The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-05-08


land, to Artificial prices and 'eytrayugant specula
III tict, Our present pccuuary embarrassing
brought about by CAUSES u, completely be- onl the
0r the Administration as are the elements Cv,|
kHnNs this, and still have the opposition the harlI
cuicavOr Ia ranlc the farmers into the belief that
ton OF GEN Harrison To the presidency Will abs,ly
>Pcculiln', tun debt, refill the pockets of IDLE gau|
bunk slo'h with money and the whole world with !
Dothet poet that gen II trri,ouS election will "a
brcrlcs ri heaven softer, the ra, Of the sun briu|
warmer AID tiir singing of birds swretcr, "a
this, or ANY other Administration, must heal tlci
e'ltrt ole ,ccc'svc Importation RAISE the broken ,ucl
ron the cl>t lucncC of his eastern ll aud 9th,
Sc Bubble ,pccuatiOns. Tinir, ard rot mr. Van m
even gen iiarrNon almost onnpot"ut to rcs,o'c
pretend tn think him, mus, bring about health.
public opinion upon the evident causes of al or di
Time riH it.
The opposition say we mu,, have a National Ban
ulate the state banks, 1t is sucicnt To ~, ON this
during the palnie,t days Of the great regulator
DRIED ANO sIx'y EIGHT state banks went to utt
singular regulator of state banks.
In rc'lrl To the present banking system. the ind
has M fellowship with it, He believes the banks of
living curse 10 the farmers, cankcr urou the bod
or what benefit ARE the bank, to the public Can
II dollar ont ofhrm. No, WAY not, Are they not
prcctlcned condition for DESIGNATING: Yes, no one
nv that. What is the trouble then TIE BANXSl
TAKEN THE POLITICAL FIELD-tlat is the tr,|
Tile banks in this state, control the currcnc, of N
Ihry ARE IN" enemies Of the labu-ing mrn-,hey
MN out 9TH ; honest dues. They control the pric,
poor mans labor. They reduce his wages The,
nm to 90 To the ballot bo- aud vote rs the,
rus Is what they have done, are doing th, M 7
this very moment, when their cashiers, aud direct
tellcfs, and feed LAWYERS aud bribrd editors and m
dependents ARE standing in the public houses,
St'c''N, IN the lanes and the by.wa,s, aud h, the
Wilt ing aud abusing the Administration; calm
the poo' m IN To vote IT down. 'orju-,ns hinb I'll
ri that very omFo mcnt, III which Hov have
him, tn abandon h'' principles, and supp IT ii q
or three year, since when the terrible Admin
WIS wnring upon the hnnk- aud thcy dare not d
dolldr, when the suffering farmers who had breath
into existence coald not command with the best II
the state, II single cent, certain spectators TOOK III
spgcd in the flour speculation. What was the corsr
u was run up Ia twelve dollars Il barrel in Rurlng
the poor lahore who before bought it for six and st
Obliged n pny II pricr doubled Whu aud what
this increase IN the price Of Hour and the rohsruur
cr!ng ri the Hboring man . q, the Administration
awful Suh-rrcasuy, Of course. but, o., the IL M
thn poor man pay double price Tor hi, Hour ri
being very hungnr beings aud g'carl, di,tubc,l. alv
the carI'r ollle poor mal--oi course they raised
"lhi' labor Did rney not Did they no. III,
thcm,,lyc, rich and let stlryc. TIry had the
ol The state in their hands, they made him pay thu
they pleased for hi, bread, and thcy paid him wi
plra,rd for hi labor. All the past winter, when
I'm ton bank, could not dis 'u3I to the people Ger
have had the control Of NIL the monry the, w,hc
bnnks in the State n they are managed ARE no hrnc
prOplr-lhc, OHly benefit II few, II was lust said
banks have the control oithc currency oflhc State
one shor, year since the bank, in the state had in
ton not far iom two millions ofdoar, now thu
hl, have not one The withdrawing TO active cir
in one -hu'r 'aNr Otabout II million ordollnr, in
state of Vermont, eau have no bad cilrrtupon tie
mrn-'ocS u"i help mnhc money "ti.hL' On no.
id nin.strnt.n IN that doe, all m ni,chicl-oh sc,
Tia hank are tht ril,e or there b'inl 50 It'll,
the country dear mr. Webster in i,lDi
"Why have w. 81 small nmuunt Of ,pcrc in rircI
CcrluHl the uul. ,ta,uA : because We 60 lot
more, W. nave h"' ~ - it, presence and II
turn but wc 20. Mt r ly Danish Il b, the eat an
ull bank hot,N. l." ,uu,t ot the state, tlc ban
lni,~ III low determinations, down even tua sIgi
How is 1t possible, under such circumstance,
I'M tt IA
hl'. The paper viii take the PLACE II gold aud
the evil llrn i the issuing ~ SMALL notes b : at
~ these notes, that II IN su, Oi Lotr, under liyr
the u tuunl now IN circulation j. duultln,s = III
mil O.S Of lOIlaN.' Can these r0,r, bc Wttl.r
they tal TIER place VIII be- ia ncdlttl, supplied
r.r crcilutou NJ equal saluuIt. The ,uhirrl i,
unc, 70, II /, connected With the snlt Md ,th.lt
currency, aud VIII JUSTLY >ofnr, rrllr ton IN III
Of accomplishing II, 90 II hut tor other ~t,t
low the good ample orthO'c winch have prorIlut
ard ne work iSdunc. We must hope that all not
i've dollar, NAV h. entirely withdrawn from circul
I, not this conclusive The people oI Vernon
undc'Nnldth' matter. Their in,ctilhcr. honest q
rcpliihtcl upper cnrrcnc, M briac ruinols To d
interest. They were for gold aud silver.
The greatest cInbnrrnssn' ut existed In this State
clusc III the Rryonionar, War. The pcrunIar,
o. the people was tcn-lold worse than It i now
were gatherings ri the people, resolutions passed
i've NJ the sense Ut the community. and petitions
to the leg stature, praying thu, body Ia alo,t 10 n
u'cs ol rclrl.-ln l7-6 tn General A,,c nby to
consideration the subject Of r. trees NJ vrie.l,
sci forth IN the various petitions Of the people, an
I'd seven distinct propositions, and resolved that Il
should be referred to the Tree men Of tn Sau'. Am,
different propositions Wa, III follow NJ dee ned
important aud which elected The greatest vote;
a. L'gi'ia' re aatiorise the en- sion Of a 8m
CuvsHcy!'
This question was put to the people and the 4
is the vote Of the several towns ~ recorded in the
of l,sn
From the House Journals. page 10.
FRiD,y, FEBRUARY %, l1-i.-Agrcrnhlc tn o.
tlcrk made the following report, ur stating Ut
and NAYS ii the it,emcn. on thu several questions
To paper money, tender acts, &c. which was re-,
Or'cr via
TOUns P0per MInCU TOuns. pdrcr