Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1847-01-14

Hotel in this village, and left MS happy an,
well satisfied with the courtesy and atten
ZION shown them here as at Bridgewater
Great credi, is due to Josiah Josselyu
Jr., Esq, for the exertion he made in be
half Of the ball and the success winch al,
tended his efforts, Assoc. w. White Esq
W. s. Southgate, Esq. and others Of the
Bridsewater managers.
By request of the managers we publish
the remarks of Gen. Ransom, in another
column--whlch it it will be seen were ap-
proPrlate and precisely adapted to the oc-
casion.
All will remember the Ball at Bridge.
water on the 9Th Of January l847, and all
will wish an annual repetition ofthe same.
FOURTH DISTRICT-VICTORY
The democrats of the old fourth have
crowned themselves with glory. They
went into the fight in earnest, and have
come off victorious. Every exerlon was
made by the iederalists, that ever was
made to carry an eleclion-money was
squandered-lies were tod-slanders cir
cuIated, never so base, and to fill up the
measure Of their baseness, portion Of the
freemen OF the fourth district were tampel-
ed with, and an attempt made to buy
them, but they like true men-Iike FREQ.
men, remained true TO their candidate, and
| did honor to themselves and their coun-
try. For several weeks before election
the editor of the Vt. Freeman, inserted
articles commendatory Of the protective
system, while the Watchman waged a
stronger crusade against slavery than ever
the Freeman thought Of. The week be.
fore election, the Freeman issued no pa
per, while the Waterman took stronger
abolition grounds than ever. A bargain
was struck up between the leading federal
abolitlonists to carry portion OF the third
party for Chandler, and keep the
democratic abo!itionsts true to their can
didales or not vote at all. Everything
was cut and dried for the complete triumph
of the federalists-but upon the democrats
exposing the trick, the flowers of federal
hope were scattered to the four winds OF
heaven. The editor Of the Freeman i'm
mediate y issued an extra exhorling the
liberty men to remain true to their candi-
date, while the federal runners started
for every part Of the district to pronounce
the exposition false. But all would not
save them-our friends worked like tigers
and the mass Of the aboliionis,s after
learning the trick that had been attempt.
ed upon them, remained true to their can
didate, and thereby saved themselves the
disgrace of being bought and sold like
cattle in the shambles.
The VT. Patriot in particular, is entitled
to all prase,as in connection with the Star,
1t has been the entire means of saving the
district from defeat The Maj in this
campaign has brought out little of the
old fire of Lamoie-which, when he sees
fit to bring out, always proves as destrucl-
i've to the enemies of democracy, as yam
kee bullets do to the copper skins Of
Mexico. The democracy of the fourth
district owe him debt ofgratitude, tina, we
hope they will repay by a large increase
of subscribers to the Patriot, which by the
way is soon TO be considerably enlarged
and improved in its appearance.
The following are tho returns.
Washington CO. gives Peck 545 plurality
Caledonia, Z" " 10
Lamoille, " 4Ol
Orleans, gives Chandler 1877
Essex, gives AZ
Making Peck's plurality, 523
Ono town in Lamoile county to be
heard from, which will increase Peck's
plurality.
All honor to the old fourth.
We learn that there is to be meeting
Of the joint stock company, formed on the
9th of December, to purchase pictorial
Ages III Bridgewater and elsewhere, by
which to elect Chandler in the fourth dis