Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1856-07-10

may follow fawning." He governs By subser-
viency and to him is deferred the masters
place in Mr.. Pieree's cabinet. When heard
that he was to come into the cabinet, | sat
down Mr.. Pierce for doomed man, and FORE
saw the swift and full destruction which was
to fall upon him. | had known Mr.. Cushing
as an abolitionist, voting against Arkansas
because she was u slaYe state, and backing
Slade, Of Vermont, in the attempt to abolish
slavery in the District Of Columbia. | had
known him as whig attacking the democrat
cy and all their measures-and as Tylerite,
auctioneering Offices for Tyler as lorg as he
had an office to 60 to the hammer could
have no faith in an administration SO led, and
foretold its culamitous fate from the moment
it was seen who was to be in it.
Now for their acts
l. The violation of the Missouri and Texas
Compromises. With the facts of this viola
ton, its wicked and corrupt intent, and foul
means of getting it done. aud its disastrous
and bloody consequences, you are all sufficient
y acquainted; and l only name it to give it
its place at the head and front of all the evil
measures of this administration.
2. Prostitution of the whole appointing
power to electioneeing purposes. This was
openly done from the first moment Of its ex-
istcnce. Appointments were wholly made
with a view to affect the elections, state and
federal, and to operate for or against partic-
ular men; and for this purpose the most unfit
characters would be taken in preference to
the best. You know how it was in this state;
and as it was here, so it was everywhere
Nuli6ers and free sellers, apostates and rem
egades, all were fish in their net. One single
qualification was requisite, that of working in
the elections; and the only preference seemed
to be shown was in favor Of those who had
been most violent against this Union. On
that principle an editor was taken and sent
into Egypt-not into bondage, as better men
have been sent thcre-but as Consul. General
of the United States, which editor had pub.
ished daily paper in Washington city for
throe years, wholly devoted to the separation
Of tina slave from the free states.
3. Unfit appointments on foreign missions.
This is a Notifying head of accusation
against the present administration. Never
we're such men sent abroad to represent our
country linen without paticle of the knowl-
edge which diplomacy requires, and even
without manncrs-without knowing how to
behave in company-m0re political dema-
gogues to reward them for services past and
services to come, at the federal and state cleo
tons. They send such abroad in order to
give them indemnity for past services at the
polls, and enable them to come back and re
commence their partisan labors. Formerly,
the United States ministers were tic pride OF
our country, and the admiration of the courts
to which they were sent Talented, educated,
replete with knowledge, polished in manners,
modest, virtuous; such we're formerly our
ministers abroad.
What contrast are those we now send
abroad. What contrast to the Rufus Kings,
the John Marshalls, the Albert Galatins, the
John Quincy Adamses, the Pinkneys of
South Carolina, and the Pinkncys Of Mary
land, the Henry Chys; aud the long list of
splendid names which grace our diplomatic
annals. Such appointments as this admins
tration Makes speak Of the mass, for there
are few exeeptions-arc not only disgrace,
but an injury to our country. They injure
our national reputation. They degrade us in
the eyes Of foreign nations. They injure the
whole character Of republican government
Many OF them not only of bad manners, but
bad morals.
Only think Of that Dale Owen, who pub
lished newspaper, and wrote book, to abol-
lsh the institution Of marriage, and to persuade
men and women to live together like the
beasts OF the field. He is sent to foreign court
for his election services, and must convey the
idea wherever he goes, that the United States
is whole nation of Mormons. returning to
G the state Of forest animals. But if he must
s go, he has certainly gone to the right place.
+ They sent him to Naples, where his doc.
t trlne may meet with less adherence than in
s any other part Of the civilized world And
all these missions are multiplied to the great.
, est possible notwithstanding these unfit men
. to P laces where they have nothing to d. even
! II they could no anything-mereIy to give
s them pay-and where many of them, by
n their vulgarity and misconduct, are excluded
l from social intercourse, and confined to the
y privileges which the treaties secure them, and
q lett to the low company which their manners
g and tastes require
$ 4. Extravagant expenditure is the charac.
d teristlc of this administration. Never was
/, such prohigato waste Of public money seen
Seventy to eighty millions squandercd Der
annum, and not symptom of any abatement.
u when Mr.. Polk went out Of Office which
q was after the acquisition OF all our new terri.
n tories, he computed the annual expenses OF
y tho government at twenty five to twenty six
n millions now it is three times that amount
% and getting worse. Increase of Offices and
70 salaries-increase of army and navy-multi.
+ plication Of useless agents to attend to the
f, elections under the pretext of filling some
e ofhce-waste OF money in building ships t(
ID rot, while refusing dollar for the improve
rs mcnt of cur great rivers snch are their de
u vices to get rid OF the public money.
y Nearly thousand dollars a man is nov
the average cost Of every man in the arm,
Sc and navy, and the civil pension list of Eng
We land proposed for their further support. Aut
O. both urmy and navy reduced, as fast as posi-
s. BILE, to the condition of government establish
% mcuts-Presidentia and not national nstitu
y tons. All appointments are conducted OF
az ~ that principle; all admissions and reductions
m are conducted on the same Two hundred
,g officers have lately been turned out of tn,
navy by an open scandalous and crimina
perversion OF law; and the same operation
f. is desired to be performed on the army-th,
,g rule OF dismissioD being to save partsans auc
ID favorltes, and to turn out good officers, with
y out regard to service or character, whose DO
es litical affinities or connections are not an
y, proved Concluded next week
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