The Woodstock age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1844-1845, 1844-07-11

BY II. w. English, Esq-Gm, Dmi'
hcltOgg-The Democrat, the Patriot all
Statesman
COL RUSSELL being called upon, remark
ed, he would say word in regard to tn
convention of to-day. We had seen in on
streets party attempting to get up thu
same excitement to lead the people as,ray
they did in '40-it was not however, juS
the same as then. for nOw their leader,
hnf~ they were trangressing the laws o
lnsllce--bnt in '4O,s some of them,n doubt
thought they were doing God-service AND
especially in taking day for such an occa
sion, IN direct opposition to the feelings Of
those who caused it to be honored as a ma
iional jubilee, he thought looked very much
like something lie had heard of somew here
about mans Stealing the livery of heav-
en- to serve" certain cudgel-footed gen
rleman in. He would offer the following
sentiment:
THE pcrvcrSiOn of the elaboration of the
4h Of Jniy mto a Wig C0npcntion-Like
Adams faIl-the one an original sin, the
other an actn0llransgreSsion.
BY Guest-May our party in reference
to the approaching Election, "deIibera,c
with caution, act with decision, and if
necessary yield with graciousness, but OPP.
pose with frmness,"
BY }. Reckard Esq,-1ndrrw Jackson
The hero of New Orleans patriotism his
armour and death or victory the sheet an
Choir of his hope--may his mantle fall
upon our next president, James X. Polk.
By Col. Russell-1he Dcmocrary of
Windsor County--Like the diamond
passing through the hands of the Lapida-
ry, the more it Is rubbed the brighter il
shines.
+. A. KlMBALL, being called upon for
a sentiment, said He did not rise to make
a Speech-but he believed the time had
come when every man, calling himself
democrat, should be willing at any time.
and in any place, and under any circum-
stanes, to stand up and defend the princ-
piles of democracy with what little ability
God had given him, lfa company OF men
were rearing structure, it would not do
for part to stand back and say they would
do nothing because they were not as strong
as their opponents-or to slack their eXer-
tons because some willy SanbaIlat aud his
company were endeavoring, either by STRAIT
agem, or by falsehood, or by scorn at their
'ieebeness,' to interpose obstacles to its
erection, Nor is i; for democrats, any
more than it was for Nehemiah and hi,
faithful few, because they may be called
feeble, poor, or be sneercd at, and pro-
scrlbed politically and socially,by haugh-
I, and wealthy aristocracy, to say they will
let the work cease. For one, he should
feel ashamed of himself we're he to refuse to
defend the principles Of democracy, when
called upon from le r of any political enemy,
lie knew not of a more noble sight than
that of a lone individual struggling against
The waves of poverty aud adversely, and
combating manfuly and tearessly with
the errors of popular prejudice year after
year, and overcoming them all at last. So
1t is with the democratic party of Wood
stock-,hey had long struggled agains, and
beat back the waves Of political ianalicism
which at times had threatened to over.
vhelm them. OF their frmness to the
cause of Democracy, they might well feel
proud-cXamples like theirs, had been the
means ofcarrying democrats in other towns
to vlctory-and II they perscvered, correct
principles would triumph ere long, even
with them. Let no democrat be faint
hearted. Surprising that venerable Demo-
crat at the head of the table, and his com.
patriots had been laint-hear,ed G5 years
ago, he would not now bear those honora-
Bile scars, and we should not be celebrating
this anniversary, Who is there that does not
feel strong hear, and true sense of the
business of his cause on behodIng such
men with us! Through him they had the
principles of Democratic liberty direct
from the FOUNTAIN nEAD-it came to them
through no branch pipes-but direct from
the pure spring of RepubIcansm, which
was purchased by his blood and the lives of
his com-patriots. For one, said Mr. X, he |
felt proud on this occasion, that he was
democrat.
On looking around the table. he could
but notice the class that were assembled
it was the mechanics and farmers of Wood. |
stock-he saw none of your court-popuir
opinion dfmOcratS, or d,mocrati, wings
but men like those who gained our indie
pendence, and who were to maintain it,
True, they we're called by the gentry coon
arlstocrats rulgar Iokah-iokahs, and were
told they had no right to think and act for
in political matiers-those pres.
emf, he believed cared nothing for slch stuff
but would laugh at it as the giant oak of
the forest scorns the feeble efforts of the
breeze to bend it,. lie trusted the princi-
piles of the democratic party were under.
stood by all present. Then let us advo-
cate and stand by them, continued Mr. K,
and although few in numbers, let us show
strong in heart And be assur-
red, we shall yet hear the shout of demo.
cratic victory in our own town, and on ev.
cry hill and in every vale in old Vermont.
He would propose.
The Democrats of IToodtock-Weak
in nnmbers,y yet strongin hear,.-and though
not able at the present time to carry the
citadel of Dolitico nj corrup,ion he storm, ,bey