The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-08-14

diers of John Adams from their Offices into the pub
lie streets and llORSE-WHlPPED for doubling
the policy of this and similar laws
| Under the Alien and Scdilon Law Matthew l'y
on, and Mr. Ilaswell, in Vermont, were fined and
imprisoned and every specie of balbarlty ana out
rage committed upon the persons and properly o,
the patriots of the day. How far the old lederal
party would have gone it is difficult TO tell liad not
their outrageous acts Of violence and blood arous-
ed the people to Il sense Of their danger. ihey
rallied under jefferson, and the Administrations Of
John Adams, his alien and sediton and his stand
ne army were swept to destruction. ! his reign
Of terror stands out, black, scowng, dcsecraied
and alone in this country warning 10 all who may
dare to tramplc under foot the freedom of enquiry
and the power of the people. We see the same
spirit manifested now. 1t is seen i'm their howng
and groaning under the windows of the President
as they did under the windows of Thomas Jetier-
son. II is seen in their nsoence, in their brow
beating.-lt is seen in their utter Abandonment
of all the rules of morality religion, and de-
ccncy. 1t is seen in their murder Of democratic
editors, their thirst for blood and their deter
minOtion to defeat the election of a democrat,
let it cost what it may though it may be at the
expenses of all public order and deccncy, all re-
ligion though ii may be at the expense Of the lib
erty the property and the lives of those who sup
port him. Desperate maddened, now as then they
parade our streets, with hired DULLES and paid ruiz
ians, blowing lin horns ringing bells, shouting and
yelling like hycnus; disturbing the midnight slUn-
hers OF the pcaceable citizen; rousng his wife x his
daughc rs in terror from their beds; and breaking,
with inhunan noises, the last repose of the dying
man, from which he is passing to that sleep that
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our public men are compelled to hear the uamcs
of their husbands and their fathers coupled with the
most shameless and opprobous epllhets that ever
dSgraced the lips of the fOulcst federal mouth
Religious men are compelled to hear the name of
the Most High blasphemed in the most outrageous
manner. Our sober and industrious citizens in the
country are daily compelled TO witness, beings,
formed into professions of carts and wagons with
flags handkerchief and bands of music, racing a.
long the highway, swinging their hats, shouting,
yelling and singing rbald songs.--Ihis is the kind
of argument the federal party use TO convince the
people that Gen. IIasrison Is worthy of their sup
port, The same argument they used to secure the
elections of John Adams. Now us then, they APP
peal to the bascst passions of our nature, They
appeal to the cupdily & the weakness oflhe peop'e.
They will show their old inherent conlemp, OF the
mass. John Adams said, ''whcn iustrlous iam-
lies fall into decay and lose political power they
will turn democrats and court the lowest OF the pco-
pie with an ardor, art, and skill and consequent
" success which no vulgar democrat can attain.
Here (says the Gobc)we find the origin of the
"hard cider and log cabin hunbug. 1t is derived
from the very head Of the old federal patty. The
monopolists and proud arsiocrats having fail
ed IN all other schemes of acquiring power as a
last resort are attempting to practice upon the Mach
lavclian maxim of their original leader John Adj
ans. They are pretending to "turn democrats,
aRd court The ioccst Of the people wih an Grdor,
an art, Oad skill, rhich no rUig0r democrat can
aiiaja." Hence their awkward and ridiculous ap-
pcals to the basest passions Of the "owest of the
peoples" their prepostcrous attempts to represent
Gem Harrison rs the poor mans candidate, who
is the son of II distinguished man, and introduced
into to public life by the influence of his father, and
not by his own merits and has ever been pam
pered lyorile Of fortune having spent his whole
life IN public cmployments, for which he has re-
ceivcd from one to two thousand dollars. Hence
The ridiculous proceedings all over the country, Of
the erection Of log cabins, and the disgusting ex
hibitious Of miniature log cabins, and their seam
doous atlcmps TO tempt the low and vicious, and
scduce the Young and inconsidcrate, by the free
use Of h0I ciicr that is strong driHh, in all their
conventions and public meetings. This is certal-
~ counting the "lowest of the people with an ar
dor art, and skill which no vulgar Democrat can at
tain" But whether with the 'succcss' which Mr.
Adams predicted remains 10 be known. In this re-
quest however these "powcriul and crafty under
miners, "who pretend TO have turned democrats, in
order to deceive and beray the people, will find
themselves sadly mistaken. Their coDtrn ptible
humbuggery borrowed from old John Adams, is
well understood by the men who live in real log
cabins, They see through this miserable attempt
TO gull them and regard it only as an additional ev
dence Of the contempt in whrch these bank aris,o-
Gratis hold the intelligence of the people. Never
before have they exhibited such perfect contempt
of the understanding and intelligence Of the pco-
pie.
BY the way the federal custom, nova days Of
singing songs at their skunk skin celebrations is no
new thing after all, and proves pretty conclusiyely
the indemnity Of the old federal and "whig' par
ties
We find in AIr. Evcrett's Washngtouian, nm ac-
count of great Washington Society celebru-
ton holden at Boston May 2, 1885, sat which af-
ter the Grafton, one Mr.. Sicbns sang an ode written
by l., NJ. Sergeant, esq., We find also, in the
same mirror Of democratic whiggery that at w.
y. ;. celebration at burlington. In 1872 the pro-
ccssion marched to the Court House, accom paaiM
IN Jaaa Of music" The OLD COCKS crow
and the YOUNG ONES learn.,'
AS one instance Of their attempt to ''court the
lowest of the people, "rhe icdcraiss declare that
the Administration has thrown all the poor ,ticn ont
Of employ. Is this assertion true with regard TO
the laborng class ofthis State On the contrary is
it not false every word Of il ? Whcie are the poor
men ont Of employ Where are the poor men
that ask relief? Is it not fact that hundreds of la
borcrs in addition 10 the present number, could
find employ in this Staici Is it not fact that ma
sons, housccarpcnters, and all kinds of mechanics
are in unprecedented demand Is it not fac, that
people not able to build repair houses because
they cannot find workmen TO do il aud that too, at
the highest price ever paid for such labor? Are not
these facts: They are, and cannot be denied
they cannot be controycrtcd. A few wears ago n
merchant paid se,cnty-Gve cents hundred for
freight from Boston. lie now pays n dollar, and
half of the time cannot get his goods at that price.
The teainslefs have more than they can do. And
yet say the lruh-tcling Cideriles, they are all out
Of employ, and must oppose Mr. Van Buren,. We
know of mechanics in this vicinity who are as they
say, drove TO death with work, aud canno, answer
a fourth part Of their calls. But they are out of
employ, their wages are down, and they must down
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