Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-05-24


.Ne,o Postmaster at Montpelier. We are pleas
ed 10 learn, as sc do frou the Daily Herald that
Charles Lyman, Esq, of Montpelier has been
appointed Postmaster at the Capital. MIR. Lyman
is a capital fellow, and will make capital Post
master in all respects. He is u stsunch aud IN
devialing Wing, and has always been found a
soldier tor the toorking day." We doubt no, the
appointment will prove popular one.
burlington Free Press.
.Ntw Postmaster in Burlington. We learn
from the Boston Atles, received as we are going
to press, that Luther P. Blodgct,, Esq, has been
appointed Postmaster in Burlington, in place of
Geo. ii. Paul, The present incumbent. We have
no doubt that MIR. Blodgelt will prove capable
and popular officer. He is good Wing, aud
prompt aud gentemanly man. We cordially
congratulate hun on the appointmen'.-L
The Purpose ofthe Administrations The New
ark Daily Advertiser gives the following extract
from all occasional correspondent, who visited
Washington on business not connected with pol.
illcs or office, or office seeking:
" Let lne assure you that Gen. TAYLOR will
sternly pursue the line Of policy marked out in
his Allison letter, without turning to the right or
left to conciate mere party feeling and support.
The subject of removals and appointments he
will not be troubled with, and venture to saw
that the views of the Cabinet in The matter will
be approved by the country. They are against
prescription, but for justice and fair dealing. OF
the $4,000 men OF all SORTS holding office direct
ly under the general government, not one thou
sand are Wings. The ate Polk party had all
the revenues Of the public service in its hands.
and nearly every man in office was in its service
and all the rest Of the country was dlsiranchis.
ed. SO far as The privilege of Office is concerned.
Now 1t you could see the amount of evidence
which is accommodating here every day, of tho
manner in which most OF tins legion have per-
yerted ;helr official stations tor party purposes.
you would be surprised that the heads of De.
parlments do not throw them all out at once. Ii
seems that nearly every post office in the land
has been held as The pledge OF party feay so
that the terms "postmasler and polker," as a
Western man snld to day, "are alnlos. synony-
nous"
The majority of the people have decreed that
this state of things shall be changed, by a deci.
sivo change OF administration, and they will be
obeyed."
MATTERS IN WAsHINGroN.-The Washing
ton correspondent of the Journal of Commerce
writes that the city is becoming vacant of office.
seekers. The administration have determined
to consider all the heads OF bureaus as holding
political offices, and to remove them accordingly.
Wings or neutrals are TO be appointed in their
places. The sixth Auditors office falls into the
category. 1t 10 also determined 10 give the
Wings fair share IN the subordinate offices.
similar course as 10 offices under the Execu
i've, IN the States, is also to be adopted, and has,
IN fact, been already carried out TO consider
able extent.
o. Capt Thomas w. freedom, of Norwich,
this State, sailed last Monday in the brig Chat
ham, from Boston, 10 California. Captain +.
goes out as President OF the Essex Mining and
Trading Company, consisting of about thirty
members.
O. A South Carolina Convention has been
held in Columbia. Resolutions, spiced with gas
and notification we're passed, one OF which au-
lhorized the Governor TO call the Legislature to-
geIher, in the event OF Congress passing the
Wilmot proyiso or abolishng slavery In the Dis
trict of Columbia. High, 10.