The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-08-21
For the Spirit Of The .Agc
TO THE YOUNG MEN OFTHE THIRD
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

You will soon be called upon to exercise the
right of suffrage in the choice ola TO represent
your interests in the next Congress of the United
States The time draws nigh and it becomes
you to deliberate and fix upon the principles that
you wish to sustain and the votes You will give.
But two Candidates are in nomination Tor the Oh
fce-Gen. Truman B. Ransom and Horace Ever
EFT. Upon which of these men will you besow
your sutlrages? Horace Everett has represented
the District for twelve years past, and has undoub-
eddy pocketed from eighteen to twenty five thou
sand dollars OF the peop.e's money, c.eal from ex-
pense. He is by profession lawyer having lit
tie or no interest in common with the cultlvators
of the soil or the mechanics of our country, an
old federalist and member of the Washington
Benevolent Society, an actor and co-worker with
IA party that refused supplies to the American ar
my in the war for our cOuntry's second indepen-
dcnce "a party that held correspondence with brit
ish agents at that gloomy period OF our cOuLtry's
history and rejoiced in the defeat of our arms
when our capitol was sacked and burnt. This
man though living in one Of the strongest holds Of
democracy in 1912, Windsor County, by some
mysterious and unaccOunlable providence succeed
ed in obtaining majority of votes in this Congress
siona District in 1928. Still cherishing and sus-
tanning the same principles he did III 1872, and yet
elected BY this democratic section Of our State to
n seat in Congress Tell it not beyond the bor-
ders of the district For twelve years has he held
this office. although hundreds of men can be found
in the district that ADLER and more efficient than
himself Again his name is paraded before you,
and he socits your snirages for another two years
for only one term more, say his friends. Ibis
has heen his plea for the three last terms. In 49,
81 we were told it was the last election he wished
for and il elected for that term he would decline
| ,ho Sol Ii, nd thn Stn-
nv was again. and again told Now in 1910, The
times are exceedingly peco,ious he has been in
Congress so long that he knows how the wheels Of
government are worked and he must have another
election Notwithstanding his supporters are so
loud in proclaiming that rotation IN office Is fun
damenta article in the wing creed of politics.
that four wears is long enough for one man to sit
in the chair of State that power should frequently
return to the people, and that no man should be
continued in office to grow rich and fit upon its
nyai!s to the exclusion of others that never have
been thus favored, and that are equally well quail
fled and merorlous.
We find that where an old federast has been so
fortunate as to obtain an important office, he must
be continued in it as long as there is any proba-
brv of electna him. Look through the State of
Vermont, which the federal wing party has con-
trolled since the election of John Quincy Adams,
and you will find ample proof Of he above decIar-
alton. More than three fOurhs of the iattcs oli-
res, have been aud are still, held by old federal
lists. They have been the most fortunate men in
the State for the last sixteen years and should the
wing party elect all they now have in nomination,
she will have something to boast of, that no other
member of this Union will have-fre Of her Serea
Mentors of Congress, oil FeieroiistS, This
would indeed, be sad and ameniabe tale for
historians to record of Vermont, II state that so
gallantly put forth her strength in the Revolution
and for our counry's second independence.
Young men of the third Congressional district
are YOU prepared to lend your assistance to any
party for the purpose of producing a result like
this No, know You are not. You cannot cast
your suilrages for Horace Everett, without doing
Injustice to yourselves and insulting the interests
and honor of the once gallant and patriotic State of
Vermont. The precedent You would establish by
casting your votes for him would prove fatal TO
Yourselves by breaking down all incentives and
motives to action and excrlon. ] entrcat You to
pause and deliberate before YOU decide To assist in
the re election of this man. Cast your eyes about
ou,--behod the dense population of your district
see the hundreds Of intelligent and active men
it contains; and then decide whether it be right to
continue any one nan in Congress, whatever be
| his qualifications, for term of twelve years.
Whv, the principle of it carried out would seal
your death warrants politically and leave you
without shadow of hope Il motive TO honorable
cxertions II old fcdcraliss are to hold the most
honorable and important offices during life, then
let our Constitution be amended as to declare it,
that we may know upon what TO depend. But we
are not thus bound. Thank God the constitution
is vet free rs when our venerable fathers framed it,
and il we but shake of the party clogs and federal
chains that have been thrown around US, all are at
liberty to use for their own benefit without injury
to others, the powers and faculties with which the
great Creator has endowed US.
Gen TRUMAN b. RANSOM, a young man Of
UNREASONABLE integrity and high moral WORTH
with m education and talents that would qualify
him to GIL any office in the gift of the people Of
YOUR State, has been placed in nomination by the
people of your district. lie is literally educated
man. has seen much Of the world; farmer whose
interest is nseparably connected with the people,
a scholar and genieinan--and the idea would at
tach to the term gentleman is, one who understands
how to produce as well as me,-who can APP
ply the powers of nature and of art, to the hes, ad
vantage to meet the wants and necessities of human
life Ills education is of that kind, which can be
reduced to practice in the every day concerns Of
life As military discipIinaran, he is second 10
few, if any man in the State. With the science Of
civil engineering he is well acquainted. By his
own persevering eAerlions he has risen from poor
boy to the position he now occupies. Cnaidrd by
the purse of the rch or the influence Of the great,
he has acquired an education and standing that
may well be looked upon by the young men of our
State rs an example Of what resolution and effort
are capable Of attaining. His talents and conpe-
tence TO discharge the duties incumbent upon q
member of our National Legislature, never have
heard questioned His sentiments are democratic
republican. Honesty of purpose and ieorcssness