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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

with Kisses. Alderman Haswel, who
spoke among Others, said,-"He did not
hesitate to avow, that under these clrcum.
stances, he fel, no obligation, as a wing,
to support Gen Taylor--and that he would
not vote for him. Loud and general
cries of Nor J." "Oor III Perhaps |,
was too late TO &C, in reference TO this
unexpected emergency. Cries, "lI's moi
too late to start Clay."] There were only
eigh, short weeks before the election
and if anything was to be done, it mus,
be done quickly. For one, he should
rejoice to see full blooded, out and out
slraigh. forward wing brough. on TO the
coursc--such a man as Harry Of the
West" Loud and prolonged eheering]
Judge Carpenter said, "This las, letter
to the Charleston meeting, which it hat
been well said coun,enanced the support
of half the wing ticket only al the south
coming from the nominee OF the same
wing party tina, had placed the whole tick
ct in nominalion--he confessed had cured
him. Laughter and applause. He conl'
no longer follow after strange gods. Re
newed cheering and applause, If this
Charleston letter was not sufficient to con
vince The editor of the Evening journal
and the whole whig party tina, in nomina
ting Gen Taylor, the wings had mistaken
their man, nothing, he was sure could &C
cur hereafter to convince them Of tina
fact"
Hon John A. Collier remarked-H'
had swallowed great many things from
General Taylor, without making any wry
faces-bu, this Charleston letter, he wa'
not prepared to swallow, a. least TO night
Laughter and applause.
A further meeting was held las, Mon
day. evening, TO hold further action
Times.
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Union is Success.

We need not remind our democratic
| friends, that 1t is important to secure every
member Of the legislature possible, for tie
election Ex-Governor will in all probabili-
ty devove upon that body. And in order
to bring our whole strength to bear in this
respect, We must be united on the candi.
dates put in nomination. Vote for the
candidate aud nobody else" frs, and
last.
We trust our friends in Norwich,
Shrewsbury and some other towns We
might mention, will bear this in mind
It is Just the year TO give whgery home
thrust in Vermont, inasmuch as they
threatened to annlhllalc us, on account OF
the presidential election. Let them know
that the democratic party is not yet "e,er.
nally dead aliho--one of the Woodstock
sears 50 pronounced it few months since.
The old cannon that the Fcrmouters,
took from the British, at The Battle of
Bennington, in l777, are now placed IN
the veslbuIe of our beautiful capitol, and
we trust their next notes Of rejoicing will
be over another triumph ofthat democracy
that freed them from British tyranny.
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Look at this!

And seo whether a change Of admins.
uation is desirable or not. The expenses
Of Vermont whig domination ia about
800, 900 a year; while that ofnew Hamp'
shire IS hardly bali That yet here the poor
mans children have been deprivedlof their
school fund--lheir mental sustinance--
and II has been taken to pay the enormous
expenses Of Why rule. Freemen, these
are facts, and not mere Words and we
would that we could reach every ear in
the state, aud awaken them to sense OF
the grea, importance Of stopping this course
Of proceedings. Surely fage gives ripe
ness, whiggery is ripe-aye, more
ROTTEN, even to the core.
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Democrats Ct Orange County,

1t is expected you will rs usual, make a
glorious route Of federalism next Tuesday
You have ever been true to Democratic
principles, and you will not fllter at a
time so auspicious for the whole state
You will no, fail to cleo, your excellent
senatorial tickent, aud will give the Dem.
ocralic nominee for Congress, aud the
State ticket, a ma jority that even Wind
sor County whiggery will no, be able to
overcome.
Do not be drawn off by fuctious ,disap-
pointed Office scokers--a few "sore
heads" who hare been bunting post till
their brains are crazed, and they jump as
tride Of every new hobby that presents the
iuduccment Of "front seat"
How will the Democrats Of old Orange
give an account Of themselves, ,f they de-
ser, their regular ticket, and vote for one
hoadcd--by Harry Hale, an old Federal
isl Of the bluest shade, aud what good
reasons can they give for voting for such
a man as Mr. Cleavcand, a wing aboli-
zionist of the bi,terest stamp, And least
Of all, would you be guilty Of adopting the
whig policy, by rewarding man who has
deserted his party like UncIe Sam for
tho sole reason that he cannot get al OIL
fee. And who is this J. w. D. Parker,
who has such an etching palm for some.
thing in ,he gift Of the people, and who
now sports the raklsh name Of Barnburn-
cr, or a 'bultcr' from the democratic par.
ty. We saw him at the State Conven-
ton last year, where ho gave the most
striking evidence of ''rue or ruin" dis
position, and at the last County Convcn-
ton in Chelsea, his conduct was such as
convinced us that he was not an indispcn.
sable appendage to the democratic party.
1t is a matter of history, that he wanted
TO be one Of the democratic candidates for
senator, in June 1915, and Judge of Pro-
bate in the full Of 1916, also, Senator a.
gain in l847, and States Attorney the
same fall, and failed in each He bottled
the nominations in l945, rnd has not been
true to his party since.
Now this is fair specimen Of these
who lead of the sub-sol party in Orange
County, and we trust no honest meu will
be found so forge,fnl Of self respect as 10
follow in the wake OF an individual who is
conten, to have his name affixed to the
tail end Of federal abolition ticket, pro-
vided it is associated with The name of an
office.
Receiving his nomination at a conven-
ton tina, has as yet, suppressed the publ
cation Of its proceedings, and tho nomi.
mated by tina, convention US the first on
the ticket, is transferred 10y whol) to the
last end, as the leas; worthy Of all, 10 hav Q
apace in such motley trio. Aud this
is all that remains off w. D. Parker-s
monument Of disappointed ambition. and
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mean something, and 10 pledge somethi
as to the poIllcal principles and cou
OF the man who obtains it.
But it is no, only as a blow a, the wi
party that this letter is remarkable.
what an attitude does /, present GEM
Taylor and his friends" in the PhiIad
phIa Convenlionl In that body, Jul
Saunders, in The name Of the Louisi
delegation, claiming to speak by au,ho|
OF Gen. Taylor, land since confirmed
his sta,emen, by General Taylor's Bd
Pey'on card, )said:
"On behalf Of the delegation Of LoJ
ana, will further state that Gen. TIA
desires it TO be understood, that, nj
opinion, his friends who come into
convention are bound 10 abide by isl
ciston, and TO suSiaia the nominee n h
and souP-that General Taylor recogr]
in his friends in this convention those
haze the right TO withdraw his name.
,oiH cheerJuly acquiesce in such wilhd,a
al
"In case the choice of this COW en||
shall fall on another than Gen. Ia
and his friends in this convention
draw him, it will be their act, and not
but in which he will cheerfully acquie2
and by the act Of uniting with this
rcntion, his friends withdraw his h
from the canuass, unless he be the non
of the conrention."
And now, having obtained the
nomination by this explicit avowal
in his behalf, that his name ,couM be
dralUn from HE canvass il he were
made the Uhig nominee, he turns r.
and tells the wings tina, their nomin
is just as good as any other that h
received, and no Jetter-that it pie
him to nothing, and that he would
taken the Baltimore nomination o.
same terms! Who can for a momen
pose tina, General Taylor could hav
tanned, or hoped to obtain, The Phi
phla nomination. it Judge Saunder
stead of saying what he did say there
jus, 60, up and read this CharIesto
ter and then had taken his seal1
this been done, the wings at Philad
would in mass have secuted the il
giving General Tayl Tor the nominate
And what can be said for the good
of a candidate, who, after he IS non
ed, thus his back upon the pledges
being made in his behalf, and obt
him the nomination, were afterwards
toned by hlm' What motive b,
wing party 10 strive for his eIec,i
What ground has the country for d
ing that he can, as politician, be
trusted' All shO,c of consistency hid
You'd doubt, been abandoned
series Of General raylor's. Has ,h
stance Of good faith with his party
preserved?
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"A LOcofOco Trick

Perhaps it will be interesting to some o
our readers to understand tina, the pro
gramme of free soil ,Uhig meetings tina
have been aud still are coming of in the
regions round about, was drawn up by the
few faithful Taylor wings in our owr
midst By order Ofthe to,on Committee
A democrat from neghboring ,owr
CHANGED to GO, hold OF a bill 60, up for Iii
place, which he took home with HIM wher
he CHANGED to meet the chairman Of The
whig town committee
"Well," says a, III see you are to hav,
wing free soil meeting here"
Says B. "what do you meant"
81 mean as say" said A, producing
tho Hand Bill, there it is, called by your
order"
takes the bill and reads il through
then throwing i, aside, exclaimed, ut is c
id Locotoco trick, for no such meeting
has been called, and if they think to make
anything ont of such game, they vii
find themselves mistaken"
After being convinced that it was nc
"locofoco trick" he very coolly remarked
tina, he did not think much Of the policy
anyhow. And this is calling meetings "by
order of the town committee" Bot ouT
faithful subjects should remember that
Woodstock Is wing headquarters, and be
prepared at all times to receive the beck
Of the oracles.
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Later from Gen. Taylor.

If writing the mos. letters makes the
President, then surely Gen Taylor mus,
needs take the palm. Here is another
effusion OF the "ready letter writer
which, though no, of late date, is never.
theless ncp:
Baton ROUGE, La. March 7, 1913.
SIR: ! have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your friendly communica.
ton Of the 25th ult., and 10 inform you in
reply that the letter therein referred to
was, as it purports to be, written by me
to Hon. Joseph r. IngersoI.
| deem it proper to say that the state.
ments made in that letter are such as
have frequently made 10 other persons,
and tina, l have had no desue to conceal
from any portion of the country any OF the
views therein expressed.
For many years past, | have sincerely
deprecated, as believe, has every true
patriot in the Republic, the excuses in
the administration of our national affairs,
into which party strife has thrown our
People-and when, therefore, was So
Iicited by gentlemen from various quar-
tiers Of the Union, to consent to the use OF
my name in connection with the Presiden.
cy. consented with the express condi.
ton that should not be tied down 10 the
political tenets Of any one party. To this
position | believe have consistently ad-
hered and for no consideration can | be
induced 10 abandon it.
| beg leave to say in conclusion, that
while i, affords me sincere qualification to
learn tina, many of my fellow citizens ap-
prove Of the course which have adopted.
in relation to this subject, yet hope that
some of them, in so doing, will be Undue
ed by their friendly feelings toward me
not to violate in the slightest degree their
due sense of their political obligations.
| am, sir, very respectfully,
Your ob't servant
z. TAYLOR.
Mr. SAMUEL G. BoNnAM, York, Pa.
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More Trouble.

A Bomb. Shell from General Taylor
Great commotion III the Wig ranks.
The wings of this city, says the Albany
Argus, were thrown into a state Of excite
ment ard CONSERVATION on Saturday after.
noon, by the appearance in the Evening
Journal of the following Geographic des.
patch from New York.
"NEw York, Aug. 26.
Gen Taylor has written letter ac-
cepting the nomination for President by
the citizens Of Charleston, pho nominated
Butlnr for Vice President. He therein
repudiates all pledges"
Doubt. incredibly, establishment, indig-
nation, in some instances the latter feeling
breaking out in open denuncia,ions of
Gen. Taylor-by tu'ns agi,ated the entire
wing party of this capital-under this an
nouncement Of the virtual reputation by
Gen. Taylor of his co-nominee for the
Vice Presidency on the wing ticket and
of his willingness to run with the demo.
cratic candidate for the Vice Presidency.
That position of the wings who were orig
inaIy for Mr. Clay, but who had relapsed
doggedly into a quasi acquiescence in
Gen. Taylor's nomination, were loud,
emphatic. and by no means particular in
tho form Of their denuncia,ions of Gen.
Taylor-whist the more docle Of the ex-
pediency wings, unable to stem the torrent
Of feeling, were compelled to float with
tho current, which finally embraced every
live wing within range of the information
The Argus goes on in nearly three col
uuhns to give an account Of the great meet.
ing which was gotten up by the whigs on
tho arrival Of the full intelligence by mail,
and the immense excitement that it pro.
duced. The speeches were very able,
strong and deuuncia,ory Of Gen. Taylor.
The reading OF Taylor 8 letter was greeted
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A HARD HIT.-The New

A HARD HIT.-The New
Bulletin, a Taylor paper, gets
fully merry over the delec,ins from
lorlsm, and hits off the deser,er.
following anecdole:
"The present position Of the
party, reminds US ola story we ono
Of a farmer, who one morning
sheep out of the pen. Having pu
the bars, the old man stood by tc
them as they hoped over, and b
There goes one, there goes
there goes three, there goes old
there goes a black one, there
whole heap, and, curse them
they all co., "
$50 it is with the Taylor par
first we could count the deserter|
two, three; but it was soon ascd
that the bounds were broken
bars were down, and the 'oId ey|
the black ones began hopping d
fast, and followed so rapidly by !
he aps,' as TO bid defiance TO any d
to keep count. and soon poor Tay
have to excIaim, Curse them! Md
all go!'"
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Hon. Edmund w eston
Our Candidate for
& o n G. K T. S S

1t will be seen that the Dislric, Commit
Tee have selected JUDGE WESTON as
candidate for Congress aud il is a Sc
lection, wo trust, every democrat will cor
daily approve. Judge Weston has been
long and lavorabIy known as one Of the
frmest supporters Of JeffersonIan dcmoc-
rRcy, and stood next to Judge RedheId on
the list CT candidates at the district con.
vention, u fact which had an influence up.
on the committee in making the selection,
lie is presented to the democracy OF Ibis
district as a candidate well qualified for
The duties Of tho Office and in opposition
10 man who 10 not claimed by his own
friends to be qualified for the Office. To
defeat Judge Hebard, ia one thing, and to
elect Judge Weston is another but every
democrat shouId bear in mind that in yot-
ing for the latter he aids in both, whilst yol.
ing for any other candidate only renders the
election Of both improbable. We SAY then
to every democrat, by all means vote for
the regular nominee and not be caught in
u one idea party, with Horace. Everett, s.
Elk Governor Slade, both old FederalISs
for leaders, for man, too, who is no more
opposed to the extension Of slave territory
:hun Judge Weston himself We ask
you TO look at this matter as candid, rea-
sonabIe men, and then casI your votes &C
cnrlinrll
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From the Washington Union.
The Wings and their Candidate.

General Taylor continues to kick the
poor deluded wing party about, as II 1t
were his football. The southern mail
brings US the last cuff which he has ad-
ministered to them. |, comes in the shape
of letter TO friend in Charleston, the
following extract of which we copy from
the Charleston News of the 10Th inst.
II never had any aspirations for the
presidency, nor have | now, father than
wishes Of ny friends are concerned in the
matter; nor would | have it on any other
terms than stated when the subjec. was
frs, agita,ed, which is, that my accept
ance must be without pledges or being
trammelled in any way, so that | could be
the President of the whole nation and not
of party.
81 have accepted the nomination Of the
Philadelphia Convention, as well as the
nomination of many primary assemblies
gotten up in various sections Of the coun
try; and could have accepted The The nom
iuatioa ofthe Baltimore convention, had ii
been tendcred on the same terms. | am
now fully, if not fairly, before the coun'
try as n candidate for the chief magistra'
cy; and if it should be my good or bad for
tune TO be elected, trust my course
will be such, for the most part, as regards
the management of our national affairs, as
will meet the appreciation of my follow
citizens. Should they fail TO do so, they
will, | Aat,er myself, have the charity to
attribute my errors to the head, and not to
the heart. Very respectfully,
your friend.
Z. TAYLOR"
Surely this is "cruel and unusaI pun
ishment" upon the wing politicians! Not
only does General Taylor place the Phil
adeIphia nomination upon precisely the
same footing with the bakers dozen,
Of any party and no party nominations
which he had before accepted; but he
goes farther, aud tells the wings that be
would have taken the democratic noml-
nation just as readily, and upon Just the
same no party terms that he has taken
theirs! Truly here is candidate for the
wings TO scheme for, and toll for, and sac
rifice their we'll tried and faithful leaders
tor! Gen. Taylor says he would have ia
ken the democratic nomination OH the
same terms. The country has learned,
and candidates for the preidency too have
learned, by this time, tina, the democratic
nomination is not to be had by any man
OIL these same terms. The democratic
nomination, fortuns,ely, Is understood to
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31
Sergeant Major Fairbanks

OF the 9th Infantry, arrived a, his home
in this village, on Monday last. He
has seen much service during the last six.
teen months, bu, comes back in COCO
health and looking us good as new. He
sa, down to supper at Palmer a, Whit,
ney's, on Tuesday eve. with a large
number Of his old friends, who eagerly
gathered around TO welcome him home q,
gain.
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the willing convert ofan unmeanirg catch
word
il remains to be seen whether the well
tried democrats Of Orange County can
be caught by chaff tina, contains so little
wheat,
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TELL US WHY,

Will our old friend j. Morse Flint in
form US whether he furnished the Green
Mountain Freeman with the proceedings
of the Chelsea Free Soil Convention, and
if SO, will that paper inform US why they
have not appeared. We only ask for in.
formation.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

Hon. Edmund Burke. The
recently preferred against Mr. b.
improper official conduct, have
the same end tina, every body, W
the man, expected; and his ,radu
length compelled to make his re
as broad and public as were his
The following card is published
Baltimore Sun:
A CARD.-Having recently p
charges Openly and above board
E. Burke, Commissioner OF Pate
having been favored with an inve|
of the same by Commi,lee Of thu
of Representatives, I deem it du|
self Gas publicly and before the v
withdraw, in the same spiri, Of HI
ten,ion, all Of those charges that
yond the finding OF the honorable
miliee.
To do less than this my na,u
not permi,.-,o do more is 10 be di |
full TO the honorable COMMITTEE
therefore, l ask all those who h
lished the charges to do the 81
this "amende honorable"
THOMAS G. CLINIC
Assistant Examiner Of P
Washington, Aug. II, ls4s.
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Cass & Butler Radish,

Samuel Mutt Esq Of Hartford. simon
pure Cass g. Butler Democrat sent to this
office scarlet RadiSh. of two months
growth. tina, weighed 4 lbs. IS oz.--cir-
conference - l.2 inches--leng,h 20
inches.
Bring on your free coil
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31
What intelligent man can hesitate for a
moment to choose between
EDMUND WESTON
and
BILL HEBAppp
Tremendous Excitement at
EngIish's Mills-Spread the
Light.

There was gathering at that place,
Tuesday evening. and no doubt the good
old farmers IN that vicinity were thorough.
ly iudoctrina,ed into Taylor's free soil
principles, and the new position Of modern
whiggery. Don, send for any moro wing
orators, gentlemen, They are all out.
"Smal boats should keep near uhore,
Lager ships cen venture more"
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Z nm they do ite

The wings have repeatedly boosted thai
they could cleo, whoever they saw fit ''
nominate in this district, Notwithstanding
their second growth timber "is all Of q
length" Will the intelligent frecmer
quietly receive the insult or will they give
it a meried repulse al the ballot boz mex,
Tuesday? That is the question. o
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Mind your Eye.

No democrat, should put in a vote I'M
til he has read every name upon it. Look
gu, for the willy coons, for they have moi
forgotten, even in defeat, how to play
DOsSum games.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

The latest news from Ireland, does moi
seem 10 confirm the report ofthe battles
there, in the Tribune letters.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

I, is all humbug, that Murdoch will
no, take Cash for goods at his shop-and
we take this method to contradict any i'm.
preston ofthat kind, that may have got
abroad-Just try him.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31
REMEMBER, TOO,

Tina, we came so near whipping the coons
last fall, that they grew poor for months;
lie, US take the remainder Of the flesh from
their already emaciated carcuses. 1t can
be done! Try!
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

Democrats should not say that ut is nc
usc," for never did whiggery present q
more distorted front, and they half own
;hemselvsc whipped already.
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REPRESENTATIVES,.

Let the democrats stick TO their man,
until the eleventh hour, in the towns where
the parties are nearly equally divided
Remember that Massachusetts elected a
democratic Gov. by one majority, and that
Vermont may do the same. Every rep
resentative who will be for the Stale ticket
10 absolutely nerpssary
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

Remember hat whiggcry is in favor Of
granting perpetual charters to corporations
and exemptng Rail Road stock from tax
alton, when you cast your votes for state
officers
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

We would call attention to Lieut.. Rob
ert Hopkins, advertisement, in another
column.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

See what North Carolina has done land
be Of good cheer. 1t is an example foI
Vermont, to imiiale--to excel.
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Clarendon.
RETU R Ms.

Will some one Of our friends in each
town in the County, take i, upon himseI
to forward US by the earliest mail. (il O
more direct opportunity is no, presented,
the result of the election in their respec
tive towns. Do not fail to do this, and
greatly obIige. Cine democratic man ii
Baltimore is included in this request, y
Our friends in other counties will confer
favor by doing the same.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1848-08-31

Don let gang Of lawyers, who have
been incuba'ed in this breathing hole OF
federalism, draw you from your duty.