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Com w u titrations. tura, were similar, and not being possessed of(who is so little deserving of notice that I beg pendiluilenee requisite to enable him to judge correctly j the pardon of j our reudersjlheir not being another i require| upon the subject, resorted to the miserable aubter- j in tbeir ran; s who from bis former habits in life tude, tlcar, In eicUj-provnt tng opinion in tlio First Congress- j *'1I®U 8Cll'“ UP118 11 sample, and came to ' Imdgiven so strong evidence of nil inclination to the prirthe conclusion that tint (’resident (Ptolemy Ildsnn) do all, over so dishonorable to accomplish bis pur- I then wi! could be bought, and it was not until hu bad made, poses, and being ever ready to lie usedl’OSTOFFICE IX C'llEHTKKIt istionnl I istiict, that Jlilaml Hull, who lias fur tin lust four veals imposed himself upon the people us then candidate, to repieseut them in Congressand received the suffrages of tbn Freemen vre • *«»« 'lt;* certify, that he discovered hi* mistake, and j that there he it committee of three appointed to to payn then, he wiisut a loss what to do. A cerlif ‘ 1ill Inn! an off«r of twenty-five dollars to procure the l’rcs-iislted forward and mudu a motion debt, int die from the belief tb.tt he perhaps would be the most, until ovtiilab’e person, than from any conviction that heMViun n8 cnl','L'1* ,H *• 0,1 'I1 ground of bis possessingtur si* I any moral or intellectual worth, is now in the facein nil-! d ®.VM 'be revealed vviil of tha people, and, ofrmicr. , his own political fiiends, exerting his iiillnenco at ILiit I j ' '* usiiington to procuro tho uppoiutmout of curtain nr.tlis, ’'dividual* to fill vacancies, occasioned by the re-1 'ij** ] mnval and resignation of Pnstmnsteis, in some of M not i 'bo southern towns of Windsor Countyhewatch tlio lialllnt box, that no democrat should tip-cate was made out, certifying lint ut a meeting of prnncli the sacred spot, without being sing'ed out j will sou the whigs in Chester, for the purpose of recoin-1 by the gailly eyed Jesse, nr Ids committee, iindji tu/ex incmliiig some auitiilde person to the I’ostollice l)u- lirouglit forthw ith to tiial. This proposition was ! maxim, pertinent, us a candidate for Postmaster in tlio town I no sooner imido than dismissed, which occasioned /« :■ '1 of Chester, Joel Could received a large iiu.jorily of i an uproar that was immediately increased by the I Mount’, the voles present, and the papers were signed by ’ appearance of an additional personage who lie- , land, In11cforo had claimed to stand upon neiitr.il ground,I). II. Hilton, Piesident,and Joel Could, Sccrelu ry, and forwarded fortliwith to the Departme■ hut who, as it was afterwards ascertained had boon «' lt;1 'Not contented with the fraud they had already ! ’wcrclly milking statements to the department ihul j And, ftl’lio case, in which fraud mid corruption are tlm ! practiced upon the Department, a petition win cir- j b‘ wa» rompelled m order to save firm exlin- stt dtuost strongly developed, end which requires nn J culated for Could, upon which they procureIt it mt tit i fj.v rent tilting spirits of his hna.-ted , let moblabored argument to procure the united response of! '•'»« who were present mid voted for .yputaticn, t» contradict,and evenall who uris n mle ti'quuintiMl with the fact*, id now its full b!oom in tlio tow n of ( hosier.him at the meeting, and for tho purpose of giving |lio lll» gentleman was in an error, for n gentleman j from tinadditional credit to the pnpidaiily of their Citlidiil-liom Chester, li iv mg business at Washington, call- haveAfter it was usceiltiined that the penp'e bad llw rilte of •'■Select Man” wae iinnexed to theelected \V. II. Harrison, Trosidoiit of tho I’. S., certain individuals of Chester, who, adoption tho • piincipnl, that “ to tho victom belong tin* spoils, j sirSefletl tho Postmaster in Clioster, us t!r* viriim pon which to test their adroitness andnames of iudiv id mils on the !)th day of March, who on the 1st day wore dismissed by the people from that office. Tho title of “.Merchant’* wan annexed to the names of iudiv id .inIs who wore Grocers,cd at the Post Olfire Department and upon nn ox- J collectiv, pns•imitation of the papers from Chester, saw and read the letter written by James Lovell, (this was j tho 2fid, the name of the additional parsonage) and upon j examine suggesting that statement* made m the letter weie • ot*rn* :•apacPhnetuakcr. and Mechanic*, and all this, though falsc. lie was informed by the Dost Master Cun-III.!fur the destruction of that class of individuals, to: vvhotii they had promised protection. But the person brought forward, together, with the course pur-i sued by tw o or three indiv iduals, ia gelling up false representations, forged certificates, wlii' h were forwarded to the Di'p'tr:mein, and for tliu purpose of giving them additional credit, were accompanied with tin certificate and cndnr.uient of lli'and Hall, representing Joel Could, as being the choice of the citizens of Clii-Rtel, well knowing thit should lie i„ j rei rive tho uppi intment, it would lie in direct op* 111 : position to the well wishes of a vast majority ; is enough to convince the must credulous, that I Ini!.' together witli I). II. Ilil on, Piimiiul Walker and . several iilliers, who aro equal1, edinus, are guilty of an nltcmpt to impose upon tile Drpirlmont, mid upon the citizens of Chester, by p'oeuriiig the up poiiltment of Could, mid llicii'hv f.sten upon th ople. n curse,grentvr than pestilence, or fin,inc. It appears, lli.it in March last, tlieru was an adjourned meeting of the'I ipp.'caune Clnli, forth' purpose (os it wus stated ut a previous meeting,) of salt iug nui.t iniliug hills og .iiist -..id Club. 'I It. Vice President, I). II. Ililuin, Sumuel Wnlker nnd several others of the mine character, under the ili ruction of I lilund Hull, who had previously promised the Postoffire in snid tiivvu ofClieslor, to Hilton mid Gould, us a reward for tin ir past service-, not as a reward for services ill tlio election of llar-ijsnn, hut for their uutiiiug elliirls to procuro umi keep in nomiiiiitiiin, 11iliind Hull, rinitrurv to the wishes of a vast majotily uf his poluical fiends in ihu Distriet ; for it is it fact, well understood, tlwit o o-t iif tho wings in tho I!unit District, (meaning those towns in Windsor fy had previously prepared well known to llilmtd Hull, raceivad hU ollichd era! that tha Chester people need nor tt lieaction, nnd was forwarded to the Department, trouble to nontradiat any statement* in the letter.tiiicules from tha most respectable citizens in j as it was evident from tho tenor of it, that it umi. Chester were forwarded to tliu Department, slating I n.ued fromu source not to he relied upon, mid utho lea nnd to tho ordi ry oliici too higI them.that no reliance could ho placed upon the doings iff; 'r« c,''rBCt P'11' »T the character of an indi-vitlual was never formed. This rcprciontiilinu of , |M|(J il,‘ vanity together W i’ll S. Walker ami Jes.*u n.ndt* i;,nru ,ntheir uppiranco in the vestry, nml satisfied (but willDoct. Ihinutt must receive tho nomination, tlmy -I*':’rP v 'raided ilu cry of trimsnn— nml requested all the w::!i:: .i■I- III! |lEll.ltthe iiieriing vvhilt;’h recoinmendod Could, us it was not an expression of puldiu opinion, mid further, that the rerti.ieiitvs forwarded, were not ci r.ifii d In its proper officers.A petition was immediately circulated for Titos. T. Barrett, on which was procured the names of two hundred nnd forty individuals, wlii'h were obtained under the direction of Hull, who lu.d ' prev ioosly s’alcil to P. rietl mid Could, lliat nil ex. ; prcssimt of p ;’■ Ii • opinion inu-t ha obtained in llmt j mnniicr, and that tho man who appeared to lie llic choi ‘i* of llni people, vv i.limit regard to the pnlili.’ti' !'iitimeiils of his stipumters, must receive the appointment. *1 his petition was forwarded to Hull, j for his recommend. Hall nn the satitu day, re | solved the petition forCnidd, as In fore staled, mill j allltougli lie It id prevlous'v given dire, t ons to the j ciiiidid.itcs which had been studiously fol owed. I yet In*, lifter stating to Dr. Ihirretl, upon mi exam-inatiiili nf the papers, that ho was well ncqn.’-inlfdtliendiers of the TippeciimiB club, to usseinhie nt B A. Deming’r!Jr.I',-«11Imre were deiiioerats there who they said had no right oven to lie present : nnd then ngiin was heard the cry oftreasnn I treason'—will’ll n a le the walls nf tliu House shake o t'l 'ir foundation.T i ’ n is T. I’urretl received the noniinntiou by Ono llunrlretl mid twelve mujority, nnd nmni g his supporters could lie found the Hon. Nuth'l. I’llllerton, I Inn. I'tolumy F.dson, ^i neon l.elmirl llsq.. I,mlier Adams, lisq. Fphraim Inghram, Jr-!'. la. fullerton, Horace Onion, mid various others vvlto are ranked among tlio most talented nnd influential men in tint Di-mi l, while on the other hand, the supporters of Could were a set of unto the plt;of it fen rilato l.t Make Si and su;i| not up. I and plotI... great .hare of Ids pel,linnets, and knew llnm, .................. l-Bhrapl., and even hoysfrom mi»km in eightuou vn:ir* of Gould wu*to bu ililt;' bu*i!ii,«* and infiurnti.il mrn i»f iSih Ihwii, and ftirllmf Itdmiitinc lliaton till* priilion f u (inu'd, ro’t'd If fin ml tii'\ tbiriv nuunt*, amJ lliono of oh -riirr prrnnii* ; forvrardi d tho paporM nl Imn ran* didatr*, and iuMuad of rrnimint'udin^ Dr. Burroll’i* a* ntjntudi rcqiM’Hted tb.it iliu ;i|ipointinout ini^bt lie drf.irrod nnlil ibrv hni.ld a^.iin liotir fiom him* \\'*% i!ii' wealhorcocli, who, on \ tan ibiw lirfurc, li id Mull'd to ilia candidate*, that an expre*.di»ii i f y, wlii'h belong to ! P'l'Uie opinion must hu obtained hv circulating!, i petition, finding the popidmily of Coulrl cntiri Iv I eclipsed by Hr. Barrett, regirdlcss of pulilia opin-' i n, the expression nf which Imd been obtained lie-1 curding to his own directions, still persisted in hisa hrvv IIreful yo and yoi load ofi / . ufthe 1st Congressional District,) ..I the last canvass for member of ('ong.c-s, wero in f.vor uf lla!!*-le iring to p.iviiln lilo ; and tlreruforo in order lint tlielt;r opinion n ight lie natde known to him in itmanner that would have a tendency give the | ■le'erminntinn In redeem Ids pledge to fiookl, evenllioi^b in no doiin; ho ini^lit ba roii.pr!!i d to b'»ns* olfrnre, thwy voted at tlio convention in op-favor of Willi Ileorv. ! r,l» «»'stenca the fundamental prineip'es of the, it pet o Ilit ■ idea [ I iv him.' lew line[ of a p'aposiiion to him, mid in But Mr Hall was not so easily disposed of, and hi. opponents lie.ling that if they persisted in the nom illation of Mr lleniy, a division in tiro party mustbasis of our government, which gives to fiecmrn ' the right, not only to request, hut til demand that i ! th ir feelings nnd views nrn made known through! necessarily follow, and Inuring, that tho democrat-1 ‘l,e'r representative.., to the he of the several (' D candidate—Daniel Kellogg- in that event, must departments, more especially when ..... take tinbo o'c tod, finally yielded to tbo dictate* of plt;! liberty to inN’rmnblb' with nailtur* i'fitiro!y out (Tand gave their support, though reluctantly, to Mr | jmisdiclion, pretending to represent tlm views I Tall : Ili* pb'dgn to 11 it ton iindGnutd, tim*t be rodeomed ; and blt; in^ well aware tint every tliirij Ii!%q an c\pru4*iin of puldi't opinion mti.M b** avoid ed, tin y bit upon tlm expedient of tubing upmajority of the people.At la«t, fueling cofm ioup that Dnrrett, from tin* | v\ iib'iire linforo the department, notwiih^tanding : bi* prolept, might rcceivt tho appointment, andnhp'ct at th»' adjournctd meeting of tho Tippeca- • fooling doterminod not only to redeem lm plcdgI ( !iilt, jri\ in^ noti •hut (.nii’d - par- to Gould, but alio to prevent tho appointment ofind thereby foreonpoii the public, Unci. Harrell, who envied the support nf certaina man, that rou!d not receive at their li and* , olfire of honor, trust or profit.imii* itlua!* that favored the non'in ition of William Ilvnrv. in hi* stead nt the last ennvn** for mein-lioiit to receive i heavier b'ovv, *»i'!: hi* popu’ar-itv even ntimi;»?!i • lt;li K-n f vv cow'd not stand • t wMwiirt r.-ei'iviiig r* n nrited rebuke. Af *i*r the p irty who wet*' r tiled from in ? ve*srt dsr tlio cry of treason, h id nssomh'nd at lh*» Hull, i) vote wa* ta'ton vvbi *li ngii:i bit Goultl in the ni?nor:Jy. livery m • ;-» r • w.n la'ttMi by l!i'lo:»,SV.al'ver, nnd Lovitll, to pm *nre hi* nomination a id luv'nt4 aside all appearanco rf enn*i4tcnr\v, thav made an effiirt to get into their meeting dam-rr.it-* known to bn Ibvor.th'o to (Imtld, and nxidu* dad all whom tl».»y suppoied would support Doct Birrett. Th«y even carried their priM'ription further tinn thi*. NVhlg* who w*:re opposed tit their candidate were not ullovved tho ptiviicgo of being h'f tnl ia their meeting. Confusion, uproar, and profanity were ihrro oflhsollief ingruditmt*1 of whi -Si tho meeting w.a* coinptuted.Although Gonld hid liuan defeated lint* far in every iittemptto get tltoron*ent of the people, and lor reason* that have existed for many years, yet hi* fiiend* wero not di heartened; f *r they were ^ confident that through tha instrumentality of II.ti' thy of it they should be enabled to procure hi* appoint* i ivw® b ment, nnd in this they worn not mistaken.Gould lm* received tin*appointment, this least consent of all who claim to he human, t lii* puiiia Gun'il who wa* deputy of P. (). Pargpiint for one or two years and who during the li'oc was t h.trged with having detained letter* in tho olfico for sinister j Ciiteistu purpose*, and otlisr charge* whi h *t» curttged the ^'} public that Sargeant vv i* rompelled to remove him i stooped order to save hi* rrcdit and hi* olfirm, vi?t, the stoopedi *ious an ; hu the |i crvnptMitI It vv Ia t *rati.i puhl’r nill ?! ptmOn the day of the meeting, about seventy indi- her* of fnmrres* in this D’wlriet, came to the cun-1 Q|j-,r, |,v knowing lii.n to he ono of tho most nr. d'ed ividtiaU nssendded, and after transacting the bust-! elusion that hi* purpose* could he baiter ufibelnl l|Ve hl,,ntness fur whn h the meeting was called, Samuel j by hi* personal appearance in Washington; bis res- (,nc win*Walker nddre**«d them, in a warm and spiiited manner, vvli'u h was attended with his u«ttal gesticulations—smacking his 1«* ing hold of hi* coatcollar—nnd by his uutiiiug efiurts to makn himself understood, hi* fare wore the nppearanre nf it per* son k.botiug under a spasmodic a fieri ion ofthevol-untary nm* las—at o'her lime*, one would have supposed they were addressed by n friend —but up-of superior talent*, and hef.ire tl ado him ndmiriildy ad iptod to I Ro*p;olution was soon put in practice, and he arrived Ljlrt hosinw* «f liUnuighlMirs, insltad of being • just in time to provrn't by his intaf.jrencu, the np- . puh:i,. r,,porl n IImn ftol c.l|)ib!tt 0f u\/wz ' Who rec ire uf hi* own busisiess. .\* , /Wfcd u— \ criticThe pre-oding fit'*!* fu/nished a* by a f. i nd in and sm»pointoicnt of Doct. Harrett. Tin* Post Master General, feeling assured fiom tin papers before him that he was a ting in ronft»rn»ify to the wish-thing to do with th ‘ matter, b'it i pon being on hit recovering himself, hi* phiz assumed it, surid l»v Mr. Hail that the liiiz m* of C hester,•lt; ,.riiiiij .iitv nf III. citizen, efc ..... che.ter, .01*0 .Irnnj'y. to iltatlrnle the rharurtcr:Mr Hull th.it lie wii* nut mlvUctl that he H-d j 0r dm prf4»i,t A.I.xiuUuatmn. A. in tlm ca.a of l iWindsor Post Oiiice, the Ado iuiMr itioii *!mw ail extraperf.u’t contempt for the wi’i of themajo «lt;•;; | wantad Mre,.iiy. and upon Ixioft t.*kcd vvlut lie de-, weuhl he utterly ep|»ni tl in the app..i r.meiit of cn of tlv.iti- own pirtizin., nml a ilutcriiiiiiiiiinn In»ireil-lie hail 1they were not able l» judjjc fiom what j Dart. Barrett, nml in fnor (iauld, nml thnt f reward p-vrltxaHO, however unworthy, nml infit-id—ho ,tnlrd that lie w.» dcirnu. lluit I ccilificate. unit numc. at lliidfparltiiMil, in fivnr |„0n,( |n the inaalt nml alim- of the heller portion I'l'-! ilin.a pre.ent nltould piorced to nniniiiiitR .nine ! nf Hnrrett w ere fi.r||cd nnd ether atatrinvnl.cqniil-1 nf||t, Wliie party. Pilch i. the fruit nf the grand4 V.uitnhle per.no to recnitiineiiH to the Dcp.irti Iv fitl.e nndlenmlnlnu., lie ftnulljr enn.cnteri that! r|,JMgi.; .u, |, ilt; Wi:hlt;tciU,n. Ed. At. 1..Thu 1 the nppi.iiitnient .hnulil fur the prv.ent, he pn»'- -- ----ing afteiMurn. n c.imlidnle far the 1'iMliiliiof i:i Che.tci.V. prnpn.il inn wan nppo.cd liy n lliujnrily prr.cnt, on i pnnril And Mr 11 till giv.1 nnlien In hilt; friendilm fround lit it nn prev in in notice had been given uf th -ir intention to lake the uuhj.tet into enn.idvr-alien, hut the friend, nf Gnnld were tint wi ling In lhi( let the opportunity par. ; they therefore, headed in l.v tlio Vi e President, proerededto di-triliute vote.n' l'i! they hall [ r vinu.ly prepared fur finuld, nnd after 1,111 nn extraordinary effort, obtained lwcntv-.even, -i „. vvhi'e fnrly-two .iooil uluft, utterly refuting In t*k« n part.(■mild, that ilia il.'pirliiient, unle*.thine, nonnicd u diffeient n«peet vvniikl appoint Do.-t. BarrettHF.FOKM SIMTE COX MENTION.To Tin: Peoplr or Vkrmoxt :Ftllatc Ciliitni,—I have read with murlt inter-The Vnrk II Plate. I •• Titnnd fur the purpn.e uflayln; nut grnnnd work for tere.1 in th X/'e i iht .7;”e, nf Jain' lilt, the ei u»U . iniirn lieiii liery, nml giving; In In. fnrnicr .late- rail fur a Deform Slu'e Cntivenlieti, In he lin'.li ii ment. marie to the d ‘p irtment mime .etnhl.Ure of, at Chu'.i'i, on the III \Vrdne»d iv i.l) nf June. *truth, requested (inu'.d to rail u iiieetiuj of iVlii.. | sincerely hope llii. all will he Ifor it i. dlnlvr,'.nnd that llnll in order to prevent hv nil wltn are nppn.ed to a Plate del.t, mi.I to a Itin appointment nf Hr Barrett, stated to tho de- nnnerrr.un expeinlitin •. »f ;ii • I’eep'. '. inniiev pnrtiin til tli.In vast inr.jnrily i.f til. petitioner, whether under tho aiiii.i. i-irat.nn of tin. Plate, .n Now non other diffirultr presented it.clf; the 1 were deli.oeratic. ’I hi. request of llnll to Gould | (ieoeral (internment, to fine—hy all the fiiend. doing;, of the meeting; nm.t lie regjnlnrly made out, w.i* eooip'ieil vviili, and notice vvm posted for n „f nn.l 1 I r.farin, vviihout any ili,Chester on the bill day gj„...j „f |,„I'’'1 nnd certified liy the nlfi-er. nf llie.nrietv : the eer- Hireling; of the \\ in^« I'onkn 1 • ’ ri*■ha.lr tlficate nm.t lie .ijned by the President and Pecre- of May f.n owing .rlr,. tary. So fir n. the Secretary ws. rnnrerned, there ,. a, \\;i. no Irouli'e, nlt; Gonld was .0 f.nlunale nlt; to -iih. lin'd that office him.elf; lint Hilton, (the Vice /ij!l I'remdetit,) ever ready to o.iume two positsnn.^ f j when ono would not answer hi. purpn.e, very 1 t3w reedily came to the conclusion, that all men hy nasi parly.Do tho people know ili it the Plate ilt; row in del.t Bite Hireling was called In order anil the linn, nearly iwn hundred thousand dollar., nml tin theuntil lit. rniititeii and the chief.BloViiv I'd.mi was clto.rti chiinnan, and I.other annual rxpei.ditiiie evened. I lie annual icvci : ,!.yThe BeAilam.Sncretnrv, after whi li the meeting adjourn- more than eleven thousand dollar* Pueli, honed from II. A. Iteming’, llnll lo the \.lry in the ever, they may lie alt;«nrrd i. the f.irl, whntcvrr Baptist Meeting llou.e. After organizing in the de.ignig poiili.iana and echeiiiing party leudeis may ;ce.try, a motion was made hy Je.te Stednian y to tho contrary. With .uch an escct. of 1of enipk wager..non'J ri
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