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

which monarchy always invests It's OillccfS. lHey
would have invested them with the reverence ofan
order, of distinct permanent & better class. They
would have made birth and wealth, requisite quail
iicaons for participation in the control of the
functions of the government. They would have
had President and Senate for life, who should
command respect and vcneraton, by the distance
they were removed from the influence Of the pop
unr will, by the halo which distinction, wealth and
birth had cast about them They would have rails
ed up among us artificial distinctions; they would
raised up rich and illustrous families, which, as
John Adams said, "would at any time annhate
heaven and earth if they could, rather than fail in
carrying their point, and who could certainly rule
the country" All their plans, all their speeches
upon the adoption of the constitution, 90 plainly to
show that the blood of the old system of European
desposm ran in their veins. After the adoption
of the constitution, we see the same continued ef-
forts making by Mr. Hamilton aud his coadjutors
TO build mp an aristocracy of some kind. lie bent
all the energies of II powerful intellect towards
forming a consolidated government His funding
the money of the revolution, the assumption Of the
State debts, and lastly, his attempt to build up Il
vast moncycd power, are arguments that cannot be
overhrown, which 90 10 prove the monarchica
principles of the old federal party. The disastrous
defeat that fell upon the old federal party in the cleo
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them that it was long, very long, before they could
coectogeher their scattered forces fora fresh con-
0lc A few still maintained the CITADEL National
Bank. To that tower of strength, the wounded
and crcs-iallen s,raggers of the federal army gath
cred. They began to look upon this as their last
hope. The people had taught them the danger of
attempting to engraft into our statue books their
odous doctrines If they could not control them
by the power of the law, they determined to do it
by the power of money Every effort was made
to lorliiy this, as they thought, federal Gibraltcr.
Branches were Observation-Disclosures were feed
editors were brlbed-runners were employed, & in
time whole army fccrks cashiers, presidents ,di-
rccors dependents borrowers and pensioncd press
es, were enlisted during life, under the captain
general commander in-chicf, Nicholas Bddc, lie
sent his parasites into every corner Of the Union.
lie accommodated every miserable loaler who
would stand at the corners of the streets and the
highways praisng this immaculate institution, 1t
controlled the elections; it controlled the currency
of the country; it controlled through its dependents
the state banks; the prices of the farmers wool
and his wheat, il controlled the labor of the
mechanic and the artizan But the day of lis de-
srrcton drew nigh. The people elected the Hero
of New Orleans TO the Presidential chair " it'll
the same energy and ndomiluble perseverance
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country, with all his mighty strength he grappIed
with this giant ofthc land. The people stood oghast
The monster laughed TO scorn the fool-bardncss of
the Out'andish old man. His own friends were in
fear. But he lrumphed The people came to his
aid as they did to that of Jefferson They sustained
HIM, and that Behemoh of federalism lies a mass
of puiretacOn, with no signs of life ubont it,
cept the crawling worms that prey upon its Tester
Ing aud rotten carcass.
The old rcdcrasts showed themselves du-
ling the last war. The hatred of our government,
which they had so long nursed, they now took oc-
casOn TO manifest, under the blind and vain hope
that our arms would he defeated and we night pos
sib'y be brought back to our former vassaluge to
the British throne. The leaders of the party form
ed Washington Benevolent Societies, and did all
in their power TO defeat the patriotic measures Of
the democratic party and bring rcproach upon our
common country. But the democracy of the coun-
try irunphed again and the country was saved.
Iffur,her evidence be asked to prove that the old
lcdcraiss ralying to the support of an old fed
crast, we have it in the fact that the principles of
their candidate are studlously kept from the pubic
eye, They know very well that their principles,
National Bunk-a consolidated Govcrnment-in-
tcrna improvement, among the States BY the gen
eral ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the State debts,
nc, must be kep' from the people They know
'hat ,''cSc principles VIII not be sustained by an
sh'hPlr' OF ,h' 'techch Of Tue ,hlon lney kno"
me people VIII not bear an avowa OF these odlous
ooc'r'neS consequently they do not pretend to dis
cuss me principles oi then candidate. They set up
onnb i'o 'hey station the'r priests about HIM;
lh'y pour out roPIous 'lhalons OF hard cider ut ms
'ee' 'hey deck NM out with coon SKINS and skunk
SKINS ana command The people to ln'' down and
worship ''h' ihry care noi discuss ms "Ac'em
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They no not, because they dare not avow one
single principle of their candidate; and when the
people ask for a statement of his principles. they
are told by the priests of this great mute, that "lhe
policy IL that the General make no further decara-
ton of his principles for the public eye whilst cc-
cupyng his present position" And then, oh shame
shame as II the people had not yet been sulli-