The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-05
&c. REplNcroS, t conr ri""''
Forward

| The democracy of the Union are in netion.-
The great army from the van to the rear, from the
rear to the van begins to move. They neither sing
by day or howl by nighl-but they more. Their
enthusiasm is deep and determined. 1t muni(csts
itself in sober, hut earnest appeals to the reason
and the minds Of the people. They put forth their
principles and honestly and candidy invite discus
sion. Their principles are not embodied III log cab
ms, cider barrels, coon skins, and skunk skins d;
nor yet in the "lack-!ustro eye" Of dead wood
chucks, garing from the cre,ices of log cabin
they ire not written upon bits Of striped bunting
upon the heads cf old cider casks nor upon garrish
and gaudy handkerchita'. They are embodied i'll
their own plain, mother tongue, in Language, that
cannot be misunderstood. They are written by the
finger Of Jehovah upon the intellect Of every rea-
scrahlc creature and, following HIS mandate,
they strive to deyelope them, and to make the peo-
pie conscious of the light that is within them. They
move on in the great war that Truth Is wngng
against error all over the world, no, 10 the changer
of the trumpet, the clash CT the cynbal, the blast
Of the buglc and the beat of the drum, not with
hurrahs, insane shouts, aud ribald rotngS, bu, the,
pass on, tha, great army, 10 the beating OF their
own earnest and enthusiastic hearts, 10 the murmur
Of their VOICES us they commune together upon their
high md holy Thoughts They have no El' ladies
10 sing them along They need not the clicking OF
the casianct, he inkling Of the guitar, accompany
l,, tirl Tr,
Tippccunoc melodies" 10 rouse their energies.
They see the beautiful fjrm Of TRuru writing
in the Igocoon embrace Of ERROR they see her
di,he,ecd hair aud torn garments, her iinploring
eye and pleading lip,and the whole mass moves, as
the will of one man, to her succor. They hear the
roar of the angry and baillcd waves of'r,ranny, as
they dash, ceaselessly against the nple of Free
dom and they rush TO her portals to beat them back
with their lives. The groans Of millions, lramp.ed
for ages in the dus, by the tyranny ofold opinions,
by conventional forms, the haggaId eye Of FEAR
aud the bood-siancd hand Of roRcE-the deep
and awful cry Of nlyriads Of ,hsir fellows, break
ing forth from the c!ammy and rotten Dungeons of
oppression the yell of hosts upon hosts Of wretch
~, oflli old word, howng beneath the iron rod
of despois, struggling with their chaias and their
letters, il ringing in their ears and urging them
10 ceascess vigilance in the grea, cause Of human
freedom Their mus: Is the Stern, powerful
and glorious harmony cfile language in which the
great and the good, the bant!aciors of their race,
have clothed the sublime truths ofour being. Once
more, the great division of the Western World is
in ma;ion. They gather up their armour. With Il
quicker step ard stronger arm they grasp that
great weapon Of Freedom, "heaypn'. best eil to
man." REASON, and 90 forth to battle. Onward
they move, while Truth il TO them like ga cloud
by day aud pillar Of fire by nishi." All are in
motion. The North and the South have graspcd
each others hands, and sworn 10 do or d.. The
fiery blood ofihe one has dultscd ''l!ft and ncic'
into the phlegmaiic temperament Of the other while
the hardy dwcllcr among lha Mountains, ,enpers the
npeiuosi,y Of the son of the sunny South. This
union Of heart and hand, carried them through the
War Of tie Revolution. II has carried them
through many hard-fough battle for the safety Of
the constitution and rights Of the people II will
carry them through this, gorousy irinmphanily.
Forward iIea Of tie Nor;l, Forward The
South moves The Eas, is gathering up her ar
NOR. The Wc,i Is rousing ike giant from sleep
Rally Rally!
''Up now, in freedoms mani, part