Litchfield enquirer., 1849-07-19
The PrOS0riptiOniStS,

The lachrymose patriotic gentlemen
who keep up a continual cry against
Gen. Taylor, for his tyranny in removing
Locofocos from Office, remember to. forget
what has taken place heretofore, and
even what is now under their eyes.
In January, 1929, there was a great
Jackson feast in Washington, an account
of which may be found in the United
States Telegraph, Of the 18th of that
month. The following is from the Tel
egraBh account:
"Gen. VAN NESS, President.
DR.. Sim,
Col. Towson, Vice
N. Lutfborough, Presidents.
DR.. VIM. Jones.
Toast by the Hon. Mr.. Hobbie The
President Elect May his supplicated
magnanimity be instructed by the fable
Of the Man and the Frozen Adder.
By Amos Kendall, Esq: office Hold
ers-The just man and faithful public
officer merits forbearance, but let him
who spares the savage, beware of his
tomahawk,
By Col. Gardner: Gen. John j. Van
Ness, Chairman of the Jackson Central
Committee-A firm and unyielding pat,
riot"
If our memory is not at fault, Abra-
ham Bradley was then First Assistant
Postmaster General, and DR.. Phineas
Bradley was Second Assistant, or per-
formed the duties now performed by that
officer. These brothers had grown up
in the General Post Office. Andrew
Coyle had long been the Chief Clerk,
and was an excellent officer. Col. Gard
ner had then minor position in the Office.
The Messrs. Bradley and Coyle employ
ed all their time in the discharge of their
official duties, while Col. Gardner found
leisure to do "a little for ''the party"
General Jackson was inaugurated az
ter having proclaimed his hostility to
prescription. Judge Mclean was asked
to continue in the Post Office, and agreed
to do SO. The "getters up" of the new
Cabinet determined upon prescription"
as party measure. This General Jack
son yielded to, and minated it to Judge
Mclean. The Judge refused to be gov
ened by the rule in the Post Office, ana
General jackson Immediately transferred
him to the Bench, and gave the Post Of
fee to Governor Barry.
Shortly after the inauguration, Major
Hobbie, then or shortly before member
of Congress from New York, supplanted
Abraham Bradley, in that way instruct
ing the "magnanimity" Of General Jack
son, by the fable Of the man and the
frozen adder" The Majormakes good
officer, and Judge Collamer's uninstruc.
ted magnanimity continues him in his
place. Colonel Gardner took the place
of Phineas Bradley ga firm and unyiel.
ding patriot" and the uninstructed mag.
naninity of Judge Collamer continues
him in the city Post Office, which hi
now holds. DR.. William Jones was ap
pointed to the city Post Office, in the
place of Thomas Monroe, who, though
an old and faithful officer, was converted
into a frozen adder. obadiah B. Brown
took the place Of Andrew Coyle. N
Loughborough, anorherdf the Vice Pres
iderts, succeeded him. Mr.. Sim livet
in Washington, and died in 1882. Amo
Kendall was afterwards appointed Post
master, and as such unsparingly uset
the tomahawk" of the :" savage" up
on officers meriting i" forbearance."
! Let these lacrymose gentlemen. wh'
have such an uncomfortable dislike Il
| prescription, look back over few year
Of their own history.
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