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Protection,

Awrlter in the New York Journal of Commerce
insists that tho operatives of the country need and
deserve as much protection as master manulac,u-
rCrs. lie says that they now encounter as serious
an injury by the influx offoreign clerks, mcchaa-
ics and laborers, as the masters do from the influx
offoreiga goods, inasmuch ms it reduces salaries
and wages as much AS foreign goods reduce prices
He, therefore, proposes that Congress shall lay
heavy duty on persons imported from abroad, to
protect our own hOme-born citizens. What can
there be more reasonable, upon wing tariff prin-
ciple'
But his views are too contracted. A large ma
Jo'ily of the foreign emigranis become farmers,
and enter into competition with home-born farmers
ia clearing away the forest, bringing the earth into
cultivation, ADD increasing our population and
wealth DO moi our farmers require "proieciion"
against this competition from abroad? What if
these people do cut down the forest and break up
the prairic--,hus bringing thousands Of acres into
cultivation, and adding to the wealth and resour-
ces orour States and nation 1t is, n, last moth
ing but competition wih our home-born farmers,
and upon wing tariff principles it is positive Ma
,onal injury.
Why do not the Home Ieaguers embrace this
subject in their memorials Because their object
IS high prices of goods-no, high prices of labor,
The more competition there is among the opera
tiyes, the better f,r the master manufacturer; for
every cent taken from The wages ofheir worknen
sher language may be, their policy is HIGH PRI-
CES AND LOW WAGES. In England, the COM
petition among operatives has so redced the wa
ges, that they scarcely afford the means of subsis-
senco.
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Whisgcry in full Bloom,

The fundamental principles for ulich then uht
charIeriSls) are striving is that Of unirersal su
trage-a principle uhich in our oun countru.-
haSprored the most SERIOUS CAUSE with rI,ch
'ee hare had 10 cOntend.-HOHy Springs Miss.
Gaseiie, whis paper.
We are coariqced that more PERNICIOUS
PRINCIPLE than that Of UNIVERSAL SUI
FRAGE cannot be adopted for any government
ID.
Among such population as ours, which, as II
whole, Tar exces in Intelligence the mass of that
oil any other nation ON earth, the EXPERIMENT,
Coi Tree suirage) has proved worse than total
failure. n
Let The IGNORANT MULTITUDE there,
un EngIand) become possessed of the prepoader-
dnce OF po~er, 0ndHe time honorea Institutions
" Brtdm ~lH JdH al once before The blind as
Sa"HS o. mob whose only care wiH be 10 destrov
crery ht7g against Which the roices of their leu
derS may be raised, anarchy and confusion will
rule The kingdom for time, and at length some
despoi will arise, under whose iron sway all classes
VIII be glad to seek repose from the tyranny of an
lNfuRiATED DEMOCRACY, and the progress
OF civilization and government in England will be
thrown back for another century. B.
We have observed that some journals in this
country are eSullins in the prospect of a revou-
ton in England which shall resul, in the estaJ-
HShment there of a republican from of gorcraeat,
hut we should regard such an event, n, this eIa rs
one of the GREATEST MISFORTUNES that
could beial that nation. ID,
These precious things were not written in old
federal time, bat in 1912!
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MIR. CLAY'S PROSPECTS IN LOUIS.
lana AND IN THE UNION.

A few days since, when the returns from the
federal bank city ofNew Orleans gave to the friends
OF Mr. Clay the premature hope Of success in tho
State, the " Bee" the leading organ Of Mr. CLAY
in that city, broke forth in the following stain Of
tiumph and exullalion:
" he wings of New Orleans have stopped the
ball OF revolution that has overwhelmed other Cit
les and States, and now set it a-going arresh for
HENRY CLAY!a NATIONAL CuRRENCY!
and TARIFF!."
This pecan over the federal city, which was ea4
gery repeated by the federal presses throughout
The union, was swiftly followed by the returns
from the State. And mark the change of tone, .-
The New York Commercial .Aireriiser, another
federal Clay organ thus censures its friends for
throwing the weight Of Mr. CIay's name into the
canvass:
In this un.oward, if no, unexpected result, we
have another evidence of the want of political wis
dom which characteristics large potion of the
iilends OF Mr. Clay. Nothing could be worse for
the prospects of that gentleman Than this premature
agitation of the Presidential election with his name
At the head, so long in ADVANCE "The
Presidential flag is hosled in a State election in
Louisiana, inscribed with the name Of Mr. Clay
and the election is lost. SO it will be elsewhere,
unless the wings grow wise in Tine
What say you. gentlemen Of the "Clay Clubs"
What say you of" setting the ball a-going uresh
Tor Henry Clay, Bank, and wing tari'?"-.H-
Jany Argus.
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BEAUTIFUL CONSISTENCY.

One branch Of Congress has voted to distribute
the proceeds of the sales of the public lands which
have always been used for paying the debts of the
government, among the States, while the laboring
men and women who are employed by the United
States, are kept out of,her pay or dismissed fom
employment for the want of funds 10 pay them
We cut the following paragraph from the Philadel-
pha american SentiRei:
Fire hundred Females dischargci.-We learn
that upwards of five hundred females were dischar-
ged in this city last week by the Commissary Gen.
era for want Of funds to pay them. They had
been employed in making clothing for the United
States Army. How long will it be before Congress
will feel it their duty to furnish means to liquidnte
the debts due by the government Those per.
sons who depend upon their daily labor for the
maintenance of their families are particularly inter-
ested in this question.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

ScaSi5le,-The Fergcnnes Termontcr, speak,
IN oil President Tyler's veto says,
'Ihere is great deal of nonsense uttered and
printed about the Presidents disrcgarding the o.
P'nons and wishes Of Congress. The Constitution
makes HIM part of the Legislative Department,
oil the law making power, and by his oath of Office
he Is as much obliged to be guided by his own
honest convictions of duty in giving or refusing his
assent TO bill, as any member of Congress in vo
ting upon it, He is to act Independently for cor
rnp' disregard of his duty, he is liable to impcach-
ment; and by the provisions of the Constitution ci-
lher House might with much propric,y be called
upon to submit to his opinion as he to theirs"
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FEDERAL SYMPATHY EVER TIE
SAMEI

The federal leaders IN Congress are cndeavoring
to force through that body bill to remunerate tho
heirs Of Gen. Hull, for surrendering the Territory
OF Michigan to Great Britain during the last war.
.lull was Governor Of that territory, and was con-
demned to be shot for his lreaclery, which sen.
lence was however stayed, although his guilt was
fully proved. Now we find Mr. Gcrrien, of Geor-
sia, the federal chairman of the Judiciary, urging
that the heirs of Hull be paid the salary which was
denied to the traitor during lhl period the terrific
ry he betrayed into the hands of the British re-
manned in the power Of that Government.
Let III mot be .forgoiiea, that This same committee
reported against rcmitling the fine imposed upon
General Jackson by an imperous Judge while do
Tending New Orleans against the British
Let ii not be forgotten, that the federal govern
nCnt and federal leaders and newspapers, have u
niiornIy and violently opposed the progress of free
Suffrage in Rhode Island and upheld The English
Charter at the expense of the doctrines of the Dec
laIalion of lndependence.--.N H. Argus.
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A terrible pickle,

The cider papers are in, becanse Nathan Smile
isa farmer, All their time is spen, to prove tina,
he is not so.
Mr. Smile commenced life farmer. lie clear
sa his own fam and has always Iaborcd on it,
Whatever other business he may have been en-
gagged in, has been of little or no consideration to
him.
The federal Juntos that have ruled the state hate
plain, honest farmer. and only gave their support
to Gov. Jenison to take in the An,imasons. As
soon as they had done that their old federal, ariso-
cratic notions came mp to The surface again and
they nominated one of their kih and kim
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Now what will the people think of the honesfiy
OF the Age, when informed that the locos, on this
very committee, proposed to benefit manufacturers
ny Srea"cing The duties on The RI " NM
IERLfL (snch as woody CU11'LNG DOULN
1HE PRICE or LABOR Let the Are
ten mat truth for once, and bid the people " keep
it in mind. - Uaichman.
What will the people think of the honesty Of
the Walchman, when informed tina, the man who
proposed to benefit &c. was Nh Elabersham. n
regular whig-and so tenacious of his whirrcry,
that not long, since he published cad, dccar-
ing that " he eos and wished to be considered, n
wing Let the Waichman tell that truth, for
once, and bid the people " keep it in mind"
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For the Spirit Of the .fgc.
Consistency,

Why all this abusive blackgrnrdsm hcapod up,
on Mr. Nathan Smile 90 He sells new rum, cod
fish, and keeps grocery" Admitting these eaOr-
nous crimes to be true. Is it a greater stigma up
on mans private character, to keep country
store such one us every respectable merchant in
the village of Woodstock has kept, than 10 be
constantly on hand AT every session of our State
Legislature for years past. keeping private Ban
Tor the accommodation Of political friends, giving
sell-eIcclioncerng wine parties, getting drunk on
cider or champagne
Oh! real "Poia' where is thy consistency.
Temperance,
Woodstock, July 10Th, 1910.
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Distribution.

With respect 10 the wisdom Of the Distribution
scheme there is Mt least some question, and we
believe would the people Of the North fully exam
inc i,s operation, i, would not he so generally ia
vored. AS above stated we have National Debt
of no small magnitude TO pay of, and are called
upon TO raise n revenue Of over 26 millions per
year, with the prospect ola future gradual increase
in the expenditures Of the government. TO say
nothing OF the nnconsilu,iOna,ily Of the dsiIibu-
lion act, which Is strongly maintained by some Of
our ublcst statesmen, should not the land revenue
be reserved 10 dGiray the expenses of the Govern
men? " il is distributed to the States. an equal
sum besides the expense attendant upon dstribu-
ton and collection mus, be raised from The people
in some other way-probably by n Tariff Among
other things which must be highly taxed 10 make
up the necessary amount of revenue are tea, col-
Zee, specs and other necessarics of life, which
we do not produce and which therefore need no
protection. o: these articles the poor man uses
nearly ms much as the rich and therefore pays
nearly an equal amour, Of taxes upon them, in-
stead OF an ni1onn, proporioncd to his property.
But as matter Of far more consequence than this,
the Distribution Act provides that the land revenue
shall be distributed among the States in proportion
to their Congressional representation For instance,
VI. with pop. Of over POI 900 has fire represent
atives IN our present Congress, and South Carolina
with free population of less than 260, 900 has
nine and IN this proportion would the revenue be
divided. How this advantage is gained we ex-
planned two weeks since The surplus revenue
IN 1886 was distributed in like manner, and
while each citizen of Massachusetts received ST.
~ the citizen OF South Carolina received 1915
and the citizens of Louisiana $500. These facts
are not noticed by the press and politicians mt the
North and this injustice is quietly submitted to, as
contrary course would endangcr the success Of
the party among our Soulhers brethren, a mis-
fortune which must be avoided by amy sacrifice Of
our own rights at the cost if need be of every 81
cred principle upon which our government profess
ses to be founded. This inequality in the dls,rl-
button, also exists IN nearly an equal degree in
raising revenue, for it is we'll known that the I'M
ports Of The country are consumed in great inca
sure at The North, and therefore the ,aAes are paid
by US. Now il President Tyler has by his Veto,
saved US though unin en,onally from being plum
dered in this manner, may we not well be con,en-
ted with it, rs it has in fact nothing to do with the
Tariff principle. - Tcrgennes Femonier.
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THE WIG STATE OF KENTUCKY ON
THE BRINK OF RUIN!-WlIY DO
NOT HENRY CLAY AND THE
STATE BANKS GIVE THE
PEOPLE RELIEF,

It's wei! known to all, that Kentucky has bccr
under wing control for the last fifteen YEARS.
HENRY CLAY has been in fact the SUPREME
RULER of the people Of that commonwealth for
The last fifth of Il century. Under his direction,
STATE BANKS have been scattered over the
whole State, and the principles ofdemocracy have
never there been able to gain foothold. The
wings OF Ohio, but a few weeks since, presented
TO Kentucky, a likeness of Harrison, as a reward
for having given the largest federal majority in 49,
49, in proportion to her voters, Of any State in the
Union "No bank rctorm"-no SCAR rpop The
currency" has intcrfered with the schemes of the
wings of Kentucky-lley have held undsputed
sway-they have adopted such measures as they
deemed proper without any interference from the
democracy. And what is the result of this whig
ascendency' 1t has brought forth BEGGARED
PEOPLE and BANKRUPT STATE! viii not
ireemen pause and solemnly reflect upon conse-
qnences orwhig measures and wing legislation and
wing State banks! Gaze upon the bitter fruits of
The old tree of federalism! Read and reflect.
From The Frankfort Ky. Yeoman.
awe bear from every section of the State of
the most distressing sacrifices of property, In Hen
ny county, we were informed by highly respect
able gentleman, that six hundred dollars worth of
property at lar cash valuation, was solo for six
ty dollars--that four horse wagon was sold for
about five dollars, horses for four or five, &C. In
another county, we have heard of good stock hogs
being sold by the officers at less than 25 cents
each. In some instances property, which in ord-
nary times would sell for enou Oh to pay the debt
and all costs for which it was levied on, scarcely
paying the officers fees leaving the debt unsa,ls-
fed
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GENERAL ORDERS.
Wfa1 Quarters:
T'llE COMMANDER -IN-CITIEF, in and over
WEATHERSFIELD BOW, JUIY 2s,1 1872.

VIE CONlMANDER-I IN CHEF, in and over
l. Windsor county, WILLIAM JARVIS,
Duke de Wealhersfeld. directs his people in his
county 10 take, read and circulate to the utmost
extent, his Bulletin, issued every Saturday at
Woodstock, called the "Whig Advocate" and to
burn, dcmolish, annihiIate and destroy, whatever
copies OF the Sp'ru Of the Age, may come in their
way the last mentioned paper being a reasonable
and sedllious concern, devoted to the interest of
"Slase Proprie'ors," and people who have no
property" but impudently claim the right of free
suffrage in my domains, and is calculated to innre
my influence and that of my son-in.law! and Won
will answer the contrary at your peril.
In testimony whereof have caused nv seal TO be
affixed to these presents, and have signed
the same with my hand, Given at Wealth.
ersheld Bow, on the 2Sth day of july. in
LIS the year of our Lord one THOUSAND eight
hundred and forty-lwo, and Of the indepen-
dence of the United States of America the
siSty-syth. WILLIAM JARVIS.
By his Consulship's command
llAMPDEN Curtis, lIis-Son-in-l.aw.
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Don't Jorgei-Thn, the wings last year denied
the existence of State Debt, and that po,c- when
they find they cannot conceal it by filsehood-
they " own up"
Don't focget-That the State debt is over 2OO,-
900 dollars.
.aad toni forgei--That if the whole amour, o.
the proceeds arising from the sales of public Lands
to which the States were entitled on the Ih ofJune
had been distributed, the share of Vermont would
not have paid the Interest on the State Debt. for
one year, ". Statesman,
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

Rcsolre3, That while we mourn over the dc.
parturc OF the venerable head Of our nation, we
do not sorrow MS men wiihou, hope, for in the
person of JOHN TYLER, now his successor, we
see all The character, the ability and the expert
ence, required in that high trust We hail him as
a statesman of the Harrison school, and rejoice
that the mantle of the great deceased has fallen on
one who wiH honor H.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

An old acquaintance of ours called INTO our of.
flee the other day
"What the deuce''-soid We, "why you're
pussy as an ox-wha, ai!s YOU"
"iou see under Van Buren,, got nothing bu,
ten cents day and bean soup, and had to work
nara to get that But now have nothing to do
bnt eat "roos' beef" and pick up the 'two dol
lars Il day"
The reply was conclusive and we gave in.
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.RonaeMbev!

That the whigs, at Washington say, that " THE
FARMERS OF VERMONT RAISE wooLroR
TWENTY-FIVE CENTS II pound"
II r. II EN- SER!
That the Wings at Washington say &" that THE
WOOL OF THE FARMERS OF VERMONT NEEDS
BUT VERY LITTLE, OR NO PROTECTION.
RENE.NBER,
That Wing convention, lately held a, Boston,
resolved ",mt iarV on THE RAW MArERI-
Al Of WOOL, WAS A TAX on THE MAUFAC-
TURER!"
REMEMBER THESE THINGS!
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1he Distribution. The Treasurer of Vermont,
says The Hdtchman, has received letter from the
secretary OF the Government announcing thai,
measures were IN progress for the distribution of
the land money.-.utd. Peoples Press.
That is aughabc. While the Secretary of the
Treasury says the Treasury is bankrupt to the tune
Of 1892, OOO, 600, the wing papers in this State are
SILLY enough to talk about the proceeds of the sales
oflhe public lands being distributed
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

More first fruits The election in the ninth
congressional district, in Massachusetts, exhibits
the " enthusiasm" of the wing party in favor of
Mr. Clay, the tariff, the bank and distribution. In
the towns heard lrom the wing majority in 1910
was near 400; now the whis candidate ia in a
minority Of nearly 500 votes. This ia justice TO
Harry of the Vest
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

The last Rutland Herald contains call for
The citizens Of Rutland to meet and form Clay
club. We do not wish 10 intrudc, but we take
occasion to suggest that tho result Of thu "hr-t
clay Grn' from LOUISIANA he read a; the opening
" tho meeting.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

Tdr on Tea and CQDee According to the New
York Wing Tariff, the duty on tea and coffee is
now twenty per cent. An attempt was made by
the Democrats to have these articles free Of duty,
bu, the clause was stricken out, and in conse-
qucncc they are included among tho articles sub
jcct to the duty above mentioned. IIurrah for
Whiggery
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

We have had great dea of fun lately, but we
don't know when we have enjoyed laugh so long
and loud as when, the other day, we read an ar
ticlc in the Ipdichman defining the position of the
wings We thought Of the position of the speck-
led pig that the Paddy couldn't count, and then
we laughed, again. Alb! this is large world.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29
Last six Weeks,

We offer the Age for the last six weeks, pre-
Vlous to the election for amos, nothing
Will our friends give us lit : The las six
w'll be - no matter; we won't brag-but
you'd better order few.
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Of course! AS usual, just before election, we
can't get our papers through the mail with any
regularity at all. twas just so last year. We
assure our friends that there is no fault in this
place-ihat their papers leave Woodstock resu-
larry MS ever We regret that they should be mis-
carried, but we don't know as we can helm it.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

The ncrt Presmeqt--Iienry Clay may now be
considered in the field, as the most prominent wing
candidate for the Presidency. As he has been the
principal instrument, however. in bringing about
the present ruinous reduction of the Tariff duties,
we shall advise no mechanic 10 vote for him. Our
impression is, that he would sooner favor ten bank
eIs than one working mechonic,--.New York Ne
chanic. LnentraLl
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Gentlemen, if You want a Protective Tariff YOU
must vote with the Whss.-Ruil0ad HcraM
Yes "vote with the wings" and you will &c,
just such protective Tariff as will bring into the
State tons of foreign wool to be manufactured.
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We judge from the whining Of the cider papers
in the State, at some slight hints a, the private
matters Of Col. Paine that this SORT of warfare is moi,
very "capita Joke" after all, as the Burlington
the old Farmer.
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Bear i'm mind!

That the phig papers in this State openly take
me sac o. The Kings purity and Gdrocate TAN
ALTON WITHOUT REPRESENTATIONS
doctrine, which if carried into effect, mould de-
p''ee one Mird, at the least, ofMe Creemea Of
ms State of The rigM Of rolling, which they now
possess,
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We understand

That Consul Jarvis has received copy of the tri-
to "Mr Charles p Marsh of Woodstock to be cx-
amincd by all who may feel an in,eres, IN the mat
ter"
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The ocoIocos bow down TO John Tyler.

Vdtchman.
We'll, is that worse than TO "bow down. TO
berline, debauchcc, n blaclleg, a gambler, a
a ticker to the Wdichmdn'S abolition prcdiIec-
lions which usually (" stick out feet" just be-
fore elecion.)
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

" Harry of the West" said in his great speech
at Lexington, that John Tyler was {" mere flash
in the pan"-Thercin resembling, Ilary's "Grst
gun" from I.ousiana-eh?
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

.|ew Democfatie Paper,-rhe .Aibaay ALIAS
proposes to issue weekly paper to be called the
.NeU York Democrat. The .dlas is one of the
most spirited papers with which we cxclanc.
The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-29

won't mork, That trek of the feds in In.
noble Co, nominating Daniel Dodge on the Abo-
'''on ticket Every dcmocrO, in that gaIlan, Coun.
I, will vote for Smile and the democratic tickle,
throughout! Whggcry isn't old enough to come
that oyer the Lamoille Boys, no how you can fix
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"Aad dc bulyrog he laugh and he say-oH
HUsn!"
The Udtchman thinks it can't attend to the
State deb, matter. Well, jus, as you can afford.
If it takes you all the time to deal out that $3.50,
900 annually" you may go.
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Bear in mind!

lha' the wing papers in this State, openly sane
lion an approve of the murders and violations of
The shameless and brutal soldiery of The King of
Rhode Island They openly declare, that no man,
''A0 does not possess II certain amount ofprOperty
NuS IL II q LII II