The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-07-03
For Tie Spirit Of the .Aye.

Ma. EDIToR -
find il necessary under existing circum.
s'n,es to ptuSe and enquire relative to the pol'ca
movement of the day--what do these things ncal !
" hi'e attending cour, in your village few days
since found that almost every person from the
surrounding towns, salued with the cry of 'hard
limcs,-ruin, disress--coTupt and eNlrayngan,
Observation-Disclosures of the wages Of labor,
&c. Sc. Having come directly from the quiet ci
49, =, i"hnr. n"d h"ng % suddonIy ushcrcd into
noise and busrle,--l confess | was somewhat
start ed, aud for moment gave credit to the doc
trims Of Miller, that the end of all things was at
hand | therefore sat down TO reflect in silence
and alone, and on investigation found the excite
mcnt to exist mostly among that class of people
called Lawyers and that class Of Lawyers called
WhigS.-And the enquiry was suggested-chai
no these things menA ! 70 owing the multitude
into Hall near the Bank, the MYSTERY was reveal
few others wanted TO get them in. Aud as there
are not places enough for all of them, it seemed
that AN important preparatory step is to get others
ont 0t Office to make more room for those on the
anxious seat to come forward. Aud for this pur-
pose "evcry man, woman aud child in the "a le-
~ and below" were cAhorled with tears aud
groniangs to walk forward en- mdsse and o,crturn,
at once this rHlaaOus corWW and rascdHy admins
,raion, whose whole object was 10 reduce the price
of iuJOr. Some al those men knew from sorTow-
ful experience had in years past made it their
study to get all they could out of the people of the
poor laborer and seemed no, TO care so much about
the price The poor man got tO' his work, as they
did for the amount they could sponge out of him.
But now the feeling seemed 10 be exchanged, and
the condition of the poor man coninisen,cd.-
Nv heart was cxuIiing in the confident hope that
what had been wrongiulIy and opprcssively taken
would now be reslored,-but judge You my sup
PRISE when the meeting was djourncd and no
paving back, not one auslon made TO the subject
Of restoring to the poor man any part Of what had
been cNiortcd fom him. The question again u
3c-Cid lattice things mctq' The answer
was pain, Their are not LAWYERS bank-mcn, and
spectators, enough to pace the aSplranis IN OF
lice and therefore they need The votes of thee
same wor ,ingnen 10 accom- ish their obIcct-But
have they no sympathy for US 40 not whit,
they lie our votes, vast, better than they do US,
they will talk ni'e and clever unit after election
and as soon a. that is over mount us again with
whip and spur as usual, but no keeping back.
Now brother farmers this hue and cry Is intend
ed to throw dust in our eyes, You may depend they
cry "Iog, cabin" "hlrd rider"-'Old Tip 'icw
prices &c. for what TO represent Us as igno-
rannscs and dotards thinking 10 draw ofrour AT
enton from the real matter of'sue. But let US not
be deceived by sub mocbery and moon shine, nor
f, down to worship any idIl that hypocrits have
set up whether in shape of log cabins on wheels,
Il superannuated old man, or dandy with a
rullled shirt. "SIMpLEMAN.'