The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1840-10-30
From the Keystone.
OUR CAUSE, OUR PARTY, AND OUR
pROSpECTS

OUR CAUSE, OUR PARTY, AND OUR
PROSPECTS,.
Stronger motives to exertion were never present
ed to party, than those which should stimulate
the democratic party of Penlsy lvana to overthrow
their federal opponents again on the 3Oth. So far
great currency question, for which the Democracy
of the Union has been struggling during the last
ten years, is happily settled and general prosperity
is reviving under its auspicious influence. Should
this again be disturbed, as it would if the federal
party get into power, we should have re-enacted
all the former scenes of bank expansions and con-
fractions, panics and pressures by which the bust
ness Of the country was thrown out of its healthy
channels and property of all kinds constantly Auc-
tuating in value; the sub-treasury will be repealed,
another national bank established, high tariff i'm
government, the state debts assumed, or the pub
lie lands distributed. All our battles must be
fought over again, and the country will be kept for
years in confusion before the Democracy can re-
deem ii once more from the hands of federal stock
jobbers and spectators. To prevent such disas-
rous state of things it is only necessary to sustain
the wise policy of Jackson and Van Buren,. The
latter hiss nobly fulfilled all his pledges-he has fol-
lowed in the footsteps of his great predecessor-he
has carried out the will of the democracy with f.
deity, and the democracy can and will re-eleci
him.
Independent of national politics, in Pennsyva-
mia we have some peculiar questions, calculated to
cement the bond of democratic union and to slim
ulate the energies Of our party, We have labored
patiently for years, and incurred an enormous state
debt in the construction of our Improvements, now
nearly completed. Should the federal policy be
adopted, we should be taxed TO make improvement
by the general government in other states. This
would be unjust and oppressive. No true Penn
sylvanan can aid in the elevation of Il party which
has this for one of its protested objects.
In Pennsylvania we were scourgcd by the short
reign of federalism when that party accidentally got
into power in 1885. The enormities and corrup-
tons practised under Gov. Ritner's administration
are still fresh in the recollection of every democrat
1t is against the same party and the same men that
we are now contcnding. The evils inflicted upon
us by them, we are still suffering under. Their
profigatc waste of public money has added mill
ions unnecessarily to our state debt, and by their
unconstitutional apportionment bill they have ma
jority in the state senate, and an equal number
with US in the house, whilst the democrats have a
large majority of the popular vote!
"Treating elections as if they had not happen
cd" and bringing troops armed with buckshol and
ball to resist the decision of the ballot boxes, are
outrages which no Pennsylvania has forgotten.-
Shall we succomb to such an cnemy' Shall we
permit such an INSCRIPTIONS party to triumph over
u.s. Would our liberties be safe entrusted to such
hands Reflect seriously upon these matters, fel-
low democrats, and do your duty on the 3Olh.-
Prevent the institutions of our country from being
dcsccrated by such reckless partisans
As to our prospects, they are cheering. The
whole force of the enemy was brought into the
field on the 18th, and we beat them by large ma
jority. They exhibited their entire strength and
the only advantage they gained, was under the OPP
Grafton of an apporlionment law so outrageous in
its provisions, that should nerve the exertions Of
every democrat until its repeal is effected. Penn
sylvania cannot but be viewed, by every rational
man, as sure to give her vote for the democratic
candidates. The federal electoral ticket, headed
by Ritner and Shultz, two broken down aposta.es
from democracy, who have been heretofore reject
ed by the people, can never be elected
In the other states, we see no reason to be dis
couraged. Gu the contrary, there are sufficient ev-
licences to believe that we shall be seconded by
enough to re-elect our patriotic President and Vice
President. The elections over which the federasts
are Boosting so loudly, have been held in states
which they had before. Ohio was theirs in 1886,
and so were Maryland Delaware, New Jersey,
Georgia, Kentucky and Indiana. Still we trium-
phantly elected our President, and we can do it
again without Them Rhode Island and Connecti-
cut may go against u.s. If they do, we have South
Carolina in return there is nothing to fear. The
federal party have ever claimed their victories in
advance, but when the final struggle come we have
always beat them. Let no democrat be disheart-
ened by their noisy vauntings. Only defeat them
now and it will be many years before they can raj
y again with their National Bank, their tariff and
their thousand and one humbugs with which to
agiiate the country, and deprive the working man
or tho inst fruits of his labor
THE SKIES BRIGHT AND BRIGHT
ENING!
The election in Pennsylvania has fallen upon the
federalists like thunder clap. 1t has literally
Frustrated them, so excited had they become with
the results in Georgia and MARYLAND (of little con-