The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1841-05-14
JEFFERSON AND THE WINGS.

What difference between the tone of JEFFER-
SONS Inaugural Address of 1901, and TYLER's
The immortal state paper Of the Father of Den'oc-
rary hrealhed nothing Of the bitterness OF party.
Its tone was kindly Its sentiments were liberal.
Its language was free from sckening party can't
| Its principles were such as ale canonHed IN Inc
! hearts of the people as American Principles AT
the time, Il few of the inoerant among Jeferson's
own friends condemned it as too yielding to his
opponents. But ao, how elevated appears It's
generous spirit How ust lis views OF govern
ment Many are the sentences that have passed
into maxns One is now timely, and well de-
serves he attention of those who would foster spe-
cia legslnion-sustain our banking system, and
make high tariffs. To make us happy people,
we needed, he said, ga ,cise and frugal gorefn-
mCnt, uhich, restraining men from figuring one
another, SHALL LEAVE THEM OTHERWISE
FREE TO REGULATE THEIR OWN PuR-
SUITS OF lNDu STRY AND IMPROVEMENT,
AND SHALL NOT TAKE FROM THE MOUTH
| OF LABOR THE BREAD 1T HAS EARNED -
This noble state paper should be read by every
Young man in the Union. Let it be con pared
with the fierce partisan address Of the new iresi-
dent, and then let it be decided how little the lat
ter deserves to be honored with the eplthel Jeii-
ers0nnn.
"Awav with such miserable can't" as now
charactcrizes the professions Of " REFORM that
the don.lnan, party are making making to justify
their general prescription Such proiessioHs' rom
the ps of wing leaders, are downright h.! pocrlsy.
They came into Office under pledge TO the peo-
pie if then uere yle!ged 10 any h'Es-'o pnt
down prescription. Who does not Know That mo
last administration was the most violently denounc-
ed for its falsely alleged proscrpve policy: Who
exclaimed louder against the principle ",o The VIC
tors belong the spOils,' than did the whiss:-
I What consun,naie hypocrisy, then, row to turn
about and nppea,o TIE rery course Of eond"d
then c0nGemEcl us 4 Justification oil! their ruthless
,yrancul measures :" Away with such miserable
cant" say we with the Atlas.
And then, too, the Atlas has for motto an eS-
tract fiom JEFFERSON, 10 justify such sweep
from office as is now going on. ], Is caumnm''nP
the Apostle of Liberty to connect his name WIN
such nm uRirerSol prescription. Nowhere eNner
in his messages, or his letters, can justification be
found On his accession 10 the presidency he found
on his hands painful duty. :" .fH oNrrs, he
saws. ." uere in The hands cfhc Jederai'sf. Tie
Injustice eff hariog iof0ly erciudct reputHrans
u1s gcERoulcige In erCry man. 10 have removed
one hair. and to have republicans in their s'ead'
woud have been vigorously just,when II was known
tina, these composed great majority OF the nation
Yet, such uos the moderation ia most Of The states
hat Hrv dH rotGeSire Il. IN these, MerGone,
NO REMOVALS TOOK PLACE, EACLpl
FOR MANIFESTATION. In the m'ddle states
the contention had been higher spirits were moro
sharpencd and less accommodating. TWAS neces-
snry in these to practise different treatment, ana
to make A FEW CHANGES TO TRASQulLlzE
p, rur ,SI-rEp PARTY. a FEW HAVE BEEN
:; MADE THERE: A VERY FEW STILL REMAIN
, TO pE MADE" (See letter TO W iliam chols,
Oct. >, lsOl.) Again: in writing to LEVI LIH*
coLN the father to the present Collector oEA4s
, Boston Custom House, Jefferson says, Oct ~
1902. 81 STILL THINK OUR ORIGINAL lpEA
As TO OFFICE Is best: THAT Is, TO DEF I'D
FOR THE OBTAINING A JUST PAErlesssr
rIoN. on DEATHS, REsIGHATIoNs, AND Nss
,yorrScrs This will lons, affect The lranquilli-
Is of tie people, aM prerem Their gtrlns N 10
syrp,,iio, Of orr enemies. THAT OURS HAS
BFEN 4 CONTEST FOR OFFICE, NOT FOR
, PRINCIPLE This is rather a slor operation,
bat il is snrc, if IRE pursue II sieddig Wh,ca'
bo,rcrcr. has goi Teen done Wih the CNDtNlA-
TING RESOLUTION ! COULD HAVE WISH
: ED" The most tina, can be drawn from the au-
ihority Of Jefferson, il. plea for the removal OF
officers for present eIeciioneerinS dc'iTHy iieo'u
t not 20 bpck to the days Of opposition to his eIec-
u ton, and punish men for having honestly and even
: y;olen,ly suppcrted federalism And the sugges-
e lion. even that the FATHER OF DEMOCRACY
o would ever have countenanced the deirs'hbIs
= scramble for spos that has marked the course Oh
u the wings or the infamous tyranny That now goes
prowng ahou, petty post offices and light hcuse''
and clerks in the bureaus Of the Departments, fer its
= victims. is libel on hi, memory! 1t was prlnci-
) nile that carried him ,riumphan',l forward, not
y spo1y: so it was principle that the democracy Oh
l. that dny ike the democracy OF the present day'
= con,cndpd for And the impuatcn that II was
II o,hervise-,lmt il uds the " Sp0ilS rom
IS tho C,dera,i.,s. IAMsATIsrIED," writes JEFF
lrrson TO Levi Lincoln, Aug. Is, 1901, " THAT
ME PISCNhIIl ,
e ms MEM WIN THE DESIGN AND lilt
d HOPE or PROVOKING ME TO MAKE GIN
" rRAI, SWEEP OF ALL FEDERAL'sIS OUT
l. or OFFICE. BIT as Ihars carried no passions
l. into c execution ofhis disngreedHt duty, IshaH
\, Srgsr none 10 be erciiei' Iii not bdreiared pre-
1t sulnpion to claim the authority Of one holding such
ID sentiments for the general sweep no" gong
!, ON! Il the vhig leaders and wing press cannon "'i
1t tho cuilonr. at least let them spare their colnmn!
rs !, sr,cl. cr the abuse their political fathers hecped
IN ,his ilIus,rous man. Everywhere Re rePeals ne
gross charge they made tina, the democrats oi maj
N ,v were nc,ula,ed hy desire FOR the Spots oil ol
d foo. aud NOW. were he on earth, would srorn inc
p b,pccri.y hn, sounds forth often bis name, ahc
i ,inn,c~ so waniony his principles
re- we ono,c one more extract from JeHorson It Is
ar from, his celebrated reply TO the merchants oil Ne"
~ Haven, dated July II, 1901. and written OH VIC
r occasion Of the removal Of Mr. Goodrlch rem 'h'
~ office of Collector. II wond nave nesh ~ ''c
he circumstance Of great relief, had found moder
ate participation Of Office in the hands OF ,he major
iv. | would gI1dly have leli TO time ana acclutn
,,, IN r.e Them 10 their Just share But Their totl
= exclusion calls for promptcr correctness sha,
4 ccrrcc, the procedure: but that DONE return VIII
ioy TO that state Of things, when the only question
y. concerning candidate shall be-is he honest Is
'I Gamble 4, he faithful TO the constitution
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