The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-07-03
PRUSP Us
OF
THE CITIZ EN- SOL Il II
MILITARY pAr"n 10 he rU.LisnED Ar
NorWieb, vt.

circumstance not only ul vast IN orance in themselves
nut ri the mO, vital consequence 10 Individuals a"u to the
tun their results, have eyIdclt! c"nhird to renee
nd ,tlsibe The uuuun I'll hcw journal To the unoal
tttrhlldbe last III American ltrouCulS
Ii matter OF ucep regret that wh,le the feelings o
rycrt sect ami pat, whether, moral, rclglus political
scientific or hIrr! have been ctr', anu their chc's"N
enlisted, 10 advance even To ultrals then Noflit sccs
I dog .na, To defend and preserve unchanged aha U'-
siutcu the c,N institutions oi I'll cOuhr tile YER t"f
ner stone on which the whole sulc,sructMtS bu AHA IT.
which all deCnu Tor their iuturC existence, lu ltrmt
= has been 10 gotten, hcs ccd ana su"trcd to dii"n
Ihd uiuulitr baCh IL decay.
While the trN boon political existence, declares
that, well regulated Militia Is necessary Tor the SrcI!
ri Il Tree state, and that every State shall uwu.s krc
upa well regulated, and disciplined Nal TIA, -lld Whll'
hsory and observation have taught Us the utter hprnpF
e. and danger Of II stahGg army III POI uiT govern
ncn the convection is Estehcd upon US that the SAFETY ii
cOmOn County, both against external INVASION, hld
INTERNAL Co,nO,lO, also the clOy IcI OF thost Vu-
hc privileges, which oar RuvOu0IGr srN have bcNioNc"
npon their pusCrlty, must depend alone upon her ciH-
suditrI.
With these views the stranger would look with aston
sIcht upon the least ncgctt, ar slightest indifference OF
nlr t Zcns toward the institution on whlr'l all our MOI"
ind rights depend without Surprising il possible that those
any Of those who We're e,jo Ing it, protection over
their persons 90 property, could be secret! p"lhg 10
,ngulc or umpuluc this right arm Of our common de-
fence But It Is, and the numbers, are not few, VIII,
10Th soore! aud publicly pat forth their utmost .crtnns
oar own couutr,. This spirit is poured FORTH from ON
Summaries Of learning from the Pulpit al the Bar, al
not without elect, for crcsccEccs have been fastened
upon the stem, which have well nigh caused lis di,so
Wv "',,',-, 90 ,,,, -., ... ,..-,,, go, , ,,.
'ulniioHl defence III our country to render effective our
cllaenSolicy, To elevate, and encourage the Militia o
ohr own State, Ui each state, and OF the whole nutOn
we proio,c To publish THE Citizen Soldier" This n.
lone is our apology. IL this fellow soldiers we have n
0nmon interest we will make the effort and If You slls.
tain lis, it will be successful.
THE CITIZEN SOLDIER viii he published weekly At
NoIWh Vermont IN Il iuc large Ruyal Sheet, und viii
hr devoted Ia the interests at the Mtn, II viii contain
AsN 0psls Of the Militia laws u the several states, also
quarterly state ucnlS Ot the designations, dsCla grS promo.
TONS tltrinS aud dates nj commissions IN the different
states 50 lr rs they may be- furnished h, the proper
tH. Nocc-, Resolutions, aud Re- oris MILITARY COuvrn.
mons Mlitnr Biography History Revolutionary Ilisor
ld Anrcdotcsllistory Of ancient and Modern calpa a.
Military fence Literary and Scientific matter, Iorclg
ana DO vest lntr gcnCe. In relation To party politics the
Cizh soldier viii be- strictly neutral, hut every candid
Whatever rnry Will he supported or opposed prccis'
rs ne slnll support or oppose the Militia aud tbs course
VIII he rgidV adhered Ia without ar ar favor, r,scryiuu
I" ourselves the right tn make such comment or rrmnrl
upon the conduit or ri ANY party, 0s to us the,
may appear to deserve As general rule, few, If any
ADVERTISEMENTS save those Of military character Will he
admitted into our columns.