The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-05-13

to be wished, that party violence might be scrupu
lousy avoided. When the well being Of society
appears 10 he endangered, apathy may be consru
ed into pusi!Mnimiy We have marked with dis
gust, the incorporate manner in which portion u
the press has prostiluled itself not much by ju
dclous defence of the present measures as ii rubi,
abuse of the late men m power. Column alte
column of the accumulated abuse, have not onl,
been heapcd upon all The members of the late ad
lninstralon, but also upon all those who hav,
served their country in official and difficult stations
under lhem as if ii had been a necessary conse
quence, that Immediately after the wings had come
into power, and made their appointments, thai
every unde' officer should be seized with inbeci
| ty; even the heroes of our army and navy loose
all their good sense, they had been so unfortunate
as to have been deputed by the late administration
to the office they hold. Indeed can but consider
tia, the whole tendency of the why delegation
now in power, to have hecn not only mlslhevous
but actually destructive to the interests of the union
and we cannot but think they have proved them.
selves, rash, and totally dsregardng consequen.
cGs.
When reform was first promulgated as prncl.
pie to he decidedly, and speedily acted upon, hope
moved smilngly through the American nation {;
still a large and respectable class, douJtea nay
feared, and for which they were s,igma,ized with
nbeclIlly, aud those who serny wuhslood, were
denounced and execrated as stubborn democrats.
Many true, and good men hoped the mpcluous, Of
1910 would fall into skilfnll hands, and would be
honestly directed for the public veal; but alas! the
b'lel period Of wing power, has completely para-
zcd all such hopes, and while looking for reform,
have witnessed the reverse instead of consoda-
ton, we find disunion in every departments; and
we have now only 10 hde the time until wing poll
cy shall he felt and exposed to the unalhemas, it is
so Justly entitled to, The wings have associated
to ihemse'vesa .h!s. Is violent base and Iebeous
to distract The council of the nation land to bid def
ence to the President of their choice. They are
guilty of faction, which at this crisis is as danrer
Gus to this repdbc us treason. 1t is in fac. a trea-
son,ln levy lag war against the highest authority
oilhe union. 1t isa BETRAYAL o(hc interest of the
nation while they are making an attack upon all
property, the right of which, and tho means of
acquiring it, are trampled under foot, and public
confidence destroyed by their dwelling system of
bankrupt acts; and to augment the ten thousand
Inonopolles,an enormous tax must be levied on the
yeomonry of the country, by indirect means, to
keep The wheels Of extravaganza in rapid motion.
1t Is scarcely TO be doubted, that the present
naJorles in Congress, was gnined by complete
hoax, played ofupon the unsuspecring pnrt of COM
mun,y, by log cabins and hard cider in,oxicalon,
and the wings instead of forming themselves into
a straigh, forward, manly aud constitutional op-
position, have united TO themselves, men the most
opposite in principles, the Nest violent in action,
AMI in views the most dangerous. Every leader
Of these various classes has theory orgoyernmcnt
to suit his own views and interest and all their
d'scordar parts have one view in common and
that is to force themselves into power, and thrust
their theories down the lhroa,s Of an insuted and
deceived people. Many of the higher and nllun.
llal persons that still wrlhe under the name Of
whg,are getting rid ,fthe appelaon with as much
eugerness rs "Iercues slrove TO diycst himself of
his fatal Shirt ms party they are falling by di.
vision and dlscord. Yet, we must not DENY, but
tiey possess alarming power But the patriotism
of the country is awake and it is holy spirit, and
we are strong in the belief that it will uIti.
ma,ely prevail. In short newspaper article, it
cannot be expected more than mere glance Il,
the enormous abuses Of wing misruc; their whole
attention appears to be directed to the confusing
ofthe people by the word reform which wonld mp.
pear much better in practice, than theory alone
Truly our prospects are most discunsoIate, and
alarming. With farruy decreasing revenue
from the distribution, and other acts and the aug.
mented demand, upon an exhausted Treasury,
which must require many millions Of additional
revenue, TO meet wing extravaganza, mus, press
the very vltals Of the country in sensible man
ncr. Were the wings, the best men in the world
they could do nothing of good, for the common
people, their hands are bound by pledges the most
solcmn,by which they obtained their election. The
session is far advanced and what has Congress-
done, and we may seriously ask, what would the
wings not have done, had it not been for few
choice democratic spirits who ha 70 said ''thus far
may you go, and no farther" lie, the name of
Benton Buchanan and host of other choice spirits
be engraved in letters gold and worn as breast
plate by every true hearted American.
AN OLD DEMOCRAT OF 70.
Pittsfeld, April, 1912.