The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-19

presses and orators defend and applaud Governor
Rlner for his attempted usurpation, and JON him
in denouncng as rebels the patriotic citizens whose
courage & devotion defeated the nelarious schenei
DO not all their members of congress, their presses
and their leaders, sustain the New-Jersey fraud,
and denopnce the Democratic majority in congress,
who have maintained the rights oilhc people against
fraudulent usurpatlon, endea, oring to protect Itself
under ''broad seals" and legal forms: Indeed,
we have seen frauds of similar character, or on SIM
liar scale, praclised by the same party among
ourselves. In addition to the intimidation Of de-
pendent and tailoring men, openly pracilccd by
rich and overbearng Wings in our cities, we kpOw
that men have been brought from other states, and
sent from city to city under pay, to neutraze the
sufliages of the true people, and throw the gov
eminent OF our cities ind our state into the hands
Of Il minority.
Democrats of New York we have recapitula-
ted these facts to show You the character of the en-
envy yOu have to encounter, aud the importance Of
The duties You have to perform. There is much
reason to believe that in 1888 general combina-
ton of the Wing leaders was formed to carry the
elections by falshood aud Misunderstanding the peo-
pie out of their right to goyern--seizing ON the
state and general government, and changing first
are the attempted nsurpa,ions in Pennsylvania and
New Jersey so universally defended by them
There is reason TO believe that the same plan has
recently revived and extended, and that struggle
is before us in which an honest democracy will
have TO encounter the powers Of ialshood, the
wes Of fraud, the terror power, tnot the bludg-
cons of violence Already the gigantic machinery
of purse-proud ars,Ocracy is every where in mo
ton Almost half oflhe House ofRepresentalives
has become an electioneering club, with their Sc
crct Executive Committee, levying contributions
and carrying on correspondence throughout the
Unian.
When public station Is thus abused and law and
order outraged TO mslead the public mind ii be-
comes THE PEOPLE to take affairs into their own
hands, and provide for the security of their inval-
uahlc rights, The foreign nlncnce now brought
,oIbcar upon them by the great cahal at Washing
on they must counteract by cior, al home. The
money of the treasury and the freedom of the
mails so reckessly put in rcqui-ion to delude the
honest and unsuspccting, aud make the people in
siruncnts of their own ensluvement, must be coun-
teracied by association and discussion among the
people themselves
NECESSITY OF oRaANIzArIoN--ANDI ITS Oh
JECTs.
TO our Republican fellow citizens we earnestly
recommend the formation Of DEMOCRATIC
ASSOCIATIONS in creru iowaship in The
country and in erery acard in The cities. The OBJ
ect of these associations should be, not to initiate
the Wings in violating the laws aud filling the land
with hlshood, but to explain the true principle of
Democracy and maintain the rights Of the people
To nculcatc without ceaslng-tlmt true Democ-
racy is pure moraiiiy-that trUth is its only safe
weapon, and justice lis only proper object-that
when it resorts to ialshood or fraud even III retail
miion, it strengthens the hands OF its enemy, and
when it has recourse to violence, except tn the last
resort, it commits suicide.
That cue of its fundamental principles Of men in
civil and political rights and that its chief object Is
TO preserve that equality.
That the right of every man is TO use his hands
and his head for his own advantage, moi infringing
upon the rights of others is the result Of this equal
ily.
That to protect every man in the proper use of
this right, unobstructcd, should be the chief object
of legislation.
That the protection of property thus acquired,
and the right Of the owned TO dispose Of il according
to his WILL is next to the preservation ofpersonnl
liberty, the first duty of government:
That facilities for acquiring property cannot be
conferred by law on man or company Of men, with
out giving them undue advantages over other men,
aud thereby destroying that equality olrighs which
il is the boundcn duty of government 10 preserve:
That grants by law ofspccal privileges affecting
persons of property to one man or set Of men, are
attacks upon the rights Of person and property Of
every other man in the community, in principle as
sub,ersive Of Justice MS 10 take one mans labor or
property for the use of another, without compcn-
sation or equivalent:
The money IN the hands of the people is II part
Of their property, md that course Of legislation,
whether in relation to banks or otherwise, which
makes money more valuable to-day and less to-
morrow, is an stack on the right of property Ms
direct, in principle, MS taking one mans money and
giving il to another:
That individual debts, state debts and National
debts are productive of condition Of dependence
destructive Of equality among men and freedom of
action among states and nations.
That Democracy requires the sacred fnlflmcnt
Of all existing obligations, but dcnounces and OPP
poses the abuse of individual credit, the increase
Of state debts, and the creation of national debt
That violent changes are not sanctioned by pol
icy or called for by justice and by mild and grad
ual reforms, Jour government should be brought back
TO the pure principles and practices from which
il has so widely deviaied, equality Of rights re-
stored among our citizens, the rights of property
contracts held sacred, obedience TO
the laws enforced, and free institutions preserved
in substance as well as in from, and the blessings
Of order, liberty and peace, pcrpelually entaicd
upon our glorious and happy country.
Let us particularly enjoin rpon YOU, whether
acting individually or in association, to avoid the
recklcssncss you see aud the violence you have
reason 10 apprehend from our desperate opponents.
II true Democracy must perish, let it rot die with
SIS own hands. If the people see equal reckless
ness of law, principle and peace both sides they
will not be able to discriminate the one from the
other IL is better, far better that Whiggcry should
obtain Il temporary triumph than Democracy, by |
initiating its practices shond sacrifice that charac-
Ter, which makes it cherished and coutidcd in by |
IN honest people. But there is no danger ola fed
,ral triumph il but reasonable efforts are made TO
the airs and eSertions of its DISCIPLES
The people have an inherent and natural attach
ncnl to honesty and truth half the cxerion de-
iutCd TO the dissemination ofiruth which the fed
,rali,s give to the spread of fllshood, will more
han connieract all their efforts, and insure to De-
nocracy glorious victory and lasting conquest
To action, Democrats OF New York Meet with
ruth the iashoods Of the enemy by organization
nong yourselves cornteract their extensive organ