The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-08-21

we have to make TO 1t is, to repubiish the follow
ing remarks which appeared in the Vermont Patriot
for the year iS2S; and which, if we mistake not,
relate to this identical person. Nothing can afford
lnrer Illustration of the principles and character
of the federal patty than the men they put forward
to viliiy and abuse those republicans in whom the
people have coniided
From the Patriot, August 1928.
"THE RICH MANS MONEY FOR THE POOR
MANS BLooD."-Ue have asserted and re-as-
serted, that " iliiam Jarvis, of Heathersiied one
of the candidates for electors on the Adams ticket
in this State, 'openy declared on the floor of the
house in debate, that the rich mans money was
fair offset for the poor mans blood" In reply to
this assertion, Mr.. Jarvis has appeared once and
again by communication over his name, in the
Uatchman, which has been copied into several
other papers, wherein he pronounces our statement
to be false, and challenges US "tO exhibit to the
public the declaration of respectable men, signed
by themselves" that he made such statement,
cor that any expression fell from him which taken
in connexon with what preceded and followed
could possibly bear such construction" That a
man who could so insult the good sense of the peo
pie as TO make such declaration, should prove
himself to be wholly regardless of truth and entire
~ destitute of every moral principles is no more
than what might be expected. That Mr. Jarvis
did make the declaration as we have stated, and
tina, his denial of it may have its due weight with
the people, we now call upon the public to read
the following statements made by gentlemen of the
first responsibility, who were delegates IN COnven-
ton with Mr.. Jarvis, some of whom sat within
8 feet of him at the time he made the expression
hereby certify that was present and heard the speech
of Mr. Jarvis in June last the adoption OF the proposed
Tho nd
tncy say, "taken in connection with what preceded
and followed" "tha the rich man money fair of
set (or eqnvacnD for the poor mans blood" According
to my understanding his words would "hear such
struction." and no other. AMOS ROBlNSON.
NOrhicld August I, ls2c.
We hereby certify that the above statement is correct,
JOSIAH HOLLlsTER,
STEPHEN FOSTER,
Montpelier, August g, 1910.
This may certify that was nj Montpcer, in June last,
when the convention met to take into consideration tho
proposed amendments to the constitutions ana heard the
Hon. William Jarvis speech the subject and when he
speaking OF the inqulty Of or representation M
drrstcod him to that he republican and ALWAYS
and that in the time OF war the poor man had to fight
the battles of his country and the rich man Ind 10 con-
tribute his money To- the support Of the war; which
fair equivalent for the toll and blood ol the poor orto
that effect. PETER NICHOLS.
Barre, Ausust Q, 1898.
The following was addressed to the editor:
Grecnsboro', .fpgua l2, 1922
sr---l received ,onr line wishing to know of me how
mr. jarvis 20 sSne IN 'ne .e convention u.
sered me correct understood him to say TINT the rich
mans money inir offset Tor the poor mans blood
not little surprised at the time but much more 30
when saw him dcf,ing you TO nrove your assertion.
,P'G,rf"H, A"gnt7, 1928
MR. n, 'a IT, 'Is ir"., you Ielues'hs
convention. understood Mr. Jarvis to saw that he con-
sdercd the rich mans wealth r equivalent the poor
mans oil 1d III me hnc 81 war or ,hn amount, solt was
%or Of ,cm saw that ,cy ih"rclt II w"s yery imnoe
expression. Yours Re>prctiulIv,
NATll'I BANCROFT.
There are many others VINO assert mat our state
meni IN regard to the sentiments advanced ny Mr.
Jarvis, in convention Is correct, whose names Tor
various reasons are withheld Indeed OF those who
heard his Speech thcre'is not single individual
delegate, Of whom we have made enquiry, VINO
does not substantially support our declaratlcn.-
And If ii were necessary, we might add large
number 10 me ABOVE 'ist, whose 'er'lhca'es cor
respond with the foregoing But ,hese are suilcent
I" prove our words are true and that Mr. jarvis
moi only "decared that the rch man money was
fair offset Tor the poor man blood, but that IN
DENYING he made such declaration ne has shown
himself to be in fact what the sentiment he advan-
ced Indicated man who Is totally devoid OF any
Wm''p''o, '"''s", """ '""o'.t "
n lit candidate Tor an elecfor ot John ". Adams,
,b,so o,l, bono IF , 70 o,ec,;op ,vos in yesor, In
c,,1' ~, J ax.,,,,;
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Mr. JARVIS III ms 'st communication III INV
tatchman says, 8 II my heart correspondent with
the sentiments they have so falsely put INTO my
mouth would forthwith become Jackson man
Vow we have proved tha' 'hS'ead OF 'a'se,y Pu,'nS
words mo MS nou'n' we nave ON! Pupn,neu 'no
words winch came from ms mou'h' ana which, no
doubt flowed ont oil me "ou"'o"ce o. MS nea'''-
It's heart ana ms senhrh's' '"t'c'ore' appear 10
hr prerisev whnt II, nun Tor supporter ., '"e Goa
'llon. " Is to he hnprn however 'ho' 'he PROOF
which we have furnished 'haf ms hcart corresponds
with his sentiments WIZ NOT iruuce MN IoT'nDim
to make any prciens'ons even 70 're name OF "a
Jackson man, Tor no man VINO possesses sucn
principles IS ne ms nnvan1eo can give MS support
to any candidate ~, rteSdeh' VINO IS NOT an "is,