Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1845-07-18
BrattlebOrO Post Oflice---Practical
Democracy Of Loco Focoism.

Fessen&cn, Esq, who was appointed as q Wing in
the early part of Tyler's administration How Mr.
F. managed 10 bask so long under the smiles of
Tylerism, we will leave 1t for others better nc-
quainled with such matters than ourselves 10 Judge
1t is enough for record the deeds of the pres
eni, without raking open the ashes Of the buried
dynasty.
| OF Mr. Palmer, we believe nothing can be said
derogatory to him gentleman of good general
requirements, of pleasing address, and whose
moral character is without Teproach. We believe
the same may be said Of his competitor for Post Of
fee honors, Mr. Eddy, who possesses one advantage
over his successful riva-tlat of practical expert
enee, having for several years performed most of
the active duties appertanng TO the Office this
place. But Mr. Palmer maniests disposition 10
apply himselfSigorously 10 the discharge of his du
ty, and hope and trust he will, after little ex-
perience, be able TO sustain the good reputation
which our Post Office has hitherto enjoyed Hav.
ing thus spoken frankly of the personal merits of
these rivals Of the harmonious democracy" we
shall proceed to speak Of the modus operandib by
which the machinery of Locofoeoism is kept in mo-
ton. One of the most distinguishing features of the
Loco party is tlieirmuc boosted regard for the will
Of the dear. sovereign people, whose virtue and
credliag and regarding. That this is sheer pre-
fence, and nothing but sheer pretence, without the
least shadow of justice, years of experience have
absolutely forced us to believe. Since the first
year Of the first olympiad of Andrew Jackson, par
tisan or personal avoritism has overruled every
other policy and whenever this avoriiism has pre-.
.sented its claims in season, the claims not only Of
the people at large, but of the great body Of the
Loco Foco party itself, have been treated with ut
ter contemplate potent voice OF the democracy
has vanished like ghost before the broad glare Of
day We challenge an impartial scrutiny into the
history Of the paFy for the last fifteen years for the
truth Of what we allege. From the time when
jeremiah Mason removed from the Presidency
of the U. S Bank at Portsmouth 10 the present mo-
ment, the course Of this party, when in power, has
been constantly marked by reckless spirit Of par
tsanship and iavoritsm. We give few iIlustra-
tions-to enumerate all the instances which the his
tory of Loco Focoism has afforded us of its utter
disregard Of true, practical democracy, would fill
our entire columns for mouths TO come;
One ofthe most striking instances of disregard
OF democratic principles exhibited in Congress
a few years since, when the law was passed re-
curing the states to elect their representatives. in
Congress by districts. So democratic had this
system proved, giving to ullclasses and interests
the iairest representation, that it had previously
become the avorite system in nearly all the states
of the Union. Yet this popular measure was vio-
lently opposed in Congress by the Locofocos and
Il after it had, through the influence of the Wings,
become the law of the land, having passed through
both branches of Congress and received the
ton of the President, four OF the States which had
up 10 the passing Of the law, adhered to the
general ticket system, and which were then en-
tirely in the hands Of the Locofocos openly dis.
regarded this solemn and constitutional act OF
Congress, and refused to adopt the district SYSTEM
thus denying the right of representation TO nearly
half their population, population too, that paid
at leasttwothrds Of the state taxes. One of these
states, Georgia, soon ancr, fell into the hands of
the Wings, and then the district system was forth.
; with adopted. The other three remain ocofoco,
and still persevere in dsregardag the law of Con-
gress. New Hampshire is one Of these refractory
states, and refuses TO than 90 900 OF her voters
the right TO be represented in Congress, to say
nothing of wilful disregard Of constitutional law
, The system Of tactics'by which MIR Polk recev-
ed his nomination, and 10 which he owes his cleo
ton to the Presidency, exhibits as fragrant an out
rage on true practical democracy as can be found
in the annals ofparty. insome eighteen or TWEEN
1 ty of the states, the delegates to the Baltimore
7 Locofoco convention had been instructed to sup
{, port Mr'VAE buren,. TIE convention assembled,
: and on the first ballot Mr. Van Buren, received a
; clear and decided majority over all other candi-
dates. Mr. Polk received not solitary vote, nor
had he even been mentioned by his friends, or tho
of so far as we can judge, for the Office Of Presi-
dent But small Texan clique managed TO pro-
cure the adoption Of rule requiring vote of two
= thirds Of the convention 10 secure a nomination,
G and thus thwarted the operation Of the true demo-
: cratic rule, that majority ought to govern BY
= this piece Of hoeus-pocns was MIR VAN buren, de-
. feated, and JAMES X Polk, aided by fraud and
: Birneyism, is saddled upon an unwilling democra-
ey. The cry of'Van Buren, and anti-Texas' has
been changed by the hocus pocus of patent democ-
racy to that Of Polk and Texas
After The result of the late presidential election
S had become known, MIR Polk declared that he
: should regard himself as the president of the whole
+ people, and not ola party merely-that minorities
had rights as well majortes and that he should
y respect them. Well, how has he fulfilled these
promises How has he respected the rights of the
3 thirteen hundred thousand trecmen who voted
d against him' Has he appointed any OF them to
ofice-has he suffered any OF them to retain, for
: single moment, an Office which they had ably and
faithfully discharged, whenever noisy partisan