The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-12-04

IjS The OCTOBER NUMBER OF THE New
FORK REVIEW is an uncommonly able number
pu'' as usual arstocraic in its tone. Indeed, th,
number contains sentiments one could hardly be-
heVe would be found in an american publication
There may be found in an article entitled' Brown.
son ON THE LABoRING CLASSES" Scan he
(Mr Brownson) reject the experience of FIVE thous.
and years, which teaches us that men were made
TO obeB and are happicst in obedience I" Such a
das'ardly passage, we would fan hope, was writ
ten careessly, not deliberately. Never, we be-
lieve, did the dochine of passive obedience find a
very cordial reception on the American soil. Our
ancestors, centuries ago, Indignantly spurned it.
And, we opine, the American people will not now
90 to the New York REVIEW to learn it anew.
The whole tone of this review of Mr. Brownson' S
article is rehensibe-unworhy the character of
the New York Review. Such is not the way in
which heresy-however damnable- should be met.
The only effect this paper will have, will be to gain
Tor MIR Bronson's articles wide perusal. The
people of this country are too democratic to be so
much III love with "Me saiutary discipline of the
PHiory and the rhipping-posi," as this scion of
Anglicism seems to be- Was i, now applied at all,
it would not be to those who are laboring to adj
vance the social condition of men-as the Review
intimates-but to quite different class of person.
ages even to those who preach up passive obedi-
ence-sneer at the hardships of the operaors-in-
suit the wrongs Of their fellow men-and them
selves, perhaps, surrounded with Injuries, rolling,
IN chariots, residing in marble palaces, would even
bend legislation to the unhaIlowed pourposes of adj
ding to their own guns
There are able articles in this number on the
"CoRREsPoNDENCE OF THE EARL OF CHAT
AM,"-"THE FANCY OF THE AMERICAN
NIoN"-"CoLERIDGE's LITERARY RE-
MAINs'-and"THE MILITIA OF THE UNITED
STATES" This ably considers the celebrated
militia plan of Mr. Poinsctt. And while most I'M
scrupulous partisan warCire-cven wih the name
Of Daniel Uebster at the head-is pouring out
walls of wrath on the head of the accomplished au-
thor tit is satisfaction to find at least one
opposition journal willing to do the Secretary JUS
tice ".Mr Poinseh has beca," ii says, "badly
used on this occasion, both by friends and foes.
This plan, uhich was merely limited al his annu-
al report, erced so much attention as TO be called
for in detail by Congress-" eve must, in con-
clusion, expresses our admiration of the frmneSs
wiM which he has risked his popularity, and urge
him not to lose sight Of the great feature Of his
plan. The statesman mho shall do array riih the
present budensome and inefficient system, and
shall bcsuccesJm in forming and carrying into
effect one of less hardship and more efficiency,
WILL BE ENTITLED TO THE ENDURING
GRATITUDE OF Ills COUNTRY"
We express no opinion concerning Mr. Poinsett's
panbut what must be thought of the leaders Oft
wing party-of Daniel Webster, Caleb Gushing,
and the whole of the present orators who are so
forward in eliminating Mr. Ponscit' This, too,
for Mrun ELEcTIoNEERING PURPOSE.
Boston Post.