Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-07-17

n case in point in regard 10 Removals. A cor.
respondent ut Washington sends the following in
formation of fact, which has been pumply deni-
edby the Union. 1t is but one, how ever, of many
hundred facts.
Correspondence Of The .New York E1prss.
- WAsmNGTON June 81
The Union, in its lengthy article relative to reno
walls from Office, says that it does not believe that
we can point to single instance where a removal
has been made for opinions sake. We believe
however, that we can, and much as we regret TO
bring before the public the names of those who
are now private citizens, we give for the edifcation
Of the Editor oil the Union, that of George NJ.
Philips as an evidence that at least one removal
has been made for opinions sake.
| Mr.. Philips was for some years editor Of Wing
paper in Pennsylvania. BY an act Of Congress ia
le42, some three or four additional clerks were al
lowed one Of the Bureaus of the Treasury Depart
ment, to one Of these posts Mr.. Philips was up
pointed without solicitation on his part, and con-
tlnued to perform the duties devolving upon him
until the first Of the present month. On the 29lh
UT he was told by The head of the Bureau that the
secretary OF the Treasury had expre sed an inten-
ton TO remove him on the following day. In an
swer to the inquiry made, "What charges arc al
legged against me-" he inf rmcd that the Secre-
tary had said 'you charged with having been IN
active and jealous Wing in the campaign of Is4O;
besides that there is nothing alleged against you
Mr.. +. plead guilty to the charge of having been
Wing in $50 he had tried to be an active one
and hoped that he had been instrumental to some
extent IN bringing about the cheering result Of that
campaign he had been a Wing prior to 1910, and
still continued Of the same fath-he had labored
and toed with his Wing brethren in 1910 as he
was not then in Office but in every sense freeman
since that time he had not taken an active part
~ politics, because he held to the good Whir doc
rlne OF "non-lnterlerence by the Office holders in
elections" but he really thought if he was 10 be
uled and condemned for political heresy, the char
ges should only cover the period of time since he
came INTO Office, and not 60 back to that period
Wheh every one was at least presumed to be free
man. However, he presumed that if the ground
was changed, and lie should be tried for heresy
since he came into Office, the verdict would be the
same. lie only wanted to understand distinctly
whether there was any thing brought to his charge
since he became servant Of the people. He was
tod IN reply, nothing sir, nothing, the Secretary
says nothing of that kind is alleged
a friend Of Mr.. Philips who called on the Sec
rotary on the evening Of the same day, was told by
Mr. Walker that there nothing against him,
except that he had been an active and jealous
Wing in the campaign of 1910; that he was free
to say from what he learned, that Mr.. Phillips had
always attended to his duties faithfuy-that his
moral character was eptonable- he had
heard nothing against him as a clerk or citizen,
but, continued he representations have beeh made
by leading Democrats that in 1910, he was a zeal
Gus and untiring Wing indefatigable in his exer-
tons, aborng day after day for the success Of that
party, and must remove him.