The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-06-11
VOL. IL. NO. So.

" hoored, on 10 4 tempesuous ocean, WHhout
hsm or compass, as the wings made no decar-
alton of principles by which they should be govern
ed in case Of success, How could they they had
none that would bear the light, and they very
wisely rolled them up, and stuffed them into their
breeches pocket and in This they showed their
wisodm, Iii true, however, that they called on
Jehovah to witness the purity Of their motives,
their patriotism, and their unbounded and disinter-
esed love of country, and solemny declared in
the presence ofGod and the people, that, ifper-
milted to enter the temple of liberty, not man
should he removed from office in consequence Of
his political trusts-that prescription should no
longer find habitation in the dna-that Reuench-
ment aud Reform were their "darling attributes"
that the government should once more, be ad-
minisIered on its original principles Of purity
We'll, what if they did make such declarations in
their drunken revcls, and insult Jehovah by call
ing on Him to record the Elsehood as it fell from
their tongues Who was fool-hardy enough to
believe them;-And now, sir, permit me to give
few extracts from some Of then distinguished lead
| ers:
"rhs system Of prescription is to beproscribed.
stand on that gronnd and SO help me God, I
will, so far as | am concerned, act upon it. I
shall resist and denounce all giving Of Office for
mere poIAicaI opinion. "-Col Preston, in Sea-
ale, Feb lS4l.
81 see over the way public officer; although
he may oppose me, if he do so honestly shall bo
the last man 10 disturb him. Before | would re-
move him for mere difference opinion, would
sufierm right arm TO be severed from my body"
Gen. Harrison, at CIerelaad, Ohio!
Pardon the expression, Mr.. Edor-"ou, of their
own mouths will | judge them"--by introducing
tho folio wing from the North American. published
at Philadelphia staunch Wing paper.
"We resrc, to hear in the merciless sweep made
by the new Collector, that some men have fallen
who were really worthy different and better fate
Men who have cautiously kept aOof from political
action and discharged then duties with unswery-
iny fidelity have been Frustrated by the same tor
nado which overwhelmed The vulgar ard noisy
demagogue We solennly proies. against the
principle which rewards ob,rusive, rowdy, pot
house poliii:ilns, while men Of high moral worth,
sterling integrity, are overlooked and dissraced.
Brazen mpudencs should be rebuked, and the
man who has nothing to recommend him but his
party ribaldry should have found no favor in tho
eyes Of the new Collector of Philadelphia"
Tut! tut! What are you talking about Mr. North
American Why, these are "gsatle removals."
This is mild and heaven-born charity" and "un-
bounded iberaIiiy to all men without distinction
of party"
"They have deruugod our currency, crippled
our commerce, destroyed our manufactures, they
have disgraced US abroad and impoverished US at
home"
VIVA, nonsensc Had this scribbler taken tho
trouble to inform himsefo on the subject, he would
have found that Jackson and Van Burcn's admin
is,rations form the most prosperous era of ourexis-
tence as nation. FrcR Survey Of the debts Of
the States" there is paragraph in relation to
Kentucky which states that from the returns in
that State TO the Auditors Office the taxable prop
erty increased from 1880 10 1889 from 1903 ,5i3,-
636 to 22i, Oj3 ,0li dollars. Here is an increase
in Kentucky alone Of one hundred and twenty one
mIlions and an increase in Massachusetts is also
given of ninety-nine millions in eight years-being
two hundred and twenty millions Of increase in
two States, Of the middle class--whch in wealth
and population rank FAR below some Of the others.
lf we pursue the estimate and extend it over tho
whole Union, md apply it 10 Jackson and Van
Burens twelve years administration, we shall find
it exceeds one thousand millions Of dollars increase
Horror ofhorrors! what deplorable picture No
wonder tina, the sngacious eagle eyed lackey Of
the Wing should have unpleasant dreams, and
rouse himself from his ethargy and sounded tho
tocsin Of alarm in tho ears Of slumbcrng people.
But let US see what the democracy have had to
contend with during these twelve years of famine
aud piunder
Tho Wings were proclaming from amos,
every house-op, the doom that awaited us-dis-
torting the Imagination with pictures of misery,
desoaton and certain destruction, unless there
was change Of" men and measures" There
was then no liking in Israel"-thc Regulator"
had been weighed and found wan,ing-ihe specie
circular, the war upon credit, sc. &c. chung like
an incubus upon the country" But Jackson
and Van Buren, pursued the even tenor Of their
way--"ashing nothing bu, what was clearly right
and submitting to nothing that was wrong" and
their history will form one Of the brightest pages
that will hereafter udorn the present age, and
prove one of the creates, legacies that will de-
scend to our pOsteriiy, unless the genius who fig
urcs SO conspcuously in the Wing. should rise up
in his might and dash at Zone fell swoop" his
whitening and sarcastic pen through the record Of
the past, and bio, out in his course, every vesls,
Of the Republic.
One Quotation more, and I have done with
this school boy production:
"Locofocoism has crawled into every place Of
profit, honor or power in the gin Of tho Govern
ment to the almost utter exclusion of those who