The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-03-04
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Speech Of Mr.. Weller, of Ohio.

en- No.
.Messag re as refers 10 the Tariff 10 The Commit
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,ho romorl, r,nJo nv, 8. pnn'n, Consul in thn oar.
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,',cs far otIicos ~ no,,or and ,rrst honrnnrd az
Tor oI,, n;r,, ,hon, thnr soIdnn, cnrr,inr IN, in
,i,o ',,nr c.so ,ta 'o1o in tho
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ov;Ionco ~ show, LoronJ ,ha sIiI;,, IF donh,
,h.t ohio ono ,Iod,c r,ndn IA ,bo noo;,Io :, bo, Won
,,oro s,1,,;na no,ye, mhn rcncI Dirk Sinh Troos.
w., Lo, he9or ,odoonod IN tho norC,rn,, oco If
,hat nlndrr bowevrr Won hovc done wbnt Won
C'ispIy CHARGED Ms win dojpr-uni;ed ,hc sword
nnI ,Lo n',So in mo hands u tho Tvncutivo Hr,
,L,a ,L;a, ara II C.,l i, mo roooIIoc,;nr Of tho
,'no,,o nT !, +, rrnocoss,., C,r mo- ,o ,Ivert I'm
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"e 0'u'os "'e ''e'co' az "u'"' "', "nr ''' W
'he amount Vi .lo'o '''"n "o hu"u''u ,N"''o|' "
do'Iats' ana he,'hcr .,e INTEREST "o' p'"c'p" va"
now oc pIu' i'u"lou"'' "'o ''''u"'' MY
sa"us VI '"osG WIZ WIZ e''Vo"'u "'"'L"'' 49,.
ueh'y 'euucco ~ "oPe'csS p"'N' uP''( IN '"'o'o'
receives an 'hau'Guu'e ,e"o'o 'o' us o"I'on-
tracts are ds'esa'uco ana "c"'eu ~ airy n1u"'s',,
having ho o'""i"s oo"g"''on uP"'' o'"''s "
,he MOST ""oc'ouS anu s'",'"'4 .,I"'"''o' "'' r
y co'''n'''co u, every Po','o' " ',c ''"""l ~,
gers anu SWIMMERS ""'N ""'o"u ~ ~" P'0.
ing your laws al Ce'9"cc-pup.'o anu pN".'
morals are co'Fup'e"-,ne rove o' gam stems !"
nave taken possession OF every so"i-'"c lts"''"'S
wh'ch nora'''y ana 'e''S'o" IMPOSE uPo" wv p""-
duet "i men are o'sresa'aeo !" Snort we nave
reached an Alarming cIs''' anu o''c '''e s"'s"'''
han myself OF the aOl'I'y OF the people 10 COVER"
themselves, might almost Despair OF inc fepun.''--
What has produced liIs disastrous state oi 'ilhss
Foreigners tell US lhat II Is the natural worNns Oh
the democratic prlncipe-hut ms Is base s'ahdeF
upon our institutions Inc prlhcip'e OF aei'oc'u-
cy Is the principle ol peace, oil oruer "ohris'ah'-
iy; ii is that which eIevaes man 10 Inc station III
the scale OF beings designed Tor nun ny MS EIco-
tor; It Is me pr'hc'P'c wh'ci ch'cNS '"' ",p'"'S
exercise OF power secures ,te We"N "s''' ''c w
gres'ions me s'rohs,ohu n,chNS Gown 'noso d" w.
ca' diN'lnc''ois ID society W'c o''stoc.'cy n",''
'Ime TO 'i"e o'eS To tS,uo','' '""' p,'",'p'I
whc" P'i''' r,u" W ,''' ""e u','", y! %'"",, ~,
me energies VI MS Sou'"nu ','N,s ''''' Wv ',,".ee'
Of MS own 'o''u"C' sl'euuH i" h'.oMou ''nv'"o'
over l""' ,'s''""'m' ~ 'N'um'"s oiuI' I'I ""
"ct justice i" ~" 40 ST. ne luil WIZ" nas -
'e'Spfcou ''''' ID" '.lu y, wv ""'P''i ''t"
"hch II oo'fo"e" '"'' Ins''nu' ""u N"'" n "a
neeh LOT years commencing wv P''scs " Wv
democratic pl'"cipc' ''ca"' Sr' '''c u,"N,'"s
SYSTEM system o''s'n",'s III SP1.'', "Sn'".'o"'
and N coh'r"'cnt'p" W ''c tI"' ''5.' ", we Pl"I
PIE "a system Wn'c" mas o"''N'ulcu n''.'nN' "''u
sprenn rum ana ue'o'a'''h wherever us ''''ut"ce
has pcth 'el--u y s'e'' VIM" Ia, :" "oH " u.r
o'oW III 'he P'oSPc.'y o'ou, cou"''! anu 'o"''
eu more " our '',"N-'''"'tS "''' N""''' anu
swimmers VA" "'! o'"', wv N.'" ",'o"S :'c"
c"''"'' "''r'' ~ we ''."S " U.S."
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use 10 n'ot'' W. ",o W." .H''" 'to" "
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Tue ch'"c'c' " NV .'.:.' l"u r"l.,' I''''
10 me PtoP' Nv" Wv ~" ''','' J.%, o'',
Inc ha''!Un "'l' l""'''S'u '" y'"' Tv'"'," o""
Sihrenc!: arc you i'' "''Nl'@ ",l ',1'. 10 coz
meet Inc h"nrtS o' '' WIZ. u, JAIN
ihg system "ui'h Is cNPo"'ns n'ounu you ~.
You not resisting, WIN |'a WoI''E oc",,
cause, Inc principles o. 'c Huo- 'e"'ul!'
which denied 10 these institutions inc use o'cus'o-
dy OF the pubic money ..
Al The last session so" passed we hiNt''oU.'on
Bill, giving 10 tle S,a'eS 'e p'"ceeus arising Ho"I
the sales ct the puoIc 'an"S' amouhi.n9 y" so"e
three, or three ana nan h'''o'S oI H""aS pr
annnIn. You then Icy,d TAX upon me PeEpc
of from six to eight millions TO make Up Inc dr"-
cheney thus produced IN Inc national uulSury'-
You were foolish enough tie believe mat Inc Peo-
pie were so profoundly ignorant OF lhe manner III
which the general government collected Us teIc-
nue., that popularity could be acquired ny o'''''"-
shins the direct, ana increasing Tie 'no'rec' ,Ar';
You supposed that the farmer or mechanic Wou,G
thank you Tor lessenlns MS direc' 'aNes' ana w"u
not stop to inquire how mnch you increased Tue
tax upon the articles winch he was compelled 10
use Suppose, fur instance, YOU lessen the amount
Of tax he pays To the collector one doliaT ana ihrn
=. L. H.