Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-08-08

THE TACTICS OF THE ENEMY Ahe
washington correspondent of the New
York Herald furnishes an account OF the
arrangements made at the recent Dem
o.rot;c caucns in that city for the man
ocement of the Presidential campaign.
The opponents of the administration
will see by this account the necessity OF
complete and thorough organizations an
every State, city, town and village
They have not, to be sure, got an army
Of collectors, navy agents, postmasters'
&c. to call upon for funds to the amt
Of from $500 to $500 each, but they
can appeal to that seuse of justice which
animates the heart of every true man,
and which. when aroused. is invincible.
Against this sentiment all the subsidies
of the office-holders viii be Intellectual
The writer says of the meeting;
@The faithful alone were allowed adj
mission to the select national caucus at
/ its second meeting on Saturday evening
last. Some forty-fve or fifty made up
the company of Democratic regulators,
and these were chiefly composed OF Sen
ators and members of the House. 1t
! was agreed upon that the committe sho d
at no time, number more tnan sixty-two
members, besides the officers, who are
to consist of President, Secretary, and
Treasurer. Each member of the COM
mite is privileged to employ a cores
ponding clerk, who is to be paid from
the funds of the committe. The post Of
Treasurer, I learn, will be offered to the
: Washington banker, Mr. Riggs.
The draft of a circular intended fol
distribution throughout the country was
presented and accepted. 1t calls upon
the heads of Custom House and Post Of
fees, for information as to the number 0
persons in government employ who arr
{ under them, with the amount, according
{ to the value of the office, that each can b
s. assessed, an the total of the sum to be re
. lied upon by the committee for the month
of August, September and October. /
t is proposed to tax the Collectors, Sur
veyors, Navy Agents, and officers, Post
= masters, Marshals and District Attorney
L. of the principal cities the sum Of $l50(
{, and their deputies $500 more. This, a
- first, was thought to be too small an as
'0 sessment, when majority of the office
io thus assessed would, in all probability
ie be held by the present incumbents fc
III four years longer under Buchanan's az
ministration. This objection was final
" removed by one of the members settin
- forth that an equal amount would have
- be paid by these officers to the democrat
III treasury of their States and cities.
!
- These officers are to be drawn upo
without further notice for the amour
70 which they are assessed, and which the
at will be expected to pay upon the recei
=; of the assessing circular. The names
m parties refusing are to be registered in IL
, journal of the committee. The object
n naming just sixty-two members is tn
a. each State shall be under the immedia
bo supervision of two of the members, wi
ba are employed to open a correspondent
,ot with the head men of the cities, distriC
10 and counties of their State, as they sh;
NJ think best for the advancement of Il
Nv Democratic cause. The pecuniary co
+ad condition of each state to carry on t
n. election with effectiveness, will by su
means be ascertained, and money will
-. promptly furnished where it may be I
quired, by drafts upon Riggs or sol
ho other bank of this city. This commit
~ viii remain in Washington till the fl
- of November. ia ............
10, 1t is further resolved upon, to obta
an accurate list of every paper publish
ed in the States, the politics of each, th'
ted influence, and as far as convenient, tn,
-a pecuniary condition. From this ii "
but be seen that central organization
,ay about to be perfected of the most forr
to dable character, politically that has ey
" been founded in this country. 1t Will
sed almost unlimited in pecuniary resourc
while it viii have the power to penetr;
into every political nook and corner
the Union, and viii possess itself of
necessary political information"