Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-09
rn,.h,,l b, III. Evening Poet.
Mohammed Pasha visits the n. Y
Cnltom House.

10 fHf htssH lHri D.H HiNaHt N3fha oPii
Of my Dshghs
Daring my yisi: to Wall street, referred
10 in my las, letter bu, one, my attention
W., attracted by the Cus'on.IIous., a mas.
,iys structure Of dubiou, architecture
With your limited knowledge OF The world,
NY friend. YOU may suppose 'hata Custom
hols, j. an establishment designed fJr the
collection Of such duties as may be la'ieI
on imported merchaniise. Allow the in
general manner 70 hint. s14. IN this ihc1-r
you are mi,,aken. The Cl':1m.hous' ~
Now York /, an establishment ,or ths en.
iorc,mea, of ,he duties OF F,liilcIan' !,
Is the NIrnal School 10 whicl sho rdlsrs ~
the rc,ple are nasnt. lti'a hot.bei, N
which are spr1utei. trained ami rip-nsd,
Ito p,wcr. that be m the United States OF
America. III, collection Of the revenGe b..
ins part Of tta bushes, Of tbs Fslirll
G,rerumcL,. the emplpye, Of tho Custom
hous- become living component f,r'' Of the
grr,, national system, which guides the en-
crsi,, aod helps to fulfil the mission Of THIS
glorious country.
Perhaps, my venerable dromedary, you
would Ike to bo informed wha, thi. " mi,.
.iln" i! am informed 10y the hilo'ophic
yuun, man mentioned in nv las; LITER,
Who furnished me with some ideas O. Mrs..
Grundy, tha, the true objcc, Of the repre-
sentative republican government Of the U.
) i, 10 a,ten the political partie, who al.
tcrnaieiy gain possession OF the "ruddsr OF
government and tho "spigsjt Of taxa
ton" For thi. cause the f.ther. fought
at Brced.hi. llnl-lor thi. they gcnerlliEsi
m a glitterins manner IN thr Declar',i'n Of
Indepeudence-ior this they m'. IN solemn
cnnclavc. and wovc the band, VI 100 o1nsli-
tuition which unite in one free and happy
aud prosperous aud magnificent. ETC., etc
(loud checrs)-ror thl- 30 the abl, editors
Of tho Morning Judas AMI tie Evening Sap
phira wax eloquen,, for thi' di Insll'hei
speakers lrom abroad ieclaim for this are
tar barrels burned with Olnrifer,u' sno X,
Tor thi. doe the entire ccunir, eSult. glht.
rennially, with three time. ,h'',, ani re-
joisc that. providebtially, it IS not Ike
Austria and Congo.
The American people, | avn further in
formed. hold these truths TO be sell.ey.ient:
That Justice, Mercy and TruIh nEc cap
ltal attributes in individual life. but quite
out Of place in the bpsine., OF government.
That all men have right to vote. except
iu the Sixth ward OF tho city OF New York.
where that blessed privilege !. monopoliled
By policemen and their particular friends.
Tha, the chief objsc' IN voting is to elect
Prc,iden, Of the United States, AL other
official, being inferior in power and patron
age to hlm.
Tia, the leaders Of the people, who hav.
foughta at the polls aud blcd q, the pockets,
deserve 10 DC rewarded.
From these four great radical truths,
spring. a doctrine which ! may call the
tree Of American liberty, whose branches
stretch from the Navy Yard at Portsmouth
to tie Assay Office in san Francisco, and
which !. the mops muiiodEhJ for all poli,-
ical silk worm. lhc doctrine that Z" 70 the
yic,Ors belong the spoil.." Or, 20 speak
more strictly. this doctrine Is the central
sun OF the political plane,ariuin. shining
with golden light and comfortable heat.
around which all postal planets. great or
small. all castom.hou.s asteroids, brilliant
or otherwise, with al federal "a elites oil
every name and nature, revol'e' with the
harmony Of sphcrr-mu"c. aud with a regu'
larity OF motion u6eqoalled since Allah
hung the world on hinges.
I, |, clearly Of Importance that the indi.
,idual. who s. to make up this delightful
federal orrery, should have peculiar quail.
6ca,iou.. For an ordinary Custom-bon's
Official in New York the following, as am
tod, are requisite:
l. An entire ignorance Of any Of the more
snowy branches Of learning IL being most
democratic to be man Of few words, and
TO u tier these words with . liberal dirs-
gard Of the rules Of grammar.