Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-11-01
A Political General Assembly.

BY the course OF the INA prliy. The present As
selhy is no longer II Legislature body :-it IL
precisely poiiticot body, and MS such the mnnr
iy viii treat II. The vIolaioH nf the establish
ed rules ~ The slate IN alteuplr to thrust upon
the people Of The Democratic Counties n sci OF
officers against their will ana cui.srni, the as.
ion by this pracllre that the Administrator
OF Justice IN The counties If the State NUT be
SUITS rvlent In Tayl"rlsm, places The minority o
IN" General Assembly Where lhey feel comp =
ed 10 res nj such usuIpIilon ard 10 oppose II by
a"l aud all means IN her power
If The General Assembly is a mere Taylor
AS emily, so be IT, aud the minority viii find
Themselves perfectly justlfatre and will meet
the appreciation OF Their constituents in RESISTING
the action Of the majority as made in their OPP
ersllons with the Long Team. In this state OF
affairs who can expect anything else than thai,
the minority should throw itself INTO open and
active opposition 10 ali propositions eunnatIng
from the Long Team party aud let the ualo,I,y
take the responsibility? Ii This General Assem-
oily, we repeat, is ncre political body, then the
minority must so treat II, aud the people so un-
dcrstand II. II there should he little OF the usual
Legislative business transacted this session. the
people Will know where to look for the CAUSE
II the wings Of BratIleboro sent their member up
here to Interfere IN the appointment Of Justices
of The Peace Tor The town Of Barre, and TO dc
a tate who shall be the county officers for Wash
iglon, If that Is The kind OF Legislation expected
OF tins General Assembly, we shall loose our
guess If there Is not enough OF it before the SEES
sion eloses.--[ Vermom PuiyioL
And what is the justification for such treason
abe advice? Why is it that the spirit of party
is invoked 10 override the obligations of The rep
refenIatlve TO his constituents, 10 the State, and
to the constitutional? The Patriot asserts that it
is because this Legislature is but political body.
But in what sense? Surely in none, except in
tho matter of Offices; aud how far have these
been made political In the county of Benning-
tou IN single instance, the minority have been
prevented from prescribing Jaiihjd and capa.
Die public officer, because he is Hing. This is
the extent thus lar; and this is more than bulan-
ced on the other hand by the fact that the ihrce
best Offices in three Wing counties have been
given by the Wings to Locofocos. Such are the
iacts under which the Patriot conmlnds disor.
ganlzallon. But the Patriot anticipates: ii fears
That what has been done for and by the Wings
on the West side Of the Mountain, may be done
on the East What then? Just this: in the
Eastern locoioco Counties the Joint Assembly
may make political appointments, all Whg per-
haps-ins of endorsing and rutif,ing The
political appointments of The coalition which
would doubtless be exclusively coatlouisls. 10
either case The action would be purely political.
Now what if the Whigs should say, that If the
coalition conventions in Washington, Orange,
ana Caledonia don't nominate Whigs for office,
,hey WIZ oppose all measures OF Legislation Of
'e'ea ny coalition members? We suspect that
Inc ra'ri'i would scow at the administration of
'ls owe medicine. Blu, enough Of This. We do
not believe that the insane ravngs OF the Patriot
will lead members of the Legislature TO de.
part from tho line Of their constitutional ,,,,.
They would doubtless be more rcady to anorn.
PIRATE reasonable sum for the support Of The
Major al Brattleboro' for season.