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The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
THE NATIONAL DEPT.

The conservative Star and Times hus the fol-
lowing article:-
"THE LoAN.---It is said that the agents of
several English Bankers are now in this country
with authority to take part oil the new Government
loan of DIP zoe, 900"
The agents Of Eng.h Bankers are not only ready
to take u mortgage of twelve millions on the land
and labor of the people of the L. ). and pay them
in British goods, but they ARE kind enough TO at
tend at Washington and to aid by their counsel and
advice, in carr, ing out the federal measures of re-
lief to the beopIe, by running them in debt to OBJ
tain the means OF oanlng money 10 a great bank,
TO spectators and stock jobbers. The scheme for
bringing this county into pecunary subser,lcncy
TO the stock operators of England is in train Of
accomplishment. First, we are to have a national
debt like England-then national bank like Eng
land; to these will succeed assumption Of the
state debts or a mortgage Of the public domain TO
the lundmongers of England, TO secure them 100
dollaSs for go dollars paid BY them on the stocks of
many of the states The public domain instead
of being reserved for the benefit Of ireemen and
subject to their control, is to be morigaged to and
controlled by the lordly stock johbers Of London
When the proposition for issuing L. States stock
to he exchanged for state stocks first broached
after Mr. Webstcr's mission TO London il was con-
HuenllN hsSeTteu lhl inc money uedeTS WOulu take
4 2 per cent L. s. stock ut pir When the
times for action arrived, however, the fcdorai-is
authorize Sir per cent, stock TO be issued instead
of stock bearing m interest four aRd hGU per
cent "1he English Bankers" alluded 10 by the
Star and Times, probably told the federal mem
hers of Congress that they must have a sir instead
ola 4 2 per cent stock In the first place the
bill was reported for a per cent stock
We have indeed fallen on the evil times de-
srrbcd b. Mr. Jefferson, during the existence OF
the old bank and the uscendency Of federalism,
when as he saws all the administrative laws were
flshinoed on the model Of England and 50 passed
We doubt, however, whether the influence of the
British money changers has ever been open and
direct as at the present time. The mission of Mr.
Webster 10 England, seems TO have enbroied the
slccl, operators to such degree that they have
sent representatives 10 the extra session Of Con-
press from the stock dealers of London, and these
personagps have actually opened correspondence
with the Secretary of Sta,e!-.4rgus.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
KEEP YOUR PROMISES.

Patrick, my boy, how are you' wan, You to
come and saw up my wood pile. What do YOU
ask day'
Och, yonr honour, and sure would he glad 10
do The same job, and two dollars day /, is ask
and the tribe matter Of the baie' Two dollarsa
day, and beef, Patrick! why VIVA, do YOU meanr
Aud sure, yer honor's reverence, isn't Mr. Har-
rison made PRESIDENT And didn't yer honor tell
Us, when Harrison WIS president, and March was
come. that two dollars a day and roast bafe it wa,
We should have And sure yer honor's riyercnce.
twas none Of yer barney to u.s.,
The poor wing orator did no, know wha, to say
in reply to his last falls speeches, Tins rehenrsed
TO him, and left Patrick whou any further reply.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
THE RIGHT DOCTRIyE.

The Washington correspondent Of the Journal
If Commerce in alluding to the debate in the
House, on the Tariff, says
"Nr NcKpon spoke very ably in favor Of free
trade doctrines and direct taxation. which was the
democratic, Just, and economical mode of taxa
tian.''
This is the right doctrine. ia direct tax were
laid upon the property Of The country f,r the sun
port Of Government, the people would then be nblo
TO learn the extent TO which they are taxed. Now
the ponr man, with nothing but his labor to sup
port his family. pays as much for the support Of
the Government n. the rich man living upon the
interests Of his millions. without labor. And this
is called a democratic government - Democrat.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

Thus, Mr. Editor, taking the annual report Of the
Wing Auditor, the statement of the Vaichman is
proved basely false; and to these same reports
Gen. Walton has daily access, and knows the
above statement to be correct. OF course his
statements are wiyalIy false, and in "A subsequent
number will endeavor TO show his other state
mens in relation to the State Deb, to be equally
false, and also to show the probable cause for his
imposing such gross deception upon his readers
SCRUTATOR.
July 3Oth, ls4l.
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LET THE PEOPLE REMEMBER.

That Mr. Ewing in his official report estimate,
the expenses Of Government for lsil, at 1885,
500; that the actual expenses of Government for
1910, are stated il the same report ut S27, sG9.-
1851; and that the "retrenchmen" therefore Of
the FederaIlss the first year, is an addition of three
millions and half to the public expenditures!
This addition, too, is recommended At n tim.
when the late Secretary of the Tresury though,
there could be REDUCTION in the expenses of
Government, of about four millions! MIR Wood.
bury recommended to REDUCE the Governmen,
expenses about FOUR MILLIONS; but Mr. Ewing
Is in favor of increasing them about the same sum
Under Mr. Van Burens Administration. the Ma.
ional Expenses underwent gradual reduction.
every yenr; but the new Administration proposes
large increase of expenses, the first year of il,
existence! Such is the effect of "chanre for tho
sake of change" and such the fruits of" Harrison
and REroaM" Well may The people re,or upon
Daniel Webster his own sneering noury. when
he gorled in the disasters of the last war, and ask
with equal meaning, if this is the entertainment 10
which they uere iariiel.
RaorrUe (Ttnn.) .7rgu.
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LOOK AT TIIIS..

The New York Herald, wing paper, says, the
late OF the revenue bill is exceedingly doubtful in
the House. lithe land bill is to fail in the Senate,
which is understood 10 be very probable, there will
be no preteXt for it (the revenue billy under heay-
en-, aud what ever may be the fate oflhe land bill.
the tremendous change in our commercial system
contemplated by this measure, must be regarded
as premature, inconSiderate and unwise legislation
What Is the proposition, and what is to be its ef-
feet? Mr. Ewing recommends the imposition of 20
per cent ad rOiosem duty on all free articles, as
temporary measure, TO supply the immediate wants
of the Treasury, and the bill carry ing out his view
is TO take effect onthe first of September next, one
short month after lis passage, it shall become a
law. temporary measure? And what will bo
the effect OF this temporary measure? 1t will put
no additional money in the Treasury-NIercbunts
viii not import to any extent under this augmen,a-
lion Of duties, if it is 10 be temporaru nerely.-
W hat then will be the effect? 1t will put twenty
or twenty-five dollars into the pockets Of eyery
merchant who has one hundred dollars worth Of
these articles on hand, without putting one cent in
10 the Treasury. II will compel The consumer 10
pay twenty per cent extra on every article embra-
ced in the bill, 1t will enrich the merchant at the
expense of the poor aboring man who consumes
the articles, and the Government will gain nothing
-nonng comparatiyely -but the excavations of
the people for such hasly and improydent legisu.
ton.
LahOrers and consumers look at this picture.
drawn to the life by wing, What think now Of
the professions Of the wings last fall compared with
their practice before they have been in power FIVE
months, This is but the beginning of trouble and
the end Is not yet, How did they shed the coco-
dies tears over the "poor labOrng man." and the
wages of labor, when they wanted your votes, and
how do they treat you now they have got ,hem?---
Where are those ''heller times" and 'high wages
which they promised YOU Twenty per cent. tax
on all the tea, sugar, coffee, moasses, &c. which
You use, 10 begin wih and This to 90, not into The
Treasury, but into the pockets of the itch mer-
chants-and how much do they raise your wages,
Pause and think of these things II. Gazette.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
, NATHAN SMILE.

Mr. Ciay's Pretended Compromise is thus just
" described by Mr. Buchanan" The Senator
from Kentucky does moi, by his amendment, agree
even to forpear 10 exercise any power which he
has ever claimed. Ifa State dissents in the most
solemn form Of legislation, and forbds the location
of any branch within lis limits, the lest clause
of the amendment provides that Congress may, on
the very next day, annul this dissent and establish
sucb branch in the face Of this act Of State legs-
la,on. The State sovereignty is thus told-fou
may assent or dissent; but if you venture to dis
sen,. we shall Notwithstanding, do as we please
afterwards, and force branch upon you whether
Won will or not"
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

THE following lines are inexprossibly tende
lay are addressed by young wife to her d'
ending husband.
Come rouse thee, dearest! It's not well
To let thy spirit brood
Thus dark y o. er the cares that swell
LIES current to flood;
AS brooks and torrents, rivers, all
Increase the gulf in which they fall;
Such thoughts, by gah'ring up the nils
of lesser grief, spread real ills;
And, with their gloomy shades, conceal
The landmarks hope would still reveal,
Come, rouse thee now! know thy mind,
And would its strength awaken
Proud, gifted, noble, ardent, kind
Strange tibet thou shouldst be thus shaken
But rouse alresh each energy,
And be what Heaven intended thee;
Throw fom thy thoughts this weary weight,
And prove thy spirit firmly great
would not see thee bend below
The angry storms of earthly wo
Full well know the generous soul,
Which warns thee into life;
Each spring which can its power control,
Familiar to thy wife;
For deem'st thou she could soop to bind
Her fate unto common mind
Tho Eagle-like ambition, nursed
From childhood in her heart, had first
Consumed with its promelhean flame
The shrine that sunk her so TO shame.
Then rouse thee, dearest, from the dream
That letters now thy powers
Shake off this gloom! Hope sheds Il beam
TO Gid each cloud that lowers;
And though, at present. seems so far
The wished for goal the guiding star
With peaceful ray wonld light thee on,
Until its bound be won't
That quenchIoss 'ay, thou'lt ever prove,
A fond, ndying welded Love!
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
The Distribution Bill,

The Federal papers in this State are continually
harpng upon the amount of money that will fall
TO the share Of Vermont from the passage Of the
Land Bill, while they sudiousy avoid telling the
people that the three or four millions which the
operation of their bill will draw from the Treasury
must, as matter of course, be supplied by d.
rect tax on the people, or tax on what the ieder
alists call luxuries That this is the fact, the peo-
pie of the State can see for themselves, for while
about $50, 900 will fall to them by the passage of
the distribution bill, tax has been raised by Con-
gress upon TEA, COFFEE, MOLASSES,
SUGAR AND SALT, or an increase Of duty on
al goods that nor pay less thar 20 per cent. aad
TOR a duty of 20 per cent, on most goods now free
which will amount to TAX upon the farmers of
the State, of just about DOUBLE the amount they
will receive from the proceeds of the sales Of the
public lands, What the people gain by this, they
can decide for themselves.
Blu, this is not ALL While the federal party have
imposed a tax of 20 per cent upon
ten, COFFEE, SUGAR,
.MOLASSES, and SALT;
they have EXEMPTED FROM TAX,
PHYSIC, POISON, GEWGAWS,
GOD and SILVER EP.aULETT'ES,
STATU7.aR E,NGR VLNGS,
GEMS, PRECIOUS STONES, and
RAILROAD CORPORATION IRON
The vote stood, yeas llG, nays lOl-ercry De-
mocrai, in his seal, rOting against il.
The matter amounts to this. The absolute ne
cessares OF life, what the poor must have, are
called Injuries and taxed enormously; while the
real luxnries such as the poor never care for, and
such as the lords Of the land sport, are exempted
The AUTOCRAT OF NORTIlFIELD can orna-
ment his superb halls with elegant "eagrdriags"
and costly "Staiutary;" he can deck his delicate
fingers with "gems precious Stoaes"-thesc are
NEcEssARIEs of life aud must not be taxed
But the poor fellow who sweats from morning 10
night under the lash Of the AuTOCRAT', must
pay him, at his Store, I'M additional tax of twenty
per cent, upon wha, his family must hare 10 sus-
tain life; they are LUxURIEs. and must be taxed!
The poor men of this State, if the apportioumen,
of the $50 900 should be made, and they receive
their exac, share, would get about one dollar, while
to make up the deficit in the U. s. Treasury which
the withdrawal of his dollar will make he PAYS an
ADDITIONAL DUTY, TAX of 90 per cent.
on his tea, his sugar, his moasses and his salt
But he will never get n cent Of the $50 ,00O not
cent 1t will be struggled by the AUTOCRAT
and his allies into School Fund, and serve only
to LESSEN THE TAXES OF THE RICH, while
the cursed new federal tax upon the necessaries of
life must be borne by the poor, in addition to their
present burdens The is federal Reform. This is
legisa,ng upon the federal doctrine of "Golheip
the rich for The poor can beg"
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
TIE BANK COMPROMISE.

The Boston Courier (fed.) seems to have right
idea OF Mr. Clay's late amendment to the BanI,
Bill, 1t says;
1t will be seen by the letter Of our Washington
correspondent, that the Bank Bill has passed the
Senate by II majority of ONE! and that this M
MENsE majority was obtained by nm amendment,
which Mr. Clay and our correspondent call a com
promise. With the amendment Itself. nor with
the bill establishing national bank, is il our pur-
pose NOW to fluid fault. Put TO call THAT 'com.
pronise,' which provide, for an arbitrary exercise
Of power by Congress in opposition 10 the will Of
the people of State, and authorizes the establish.
Ing of n branch of the bank in any State although
the legislature thereof may expressly prohibit it,
seems to us one of those pathological nbsurduies,
for which the present age is likely 10 secure for it.
sell a crown of immortality.
After quoting the amendment at length, the
Courier goes on;
fthere be any thing in this, partaking Of the ma
ture OF COMPROMISE, in the common under
standing of the term, we hope our Washington
correspondent vii! point it on. to US; for we cnn-
not discover it. We cannot perceive in what way
II can reconcile the objections which some honestly
entertain TO the establishing of branches in the sew
eral States, without the consent of State legsla
lures. We presume that no one, not as WISE as
Mr. Simmons of Rhode Island, MS CONTENTIOUS
as Nr Preston of South Carolina, and rs INpE-
PENDENT as MeSsrs Bates and Choate of Massa-
chusetts il able 10 mike the discovery. II seems
10 our poor apprehension that il would have been
quite "a HONEST, and equally complimentary 10
the intellect of those who doubted the constitutions
atty Of the BRANcHrNG power, 10 let the bill
pass as originally reported.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
THE DOCTRINE or REPEAL,

The doctrine of Repeal IL charged to be n
new feature in the Democratic creed. This is false
The creed of the Democrat is necessarily short: il
needs no additions. Though comprised in bni q
few words il yet embraces all that is requisite for
the well doing of the community 1t can be ex-
pressed in short sentence: Equal protection 10 oil
-cirOrs 10 none. In this is embodied the whole
matter II may be sub-diyided, and more fully en-
pressed in the following mannei lst. Government
"a created for the protection, preservation and de-
fence of the lives persons aud property of those
who establish it. When it has done this by the
passage of such laws as will punish those who vio-
late the rights, persons, or property ofothers, it
has performed o its appropriates duties. Its le-
Ultimate functions extend no farther. I'd Each sue
ceedng Congress or other Legislative body. is
rightfu as independent us that which preceded it,
and can alter, amend. modify or repeal all and
every act that previously been performed by the
Legislature. If injury is done to individuals, that
injury or proof Of damage and right to demand it,
Is TO be rop1rcd.
In onr opinion the foregoing is the very essence
Of the Democratic creed and is all n Democrat
need or does entertain. Those who differ from it
or require more complicated one, or different
action on The part Of the Government. whatever
other name they NAV assume. have no legitimate
claim 10 that of Democrat Era.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

Literary Curiosiiy.-A one Of the book stores
in New York, there is copy of Pliny, on good
paper, with Large margin and clear type, printed
in ll76. The New York American says ii is there
fore three huairei and siriy fire years old, and
cost at the time it was printed, certainly not less
than $50. which would amount now, computing at
seven per cent per annum compound interest, TO
seven thousand nine hundred and forty million,
four hundred and ninety-eight thousand, nine hun
dred and forty dollars, eghty-four cents! II can
he bough' we understand, for twenty dollars, and
is in remarkable good preservation.
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Farmers,

If you are in favor of STATE DEBT: vote
for Charles Paine.
If you are for continuing in power State dy-
nasty, which are every year increasing the STATE
DEBT: vote for Charles Paine
Ifyour are willing TO pay off this constantly IN
creasing STATE DEBT, by DIRECT TAN:
vote for Charles Paine.
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Farmers

1fyou are in favor of an economical administra-
Smile.
Ifyou are in favor Of keeping the expenditures
of the State within the revenue vote for Nathan
Smile.
In short, il you are opposed 10 Il STATE DEBT,
DIRECT TAXES and lavish WASTE of the
money of the people: vote for
NATHAN SMILE.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
NEW DEFINITIONS,

The Charleston Mercury gives the following,
among Others, as new definitions for Is4l:
"Fiscal .4genfs. "A long spoon TO feed pcli-
ilcians out of the Treasury window, and save them
the trouble of breaking down the door.
"Rfiieriag the people. Talking money from
those that have, 10 pay the debts Of those that have
not.
."1inkertng The CarreHcy."-hIaking gold and
silver the standard Of value.
"Res'oring the Currency" diminishing gold
and silver, and making bank notes legal tender
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

The editor Of the Lafayette Chronicle gives the
following as part Of the ladies' fashions for June:
"Neck and shoulders naked. Hair to be brush
ed on the cheeks. after the style Of mans wills
kers. Bustle like garden roller. Bennett like a
coal seattle Rouge for the face--two pounds.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

Price of Uages.-The common laborer in IN,
county Of Rockingham, England, it was lately STA
ted in the House Of Commons, does not ,eceiv,
above two, or two and half pence per day. az
wages and upon this small sum he is compelled 10
subsist.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13
Remember,

That by report of n committee appointed in
1882 to examine into the subject Of the STATE
DEBT, 1t amounted, then, to about Sli2,00O !
and that, if to this sum be added the excess of ex-
penditures over revenue for lS39-'4O, and the
STATE DEBT is the enormous sum of
EEPS ,026,21!!
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

We have rarely seen any thing more brief aud
comprehensive than the following:
Never lend to gals or feliers,
Parasols or umbrellas"
We are sorry to say the authors name is no,
known.-Pic.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-08-13

It's hard work TO look at the sun without wink.
ing; and is hard work to look at some girls with
out feeling inclined TO wink
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Remember,

That for the fiscal year ending Sept sO,h, 1919,
the excess of the expenditures over the revenue Of
the State, was s23, amount in tcC
years to iETeS43, 026,2l!!
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Remember,

That for the fiscal year ending Sept. 3O;h 1889
the excess of the expedilures over the revenue O
the State, was S2O,S2I,O2!
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'vccali''s ~. very size ul., rtopl.
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w { D D { D | 0V {.
July SOth, 1871.

THE following lines are inezprossibly tender.
They are addressed by a young wife to her de-
spending husband.
The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1841-11-13
HUNTERS LODGES.

The London Morning Herald, of the Oath of Octo-
ber just received by the Great Western, insists that
an extensive league has been formed in the United
States for the purpose Of invading and robbing Ca
NADIA, and numbering Its inhabitants; that it is 'pre-
sided by Colonel Johnson Vice President under
Mr.. Van Buren, and, Mr. Scott, nephew to the
recently appointed commander-in-chefo Of the United
States army that the Grand Eagle" Of these lodges
lis Mr.. Caleb Gushing, the chairman Of the commit
tee the House of Representatives on foreign rea-
tons, gentleman who appointed to that respon-
sible position in consequence of his concurrence in
the general views of Mr.. Tyer's Cabinet position,
too, which necessarily procures degree ofconfdence
from the Secretary Of State, SO that Mr. Gushing
may, if SO minded, convert that confidence into a
of aiding the accused and diabolical schemes
of his alleged confederates.
The terrified London Journal, after making these
fearful disclosures then proceeds to read the Presi-
dent lecture as to what he must do in the ext
sency:
Crowns are not the means by which the United
States Government ought to counterfeit and punish
these conspracies against the peace of dependency
of friendly nation The strength Of the United
States army ought to be stationed on the Canadian
frontier to preserve the neutrality of the citizens of
the republic, until war doesif such is unhappily to
be the course of events-break out between the two
countries; and the Attorney General Of the Union
ought to be instructed to proceed against and bring
to Justice the members of the Hunters Lodges about
which the President appears to know so much and be
well informed" '@ n