The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-09-02
For the Spirit ofthc Aee.
TO the voters of Vermont.

You are told at every corner by the wings
that the democrats are opposed 10 n tariff. Is it
tue or false Passing by the fact that the party
IN power have wasted nearly eight months upon Il
tariff bill which they knew could not become q
law, we will take up the question as it was in Con-
grcss August 18th and on to the Odd when the
democrats gave the votes which seem to be the
oundatlon Of the charge.
The vetoed bill, having been Invested of lis two
most obnoxious features, distribution and the tea
and coffee tax, and then, with all its other lInper-
leclions still attached 10 it, having received the
support Of twenty democrats, without who's, votes
il could not have passed the house, still you are to
be duped and deceived by The base lalsehoods that
the democrats are opposed to tariff. Although
the bill as passed the house was SO grossly decep-
tive that thirty eight of the wings voted against It
and for the same reason, wing committee IN the
Senate had proposed ghtcen very material amend
men,s TO it, before suffering it to be laid before
the senate besides numerous other amendments
proposed BY democrats some of them rery highly
important To the interests of the farmers of Yer
mont, one of them being TO raise the duties upon
coarse wool, still now, Just upon the eve of our
state election, because the democrats did not all
vote for it, great hue and cry is raised, that the
Democrats are opposed TO a iarlIl. From the Gov
crnor down to the village path-mastcr, no o,hcl
cry is heard morning, noon or night. 1t might loo,
as well for these street brawlers, before making
such charge upon the democrats to look TO their
own party, thu universal wing party" Of AMER.
lea. II they, as they claim, are tho exclusive
friends of a tariff, why have they not long sinco
made one, and gone home about their business
They have large majority in Congress, while
the democrats are in the minority; and because
they will not to n man, swallow n very deceptive
tariff bill, which a large portion Of the wings will
not themselves vote for; this great cry is made
Down with such hypocricy. The people are able
to see the object of such ll,mscy prctcnce /, is
got up at this time TO keep from the remembrance
of the insucd rccmcn Of this state, the real qucs-
tons at issue. State reform is wanted and the far
ncrs and mechanics are determined upon having it.
A Governor totally deficient in the character and
qualifications suited to the Office which he now
holds, contrary to the wishes of n majority of the
State, asks of you recollection, and by raising a
great dust about the tarilit is hoped 70 again cleo,
him. In fact this whole uproar started by the n
las and echoed by the Woodstock Junto and then
re-echocd by such small potaioe sa,lies the ed
ilor of Jarvis .adrocoie is merely for office. The
Junto is in danger, and it is amusing TO see the
grin of delight upon the federal visagcs of its men,
hers since the connection Of the tariff humbng But
they have been weighed in the balance and found
wanting. Their days are numbered. Thousands
of voices from the prison CRATES who were com
mi,ted for poverty under the wing "rclicf' law Of
last year, are crying for "change" in tho affairs
of State ind no wing Junto lies about the tariff
question, will change their votes. lie, every dem
ocrat and friend of real reform in this sa,c do his
duty, above all, beware Of lies just before election
started by office holders or their brothers and par
ticuar friends, merely for deception, and the state
is sulc. A FARMER.