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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
A DYING WOMAN SAVED |
CON SUMPTION CURE {

We rive the following certificate rs n fact of
which goes to prove the power to save lie, even
the nrrson seems to he in the very last stages of
ence when BrantJ Indian Pulmonary BdISdm ID adj
tered
7orcn Of Boils'on Saratoga county, " Y-u.
DYKEMAN, being duly sworn, says Tina, in the ',
81 1915 dcpOnents wife was believed BY her phd
and others TO be dying with consumption of the Il
and deponCnt, believing that to be the case went
John WAITS store, in the Village Of Boh'tOn Spa, ID
cnsc cloth for shroud, and other nccessnrics, u
pare his wife for burRl after size should die. Dep
further says, that while he in said Waits ste
WINS persuaded by the Proprietor of BRANTS IN
PULMONARY BALSAM" who was then prcaG
take Il bottle of SAID Mti,cine-hc rcmarkng, that
DYING CONAN be now past recovery yet, ii she be /
opp,tsstI and distressed the snd medicine would !
and relieve her, and make the pillow of death
easy DcpOncnt took the said medicine home wit
together with the cloth he had purchased prepa
to the anticipated death Of his wife. Deponent
portion of said medicine to be administered
wife and to his astonshment il soon relieved her
continued the use of said medicine until she rcct
from her disease, and has been able since Ut bein
more than three years. to do the work, and nit
NIL her household affairs and drponcnt verify be
that through the blessing of Providence, the restC
to health of his wife was the result OF the curati
healing efficacy of Branfs Indian Pulmonary RnIs
ZlBA DikEh
Subscribed and sworn to, before me this Goth
April, ls4s. THOS. G. YOUNG Justice of the
TOrCn Of Bdn,ton, Saratoga county, ". VT
10 certify, that am, and have been for many yeaT
and intimately acquainted with the above nance
Dykeman who il one OF our most worthy and res
HE citizens and whose statements are entitled
credit and belief TliOS. e. YOUNG
April -, le4S. Justice OF the II
Topn Of Balston, Tih0ge Of Boli,'on Spd-u.
IL to certify that the circumstances and facts
above by Ziba Dykcmnn are to my knowledge
true, and that he has frequently since stated TO
Brant's Indian Balsam saved the life OF Mrs Dyk
April 20, 1913. JOHN W
BRANTS INDIAN PULMONARY BALSAh
CONSUMPTION Coughs Colds, Splitting Of
Besdtns at the lungs Pam IN the Breast an
Night. Swcat,, Nervous Complaints Pdipiidtion
Hrait Ftr,uis Weaknesses md Complaints, Cho
foniIn, Dysentry, and summer Complaint
AGENTS in Windsor Coo. Chapman, Woods
Burke, Springfield. r. Nichols, perkinsv
VAR ncr, Windsor. Walton Brown, Felchvi lie.
raymond, BrdGewHter. James iindk, Ches
}. Richardson, llaumnd. j. & Brooks lIsri
/. & Z. u. Odds, Norwich, Baxter & aIlridceI
Ills Chnmberln PomIret. stephen Ellsworth,
i. Nevrns, RoyalIon. Jacob Smith bethel
Clark, Weston. ID. l.. Green, Ludlow. Rob
White, Cavendish. Briggs & Pierce, Rochester
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Norrid ScrofhIa Cured.

Mr.. J. H. iIASNrN says in a certificate dated at Ror
Dec. 20 1876; GRANTS INDIAN PURIFIER
saved my life. ! had on me fpeniy large Uleers-l
been confined to my bed yeNr--was not expected
hrc trenty.tour horS-cOnd not raise my head fir
the pillow, nor my hand to my head, when commcn
using Branf' Indian Purifier. My neck was alm
wholly eaten Oft from car TO cRr-nn ulcer had cate
hole through into my windppc, under my chin, so /
unless II was stopped up plaster brcathcd hro
the hoa md could not talk--my car was 80 eaten
around II that it could b. lifted up out of it, place
only holding by small picce-twO ulcers on my {
destroyed the use OF itan ulcer as large as my hr
had ncarly eaten through my side. assure you
avery sore man, md was in q most miserable hopel
dying condition But bad as was, the frat bottle
brants Purifier used enabled me to get up of of
bed, where had been confined for one ycRr-the sec
bottle enabled me TO get out Of the housc-the u
bottle enabled me TO go about two miles on foot
Rome Centre, where procured six bottles more WI
had finished using these bottles seventeen out of W
~ ulcers had healed up-my ear md neck were weI
my arm was cured so that could work with it asI
and my general health ia now good"
Mr.. Hnskn nitcrward stated, under oath before d
Johnson Esq, Justice of the peace at Rome, that
hotties effected nsrfsrI r,,rc of al .J..x.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
GIRLS. Reid YIILS.

You who have pnle dull eyes, bIOches on
The incr rough skin aud out oi Sprs," use bottle
or two Of DR. Town,cnds Sarsapara. | will cleanse
YOUR blood remove the ireckes aud hlOches, and give
Won animation sparkling eyes, fine spirits, und beautin
complexion all Of which are Of immense value to I'M
married aGicS.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
,SCROFTJJ CTRED,

This Certificate Concusyely proves that this sarsapl
rd has perfect control the most obstinate diSeas
OF the blood. Three persons cured in hoiscs unpr
Ccdenlcd.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
FOURTEEN RESPeCrABlE WITNESS

certify that all the above statements of J b. Hal
are yfriciy true In every particular, they being well
quunci with him The witnesses names are as
lows, viz Doci. Thomas Williams, one of the most
spectacle physicians in Rome, G X Bro"n .propnrl|
Of the Wet Rome Hotel Ed,odrd HtiehingS, Jesse M
ingI, Al:ind MtcltngS, Jesse Tiyon, Elizabeth IN
Henry Conradt, Elizabeth COnrait, Phny Ddrrow,
Tryon, Dckidh Tryon.
BIssELL g. LEONARD, Wholesale md retail drugd
Of Rom, certify that they are acquainted with theI
]. h IIOskin, and know and believe his statement
cure to be true BlSsELl LEONARI
RRANTS INDIAN PURIFIER cures oil mpureI
eases of the blood viz: Scald. Head, Sail. Rheum
marsn Erupi,on, Ptmples on the Face, Piles, B'lss
GERS. Cosiirrnsss, Msrcurial Diseases, Liver ComP4
Pans IN The Rack, SIDE, and limbs, &c, &c,
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
UNITED SIXTIES OFFICER.


Capt G. w. Mclean, one nfthe United States Marine
Corps aud member Of the n. Jersey Legislature, ha,
kindly sent lis the following certificate. Ii tells its
story.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24

RoRW0y, Jan. 30, TsI7.
year sine. was taken with the influenza, and my
whole system lett in II dehtHIed state. | was induced
10 Try DR. 0wnsrnls Sdrsaparla. and amer taking two
three bottles very much relieved, and attribute
II entirely to the sHid sarsnParilla have continued TAX.
ing it. and find that improve every day. ! believe 1t
saved my life, and would not he without under my con
sLerntinn. e. W. MCLEAN.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24

| This step perfects the organization ol the Company
placing il among the institutions Of he day Among the
| 0l irc,s III Incorporation the following
list. That we might the more certainty protect the pub
lie against spurious articles which the cupldy of unpn
rplrd men may attempt Ia introduce under the name
! the Grnrienhcrg Medicines.
81 That the vast amount Of business done by the Com.
pN might he placed under the sanction of the legislative
enactment aud be thereby stamped with its appreciation
securing To the public RELIABLE medicines.
The time is now near ut hand when the diseases Of
spring and summer will make their appearance If mar
the GrdecnhrIg Medicines be introduced thousands OF
lives will he saved Medical men who have become nc.
qmnrd Nth the merits at these celebrated remedies
aging in HsupDy to use in their private practice In
BILIOUS REGIONS,
espcci ty they are otnexprrsShlc value Used accord
lug directions, person cannot become bilious,
how sicy the country great the exposure Let the
West freely nsr hen and bilious disorders will disappear
from those lair regions
The America GraefRherg theory does not presume that
medicine can cure all discusses II is idle and impu
dent To Haunt Snch doctrine in the face Ut mn intelligent
community. II is the language of GuaCks pretenders
But in the series Of medicines Offered by the Graenheg
Company, EN cry DISEASE willfnd its antidoe.
The Pills are sovereign in all bilious stomach liver and
chronic complaints Asa CdthdrtIo, they perfectly
mild thorough and strengthening. The FEVER MD GuE
PITTS nnrrrngly cure Fever aud Ague Dumb Agne Ague
Cake. and the like. The IlEALTH BiTTERs restore the
tome of the "yNem, clear the complexion, cause the
monthly sccreons oilcmnles &c. The SARsAPAmLLA
the hest in the world ands erluy concentrated
that is ten times cheaper than any other The Gnu
DRLN's PANACEA is most extraordinary nursery med-
cine aud verminga. THE EyE-LoTION has equal for
all farms Of inflammation and weakness ri the eyes Tue
GREtN MOUNTAIN OINTMENT il the principal Ointment
used Tue DysENTERY SYRUP is warranted 10 cure
the worst cases OF Bloody Flux Dysenlcrv, DyarrhGa
Cholera Norhus cholera Inhntum, SC. The CONSUME
TIVE BALM is The only unfaiing r'medp known.
RJAppicnons for Agencies aud all OF ers should be
addressed to EnwlN G. B.nSrs. Secretary Of the New
England Branch l5i Washington 81. Boston.
These Medicines are for sale by CiIA'S CHAPMAN, ,
Woodstock. w. Burkc, Springfield. u. &. Grswold
No do l.. +. Nichols PerknsvilTc Walton Brown Fetch.
vile A. n H. Wardner, Windsor Levi Cove Uarlard
E. NJ. Siocker West do Daniel Marsh Taitsville Dim.
mick Bragg, Quechee T. Sturtevant & Co Ua,tlord
r. l., 4 r. W, Odds, Norwich, AIS ly
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
NEW wv DsCHNE.


For Bilious and InFomHtory F'rsrS Indigestion, Hedd
ache, DyspCpsiI, LjrCr ComPiGHt, COSHenc'S rites,
JlWhdcc PtrUsrt,d ippeite, UjorrhoGh, DyseRtfrg,
Impure BiOOd, and alt DeFdngCments OfMc B,iiOuS
System.
EOR the above named diseases, these Pills have met
Il with general npprohuton, and II matter ol fact,
they are the hest article Of the knd nov before the pub
He.
Being perfectly SITE made OF materials that simple
hnd NATURAL they may he tuken N any time. The pro-
prictOr can recommend them with the grrtest conf
dence believing them lar superior Ia the pills III general
use; muer mare prompt. safe and uniform in their OPP
eriliOn LIT using them no particular cure is required
Persons may eat and drink usual and il nrccs>r, eat
immediately uilcr taking them. In smH doses they are
alternative and gently Laxative, hut in barge doses
lively callurlic cleansing The whue ulimcnury canal
from AL ru'rd, irritating and eCl matters, aud rudur
n9 healthy stcIrlioS Ut the stomach liver nnd The yHrl.
Gus organs Of rhe body
MusI pulls being composed more or less Of d as lie
cdlhnltiCs apt to operate too urthly. Tit, rrar
the stomach and bowels to such degree that general
proSlritiuA Of The system Is experienced accompanied
with or lrS uucl,inrs>. These Pills being romp0S
ed wholly of different mulcrnlS Their simplicity AM
gcnal to TIE system is such, Their combination
being judlcnus aud rsurI they Opcue with perfect
aud safety, tusng gripping tn the bowels any Orhr
painful sensation, They evacuntr the amcnttry
thoroughly, and at rife blow strip II ofNll morbid
cNtrnncous matter.
TRY THEN, AND KNOW THESE FACTS ToR
HbURSEIF After taking one or Two doses, II you shout
he inclined not To like hem return the box in urah,
CONDITION with the reminder Of The is, aud the none,
will be rc'Unlrl or The charge for the same cancelled.
Agents in tbs village, ChaS. Chapman. S Il. W Rice
So WHodstnrk, u. Rusom. Rrnilr@. q. A. Kcyc~.--
Frlchvc. Brown Pcrktn>vile, Dana Indie " CO.
Barnard. rownscrd& Wnlkrr. Fast RrrnmdS. Irlknup
Tlnrrb.nd, 5, Willard; QucChep C. riuhhnm, Windsor.
Geo Warincr& n II. War,Iucr, nnd by more Mcr
chnnts in every town in the County and hrnnght III,
state. 1869
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
100000 Persons of Impure Blood Disease
and $4,000 were considered IDrurable !.

as some other pntcntmcdiCinc men are in the habi,
snying. II We should shy So who would believe II
This however we do sny, and stand ready to prove
respectable witnesses TINT BRANT's MEDICINES have
tcctcd cures Of more diseases on living human bein
the past year than any other remedy in existence
during the samc time,
How much will Dollars worth CURE
7i'cniy large, deep Ulcer, were cured by using o,
trtlrc bottles OF Brdnrs Purifier.
The following is the most wonderful and nstonishi
cure that was ever effected on human being, by d
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-24
BRANT'S INDIAN
PURIFYING EXTRACT

res inc desired result and efficacy will be- produce,
ny me use OF smaller quantity Of this PURIFIER thai
Gun be effected by The use Of like quantity of nny ohc
remedy In the world (ScC our Pamphlcis for uroofl
rms PURIFIER IL whohy prepared from Vtg,t1LL,
hnu cures the worSt, most obstinate, and long standn
G'enNc' OF nc blood, without puktng pursing sitk,u
ing ord'oh'Gt'ng. It cleans, Stngth,ns, inStgoraeJ
hfs to the whole system
BRANTs PURIFIER is FOUR TIMES CHEAE
ER than any other remedy in the world, because
ONE DOLLARS WORTH
Of It will effect greater amount Of cure than four al
lars north Of 'arS0parRa any other remedy no md
ter how urge their bottles may be- The important 0u,
ton for to determine H. ho,o much more curl
tUe eG,ei uiH doiiarS wOrh Of This Purifier produd
than doars north Of that sarsop0rtHa or other r,m,
We might here say, that BrdnfS Medicine, had cure
within the last wear
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-27

. nes lsrar slzims. Sfiae fzdarr a GsneFzs
. 60 Rss : higlsEsildsd ,,lssesr - he Old
cuaGntGral arAy. Tie failarr 81 Gene,
"a GaykaF Ms ! hFzEe and nrrilorsaas
alsoeE 4 he Revolutionary sEmy. G.
nera. Baker alsa rnars linn gnad ssa-k.
a. making ~ rlaoiss. I slssH pay e.
gaFd ~ he serssrss xhn b earh rsnsii.lals
tas rendered "a ihe eaansEY. and I shall
preasF liae hanest nasn. wha 49, laern ever
ready - peril his life in nhe aslsnre u his
ennniIy. PTsisIriag the lenned ield aud
Tie hard gTouni lar his hrh. when his
rn2riTy rsKs Cor rs seEs les. 10 him = ho
perasrs wealth .nt luxury and lannses %
nn sllkrn snslsl,rs IN pralaElei chambers.
I shall give nv sale sheeIi,.lly l,E haa.esi
ZACHART TAELoR. Aud niSn | depnsile
j. in the haliul hs,X. "n The 9Th nf AoKrm-
her neat. TIA, v"ie will hail srnm the "a
rrrd shades Of Mount Vernon. TI.npg
continued aPPl 'nse. with scarcely . dIy
eve IN tie assrnhiage.
Bui. my n0aanlTsmrn. the setting sur,
enll~malrc 81 mysr,f. Is departing fom
an"rg yau. and admnnishrs me that |
must r'a,e my remarks. May liaI pro.
ierl and preserve Hur beloved country. and
walrh aseT the rulers ham ihe people
max select Ia guide liz drsIinirs -
Thus spoke This venerable surviving
member of the Washington family. the
snn al Mrs. Washington. M her first hus-
band. Mr.. Gusts. | never Witnessed a
mn!r thrilling sceRe. II seemed rs IL the
immortal George Washington hinis' u Was
almost speaking To his coun'rymeEl
Three harry rhrers were given for
Taylnr and Fillmore. anil three times three
for /" Gusts" "ihs oid man eloquent r.
aud then The company broke up and dis
persed.
The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-27

Il.sl I easslA 80 lsait,e nneasg wheR I cas-
,sa.a s'ae - ramFe I'D saslloWu1 ~
lie I.egazlzssss RFsRrh." vi. I, Rags
a7o-l.
I On atelsrraa Ar. Adams. ~ DOR. s.sh
gunr. Isl3. he says. Ne hFsike iR'0
tao pzTsirs. ezrh ~lsi,ing n giFr Iir Gis-
.gernmrni AtEerenl diEesiissil: he eae -
ssFrng hrn Dr. Eansi popular hrsneh. he
alheF lar slsssEe prEnlznrna bE4nshes. and
10 eKisna lhraT p-amansnne. HIRE ton
sal l srpaEaasa EaF ilse fist lsHae. sad
- He had h~sn aangss ksaR RaaaE oshsEs
ga lllo p,sllir ihras6ral'sl eur nanes acre
fhsrug0re sasaFe familiar - enT sannaES-
nsen. lie patty xhirh aaasitegea va -
uhinking with ihrrn placed yanT name n
rhrir head: he alher, faF Ille same Reason.
sslre.esI NINE" Val. 4. psge 2O2.
In . hitler 10 GeHrIal l.aiave,ie. sih
/ Aag. Is.3. speaking II he then existing
drsiinrssan 81 paIsies in Ameriea. under
the general Eaa,es nf Mhig and lory.
wh'rh he aPPi'rd u shrm By analogy. he
says:
The t'E:Fs are InT strengthening
tie ExeeuiiEe aEa tirneTai tsovernnlrnI:
tie wings rhrn,h The IrpFssenialiSe
hEaEch and the rights reserved hy The
States n the bulwark against cnns,.liia-
ton. which must Immediately gsnsEale
monarchy" ysl. 4. page 3s5.
As Specimens af the Nomenclature Of
paules referred 10 by Mr.. Riyrs rs adopt
ed By Mr.. Jeii.rson. take the l'ilawiug !:
In hitter H. NJ. Giles. 3isl Deesm-
her. 1875. he SAYS, So BuI where the dIile.
renee - as snbstanlial and A. strongly
pronounced as helwern The Republicans
and MpnnrTlis Ol 0nr country. hold il
As honorable IN take a liThT and DEF lded
part" Get. Vol 3, page $40.
Ia a Letter 10 Mr. Mnnr'e, 10Th July,
1916. he saws, = They see thai nothing
can suppori them hui the COLOSSUS nf the
Presidents meri 5 with shc penri,, and
The imminent he reiiles that his successor.
II M"norrar. will he ayencome hy The
republican sense If his constituents; il a
Republican. he will Of ronrse give fair
play h. that sense aud lead things into The
channel of harmony briween the COVER.
noIs and governed" Vol. 3. page 335.
In a letter Ia Levi Lincoln. esq. llh
July. 1891. he savs. "a he consolidation
Of nur fellow riizens in general is the
great object we ought To keep ia view.
AMI that being once oh,alErd, while we
associate with US in affairs To a certain
degree the fe,lersl sect Of Republicans.
we must sIrp Of all the means If inla-
enre the Essex Junio and their assnriale
Mon"cra,s. in every part OF the Union"
Vol. 3, page al.
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AN OLD PATRIARCH.

I Ala Wing Bdrhacue al Alexandra. or
4 the 9th instant, after a number Of addres
ashEgi6h is afk 'Ei f'RsE Ed f sRdnh
=. Potomac" Describes a. a hale. and I;,,s
loaking gentleman Of the Oldrn time, righ.
~ years Of aye, who has hecn for ferry
years the leading orator uf the country lnr
the cause Of lreland's emancipation. aud
in whom the Irish have confidence. was
next introduced lu the meeting; and we
cannot resist the temptation taIthuugll
pressed i"r room.) 10 give The following
sketch Of his speech. Mr.. Curtis siep.
pei! forward, and in rich. lIlI.toned voice,
spoke as follows, holding hls auditors
speIi-bo"nd in admira'ion, except at such
intervals where spontaneous applause
would break imlh
"Fell0w-counirymen snd fripnls-Ynu
see before you on I! is joyoms occasion, AN
old man with yhiienet! Locks AID bald
bead. who was born here in the infancy of
y"ur rnuniry, aud has grown up with il.
i in your midst. and seen il become vign-
rous. and strong and powerful. VI lille he
has bernme old and taieebled- and vet.
strange as il may appear. his old mar has
never cast vote in his life. Although
possessing the necessary free. hold qualifi
ration Ia eniItie me Ia vote in several
canniies. had my RESIDENCE moi been in
the District Of Columbia. yet owing To an
njudici"ns and IN unjust law, have had
no privilege of giving vote.
And now tina, that inestimablp privilege.
the right Of suffrage. has come within nv
reach and | am about to avail myself Off,
you will see an old graadfaher cast his
maidsn rOfe!
We are patton OF freemen. the proud
est. the most prosperous and happy in the
world. Dur system of government and
our institutions are admirable, conceived
hy wise heads aud improved upon, here
and there. by good men. Il beromes lis
all to cherish fond love and regard for
our beloved country. We should try to
keep tue union and harmony of the States
in good presentation, and look well To the
character "f lh"se whom we select 10 guide
the des,lnjts Of The Republic.
II has been objected TO military men,
that they are not suitable persons 10 place
81 the head Of a civil government. think
otherwise. My experience teaches ME
that there is nothing to fear from the just
ambition Of military man at the head of
the nation. Think military men are the best
To command. tor they first learn TO obey.
We have some experience in the matter uf
placing military men al the head of our
Government: Gentlemen may differ about
General Jackson. bul believe he wa, a
true pairior. and that lie world have given
tine lat drop Of his hearts blood To have
saved and preserved The Union aud ats
liberties. had The personal sacrifice been
required. $500
No, no: The old orator before you has
lived long lime in This Republic, and he
has not seen the time 10 fear TO have a
military man placed II the head Of af-
fairs r.
In casting about among the Presiden-
Ifal candidates 10 decide WHICH one shall
receive my suffrage, il will be my aim to
select the best man. have already scan
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Fr0.a ne N0rlh csEolina TisneS
AZ. MRBsTER,s SPEECH.

As ne pr. diriei IN aar. last The Isoc0s
arr irving 10 mike little capital aat nf
Mr.. MrhslrI's Speech n Marshield. LEI
them 90 ahrad. We have nrSer ihonshI
Il wnlsh aur while a. lEy sRd Iegonrlle Ilae
nernliar rrnlrIris nf shc Northern States
m.n with our Wing or Soaihem feelings.
We do not agree with ihem. nn many
poinIs-il rolid hanily he expcclei that
wr should. Rul MT. Webster Earles 0si
their deserts 10 Van Buren, and Cas-. ani
,hal win no siinied hand. n i plain and
erilrnI he can support neither II them.
allie ii l. equally as plain that he might
easily have been better pleased lhan BY
the nomination Of Gen. Taylor at Phlla'
delthia. Yer his CONFUSION l.. y hai ihas
Of every irue Wig must be, 10 support
The nominee Of his party.
We d"ubI The utility Of publishing long
speeches IN This paper. and have M E"nEI
for Mr.. Websier's. Ills reasons sre simng
against cass. however. aud may he found
summed up in the following paragraphs:
Gen. Cass viii go into the Govern.
mcni n canning in by the same party That
elected Mr.. Polk; aud he will 'fllnw IN
the Footsteps ,f his illusl,i ions prrdeces-
sor.' hold hun, ! confess. IN the pre-
sent state ol the country. tn be the mosI
dangerous man in whnm the powers Of The
exerniiye Chief Magisiracy could we'll he
placed. lie ha. described himself moi a:
a Conservative. not rs protective 10 present
institutions, but as hrlonging 10 The parry
Of Progress. lie believes in the dnclrins
Of American destiny; and that destiny is
to go through wars. and invasions. and
crimes of aggrandizement-io establish .
great. powerful. tonineering Government
over all This country. We know that j
Mr.. { as Gould have prevented il, she irea
" with England in 1872 would not hav,
been made; we know that il Mr.. Cas:
could have prevented il. The settlement O
the Oregon question would n.i have been
accomplished in 1916.
We know that Gen. Cass could have
prevented the Mexican war; and we know
that he was first and foremost in pressin.
that war. We knnw that lie is man q
talent. Of ability, Of some celebrity as I
statesman, IN every way superior tn hi
predecessor, IL he should be the successo
! rash politics, pushed on by a rash par,y
and committed 10 course OF policy, rs
believe, not consistent with benefit to lhi
country. Therefore il i. for you. and e.
me, and inr all Of us-Whigs-io consi
der, whether IN this state OF the case WI
can, or cannot, we will, or will not, give
our votes for the Wing nomination.
leave that 10 every mans conscience.
have endeavored In state the case as il pre-
sents itself TO me-"