The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-23

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petty ward politicians. He was hail fell
low well met with Tom, Dick and Harry.
He enrolled himself in ward cliques, help /
ed to plot in willy intrigues to affect the
election of constable, was great in caucu-
SEES, became ward delegate; and was inn
mense in political conventions. Such strv-
ices can only-be accomplished by COM
plaisance to unprincipled creatures who
manage the pettiest affairs Of political
party but such abasement was not an
obstacle to Charles He had read Shaks-
pere, and of all things admired that men,
orable passage
"To crook the pregnant hinges Of tho knee
That thrift may follow fawning.'
But he knelt with perfect appreciation
of the fact that after he had risen he could
kick away the ladder by which he mounted.
Crookbacked Dicks treatment of high
reaching Buckingham had made strong
impression upon his mind Charles was,
according to his protestations, an ultra
Democrat; he believed in the dignity of
labor, was bitter opponent of aristocracy,
and was particularly severe upon money
kings, bank tyrants, and upon every bloat-
ed admirer of wealth who denied the as
sertion that an honest hard-laboring man,
was not as good citizen and as reputable
as Nick Biddle or Jacob Ridgway. The
Democratic party in those days was very
ultra it was the poor mans party par er-
cellence, and Brown was emphatically the
poor mans friend" In time his crafty
devotion was repaid. He was sent to the
Convention to revise the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, in which he was one Of the
biggest 'blatherskites' which that body
could furnish.
Afterwards he managed by trickery to
get nomination for the Legislature. He
went there powerful anti-bank man, and
humbugged his constituents powerfully in
relation to hissentiments against the money
power. But after while it was discover
ed that he was actually attempting to get
a bank charter passed through the means
Of convenient friend of the other party.
j His letter. in which he assigned as the
reason why he did not offer the bill HIM
self that he lived in finder box" and
that his constituents would take fire if they
knew Of his villainy, BECAME public prop
erty. 1t showed up his double-taced
treachery in glaring colors. He came
home to find the finder box in blaze
He was held to rigid account His for
mer constituents drove him Indignantly
from them, and for years nothing was heard
again Of the Honorable Charles Brown.
"But liars, fools and politicians, have
, short memories. Charles withdrew from
political life, held his tongue, made money
: and waited until time should obliterate the
remembrance of his treachefy. He wen
into a new district, and after some years o.
, comparative obscurity emerged to strike
; for Congressional nomination. OF course
: he took care to get it in determinedly
! Democratic district. He succeeded, wal
sent to Washington, where he made tn,
, acquaintance OF fellow-member from
s New Hampshire, whom Fate had reserved
0 for the intamy OF being the most contempt
/. ible President Of the United States, excep
v his successor who had disfgured our his
e tory. Charles cultivated FRANKLIN Pierce
is and when the latter was elected, much t
r, the indignation of our working politicians
it the prize Of Collector OF the Port OF Phia
e delphia, which was due to them, was give
o to this person, who, during the campaign
n had scarcely opened his mouth. He wen
D. into the Custom House to show his re;
% nature. 1t had been his policy to be plat
.e sible and artful while seeking preferm en-
Of He was now in position to demonstrat
D. his real qualities. He was pompous, whin
., steal and severe. He put on an aiiectatio
i Of dignity, which fitted him as badly as I'll
a clothes Of Barnum's fat baby would
10 Iom Thumb Hisgarments OF purity wei
al world too wide for his shrunk shanks
d. in fact, his robes Of heightened feelin
were atrociously loose He filed the Gu
OF tom House with tavern-keepers and fire.
. drinkers, and then issued an edict tn.
ne strict temperance was required of clerl
in and tide walters, not only in the Custo
Cd House when upon duty, but when out Of
e. OF course, this was sheer humbug. 1t ha
Ie no effect. His men drank as much as eve
n and Charles did not remove them fro
We office. The order was for 'bunkum,' b
i'd it did not even deceive the public, whiC
alternately laughed and sneered at tn
nv hypocritical 'Neal Dow" of Democrac
la who owed his elevation to many ''trea
Is at the tavern and "doggery"
on The resultof Mr.. Brown Custom Hou
la occupation was &c disgust his political q
he sociates and to injure The commerce of Il
as port. 1t was during his term that Il
les Liverpool steamers were driven from PHI
al. adelphia to New York: consequence
sa the absurd "rules," and regulations" al
ole new rules" and ''orders and addition
be orders" which the Honorable" Char
airs was continually issuing in order to emf
we the sight of his own name in capitals prr
he ed at the bottom OF each rescript 1t "
en-. during this time also that, big with his i
rht portance, his porte-monnaie expand
oh with the rich fees OF office, he began
ev. imagine himself an autocrat, to VIII,
the everybody must knuckle under. He she
not ed himself in his true colors ON the oc,
,os- sion OF the reception in this city Of Pre-
new dent Pierce, when, by his overbearing
ere meanor, he grossly insulted five hundi
Ius- gentlemen OF all parties, and undertook
was make himself, without any authority, I
las. master OF their actions, thoughts and lie
we'd ings. We hope that he will explain to