Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-03-25
A correspondent of the Hmf(0rd Times

"You are aware, suppose, that a com
pany is recruiting here for the Mexican
war-the whoie war-(New Haven boy
don't do anything by halves About al
energetic young men have already enlist
ed; and had the equipments, SC. arrivet
here earlier, the company by this slime wouI,
have been full, The officers are young
ardent, and intelligent, and have abandon
ed their regular empIoyments. to serv
their country. have no doubt they vii
distinguish themselves, if they. get
chance at the enemy. One Of the whiy
papers here, the Palladium, you have prob
ably observed, has ridiculed the effort it
get up company, and even assaiIed The
officers personally; but am glad to per
celve they take no notice Of its REASONABLE
filings. have heard many candid mem.
bers of its own party say that its course or
the war question has greatly injured the
Wing party in this section. A detach.
ment of about 90 men, with an officer, al
tended church yesterday, in fatigue dress
and attracted general attention. The wal
is popular here with all patriotic men--and
many, now in the wing ranks, who remem.
bered the fate Of the opposers of the last
war with England, feel the risk they run
by remaining in the Federal ranks. As in
New Hampshire, believe it will have the
effect Of bringing them back TO the Dem.
ocratlc fold, in the coming election.
y
Tho Democrats in this country will
make brave fight in the coming election
They are well united, and will give good
account Of themselves at the polls. The
glorious victory achieved by the Demo.
Gratis of New Hampshire, has nerved eve.
ry heart; and it would be disgraceful for
the Democrats of Connecticut TO be beat
en- with sucha noble example before
them. ! think there is but little doubt OF
our electing Ingham in this DESTRUCTION
there is the same feeling here against
llubbard's course in Congress, as in your
district against Dxon's. A Hartford
County Wing told me, on board the steam
boat few days since, that "IIamersey
would be elected" aud that "Dixon's dis
union speech would lose him many votes
in his town" II am Wing" said he,
"but an in favor of standing by my
country, against all foreign enemies. 1
hinE that on Suoh question oce should
shoe a united 'front.'" | hope there are
more such Wings in your county, and
that Mr. HamersIey will be elected. He
is entitled TO the vigorous support of eve.
ry Democrat, and his election would be
an honor to the State. Our friends here
all feel anxious for his success. We have
a capital State Ticket-of tried and true
mcn-and we shall do our part towards
electing them. "Tte people are con-
ing!" PALo Afro.
ltis becoming every day more apparent
that candid men of all parties are deter
termined to resent the outragcs which the
to the war have, aud are COM
hitting upon public sentiment. The wing
party as a party supposed that by raising
their voice against it, they were manufac.
turing political capital; but the effects of
such maneuver are now too well under
stood TO obtain the concurrence of the can
did and unprecedented This die has been
thrown 100 many times by the wing party,
to win in the present game, for it is trick
that will not bear repeating. Although
Mr. Dixon says 'my constituents are too
wise TO uphold Megorernment IN such meas
wcs," yet, thank heaven, his constituents
do not embrace the entire populatior Of
The United States. Even in his own state,
as federal as it has been, and may now be,
g. as far famed as ii is, for its anti-republi-
canism in by-gope days; we doubt not
there is virtue enough in the mass of the
people to lrown down with contempt the
sentiments of the anti-warpart and those
who give them utterance. 1t is no trin-
ing thing to take sides with the enemy of
our country and in the mean time, sustain
a good reputation; and should any sue
coed in so doing, most surely are they en-
tiled to the favor of the wing party
1t is true there are glorious exceptions
IN this party, among whom we might men,
ion Gen. Hopkins Of this state and Gen.
Low Of New llampsbire-men who con-
slider there is something more sacred than
party and who are ready to "staad By their
conntry," in any emergency. Such men
will be remembered, yes; and remember
ed too as patriots and good citizens, when
their vile calumniators and opposers will
be mentioned with the same sheer of con-
tempt, as now are the tories of the revolu-
lion, and the federalists of the last war.
BENNINGTON GAzETTE:-We notice
that our friend, J. C. Haswell Esq,
has resumed the charge OF this paper and
right glad are we to extend to him our
hand on this occasion. The Gaze,ts has
been enlarged-ls printed on new type
and under the direction of Mr. Haswell |
who is thorough going democrat, it will
be one of the most readable papers in the