Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1850-12-05

democratic candidates for Congress in Mch-
gan aud the election of wings in their stead
Aud furthermore, why should the election of
Horace Mann in Massachusetts, be a matter Of
any particular rejoicing to democrats? A puppy
is no less puppy for being kicked, and although
Horace Mann was thrown overheard by the wing
party, he still insisted that he was why, so
far as to vote the entire wing ticket, except for
member of Congress, at the recent election in
Mass,-so says good authority, Yet some cal.
ling themselves democrats, rejoice greatly over
his election. Perhaps we shall get an expana-
ton from some quarter JVOOdstock Age.
Perhaps you will, We have no more pressing
occupation on hand, as we happen to be one Of
those who rejoice with joy unspeakabIe over The
defeat OF the pseudo.democraIc humbugs in
Michigan, and The election Of Mr.. Mann in
Massachusetts, we will take lime to cniehten
You. First of all then, the democracy lha,
bids US rej"ice over these blessed events, is
very different article from that which leads a
man to unite with others on strong anti.SIave-
ry platform in l849, with view to whip the
wings, merely, then to 90 up to the Convention
IN 1851 and threaten to bOl If the Same candi.
dates are nominated who last year poIIed over
23,OOO votes, and finally with the brazen shame
IeSsness of prostitute, 60 over TO the lorIorn
faction of he "ceans aud pures," aud fall 10
sneerlng at his own former professions and de-
lending the internal Algeriue Kdnapper's law,
all with the mlserablY base motive Of getting q
few crumbs from the table of an expected dy.
nasty Of tiunkers in 1852! From democracy
that brings forth such Ioarhsome fruits we de.
Unu t,, hn Il onl L.,
| it takes such course TO make Democrt we
are no Democrat, If Democracy requires us to
mourn over the defeat of Cassism lille We reioice
over the overthrow of Webserism and Fillmore
ism, we will have nothing to do with it. We
de,est both just alike Both are equally removed
from all claims to real democracy. The selfish
and unprincipIed cbsIinacy with which Cas-
and his tools are laborlng against the public
opinion Of the world, to make the mseIves acCep.
table 10 too imperious and overbeanng Slave
power, in the hopes Of a reward prouOrtoned t.
their baseness, is Just as disgusting as the moral
perjury of Webster and Fillmore. Democracy
the true kind, regarts both Of them with feel
ing Of contempt and adherence, and is Fastening
to their overthrow Names are nothing. We
must look at the substance of thngs, especially in
these days, when, happily for mankind party
names are loseing their terror and their sigDili
canoe.
1.-THE Age has handed itself over to DO the
work Of Ilunkerisn, let it be SO understood all
around We admit no responsibility for its in
famous doctrines, nor will HesiIently permit any
man or any paper TO run along the fence like
squirrel, plunderng on both sides with impuni
ly- BurHngton Courier.
After reading 10 the first period ofthe COu-
ricr'S article as above We had some doubts as TO
the safety proceeding further, bu, knowing
our friend Stansbury's propensity for Aourishing
'leadess pistols, we concluded to venture on,
under the pleasing assurance, as we progressed,
Of being "enHghtencd." The Couricr's reply 10
our query, is about as satisfactory as might have
beer expo %, from the fr-t ''n..-.:ai" =: .t.;e
up the random bait. 1t tells us very frankly
wha, its dcmocr0cy is mol, useless labo? indeed,
for We already suspected that. But it is to be
supposed from the insnua,ions that ace are the
arraigned party and are to answer the Coutl-
er lavng turned pe,Iifogger. First Of all then"
we do not happen to be the person referred to in
the charge of having "united with others on
strong An,i-Savery platform in 1919" The
Courier very well knows, and if its honesty had
been in keeping with its assurance, would have
stated That from the very first we have protested
aCains, the test resolution embraced in The plat
form of 40 s. that we manifested our objections
to it, at the time, by placing at the head Of our
paper the name of Thomas FL, Benton as canG.
date for President in So very much TO the dis
comfiture of some Of our free soil BRETHREN who
feared that here was 10 be something dcmOcrat-
in in the new organization. But throwing aside
that test, We did consent TO support the can
we did not attend that convention) with the
view to whip the wings merely" and we con-
sidered it :ery Iaudab|e undertaking at that
time But we come to the next count, that
somebody went cup to The convention in 1850,
and threatened to bolt" SC, to which we gladly
answer, inasmuch as the Courier has had the
audacity to ask US behind the curtain. We did
attend the convention on the I'd day Of July 49,
So and happening 10 be placed upon commit
lee with Mr. Slansbury and others, we took &C.
cason in the committee room to again protest
against the test resolution referred TO-, and also
against The prefix Free to democracy. 1t is
sufIcen, to say. that both of these points were
carried, not only in the committee room but in
the convention and lsiM The assent Of The editor
Of the Courier
And now, we have another question to ask,
WHY has the Courier continued to pra,o about
Free Democracy, when j, was an agreement as
binding as any other entered into, that the prefix