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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1849-09-06
From The Age Extra.
A little plain
" Ink.

The Mrcwy Gin accordance with its long
established custom" comes out on the eve OF e.
lection with series of lalsehoods and misrepre-
senlaons, hoping thereby TO give little aid to
the sinking cauie of Taylorism that will not be
exposed to the scathing ordeal of TRUTH. But
the precauion was needless one for the source is
TOO we'll known in this vicinity to create any I'M
easiness as to the effect that might be produced
by such bulfoonry and blackgnardism,
But as statements are one thing and facts are
another with the geters up Of that vile sheet we
propose to try the spu"h Of the craft little and
see upon whose shoulders the lies rest. We
know it is rather overstcpping the clvilly OF the
day TO accuse a neighbor of lying but where by
common consent it has become custom, we
trust no exec ptions will be taken TO the form of
oppression.
In the first place then, so FAR as lal school is
charged upon "Mentor" by poltroon who by
the way is as we'll known as Mentor himself we
undertake to say and will abide the decision
Of any twelve men that may be selected, that
the author of that article, and not Mentor, is
guilty of the grossest Misrepresentation and
falShood We have nothing to do a! this time
with the cpithets and vulgar slang which com
pose by far the greater portion of the article
but 50 far as facts are concerned we unhesta-
ingIy pronounce the author OF that article I'M
der the head Of Mentor in the last Mercury a
malicious fasilyer and unmihgated Liar.
In the next place, the charge OF lalsehood
upon US in relation to the meeting of John Por
Ter, Ihomos Powers and John A. Pratt, in
The AIders at Quechee on Sunday at this late
hour, is for no other than the basest Of purposes
and we dare the Mercury to call upon us fol
proof of our statement, and if it refuse to do so
we call upon the public TO decide upon whose
shoulders rests the lie.
Again; the Mcrcury in order to conceal it
rrdancy and like the casigated school bo
that grins aud JlubbcrS through his pain, 81
dont Tart any' to keep up show Of boldness
accuses US OF flschood in relation to our re
marks upon wha, i, two weeks since reported t.
have been said by John N. White and Harr
Shedd Now we undertake to say, and vii
prove our assertion, if required, that in this in
stance we we're right and they were wrong
that, to use cant Of the day, they were mos
essentially "sod" or in other wards impose
upon and that it was so considered at the tim
by the parsons making those remarks. And up
on these statements we take issue, and if tn
t Mercury has courage enough TO "come up to tn
scratch" we will place before the public a
beautiful perSoniiicaton of falsehood aud de
i, cei as ever was permitted TO run at large in a
, enlightened community. Back your statements
3. gentlemen or acknowledge yourselves what tn
above charges you to be, liars Of the blackcs
stamp
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"MCnlOr."

The article under this head published in the
last .Mercu'y is receiving universal condemna,
ton from the respectable of all parties as it G.
vluces, more than anything else, a disposition
10 abuse the moral character of one of the old
est and most respectable citizens ia town. as the
following will show
1t is pilInbe to see Tie weakness of old age
imposed upon by habits, which the Unsuitable
ambition Of early life has begolten and thus, as
the tNlher Of lalsehood and folly, soing wiL
fresh shame the hoary locks, which need much
cleansing from the accumuIaiions of past years,
in order that the pillow Of final rest may be free
from lasting pollution.
What makes the above appear the more nso-
lent and glaring in this community, is a
knowledge OF the past character Of its author or
rather lis bor0wcr, as i, partukes Of that strange
fatality that comes over everything lha! falls in
to the colums Of the Mercury a desliuion Of
originality. Bat, no matter for that, for the
theft is the most prominent virtue displayed in
The whole article.
There are some things in this world that are
| "pliiabIe," aud none more so than the fact that
the rotten hearted calumniaor who uttered the
above is ever prone to attack both public and pr
vate virtue, although his own life does not furnish
the first argument against the doctrine Of tota
mPravHy. at Is pilable" when such man
shielding himself behind the rotten parapet of 1
breast work which has not political or mora
virtue enough to sustain itself, dares to denoupc,
negbbor as the father of lulsehood," TIN
east of whose virtues he might covet, withou
ever attaining. "ll is pitabIe" that man VIII
aust knoto himself as well as the commun
know him, should have the anducity to talk d
bout the REORGANIZATION Of past years" and G
lasting pollution, when the years Of Mehnse
iah would not be sufficient to fade from tn
bl0tIer ofhiS memory the remembrance of NOR
lamning corruption than ever before fell to tn
fate Of any mortal.
With these gentle hints we leave him, and a
friend, would volunteer The advice, that when
ever he feels disposed to make another such a
attack, to consider these hints, lest rcpeilio
# his insolence should cost him what he Nigh
not coyet
As to the other choi:c spirits who sometime
labbIe in The Mercury we have only to say, tn;
should any future historian take it into his hea
t" write the "Mysteries" Of Woodstock eve
hcr page might not present the picture the
would most desire to see; and it wonId be we
'bIe, as one might suppose by the position the
assume.
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A Caleb QuOtem of Printer .--Thel

A Caleb QuOtem of Printer There
good practical printer by the name of j
Evans, who lives at Batavia, Ohio, who ed
ed himself at distinguished Literary InI
ton in New Hampshire, is a practical fad
has taught schools Of various grades in
England, travelled through most of the s
in the Union, taught High School in OH
Seminary in Kentucky, an Academy in III
and one in Missouri; been Superintendent
Common Schools and School Examiner, a
ident of College of Teachers, and Of a
rary Association. who once offered a pra
$50 for the best mehotd of teaching the br
es usually taught in a High School, and
for those taught in Common Schools; who
acted in the capacity of Editor Of three d
ent newspapers, aud more or less in the ca
ty of Constable, Sheriff, County Treasurer
corder, Auclioncer and Merchant, who
PedIer, and Postmaster at three different p |
who is a practical Surveyor, Engineer,
maker, also a regular member of the Bar
Notary Public SC, &C.; and who wor
the printing business more or less nearly
day. He is about 40 years of age aad In
circumstances. His father died very poor
he was young, and his mother supporte
family several years by, hard labor. HI
made himself what he is.-CineinnaH Co
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THE CUBA ExPEDITIoN.-Ihe Baltimore Patriot Of
Monday Evening says:
alt is reported at the North that the projected descent
Presidents proclamation and the exposure of the plans Of
the expedition. To the contrary of this, hear that
party of recruits, enlisted in this city, left day or two
since for the rendezvous at New York, and that at
tempt is TO he made in some direclion-probaby upon
Cuba but possibly upon the Northern provinces Of Mex
leo.
We also hear that the expedi,ionuries from Baltimore
are headed by en,erprisng officer, late captain in
Col Hughes Maryland and District Of Columbia regi
men and that the second officer in command served in
Mexican war, as captain ola votgeur company. The
movement begins 10 wear a serious aspect"
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AUSTRIAN ArRocITIEs.-A Berlin correspod
Of the ~ Y. Commercial Advertiser wri,es:-
The letters from The seat of war represent ii
gloomy light. An Austrian officer writing from Col
says.-"as far as can see there is nothing that d
the view except blpzng cabins and fields, and pol
lion flying with what little property they can carry
them" The execution by the Austrians Of the b
of Erlau was noticed in my last; have now TO add
of nearly sixty ministers of dferen, secs, found
of preaching the crusade against The Austrian \
ulh's private secretary was captured week before
he was shot, Of urse.-The inhabitants Of Pesllj
tempted instruction against the Aus,rians during
battle of Wallzen. flaynau has punished Them sew
His proclamation condemned them 10 rebuild the ded
ed Notifications, every man TO take the hoe ro~
hand to contribute certain sum for his army, ar
supply garrison of two thousand men with clohn
food Besides this, every man who at any tins|
worn one of Kossutl's cockades must wear that of
tra. The usual penalty Of death is to be nacte
Jisobedience.
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RHODE ISLAND. The wings are in tribulalion
because the free sellers, of whom there are said
to be one hundred and fifty, have determined
to support Mr.. Thurston, the democratic candi-
date for congress in the western district OF
Rhode Island. The administration party are
particularly desrious Of defeating Mr.. Thurston
because he cerifes that President Taylor con
versed with him about Walkers amendment
touching California. The election takes place
on the e5lh of August. and The wings affect to
be confident of success -BoSton Post
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A BARGAIN WITH THE DocToR.-A Cincin-
natl paper tells US of misery old man in Co.
ving,on, Kentucky, who does not believe in
Doctors. lie is now very sick and is scarcely
expected to recover. People generally believe
he lies on his dealhbed. The other day he
was induced to send for a doctor. After some
talk he offered to sign contract with the doc
tor to give hun three thousand dollars if he
would cure hm,or nothing if he died. The
doctor wonld not accede to The terms al first
it was such novl case--but was finally in
duced to sign such paper by the friends of the
invalid. Thus the cuse stood at last accounts
- the doctor practising with the most careful
skill, aud "avarice" groaning alternately for
fear he would die, and then for fear he would
get well and lose his money. We very much
fear our wouhy friend, the doctor from what we
hear Of the condition of the old mau, will lose,
or has already lost the three thousand dollars.
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" Attention, v hiaS y

Such is the blazing cap,iou affixed to $50 handhls that
were vandcd about through Windsor county on Friday
last.
Now when the agitation and convulsions produced by
Ibis IIighul aud hdeous wing bowling, which was far
more rghnN and terrific than that Of pack Of jackaIs
has little subsidized it is proposed to inquire into the oc.
casion of all this terrible uproor. 1t seems that On
Thursday last boy was seut liom the Mercury office
(probubIy by that old clique of wings who have long
been schooed in political rckery) spy, into the Of
flee of the Age After peepng around, as might be ex-
pecled from boy who had been bred in such saucy
place the Office of the Mercury he and report, to
the conclnve, that he saw Senatorial "Spl Ticket"
Then with almost Geographic speed sprout Of The law
from o. P.'s oice-who, by the way, has brought
zeal and frenzy from the west, than judgment disce
ton company with Of the county clerk,
despatched to Cavendsh to inform the nominee that he
abou, 10 be be annihAted by the " Coalition.
They arrive in the darkness of the nish,a striking
bem of the designs Of the party in whose business they
were engaged. AT early morn the fiery wings Of Caven
dish seen boiling up and down, like many drown
ing kittens, barking through the streets like Cuba blood
bounds, cursiug with every breath the wicked "coa
ton" The nominee jumps into his buggy and pushes
for the focus Of whggery, Woodstock Green The old
coons tell him 10 withhold the ucre, spare any e
fo TO save his bacon. lie orders 500 flaming bills and
awful bundle of Mercurys, and speeds his way for
distribution. Unable TO accomplish The mighty work a.
Ione hough not deferred by modesty) agents are EN-
poyed 10 post up at every corner this great saring, split
and spuueriGg, whig, Taylor document The day of e.
lection comes, and 10 not "SpIh Ticket is seen.
The grand result Of this wing buster is that it has
drawn out proof abundant, tina, many leading wings were
disguised with some of their candidates, and often init
mated their intention 10 get up "Spit Ticket 1t is
possible they commencnced the execution of their desgn
but seeing The distressing spams of their brethren they
held up The mountain has indeed " laboted," but
not even one little " mouse is SEEM
Now ye valiant wings the next huge bill you get up,
with filming military phrascology, let it read thus;
NIraUAN
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From the .Age Extra.
w ITO is DECEAVlNG
THE PEOPLE !

TayIorsm and slavery beget strange inIalu'
alton in politicians, especially those who are
high in authority, to /" become all things to all
men," and it is really matter of the deepest
regret that the service Of any party should re-
quire so great sacrifice Of consistency. Being
present at a meeting of the Free Democracy at
Royaron last Wednesday, we had our mem
DRY refreshed" little, upon certain matters,
which, when arranged, presented the following
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Nor BAp!-Mr. Clay, SINCE his sacrif
the altar Of Taylorism, makes very shor
cold speeches to his betrayers. Upon his
val at Pi,sfeld in the cars recently, a
crowd assembled and insisted on seeing h
He stepped out upon the platform and
as follows:
81 have been suffering under severe |
have been breathing cholera almosphe'|
wing on cholera diet, and subject to tn
element naturally attending the epedem
am on my way to seek purer air, and
to avoid all public display. Blu, l am tol
| must show myself to. my friends in PIT
and here I am the same old coon. ]
arc disappointed with the exhibition, you
i, costs you nothing, and so good.bye'
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"IIEROIC AGE

l. DGGREE AZ RGLATIoNsuIP.-A Ilooser
upred ON board IL steamboat as she was lying
at a cert "a port on the Ohio river, and bawled
out SIS he captain aboardF
The captain who was standing among the
crowd responded, eyes; what do you want Of
h'n"
"Oh, nothing particular; he's distant rela-
tlon o nine, and I'D like to see him"
"A relation of yours!' enqured The captain,
scmo what surprised.
eyes slight relation; he's The father of my
first cJ'l"
You better believe the captain sloped.
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The Mercury can take any it sees fit to back
out OF It's shocking nsinnations One thing is certain
the apology is by far ridiculous and contempt
BILE than the first version Of the matter But we are sat
shed TO let them make their own explanations. The
credit Of such course they bound TO receive from
any respectable community and their attempts at smoo.
thing the matter over only prove that il they had not dis
cernmen, enough 10 discover in what lgh. would place
them, some more judcous friend has been advising them
on the subject 1t is very apparen, from their Article,
whose "sufferinss is in ,oerable."
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Frccmrn Of Vermont .

We ak yon which party is attempting TO de-
ceve you-,he wings or the Free Democracy
We append the remarks Of the Montpelier
Freeman:
"Mr. Coamer means to imply that an Abo-
lilionst is one who holds that something Should
be done by the General Government in relation
to the subject of Slavery IN the States. Prob
ably he knows better than this, for no such prop
os,ion has been maintained by the AboIlIion's's'
Bnt let that pass. He and they are evidently at
issue when he comes to state his position more
distinctly, though the great difference seems to
be, according to his own showing, that they op'
pose, and he upholds that which both agree is
wrong To be al abolIonlst, according to the
Postmaster General, is not only 10 regard Sla-
very as very great political and moral evil, but
to act in regard to i, in accordance with that be-
lief; but an Anli-Slaveay man-dnN :--0gdlhSt
as we are on detinilons-says the same high
authority, is one who holds precisely the same
opinion of the system, aud acts as if ne thought
precisely the reverse. The distinction is very
clear, and very important and Mr. Coamer has
very accurately defined the position of his party,
as we'll as his own, to which parly-the Wing
we may very safely accord the Distinction 1t
coyets of being called the nriSlavery party
t. e. a party against Slavery, and against It's Alb
olition-oppostd TO evil, and i'll favor OF It's con
tiuuence-an enemy 10 wrong, and an enemy to
dislurbingi it. AS even this is better than down.
rish, pro-slavery in word and deed, so il is get
ting to be rather too Anli-Slavery for the South.
We hope to live long enough to see ii not AboIl-
ton enough for The North, when such men as
Postmaster General Collamer viii be sent to
their own place"
Thus, Freemen of Vermont, you see the
game of deception which the wings are practls'
ing, either upon yourselves or the Freemen OF
the South, in regard to this matter. Whenever
your votes are needed for their party here, they
hold themselves out to you as having always
been, aud as still being the true friends of lib
city, and of free soil principles They did it
last ear by Mr.. CoIlamer aud many others
they have done the same this year by Mr.. Gree.
ley, as every one who heard him knows, no
matter who asserts to the contrary. But the
moment il is charged upon them at the South,
and is likely to injnre their party in an election
there, they repel the charge by fatty denying
that they now do, or ever did entertain any such
principles. Which party, then, is it, which is
attempting to deceive tho Freemen upon this
subject Who is best entitled TO the epi,bet Of
" iar"-oursef and our correspondent "Men-
tor" or tina, miserable, reckless clique of po-
Iiica fugler who, in cases Of emergency, are
called in to the aid of the Mercury 7-whose
great talent consists IN the emission of slime,
and the charging upon others, their own false
hoods
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e. Nd e 81 % z
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1910.
The Election.

The returns thus far indicate the election Of
the wing candidates for State Ulcers, and
majority of wing representatives.. In the towns
heard from about l20-,he wings stand Is or
% better than last year, and from the gsin on
the popular vote in this County, there can be
but little doubt that the wings have once more
succeeded in ing the State. Below we give
Vie returns for this County.
VOTES FOR GOVERNOR.
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Yours,
ZlCuERY WASHINGTON.

This letter owing 10 Collarmer morbus s internal green
'o'ascIs has been mi.sent to Canada and back much
10 ou grlr aud that Gas well Know Of the American
PIE, Bat accidents will happen in the best of ami-
'+, i.ucIIer said when he fell overheard from the
',u, and so we must pocket the atont, and make the
n'. # what we have got. We don't expect 10 hear
o ne ilusrlous wandercr again until he gets to East
'j, .sachnseils, when, if wInd aud weather permit.
70. NJ resent the res. OF his views to the American
g. aoI draw the curtain around the last gllmner-
IT,. g
"TEROIC AGE''
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THE HUNGARIAN GENERALs-Gorgey is n tall
fine looking fellow with gentle features, light hair and
yellow, pointed beard he wears spectaces. Dembem-
ski wears long white heard like patriarch. Benz is
short, thick set rediaced, ugy'looking man, with
head much too large for his body But nearer &C.
quananc e the genius and character Of tho man cause
the behoder 10 forget his want Of beauty. Ills health
poor and he goes about in carriage; in battle he
does not mount on horseback. Sill he can endure
great deal of hard work. as he must do in the rapid
journies through Pennsylvania and from Pennsylvania in
10 the Bana. which makes him seem ubiquitous lie
drinks wine spirits his most usual beverage is
gar and water. N. Y, Tribune,
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Explanatory.

In relation to the charge u our extra, issued
IN Saturday, (Which is copied into this paper, J
that Judge C"lIamer stated, Il am an abul.
zionist" &c, in his poIit cal speeches last fall
we would say that he came to us in the town
Hall on Tuesday, aud pronounc the statement
a fasehood. Now all we have to say 10 relation
to the matter is lhis-that we had our inrorma-
ton from source that we should rely upon for
the truth Of any statement, whatever. In a
more recent conversation with lodge c., he acli-
nowledges The fact that he was attempting To
show tina, the whig party was the fee soil par
,y, and used the word {" free soil' in contra dis
,inciion to " abolition )" but that distinction the
free soil party would not then, and do not now
admit. Furthermore, our informant repeats
that he heard Judge G. use the language, in
substance, Tor the term aboIilicnist") as stat
ed, at Tnnbridge, aud that many of the wings
there claimed al the time, that he said so-lha,
he will take his oath to the fact, and will fur.
nlsh any amount of atfidavits corroborating his
statement, if required.
We have no desire TO misrepresen, in the
matter, nor do we feel a, liberty to abandon the
position assumed by our friends. especially when
they continue to persIs, that they are right, and
are prepared to show it. In our opinion, the
difference is attributable to little treachery on
the part Of memory somev here. 81 we 60.
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sJe'The result of the election in Tennessee
causes somIre reflections in the N. Y. Tribune
1t thinks if things 60 on allerthe present fashion
that the president will grasp but broken scep-
ter, and that the plan of the wings for carrying
on the government is something like the Dutch
mans who, having mired his wagon on boggy
road, hilched a span Of horses to each end aud
whipped up both ways.
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Congress now stands as follows:

Seventeen membes yet to be chosen, namely six Il
Maryland four in Missppi, four III Lonsaua, one in d
hio, one in Vermont, and in Massachusetts. They
seventeen districts in the last Congress represent
by nine democrats seven whtgs, and lreesolIer (
PaCrey); and should they be represented in the mann
in the next Congress- the popular branch Of that bod
will then stand, | IL democrats los wings, and IL free
solers, and the democrls will have plurality Of tire
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INFAMOUS ACT OF PRoscRIprIoN. Wallace C..
Law ESQ., hasbcen removed from the office Of postmaster
at Lawrenceburg, Ia, and John Ferris appointed in his
place. The New Albany Democrat says that Mr.. Law
is a whig-an "origna Taylor whig''.-and supported
Gen Taylor for the Presidency. When the war broke
out between the United States and Mexico he volunteer
ed in the thid regiment under The gallant Col Lane and
marched the seat Of war While thus engaged he lost
his right arm in The service of his countryi. Being
poor and unable to follow his occupation of
the loss of his limb, prominent democrats ntcres-
ted themselves in his behalf and procured him this app
ointment from Mr. Folks administration in the place Of
Amos Lane, Esq who had resigned The Register says
that no complaint could be made against Mr.
Law as to Tho manner in which he discharged the duties
of his office. He was faithful officer, excellent man
and it the almost universal wish Of the people Of
I.awrenceburg than he should be retained No petition
for his removal gotten upthe whole thing done
secretly and clandesney. The l.awrenceburg REGISTER
says lie was beheded against the will Of the people of
the town and the bread aud butter uken from his
mouth because he had the misfortune 10 have four hun
tired democratic friends 10 help him to office. We have
heard Of man "mean enough to steal acorns from
blind hog" hut this is meaner