The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-06-19
NUMBER 7.

dillon Law was enacted Sublecting to penalty Of
not exceeding Two thousand daars and rnnr>c'j-
nent not exceeding Two years, any one who should
"wrle, print, utter or pub ish, or cause or aid liz
the same, "any false scandalous and maiitods
writing or writings against the government of the
United States, ether house of the congress Of
the United States, or the president of the lnted
States, with the intent to def,tne the said govern
meat, either house of said congress- or the SAID
president, or to bring them or either 81 them into
conten P' or dsrepue to excite against them or
any of lhem the hatred of the good people OF tie
United States, or TO stir up sedton in the United
States" giving the federal courts Jurisdiction over
the press in such eases.
Acts were passed also for raising standing army
and increasing the navy, carrying The expenditures
far beyond the means Of the government
To sustain these establishments, direct tax WIS
laid, and stamp and excise duties imposed, ard
these not being sufficient, loans we're resored To-.
Although these measures were defended on the
ground that war with France was impending, the
Republican party now, for the first time assuming
Il regular organization, believed, as il ultimately
appeared that France had M inclination to make
upon MS, and that the chief object fall inrse
measures, some of which they considered uncon-
stitutional, was to break down the state authOr-
es and independence of the people, for the purPe-.
Of enarging the powers of The general government
|
| Abound this administration rallied all the monarch
lists and aristocrats ofhe revolution. There were
men taking an active part in that struggle who
fought for independence, but not for liberty. They
desired to establish the independence of the coun->
try, not that the people migM lie free but that they
might be It's rulers They desired to be the titled
nobility of ii new monarchy, to be raised above the
people and i've upon their labor in luSnry and case;
an enlinence they could never hope to gain so long
rs the country was tributary TO foreign monarchy,
which kept them far Som the throne They were
delighted with the Federal administration OF The
elder Adams. prrcciving in It's measures cntenc/
towards the end they had from the beginning Of
resistance to i'rilish power, had steady in view
| These men were oined by most OF the old Torres
whose suilerings had inspired them with deadly
battered for the Republican principles and men Of
the Revolution and they nov sorsht their revenge
upon the one hy contributing To the suhverson ct
the other. These con binu;ons, backed by III"
| National Bank, tho Alien and Sedi'ion Laws, II
standing army, the countcnancc and power Of the
administration. and we may add willing judiciary,
were full of hope, inSO'cnt and Oyerbcnrlng, FOR
Il Time leading Republicans could scarcely show
themselves in pubic places or in the streets of the
cgptal, without being booted at and Installed, amt
that period in our countries history acquired the
appropriate name of site Reign Of Terror
"No person." SAYS Nr Jefferson, 'rha not wit
ness of the Of that gloomy period can form
any iuen OF inc "li'ins prosecutions ana personal
ndigncs we had to brook
SHr'ed al 'hr ho'd nSnpn'oNs oi I'VE "Hpf'
government, and perrcivng in establishment olhe
the principles upon whl'h II was administered, the
certain loss oi al maj was valuable IN ,e ndpeh-
dehcr secured ny Inc revolution, Inc k'PnsIH"n'
OF that day, the true higS ct me r"voIu'lon glr-
drd on their arnor aud rushed to the rescue ct
liberty and the constitution. Senkrg only "the
greatest good Of the greatest number, htsmg adj
opted the principles Of the Declaration oi indrpcn-
dence us their guide, and with us great nuihor,
"'sworn rpcn the alter ct God esrnil ao>,lIsv
against every form ct tyranny over the n'lnd 81
man, they took lheiicId, resolved to overthrow
the barriers wh'rh f"darnl an'lorii, was erecting
around us nstrpatons, Wen Of talents md learn
me took NY me cause 81 the people with HE zeal 81
apostles and the devotion OF martyrs. They hl'ed
~" hewSp pers with able and animated discussions,
and throwing themselves INTO The legislatures oi the
states. through their columns powerful address
seS and resolutions, ,ocaied the true doctrines
Of the constitutions. Aer short but severe sirng-
gle. the Democratic principles prevailed, aud ut
the pres'dclnl election Of 1890, Jefferson and Burr,
the Republican candidates for president and vice.
president received MA or,y of the electoral
votes
TrprRAI Clrcr,oy FpAups OF 1901.
81 49,; ,n '"" Wv -, ., ia a,
s,,n,on os j, then WINS. no person WAS voted for ns
vice president The electors each voted for two
per.sns as president (; the candidate having the
highest number of votes was 10 be president, and
the next highest was To be- vice president. II hap.
pencd in this case, that jefferson and Rurr had each
the same aunber of votes. so that il devoycd G.9>
on tsc House Of Representatives voting by states,
| IA, ,,,;,.h .lnrlI Lr nr,silnnt u hat
both the people and electors intended that SIR def
ierson should be president there WAS rot the slight
est reason to doub, vet in conien pit Of vast mt.
ory oc the people the Federal part, in the Ilsu..,
no, being able to elect Burr. and determined thai
so pure n Republican rs Jefferson should not h,.
elected. determined 10 prevent an election atoreth-
or. and provide by law for the administration Of
the government This first attempt of the FEEDER
al PARTY 10 trea, an election rs il il had not been
held. - and the means by whirh their objects were
thwaried, are thu. described BY N'r Jefferson in a
I 4 At itl,b I,a.