The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-08-26


dldate of the federal party for President in 1874,
in speech delivered at Hanover, Virginia, July
4, 1910:
''The fact Of Gen. H1rriSon's election wW of itself
porerfliV contribute 10 The security and prosperity OF
The people. CONFIDENCE Will IMMEDIATELY REVIVE,
CREDIT WILL DE RESTORED, ACTIVE BUSINESS ,rW return
and ths prices Of Produce and The WAGES OF LABOR
rW TsC."
The CalclOniaE, federal paper published at
ST. Johnsbnry, in this State, on the 2Olh of October,
1910, had the following:
AS me day drawS ni;b irhen Htrriqon's election is
rendered more CERTAIN The hopes Of he country rW
rire. His election riH be guarantee Hat SOMETHING
WILL NJ none FOR TnE rE0PLE-thdt same s9stcm Ct
finance WH be dtQPtCd fer Nc beH.f, aHa not fer The
crctSirG benCft Of The man an Qficc WhCn shdH be
yendtrcd certain that he irW 0ccUpyHC seat
I'd by NE kind1rhook DcmaSogW men, LGtore one step
sh1i haze bcea teR by MIN ia rCicreRcc to Nc cur
reHcy WW business brighten. PCpglc wW reacr
Msir businrss--cogfi that he U not sCch 10 dcstroy
The trWtsot hsir in ig,try.-THJUSiYDS OF SPIN
DIES, NOE LNICTiFE, WILL BE PUT ~ mo-
TION-tRnS opening mTtct amt CREATING a dcmgnG
FIR rooi, ant for otker FrodHctS Of idaSiry."
These are fair specimens of what was promuga-
ted by the orators and papers of the then oppose
ton throusho the country; and it was by a re-
Hence upon such promises that the people were in
duced TO commit I'M error so detrimental TO their
interest, honor and happiness,
How they have been redeem
ed.
| Every Freeman can answer for himself Six
teen months after " the feet of Gen. l!nrrison's
election was known" the same MIR Clay, in his
| speech on retiring from the L, 5. Senate, said,-
"Irctirc from yoy NJ President, kaOw, at q period
NJ hfHHe distress ant cmbdrr0ySmcRt."
And in his great speech at Lexington, Ky,
July 0, 1912, he said;
"Hddt is our Gctuai condition is oRc Of unCr-
rmpicd distress did embarrassment, uHirerSm as il is
intense, pcrC9tia@ tic "bo!c community amt SPdriaF
H0Hc Property of0H knhS, ant Cr'ry Wh'rc, fCH amt
fiHg in r1~ci HrrcRiiUrdi proiWr" nj Crcry dcgrri
iion At i7c Htod roiucd priccS money UHs0aHd md at
hc same ti~' Scqrcc,' SO.
Here is the prophecy, and here the fuli.mcni
And can il not with truth he said that their pledges
generally have come as far short Of redemption
They promised TO reduce the expenditures Of gov
crnmcn, and performed by spending $40 BOO, 600
in 1871, while the expenditures under Mr. Van
buren in 1910 were only So ,3S0, 3jG.- They
promised that, far from practising upon the pin
cpc that "lo the vc,orS belong The spoiIs, PRO
sclplion itself should be prescribed" How they
have performed may be aSccrlaincd bv Il glance at
all the important offices under the federal govern
mcn, and especially by reference to the Post Or-
flee Department. Ii is but few days since Mr.
Granger, Of New York, in the L. 5. House of Rep
Iescn,aliyes. stated that, in the four or live months
while he filled the office Of Post Master General,
ONE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED POST
masters were removed and that, but for the dis
solution Of the Cabinet which carried him out of
ollcc, 5000 more would have been removed.
They promised 10 abolish the veto power, and in
sixteen months their President has returned four
bills with his objections. dacMimcd long
and loud about the eN:ravagant furniture, the
4" gold spoons" &c. &c. under Mr. Van Rurcn:and
one OF their first acts was 10 appropriate SIX
THOUSAND DOLLARS 10 furnish he Prcsi-
dcafS House. II was complaint Of long standing
(but false and grounGlesS) that the President held
the power o!'ihe purse aud the sword;"a among
the first acts Of their Extra Session was 10 repeal
the act providing for the collection, safe kornng
and disbursement Of the public moneys; and to this
moment, though holding decidad nmlorliias in both
Houses of Congress, no substitute has been cnac-
ted; and their President, whom they threatened
with impeachment, disgrace and removal from Of
fee, now, by their own acts, is invested with the
power Of "lhe purse" if not ",hc sword. -
They promised rclrcnchment and economy in all
things, and, by half dozen patches of Loans aud
Treasury Notes, have involved the Nation in
DEBT OFTWENTl OR THIRTY MILLIONS:
IN
Tf-fINE THOUSAND DOLLARS for one
months service, aud spent nearly THREE
THOU SAND more, (nostly for useless incry and
show,) on his funeral, while all the interests Of the
country are depressed to the lowest pont-thouS-
aldS Of iahorcrs out of employmcnt--thc ails filled
with poor debtors, and men, who were ndGprn-
dent under the late administrations, can scarcely
find means to pay their taxes And now they find
themselves with Treasury without Cua9s. and
government without cJcM-Whcy promised To
reduce the number and salaries of officers, and, hy
the l}nnkTup, act alone, have created swnrms of
new officers all owe, the county, who, with the
Lawyers and ShcrlilS, are pockcng the money
which belonged 10 the honest creditors olhe bank
rupts. They prui3ssed great patriotism and love
OF Justice and but short time since their judicial
ry committee of the Senate reported 0gaiasi bill
TO repny 10 GIN. JACKSON the fine of : 1000 I'M
justly imposed on him for the declaration Of mar
lial law in the defence Of New Orleans, who ter.
minated the war with glory and in Juror of
claim Of the hens of GEN.llULL for services from
the surrender of Michigan to the lime of his arrest
for cowardicc and treason! In short, was there
ever such an exhibition ofpromiscs broken, plcdr-
cs unrcdcomed and faith violated
The Extra Session.
The federal or wing party had so long maintain
cd It that they doubtless hid convinced themselves
thar matters had gone and were going wrong un-
der the democratic administrations and, according
", the men who came into power on the llh of
March, ISL, III order 10 set every thing rgh, aud
out OF chaos prcducc harmony aud order, by proc
lamnlon, convened an Extra Session Of Congress