Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1846-12-10
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.

, treemcn' In three weeks you VIII be
called upon 10 choose representative
to Congress from your district. In this
election the decision is to be made whether
your district will bow the knee 10 a
purse.proud arislocralic clique, or whe,h-
er you will follow on in the well beaten
road of Democracy-the road which your
fathers trod in l776-in 1928 which
the Democracy are travelling in l846.-
You have before you two men-one OF
whom within all probability, act as the rep.
resentatlveo Of your views in the next
Congress ofthe United State. Lucius B.
Peck and Geo. b. Characteristic one, the
embodiment Of all the high federal and
aristocralic notions Of the old tories of the
revolution and the (ederallsls of the last
: Wharf.-The other the embodiment in your
district Of democratic principles. Mr.
Peck is dcmocrat-Mr Chandler is a
federaIist Do you wish more than this.
Put the question home to yourself-are
you a democrat or federalist? You have
no go-between-you are either one or the
other-and your'vote on the 9Th Of Janu-
ry is 10 decide which you are. You see
the advocate of Chandler, the Vt. Watch
man-the same Journal that traduced you
d your friends whenyou were fighting the
battles OF your country during the last war
the same old federaist at the head with
a chip of the old block at the taiI,.-,be
same bitterness and hate manifested tow
ards the present administration for sustain.
ing the war with Mexico, that was cxhib-
tied in 1912 against the administration Of
James Madison, for prosecuting the war
with England This is not all. In order
to carry into effect lis daslardy and damn
able views, federalism has resorted to
cunning trick-to s,ralagcm. 1t has at
tempted TO plaster Mr. Peck over in the
eyes Of the people with FEDERALISM,
by using The terms: every fine man, y
"anli-radical democrat about as good
a whig as Chandler"-,"a protective tariff
man"-"would-be-a if it want for
going to Congress" and the Iike-aII of
which has had its effect. Many democrats
from these assertions have lost confidence
in Mr. Peck-they fear tina, federal stories
are true--they see the'devil praising him.
and naturally enquire what he has done to
make him so popular with federalism
But mind you, otwihstanding all
this chat, not federalist will rOtc for
Mr. Peck-but will do all in their power
to delea, him.
We assure our democratic friends that
this talk about Mr. Peck by the federaIsls
is all made for CANNON. Mr. Peck is
straight ou,-and,out democrat. He belongs
to the party-he acts with the party, and
he loves the party ood his country --and
federalism does not expect any more fdypss
at his hands than it did at the hands,,bG
old Hickory himself. 49,
Now after knowing all this--aIter know
ing tina, you have a democrat in the field
that is every way worthy of your votes
both personally and politically, how would
you feel to have such man as Geo. B.
Chandler-a man whose only claim to
craftsmanship. is in his art and canning
in getting mortgage Of your farms, and
whose legislative acts will be TO that end
instead Of assisting you to keep them-we
say how would you feel to see such a
man in Congress as yOW representative,
to the disgrace of Mr. Peck!-lhe man who
has ever been with you, Of you and for
you-the man whom you all love as broth
er and respect as friend, we say to
yon, democrets, unless you awake-unIess
you bring out the old guards tina, swept
the district in '3S in 40 and "a, such
will be the case. You can give Peck 1000
majority over the united forces of federal
ism and all The office seeking dema-
gogues the Green Mountain Freeman can
bring to bear upon you, if you but try
We appeal oyou to do it, we appeal to
you in the name Of the country-in the
name Of every principle of honor and
patriolism-by every principle of equal
ity-by your hope for freedom and a
legacy of liberty TO your children, we APP
peal to you,to do it. Remember that nc
Iruer.hearted democrat-no better man
no sounder statesman and ADLER legislator
exists in the State of Vermont than Lucius
B. Peck. Elect him and you do yourselves
honor. Suffer him TO be defeated and you
place the brand OF federalism upon The
air escu,cheon Of you! district, which
years ofpoltical repentance and atone
nent cannot wash out.
Money will be poured out by the fed