the rise and
fall Of the master spirit Of this soulless and profit
gate junio. The aslounded reader Of this of
correspondence is admitted behind the scenes and
secs the performers in the great Political swindIe
dressing for their parts putting on their masks, fur
bishing their sham patriotism, &c, &c, 10 trick
deude, and plumber the People. No publication
Of equal interest TO the People Of our State Of G.
quail value 70 its future historians has ever ill now
been given TO the world
That these letters are genuine and authentic, no
body can doubt who reads them There lives no
one man with sufficient knavery in his heart to have
forged them. Their authenticity is sufficiently
proved by each other, as Paey has forever estab-
lished the genuineness Of the writings attributed TO
st. Paul We gather from the opening chapter
that they were left behind him in the Custom House
when Mr. Hoyt rather hastily vacated that establish
meni were claimed and taken possession of by the
Poindexter Investigating Commissioners, by them
removed to Washington when il was spprehended
that Hoyt would repIeyn them, and have since
found their way the hands Of their present editor
aud publisher, by means not fully explained The
editor, after referring to the seizure and publlca-
ton of the Gentworth papers, aud the principles
on which those acts were justified and applauded
by the men and the ciques now exposed TO the gaze
Of betrayed and insulied people, says:
The writer, while he condemns their procedure
invites them to examine his He invades no priya-
cy-belrays no cOn6dence-circnlaie no secret re-
cord-bnt refers TO parts Of correspondence which
was, II is presumed, Intentionally placed before
him, IN proof Of formidable conspiracy against the
liberties and franchises Of the American people
No honest man or will conceal treason.
Ia many cases the letters have used are given
IN full. Sometimes extracts are taken II may be
said that the latter arc garbed. MY objects were
to shorten the work, and publish no private matter.
unless II had bearing on the subject before me-
II any one feels aggrieved or fthere are those who
doubt the genuineness Of any part Of the cores
pondence, he or they will easily find the way to
produce the originals in court Of law shall be
most happy TO aid in such course whenever il be-
comes necessary. Some Of the documents will no
doubt, be called for by the Governor or Legislature
OF N. f.-oihers may find their way to the United
States Senate
He might have added that the private letter of
Henry Clay. to C. NJ Clay, Known to have been
stolen, was published and paraded last autumn by
the journals of the party here unmarked, as con-
hdenlal letter Of the writer hereof in respect to
Messrs Curtis, Wetmore, Selden, and the Collect
orshp of this city, had long before been likewise
confidential letter from S. De Whit Bloodgood to
Illinois in lS394-0, and hundreds Of others Let
the truth come out
The volume before us extends to I52 large and
closely printed pages and is so uniformly rich that
we hardly know where to commence our quotations
from it, Perhaps the following illustration of Old
Hunker' Democracy and Anti- MonopoIy in the
glorious days Of Albany Regency supremacy under
the Safety Fund regime will answer as well as any
thing. In those golden days OF Van Burenism, il
was worth something 10 be Democrat--that is TO
say, ii paid. Did County become res,iff and
troublesome! a new Bank was chartered. lis stock
properly distributed or subscribed for and the dis
tribuion held in allegiance, aud forthwith the wire
workers became meek kittens and the County
rolled up its one or two thousand majority for De-
mocracy and Regular Nominations" In those
glorious days, when the 'unchartered Masses led
by Van Buren,. Hoyt, Butler g. Co. had ius, won
Waterloo victory over the Bank minions.' by max.
ing Van Buren, Vice President and Marcy Govern.
or distinguished and seadfast Anti Bank Demo
Graf Of this city wrote and despatched 10 ALBANY
the following letter:
Mr. Stephen Allen to M; Hovf.
ALBANY, Nov. %, 1882.
Dean SIR.-Nothing is more true than the oh
servation made by Mr. Van Buren, at the Democrat.
ic festival; that the democratic party, in a great
measure owe their present aud previous victories
to Iommony Hall. the place of concentrated Opip
ion and action, and rallying point of the democ-
racy of the city words to that eIfect-rhe,e
cannot be doubt but that the building Of thai Hall
and thus lar preserving Il as Party Establishment
and rallylng place on all occasions for the Re-
puplcans OF the City and surrounding Counties.
has been one Of the means of our lriumphs.
was one Of the Committee who purchased The
ground-made the contracts for baildin0--and
raised the money TO pay for il.
The operations of that Committee we've arduOns
and responsible as during the progress OF the work
they we're frequently compelled TO raise considera
Die sums on the responsibility of their own names
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