The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-30
THE APPROACHING PRESIDEN.
TIAL ELECTION.

1t is with feelings of the greatest emotion that
we at this time of political excitement, would call
the attention of our democratic friends TO that Pc
Rod in the history Of our country when not only
principles, but the freedom of our republic is at
stake. In this county federalism has again been
Frustrated. Old Northampton has always been true
to her trust. And now that we have completed II
part of the work, let us 60 boldly on, and pcrsc-
to do this we must press onward. WE MUST
COME FORWARD ON THE DAY OF ELEC-
TON The intrigues of federalism are great and
scarcely to be comprehendcd. Therefore be on
the alert-be watchfu Let no counterfeit ticket
be paned upon you,-but assert your rights.
In order to be successful, we must come in our
strengthened the victory will be the more glori-
Gus. We must be united unless we are, we
must inevitably be the losers. The democracy,
not only of Northampton county and Of the State
ofPennsylvana, but of the Uuited States is power
full. And why should it not be-when it'embraces
those principles spporled by the illustrous Jeier-
son-who said tina, call men are created equal"
and is the rock upon which a republican govern
ment rests' 1t is the only source by which "a peo-
pie can expect to obtain and retain an independent
form of government.
But fellow democrats, let this not lull you to
sleep and cause you to think that we are invinci-
bic We are,-but you are no DOUBT, aware that
there is an evil spirit always at work to tempt and
bride such as are on the proper path and try to
cause them to run astray. As in the case of sa-
tan when he tempted Eve with the apple, so they
have invented mode of allureing you. They tell
you that log cabins are fine dwellings-and hard
cider is an exelent beverage General IIar-
rison is farmer, &c.,-all before election AFTER
which if Harrison should happen to become presi-
dent or not, they will return to the champaign,
and let you be satisfied with hard cider and hum
buggery.
Itwould be presumption in us to argue upon the
subject. We have the simple fact stated, and we
can prove the whole of them. We have frequent
y stated the principles of General IIarrison,-the
unconstitutional methods which he wished to in
roduce into this, a land of freedom and equality,
in order TO carry out those principles which have
been imbbed by him as follower of John Adams
and with which he is at this time trying to blind
fold an enlightened nation The modern wing
party as they would wish to designate themselves
at the present day, are the original tories during
the revolution-and may, in political sense of
the word be called set Of rohbers-thieves. They
were not satisfied with robbing US of the name of
Wing which was the honored title of our old re-
evolutionary sires who fought in the great cause of
of liberty--but they would now even pretend to
call themselves democratic Ilarrison-men. Where
is their democracy In humbling themselves just
before an election,-in "siooping TO conquer"7
For rest assured they do s,oop-and rather lower
than would become good democrat, but then
they rise higher than the boundary line which sep
arates the principles of Democracy from the OPP
preston Of aristocracy. They then again begin to
nhale their native air and become, as they always
were, the poor mans Oppressors. In speaking Of
hem--wc mean, those silk stocking gentry who