The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1843-02-17

posed that thirteen men, sufficiently noted to OBJ
tain an election could have been found in the State
so utterly ignorant of The feelings Of the Green
Mountain boys, ms to venture TO insult them with
SO gross tissue of anti-democralc doctrines. And
had il not been for the " coon skin" and /" hard
cider" mania, such spectacle wonld not have
been presented TO the world Yet federalism is so
peculiar to itself, that when exalted TO any place
of power OF trust, it most assurcdly exposes its de-
lormiy,
Had there been the least ground Of complaint in
consequence of want Of Independence in the
decisions Of our Supreme court had the lensl
murmur been heard from the people on that ground
there might have been some excuse for such a
proposition But such is not the fact, while on
the other hand, for the last two years ii has been
urged against the present worthy Chei Justice,
thai he was quite loo arbitrary and twcpeaaeai
in the exercise of the functions Of his Office, and
therefore an effort, and a strong one was made To
onsl him from his place,
But TO the honor of the State, aud of the court
be it said, :ha, in no State have the decisions Of
that tribunal been moro judicous and more strict
| ly based upon the elevated philosophical prnci-
pies of law and of sound reason, than in the State
Of Vermont, nor lave they hccn vusciIla,ing as the
! Council would intimate ror have the representa-
livcs of the people been warlon|y olllcous II
changing these Judges, bat on the contrary they
have selected men Of high Professional attainment;
and sound mind in whom they hni confidence and
| that confidence has not been readily shaken rs i
evident from the fact that they have, under tn,
system Of annual elections continued them on til,
bench for longer period than that proposed b,
this Ce lerQl COnacH Under these circumstance,
then, no reason for the proposed change, could h
in truth urged, but desire to r,sen upon the PEG
pie Of Vermont the rough smcklcs Of arisiocracy.
But the people have most signally rehukcd ihi
gross a,irmp. upon their liberties. They have
elected convention minority Of which WAS dem
ocralic thaving learned they could put confidence
in no o,hcr,) which at once dashed 10 the grounr
the poisoned cha'icc together with the little spic
Of democracy wrh which they foniy hoped {
conceal their b1sc designs upon the lrccmcn, an
have thus taught the satellites Of ccon'm tia
there is yet redccnng spirit among the ycomon
ry Of the Mountain State. Frccmcn Of Vernon,
read, examine closely, and then say which Of lh
present political divisions il the Nc,7ocr0iic, an
which the Feierai party. The one would abolisl
your school fund aud shroud your children in i.
norancc, nurture and encourage purse prond ar
is'ocracy, holding power by virtue Of a Brili<
charter, against the rights Of the people, inppos
upon YOU Senators and Judges for life and thu
render Won mere scf4. Ihe other would scrnr
10 YOU and your pos'criry the invaluable blessing
Of education, the heaven born right Of suffrage
and Of correcting the mnl-paciircs Of your ruler
annually a, hn ballot boxes. "Now choose Y
this [yCarl whom yon will sustain.
LYCURGuS.