The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-07-10
TO THE PEOPLE OF VERMONT.

and continue till after the November election to
be entitled.
THE PULSE OF THE PEOPLE.
The present political contest is one ofihe utmost
moment to those who favor the principles of Ihom-
as Jefferson as opposed to those Of John Adams.-
Never since the days of those two men, have the
two great political parties met ON TIE OLD
BATTLE FIELD OF 'g3, and never, since their
disastrous defeat on that field, till now have the
old Federasls rallied with zeal so warm, and
determination so desperate. The hope that the
too confident democracy may not take their former
advantageous position, the knowledge that many oil
the old veterans who on that day. dashed among
their ranks and hung on their broken rear like the
avenging angel, are now 10 more the still remain
ing marks of their former obstruction, all combined
inyigoratc their collapsed muscles, stir up their
fallen courage and add an insanity and rocklessness
to their desperation truly APPALLING, The living
alien and sedon laws, his standing army, aided
by the last war ories,ar docking like the ocuss of
Egypt 10 the standard fGen Harrison. Daniel Web
ster an advocate Of the Hartford Convention, James
Wilson, supporter oflhe members that conven-
ton Unreasonable onspi'utors are imported into
the state TO arouse the scattered squadrons, of the
straggag army to battle Charles Adams who as
sisted 10 burn Thomas Jefferson in eiigy, Noses
Strong, who ran on the federal ticket against Jonas
Gausha, lIeman Allen and Charles Ilarsh the per-
seculors of Matthew Lyon and Com, Nc Donough,
William upham, E, ?. Walton, James Bell, all old
| radcras,s and members of Washing,onian Gcncyo-
lent Societies. are on the ground ALREADY, strainug
every muscle TO elect an old Federast to the Pres
idcnal chair.
Old Republicans of Vermont If YOU have one
spark ofyour former fire left, You viii rally as
YOU did in the days Of Gausha, in this great and
momcntous contest, Young men Of the Mountain
State If you have one drop Of the blood of your
fathers in your veins, yoa will rally in defence of
the Cons ituliOn-raliy in defence Of your beloved
Stu,e--rally in defence ofyour own unsullicd hon
orally TO defeat the asscndcnc} of the same men
who prosecuted, Matthew Lyon, Mr., IIaswcll, and
!
eiligy, who celebrated with badgos, with boniircs
and Examinations, the rcNeiscs Of cur gallant army;
who drove with clubs, our worn und wclred SOL
diers from TIE common town pump, aud would not
allow them drop Of cod water; who voted in our
legislature not 10 return thanks to Almighty God for
the success of our army who, Ike John Davis,
chccrcd in the public streets whcn,hc enemy burn
cd our capitol and who in1ucd, with ,aunts, with
rcproachcs, with groans and Kisses and wells, that
would have shamed the wl.d beasts of the forest,
every man who dared to speak, or bare his arm in
defence of our common country.
The man Harrison Is nobody. |, is Of no sort
Of moment in this contest whether Gen. Harrison is
graccd or disgroced The pages of history, Ic,
the mGn alone. HIS PRINCIPLES HIS pRlN-
ClpLES 1t is sufficient for the old Republicans
to know that he il the candidate orihc old federal
lists, That is sulicienl,an granting to the federal
lists all they claim for their candidate, as man,
strike home upon bis PRINCIPLES ! Rally
Rally in the name ofaIl that You can hcpa or hive
dreamed oftho future glory of our democratic In
situtions. Rally in the name Of your love and re-
@p,ct for those patriots and slges who adopted it in
spite Of the opposition of Hamilton John Adamsan
their co .laborers Rally in the name ofyour ven.
Grafton for those men who defended il fom their
continued & cadyasslults Rally in the name of
all pubic order, peace, and morality Rally and save
the constitution from dissertation, and the coun-
try from second reign Of Terror Old Rcpub-
cans do you hear! From Bennington tot he line
| from sod Ty," to the Ccnnecli,ur-do YOU hear
Grasp your arms, Flock! Flock. to the cd Rcpubi
can standard of y9 II is still floating on the ground
where Jefferson planted it. 1t Is still floating, TN
deficcd-undinucd See il rs /, swes out in
the strong mountain wind brighter ihin over, as
# to catch the agc-dned eye Of It's old dcrndcls
Let every flap of that old, and oh how beloved
aud veneraed banner, spotted here and there with
the tears of Matthew Lyon and the blood Of VII
linn Duane, be Ike rafting peal of thunder to
rouse yon once more to IT, defence.
Proud-eyed young mcn of the Mountain State.
shoulder to shoulder with the old veterans, hacked
and bruised in hundred wars. Form! Form! lie
into the line, on the same conserraicd field rpon
With llaswell looked ftom the gralngi Of lis dun
geon and Matthew Lyon fought with his chns Up
on his wrists, and,
With tina, cd banner streaming Ter you
rs they did, so do You. swear 10 do or die.
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WHERE ARE THE DEMOCRATS
a federal paper, in the excitement produced by
4 e 81. L.