The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-21

LAND POST OFEICE--''NO PROSCRIP-
TION FOR OPINIONS SAKEn
! The Ogarchy have finished II. WELD, Esq,
Postmaster at lIarand. He is Guillolined his
head is off, and one Curtis Cady sits in his place ;
ga man." says correspondent from IIarand,
"noted for nothing save stupidity. The only
claims set up by his friends were that he had moth
ing else to do, aud must have some business by
which 10 get living, and they probably feel graf
flied at his appointment, as the probability of his
becoming town charge, is, for the present, Ie-
moved"
We cannot but improve the opportunity here af-
lorded us, to advert TO few facts tending to show
The boldly delineated difference between the pro-
scriptions Of the Oligarchy and the two last Admin
istraons. In this town of IIartand, Porter Cot
ton, federal wing, the predecessor of Mr. Weld,
came into the office under the Administration
Of Gen. Jackson upon the resignation of a demo-
crat, and held it into the last year of Mr. Van
Buren's Administration, and then was removed,
only for perss,ing in the most palpable abuse Of
the franking privilege, This was democratic pro-
scription Mr. Weld has occupied the office about
six months, has always discharged his duties faith
fully has done nothing 'to bring the patronage of
the Government in contact with the freedom of
elections" either openly secretly has no, been
an ''actvc partisan - against him not the shadow
of charge has been brought, except that he is
democrat charge sufficient that, with the OIigar-
chy, 10 cut off the head of the pures man that ever
lived, This is federal prescription
Now, go into llauand ; ask the first man you
see why Mr. Weld was removed Ask if the office
has not been kept faithfully and honestly, and to
the entire satisfaction of every body. Yes, TO all
the questions, will be the answer But perhaps
one Lcmex, or some other snuil-carrier for Ever
e,t will tell you, Mr. Weld gave SIS, 90 towards
starting the Spirit Of The .Age,' What if he did
what has that to do with the faithful discharge Of
his duties as postmaster Whether he has, or has
not, been faithful postmaster, is the point in qucs-
ton, gentlemen fcdoralisr, Has he been if you
say yes, then you admit that you are set Of base
hypocrites and wiliul liars because, you assured
the people of IIartland, all through the late can
yass, that no man should be removed from Office,
for opinions sake, and that, if they would help
elect Gen. Harrison, good old Monroe times would
come around Ogain, and we should be all Of one
opinion. Many believed these assertions, aud yot-
ed for Gen. Harrison they would now like to un-
dorstand how this removal of Mr Weld, without
single charge, except his democracy, having been
alleged against him, is to be taken as specimen Of
the iuliiment of your pledges and promises But
we say again, suppose Mr. Weld dill give $500
towards starting the .lgc? Was that worse than
giving $4,000 to purchase liquor for hard cider
powow worse than inducing the laboring man to
take what little money he had laid by, to purchase
the necessares of life for his family and spend il
in running hitler and yon all the summer, to
the neglect of his business and the shame of his
wife and children stimulated by federal rum first
and federal promises afterwards, into the belief
that by so doing he was bringing about an era of
good feeling, no prescription, and easy times -
Look at the poor fellow now, either helpless vag-
abond hanging about the bnr-rooms, ragged and
discouraged; or sweating day and night to make up
what he lost last summer while under the wihcr-
ing influence of rum and federalism and say which |
is the worst, and which indicates the more active
partisan, inducing the abOrng man TO do all this,
by which he is boggarded or attending to ones
own affairs and giving $500 TO support news
paper, that information may be spread among the
people;
Then, this giving $500 to start the .4gc was
the cause of Mr. Yields removal, was it: Very
well, put it upon that ground then; i! may answer
for the want of better. But, alas it so happens,
gentlemen that Mr. Weld dill not giu a cent To-
yards starting The Age he has mol erea paii as
for single copy Of the Age since its publication
That makes it very bad, does nj it, We ruthlovng,
candid, no-proscripon federasts /: very bad it
makes it, The whole story Of Mr. Yields awful
and nevcr-to-be forgiven sin of having contributed
n cent for the benefit Of the Age is wfnl silly,
lie, that had its origin where all such mean things
have their origin, in the head of federalist Its
origin is stamped upon its forehead. 1t bears the
stupid, brainless, adde-look of its uslrious pa
rents, Horace Everett s. Co.
What is to be done now, gentlemen fsjeralists
Of ITartand wha, i; to be done now what en-
cuso will you give TO the people for Mr. Yields re-
moval' You are pinned TO the wall HE WAS
REMOVED FOR OPINIONS SAKE, and, as
you repeatedly promised, no man should be re-
moved for that cause, if General Harrison was
elected, you stand before the peope--they know
how you stand it is not necessary for us to tell
them.
People of IIartand, Of Windsor County COM
pare the course of democratic Administrations in
relation TO Mr. Cotton. Mark how he came, how
ong he was retained, in the Office, opposed to the
Administration, for what he was removed, and
hen mark how long Mr. Weld was retained in Of
ice, for what he was removed, and judge between
he advantages you have gained in exchanging