The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-08-28
From the ALBANY Argus.
REV, JOHN LELAND.

The Pittsfeld Sun contains letter from this
venerable patriot and divine, pointing with his us
ua dlreclncss and lcrseness of Manner to the per-
feet analogy between the Toryism of the Revou-
ton, lis proposed great banking scheme, and lis
ds'rust of the people; and the Federalism, spu-
rious Whiggcry of the present day, OF this ven
Grated man, now upwards of four score Years of
age, the sun remarks -
"The republican reader will be pleased TO hear
again from one of our old and valued correspon-
dcns-an esIimabe patriot and divine who was
the friend and correspondent of JEFFERSON and
MApIsoN-whosc knowledge oithe history ofihis
country was obtained by personal observation and
''wilhout the aid of book'-who has breasted
the storms of more than four score winlers-who
is now, AS he ever has been, firm and infexibIe
Democrat, aud who supports, with nliring zeal
and devotion, the administration of MARTIN VAN
RuREN, because he believes, and correctly too,
that is based upon the doctrines and sustains the
principles, which characterized that Of JEFFER-
SON, of MADISON, and of JACKSON.
:" The name of the Rev. JouN LELAND is
held in dcscrycdly high estimation by Democrats,
and long may the venerable man be spared to ad-
vance the happiness and welfare of community
The following extract from Elder LrLAND's
publication is significant of parties and ofthc times
W., Jefferson said that "1'orics would be tories
slill;" and the reverend democrat of Cheshire the
correspondent of Jefferson, saws with equal empha-
SIS, that ''thc (iory) whclps have been mole mis-
chicvous than the old lion'':-
"In tho dawn oc our Pevolu,;or ,boso ,bo
:" Itch o.,., ..i ,o.o ..L, ,,aro o,,.oLoI,o
treat Britain, strongly opposed American rcSiS-
lance, and were called 70ries. Many had scru-
pies of conscience about resisting the pOWCrS Mot
~cre, surprising that hereditary kings were COTS
"'o',e'' ."hrrS WlShcn Tor u ch!hsr o' lln'S
'"" '''"H, !" h"Pc, '"'''p! ~ rise w Wca''h ana
p""''' N""'h'' ''oss CHOSE '"'n'r 10 n'ar NJ
We ,'''" i" W ul''"'"c" 'o'' '"''r l,e'oS
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"' p''"'p' VI Sv' soNc,h'heh'' uNo,r Jaws maze
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~" Wv" r'P'' ~, un" "a" ~" m',"n was men
n",'"""'"' '"rS" WE'RE '"'''u '"'SS' Who'
N.nru' any "Igo"'Hgu government ny committees
ror;cs and con,noIIoJ ,ho I,,t,,,r Wv
,oor an coro, hnrJcn Tho ,r,r t",al """
md cIosoJ ,nb,u,l, r., ,Io S,a,o, ,G.r
,cocc oc I-s. ,bo y,,ios u,oro nor,,;,,aJ 80 No.
nm, tho ,Ju';,.io, ,,,,, h,,,,,,,o L,, ,l,n an.,,
,oyo hoo, J;,ns,rons. nr ;',onJ r. Lo;n,,
nj ,bcy and Thai, oGsnr;,,. ,oa,,ho, LII H.
yho ,d,,roJ ,ho p.;,i ~ -,a,.o.-,, wv" , '
perpetual pests 10 our institutions until This ,i,nc
Ihc whclns have been more misrhicyous Than the
Id lion. Thcy have mn, only iuproyed ovcry ON
arrassmcnr of the government 10 weaken and dis
race it, bu, have unweariedIy been cns,ing blocks
d the way, and creating and lomcn,ing nll IN.
,iIes that envy and MISREPRESENTATION could con-
lre up
The p,iooi,,c. ,,,o, d;,;1od u,o ,l.., ;,..c,
r,I;,,. nnJ Jo,,o"ra, 'u VIZ ,'''o 'e"-