Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-10-27
Democracy Applied to Democrats, or
Haman Hung ON his Own GaIlOWs.

uHuiah hung On HIS Own UdiiOWS.
Mr. Van Buren, was the originator Of the de-
testabe system of prescription on account of po-
ltieal opinions. He first introduced the custom |
of removing from Office all political opponents,
and substituting political partzans. 1t was sug-
gested by him in the following letter 10 the Post
Master General, dated !
7tr 'April 4th, 1920.
nv Dear Sir. Our sullerings, owing to the
rascality Of Deputy Post Masters, is intolerabe,
and CRIES aloud for relief We find it abso.
lutely impossible to penetrate the interior with
our papers, and unless we can attain them by two
or three prompt removals, there is no limiting
the injurious consequences that may result from
it; let me, therefore, entreat the Post Master
General to do an act Of justice, and render us
partial service, by the removal Of Holt, Of Her.
kimer, and the appointment Of Jabcz Fox, Esq;
also Of Howell, of Bath, and the appointment Of
an excellent friend, w. b. Rochester, Esq, a
young man of the first responsibility and worth
in the State; and the removal Of Smith, at Lit
tie Falls, and the appointment of HOLSTER; and
the removal of Chamberlain in Oxford, and the
appointment Of Lot Clark, Esq
. Yours, qfechonately, NV. BUREN,"
This "affectionate" letter, detailing his " suf-
ferings in such melting terms, was the COM
mencement of the practice of making politics a
test for Office. And afterwards, as Secretary Of
State under Gen. Jackson he carried it into
practical operation throughout the Republic
The pirates motto, "To he victors belong he
spoils," was adopted as a fundamental principle
of the Democratic party, and it has been rigidly
enforced 20. >f'+-. N.-'
Those whose memories extend back to that
period, will recollect that more removals from
office were made under Gen. Jackson's Admin
istration, than by all the Presidents that had
preceded him.
This abuse of party power, thus engrafted by
Mr. Van Buren, upon the principles Of the DEM
ocratic party, has done more to corrupt the cleo
tive franchise, and to sap the very foundations
of republican government, than all the other
evils combined that party spirit has brought up
on US; and is it not just retribution, that he
himself should fall into the pit he digged for 9TH
es? Polk aud the Administration have enter
ed the field of politics to aid in the election of
Cas-, and are cutting of the heads of all office
holders who dare to prefer Van Buren, to Cass.
In this State, the Deputy Postmasters who favor
Van Buren, are brought to the block, and quite
an active search is making to find them. Our
military friend at Montpelier, Major Eastman
swears--or afiirms--that he will not leave one
of them for seed, and It is said that all the Var
Buren, Postmasters in this part of the State arr
preparing themselves, like Cesar, to die viii
decency." sfiat oH
This, it must be confessed, is carrying the doc
TRUE of prescription to a fearful extent Their
was some plausible, though poor excuse, for iill
ing important offices with political friends, o.
the ground that political opponents would be in
duced TO embarrass the Administration. Bu
this is different case. Mr. Polk is not cand
date, and the party that elected him are divide
in their preferences. One portion. prefer NJ
Cass, the other Mr. Van Buren,. Both arc III
friends of his Administration, and both aided j
his election. But Mr. Polk evidently consider
the Democratic party as under his protection
and regards MIR Cass as in the regular line {
succession. So he steps aside from his high dt
ties as President, and prostitutes the patronag
of bis Office to the dirty and contemplate bus
ness of furnishing all Democratic oiice-holdcl
who do not support Mr. Cass. lie makes il
sufficient cause of removal for Democrat
prefer Mr. Van Buren, to Gen. Cass, and thi
too, when he knows that he owes his election
the friends of Van Buren--one of whom, Sill
Wright, Jr sacrificed himself to secure to A
Polk tho State Of New York. s
But Mr. Van Buren, cannot complain. Pro
ably Bir Cass has written to the Postmaster &c
era, that q ow spaerings, owing to the rascal
Postmaslers, Is intolerable, and cries aloud (
relief" and pettioned for the removal Of the Q
noxious ofliee-holders.
Mr. Van Buren, built gallows for the WI
office-holders-behodh him swinging from it =
Our execraton of Polk for this contempiil
prescription, is qualified by the conviction, Il
the subject of it is the upprineiplcd, truckli
politician who first instigated it. Una
!"The poisoned ehhiee has been returned
his own PS"--let him drink it. -f
1t is feline family quarrel aud it. like X
kenny cats, they cat each other up they v
both have 9 left their eouniry for their eountr
good" qFs hstrrfe t.v- ...ls
RD AT the late Water Celebration in Bost
Editors were assigned place in the processi
between the Physicians and Lawyers. I
does not agree with the Apocalyptlc order
precedence. There, Famine came first, wi
a IL n IL. n Z.