The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-08-14

man. and he will in subscryencc the dctutiOn
ohs employer"-Jndse Spencer. reportcd IN me W. !.
| Contention.
"Knauery associated with knowledge, is more fl. de-
pository Of poper, than honest ignordncc"-Nat I"te-
"Give to the RiCH and the WELL-BORN, distinct
permanent share in the gOycrnment."-Ifamiiton.
MODERN FEDERAL MAXTMS.
some warning, hope, the Pennsy lyana convention
will take from the experience of New iork-not umWy
10 enlarge The right ofrOtng By making that right uni
versal in this state, the consequence general rule has
been the throwing the whole political power of the state
into the hands otose who have neither stake in the com
munty knowledge to distinguish between the claims
aud characters Of opposing cOndidates"-N Y imcrcdn,
| a Thig paper.
AS well might a BLACKSMITH attempt to mend
watch, as Farmer to lenislae. What mlscieis are
sure To be cnaccd when man. born TO E0thnS mt me
pi0"gh ta takes to cgsating Courier ring
alt is in vain that attempt disguise the truth the
fact hey ond all doubt is tint all the disorders IN our pot-
cal nas are the general and natural consequences Of de-
iects in the constitution and of the false AMI visionary
opinions that Mr.. jefferson and his disciples have been pro-
claiming for the last 10 yenrs"-N T. Commercial -iir,
a Whig fGPer
Bad the character of Aaron Burr his election
in preference to Mr. Jefferson would have been blessing
| to the country."-N T. Com. Air.
"Thcre defects in form of Government, ana err
in popular opinions which administration cnnre
! tiN .n-NOah Webste', a whig ie0dtT.
Thcre of opinion the subject OF republican
government long cherished, and interviewer with the
habits of thought among our citizens, that reasoning viii
not them ~ WtbStrr,d Whjg ie0der
"The grta mass of the Beope are, and always must be-
very incompetent judges Of the qualifications necessary for
the Chief magistrate of great nati0n.'-N UejSftT, a
| whig ieHdT.
"Iet the government take of the rich and the rich
will take care olthe POORn--Danici Wetster.
Daniel Webster is living evidence that God made
man after his own imagc."-.i toast BY ne uhigs Of Co
| InmbuS.
| "Wr think we know enough the Canadian people,
TO know that inGepcnlc Of the mother c0rnlr! would
not bring any blessing with -Our good feeling quite
81 f,,I md knn
| ~ y. mir.
"Thc rabblc orIndiaua--May they he brought to pay
their with submission and reverence to their snpe
rOrs. nTOost gircn By he mir Gorfrnor Of indidhd
"Mcn who have interest in the soil only are allowed
to in Rhode island ourelecye franchise is so free,
unchecked so hccdcSsly ruin that Americans not
rulers of their own land Rhode Island has shown us the
value Of checks md restraints on this right of vong
n. Y. star, uhig p0ytr.
"hr representative should be palscd by the will
OF his constituents, n--,John q, AiHmS.
"Oursystem (oi government either through defect of
form execution affords of prevention against
lawlrss outrages."N. YORK american.
"Neithcr prevention nor punishment Is within our
means-ihe segoverning people are not to be restrained
by their right impulses, ind our System affords no
"Wc venture to suggest that country connoi be well
governed without some efficient agency OF prevention
than exists in ours."-N. Y. .fmcric0h.
sit Is the dictate Of hrncyOtnce and humanity to sell
poor man, ut Shcrs sale, into involuntary s,rytude,
until he earns enough to pay the fine imposed 10y the
court."-EiiSha UhtHesoy, uhig congressman tICm
7rUmJuii, GhiO.
"Thc truth is the banks always the strongest when
they hold the least specie and the country always the
richest when II has the least gold and slyer-BdtMOre
Chronicle, uhig pdper.
"rrcc suffrage is "A curse to any pcoplc"-Prouidcncc
Chronicle, q Uhic paJtr.
"I is useless TALK of the intelligence of the people, for
the history onatous cannot present an example o such
total want oInteigcncc as our country now allords--
"SdEey," in ". T. Con. .idr, (Whir)
"1he time for reasoning has gone by, and 1t is not by
ARGUMENT but by SUFFERINGS that conviction
must be forced upon the mind of the peope--Nationai
Gd:., Bidilt's paper.
at is II fundamental mistake TINT the people may be
governed or will govern themselves by REiSON.'-i
icading frdera'it in ~ T. com. .idr.
the appeals that may be made To the virtue morality
and intelligence Of the people cannot prevail, MONEY
CAV BE Used, and that will obtain votes nnd favor
where all other arts aud appliances are found nbortVc
BickRshs Reporter rhig Patr.
"Thcprcscnt times profitable To heavy capitalists,
aud they have deep interests in their
ton dtas, Whig PAPER.
From its nature, the influence OF bank VIII be alluded
the arisiocracy of wealth, aud not to the democracy of
numbers and this is especially the case with great
chartered banks having great power. The late Bank of
the United states was one of that crpton"-LohdoH
Bankers Circular.
awe believe National Bank is cvpcdicnt and cons,i-
tutiovHl."-The uHirtrs0i Gdordi "whig" PARTY.
upon this election depends the fate of the most tHfIn-
cntiqi and weanhy part Of community Il will probably
decide whether those who have anrihc interest IN the
stability of gUvcrnmcntin whose hands the UhOic cobit9i
of the country is cOnccnruCd--sha he rCIucci 10 me
cti Of th0se rho possessed Of nohing--or whether
those possessed If nothing shall continue Ia control the
York uhigs.
"The fear of wan, will best overcome these the poor
mans long standing and ignorant preudccs, which have
resulted in the present deranecd state OF those institutions
(he banks upon which based the commercial interests
of the country."-CiTcuidr ofhe ". L. rlig'.
" Our require circulation capable Of expansion
TO-DAY and contraction to-morTow.n-Gou. Tdncs.
'A foreigners are set of D.iuNED C1TILE.'-Fed-
eroiist in Indiana.
IIurrah down with Van Buren, and the DAMNED |
BLACK DUTCH F'--E,der0i Speech in Illinois.
4. e., ~ a.. a.
ready given 10 sustain the position have taken in |
relation to the identity of the old federal and DEM
ocratc wing parties If so, further evidence is al,
hand. That evidence is the love of the federal par
tv in this State for corporations, irresponsible TO the
people; and legislation, partial in lis bearing upon
the people, and calculated TO build up an arls-
tocrac, Of wealth to tyranize over the democracy |
of labor.
The advocates of federalism have always striven
10 keep POWER as much as possible removed from
the people. The power of the press, the power of
the pen, the power of the tongue, the power of
learning, the power of thought They have always
siriyen TO build up pcrmanencies and consOda-
tons; forms and customs, that should keep the
many in awe of the few. They have s,riven to
shaclle the minds of the people with the gives and
letters Of partial legislation. They have always
striven 10 bewiIder them with the techncaliiies.
the mysterious and interminable turnipgs and art
fnl twisings Of the law. They have always sought
TO dazzle them by the trappngs and display of
wealth. They have sought to awe them bv the gran
deur, of lofty palaces old and venerable forms and
time-worn customs. The leaders of the old ieder-
al party, the mcn who had kept the ves,al fire Of
burning in the country during the war Of
the Revolutions; who had sirycn to overthrow an
English monarchy that they might establish an
american monarchy IN the convention that adopt-