Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1849-07-19
From tho Boston Atlas.
ONE OF THE MARTYRS.

auVenl OF the new administration, set up a long
continuous howl about prescription and political
martyrdom, and urgently requested tho martyrs
to furnish that paper with statement of their
cases, that the world might know how intolera-
BILE were their sufferings, and weep thereat. -
The request has, in good measure, been CON-
piled with. For weeks the Union teemed with
their missives. Every sixpenny Postmaster, up
on finding himself relieved from the cares Of his
office, would ndte letter to the Union, an
nonncing the important fact that the United
States no longer numbered him among their
paid men,. The Democracy of the town were in
arms against the administration for this act of
prescription, aud dire threats we're uttered as TO
what they would do The scheme, however,
failed to excite any other feeling than that of
contempt, first, at the Stiffness of the Union, and
tyred Democrats. They fell, and the people
said amen. Among the more recent Of these
precious documents is the following, which we
copy entire from the Union of July 9Th. We
hope no one will omit reading it. Mr.. Mont
gomery, who doubtless belongs to {" one of the
first Democratic families in Virginia." was
clerk in the Post Office Department; he was no.
tilted that his services were no longer required,
whereupon he indites this letter for publication
in the Union, which proves at once that he is
puppy, a fool and BLACKBOARD:
WAsHINGToN, July 4lh, 1S49.
Sin received your note Of Saturday. the
Both nit, of which the following is copy:
"PosT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, June 30, l849
Your services us clerk in this department.
I" will not be required after this day.
Respectfully your humble servant,
81 COLLAMER, Postmaster General
"M. J. MONTGOMERY, ESQ, Washington CT
Iy, D. c."
Innsmuch you did not consult me MS to
whether such note would be acceptable to me
or not, | shall offer no apology for writing and
publishing this as my reply TO your voluntary G.
pslle. And, before conclude, may tell you
some plain, historical truths.
If had any reason for believing that Gen.
Taylor was President in fact, as he is in ia,o,
would have replied to you through him, and re-
minded him that whilst his name was before the
country for the presidency, he declared, in his
numerous letters, " that he would not be the can
didate of any OF the political parties, which I'M
happily divided the country - that " he had no
enemies TO punish, nor friends to reward ]" that
eff he ever occupied the presidential chair, it
must be by the unbiased suffrages of the people
irrespective Of party" &C., &c.
But Knowing that the General is only about an
eighth part OF the executive governments and the
least to be relied upon of any, The being the on
ly small boy about the house,) and knowing that
he could not restore the if he would mus, con-
tent myself for the present with telling you that
your declaration, "lhat my services will not be
| uft
unalterable as the " laws Of the Modes and Per-
slams !" that in the couise of events it may yet
SO happen that "my services may be required
here from and after" the 9Th March, 1853 -
Moreover, would inform you that | have been
retained much longer than the democracy will
retain you about that time, for doubt not you
will scarcely be honored either by dismissal or
a designations; hut smerting under the slings of
an awakened conscience, (when too late, howev-
er,) and fearing the eXecrations of an indignant
and outraged people--like your friend and ally
Louis Phlllppe--you will be found fleeing the
wrath to come disguised in green mot blue)
! pen jacket, with copy of Colts resolution
as passport, and Mexican hat and spur, 10y
the way, you may get. the two latter articles o.
your outfit in the Patent Office, unless YOUR
trend, Butcher EWING" shall assert prior
claim, he being the head of the Home Depart
ment,) taking 1t "privately" back to the land of
onions, puutanism antl-slavery, and Hartford
Convention federalism, where you will be per.
mitted 10 dwnde into that Insi gnlficance tc
which your imbece aud puny administration of
the Post Office Department will SO surely conslgn
you.
| also inform you that | am Taylor ma
proper, and was SO during the canvass, (athougf
voted for Cass and ButIer) but only so far at
This: that tae General has all the while contend.
ed that he was totally incompetent to the dis.
ch ,f tba I,tl, nS - Ia,
) and If proof were necessary, could adduce it
} that have uniformly entertained and expressed
the same opinion both before and since The cleo
ton last November and AN amost sure thai
ny agreeing SO fully with the General was the
) "cause" OF my removal, because It is well know
} that pledge OF support from the General is
considered sure precursor of defeat whenever
the applicants case comes before the octemur
for decision.
will also remind Gen. II. that the patriotic
people OF our country will yet place proper es
innate upon him, who, whilst his hattcrers exto
, him for the kindness and generosity of his char
acter, did undenIably exhibit more kindness
more generosity, and more forbearance towards
f Anpudia and army of Mexcans and negroes
taken captive at Monterey, than he has, since he
became President, shown to thousands of his
own countrymen, whose only sin in his esma
ton, no doubt, u.s. that they are democrats, who
sustained with strong arms and stout hearts ,the
country's cause at home and in Mexico, Wills
the mlnions who now beslege the White House
, and intest the executive departments, and whc
are the especial iayorites at court" were 70
ling against supplies of men and money, an,
= endeavorlng TO bring disgrace Oh the American
t army, and 10 stan c General Taylor out of Mex
leo.
The Union contains recommendation from
n General Taylor appointing the first Friday il
= August as day OF "fasling, humiliation ant
payer" throughout the United States Now
do earnestly recommend" that you and you
honest debt paying Second Assistant decaptat
as many postmasters as possible by that aforesaid
/. first Friday" SO that You aud he may take tn
: time on that day TO humble yourselves, and i'm
a plorc forgiveness IF -your manifold transgres
SONS, in NOT STAYING AWAY on the 20t
l.. June, ultino, when the "publc department
were ordered to be closed, and all business there
}. in suspended for that day." in testimony of re
d spect tor the memory OF the late ex Presiden
c James X. Polk but were both shut up in tn
department, as have good reason to believe
with few liege subordlnates, employed in tn
h agreeable ana pious duty OF removing postmus
ters. On the said first Friday" it is meet tina
Jacob the Faithful" and Fltz Henry, the char
y acler who left his native town about the dsrkes
hour of the wenty-four-in other words, til
j. puritan and the swift leg"-should be chic
p ! mourners IN "A n occasion so solemn,