The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-09-11


The Illinois Old Hickory has summed up the fol-
lowing:
THE REIGN or TERROR REVIVED.
Recent developments nom >hrinuS parts OF Tie
country show that the Federal Hand Ciderites have
determined to carry the elections this year by any
means in their powell pcaccable if they can.
lorcibly if they must" This order was first issued
by the Commandment Chief Of the Federal forces
at Fort Meigs, and has since been proclaimed from
the stump, by Federal orators in different parts OF
the Union. In his Fort NcgS speech, as published
in the Sungamo Journal, Old Soldier, and other
Federal papers, Gen. Harrison used the following
extraordinary language;
Now. fGllow-clacns, | have very little more
10 say, except to eXhor you to 90 on, pcnreabil II
Won can. nnd--you can--to effect that reform upon
which Your hearts are fixed"
This language is not susceptible Of misconstruc-
lion. The meaning is not obscure or cqnlyoral' "
j. used with direct reference to the Presidential
election. and says we must "go on pencehbN ~
WE CAN, and-wc can" Who does not know
the old adagc Of "pruceahIy If we can and inrcl'
Div if we musti" And who can doubt that such
was the meaning Of Gen. Harrison, when he made
use of this extraordinary declaration IN puh'lr
speech TO forty thousand Of his pnrtlsanS, II MS
Gicnds and p,nprs are To be believed! 1t can be
the passions of his Infatuated parsans to resort TO
brutc force if necessary, to carry the election
That i, was 50 considered by his heated followers,
is evident from the reckless and lnIammaiorl
speeches of Col. Preston and Gen. Thompson, OF
South Carolina and Capt. Stockton, of New Jer-
spy. We give an account of Col. Preston sspcech
at Richmond, VT. from the Enquirer:
| "Aiicr indulgiug in the most Infatuated denun-
c;,,;ons oG The President of the ncd States, and
exciting his audience to pitch almost 10 phrenSy
he mir Preston capped the climax of his inilanl-
ma,cry appeal, by telling them that although he
believed MIR. Van Hurcns election would be de-
reatcd nv constitutional means. yet if those means
were insufficient, if the ballot hos should iIlI hInI,
! he. fer one. ,ros wiHiDg 10 resort tot Rights ana
The arms met Nature gre him.
Another writer in the Richmond Enquirer, refers
with Indignation to this threat, and says;
"We charge him with having used language To
the effect that. if Mr. Van Buren, could not be DIS
paccd through the ballot box III November next,
That if the evils Of which he complained could moi
be removed by an appeal to The polls, he Tor one
was ready 10 resort 10 such means rs God and ma
,ure had pnt within hi, reach 10 force a change
we do not pretend to give his precise language
but that il was even stronger than we have used
hundreds. we are sure, would testify as there were
five or six hundred present, ard the sentiment wa'
npnlnudrd by at least one-lourih of the number.
elm addition To this sentiment of moral treason
he said much to excite hatred between parties. -
He exclaimed, " hate them, curse them, despls'
them. rush upon them. If they wound you, mint
!, not: but push on turn aside their bayoneis, an'
crush them to the earth.
: Here il the same sentiment, which Harrison nj
, tered n, For, NIeigs, repeated by Col. Preston Il
: Richmond. Harrison SAYS 'peaceahv i we cal
I and = we can" Preston says "lf the HaIo
Boy should fail him. he for one, was wiling 10 re
sor, TO the rights and the arms which nature gay
= him" Whilst Preston is thus attempting 10 men
l. the South to resist the popular will by force, Gap
g s,ccL,ou. one Of the Hard Cider leaders of Ne,
u Jersey. is making his nlammaory appeals to tn
= ycrsey,ncn to 'sgire the roofs Of The loco focoS
}, he flames, and heir flesh 10 the eagles" II
" says
"Wiih the Scntsmen Of od-you may CRY
.s,hey have robbed Ms Of name and pursued us wit
. beopies:" and would to God NIGH hear rnarn
:, from the ranks Of the Democrat wings OF Net
:, Jersey, the concluding part of that s'an7as' vi
"gire their roof 10 the flames, and their Be'"
/, the eagles"
:, Again. speaking Of his FIVE Federal brethren WI
a attempted TO obtain seats in Congress ny fauuu'e'
i certificates from Gov. Pennington: :, Il,
=, "Ve said. that for himself, II he had held W
re h;rh commission Of New Jersey in the last Cor
gre,, he would have presented the certificate on Ii