Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1853-07-07

the easury, was allowing and paying old
clai which had been once rejected as
grou .dless aud dishonest; while 1t was law
ishnS the public money upon its par TRANS
and favorites in the manner exposed by
our Washington correspondent on Monday
by giving them contracts with conditions
so liberal that they could Immediately sell
them out at large profit, neither the wings
of Vermont not The wings of the National
Intsligencer, showed any particular anx'e'
ty to see ian administration of the finances
of the government strictly limited by law
and economical in its character" AS long
as their own party were squanderlng the
public money, they made no objection; 1t
is only when the administration of public
affairs has passed to other hands, that they
wake from their dream and begin to talk Of
economy and a system Of expense strictly
limited by law.
But we are willing to admit that the call
for frugality, is never out OF place, even II
it be, as on the present occasion, an alter.
thought Those who are just now and all
on a sudden so anxious to see an economl-
calsadministration. will, we are confident,
be gra,i6ed. The system of plumber which
has for some time past nourlshed III such
vigor at Washington is at an end, and we
shall look to see the wings Of Vermont, if
they are sincere in the professions they now
make, assembling year or two hence, to
pass resolutions of thanks to the admins
tration of Mr.. Pierce. for its vigilant and
eooaahnsat. guardianship of thepublic mon
ey; resolutions which the IateIHgencer
shall record conspicuously in its columns,
accompanying them with stately sentence
or two expressive Of its appreciation.
With regard to the olher object which
the wings of Vermont and the Lnteiigencer
recognise as so vitality imporlant-the re.
duction Of the executive patronage-we have
the same remark to make. 1t is wonder
full how The patriotism of some people is
improved by turning them out of Office
That process is the most effectual recipe in
the world for the cure of prodlgality and
corruption. Let spendthrif of the pub
lie money be deprived of all means and
hope of getting it into his hands, and he
starts up an economist. Remove corrup.
zionist from public post, and he. becomes
a reformer. As long as the executive
patronage was under the control OF the
wings, they could no, perceive that it was
too large. they looked at it through a
diminishing glass, and from time to time
brought forward projects for charging it tic
respectable dimensions, such, for example
as The Board of Agriculture, and the more
fortunate schemes of the creation Of a new
department of government, that of the In
terror. Now that this patronage has passed
into other hands, sit grows on the instan
to most formidable dimensions, like Lucille
diating himself for the battle with llhurleI
Like Teneriffe or Atlas unremoved
His stature reached the sky, and on his crest
Sal horror pinned nor wanted il his grasp
What seemed both spear and sh ,ed
But even on this point we are glad to SCI
the Wings of Vermont right at last, and
the National Mtelligencr, which was new
es right before, following their example,
The patronage OF the executive as too large
this is just what we have been saying fol
a quarter of century In New York w
have found means to reduce the patronage
of our state executive with the most saluta
ny effect, and we should be glad to SCI
that of the federal executive pruned in TIT
same manner and with as little remorse.-
We are confident that it would have thu
hsppisvt asctin purifying both the nomi
nations and elections of our officers Of tht
federal government from corrupt influences
If any reasonable and practicable plar
shall be proposed, by either whig or demo
Graf tor diminishing this patronage, we art
ready to give it our warmest support. W.
expect nothing from the Wings, however
in this sort of reform. AS a party, thei
policy has always been to strengthen thu
executive This expression of opinion from
the Vermont Convention is an entire de
parlure from the generally ayowed princi
piles of the political association to which
they belong They have always been vii
ling to keep the patronage of the executive
as large as possible, in the expectation O
welding it to their own purposes wheneve
their good fortune might throw the admin
istration of affairs into their hands