Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1851-11-20
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1851,
"NOT THE GLORY OF CESAR BUT
THE WELFARE OF ROME"

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roo;cings over the recent Democratic trump
in various parts of the Union, yet we shouI'
prize too lightly the principles We advocate an'
which have been so pre-cminenty successful
could we permit the occasion to pass wlthou
something more than an Indifferent notice.
There is cause for rejoicing when almost the
entire Union proc!aims in favor Of the well t1cc
democratic principles which have carried II
step after step 'lrom glory to glory TIL 1t has
become what Rome once was, "thc mistress OF
the world" Since our last paper, New York
has emerged from the mist and fog that obscur-
ed it and claims a place in the democratic pyra-
mid. The Empire State was ashamed OF It's
company and has decidedly cut the acquaIn-
lance orVermont, Tennessee and-"Bloch Is
land" Poor habeas corpus Vermont stands
almost alone in its glory, and with its nuII!IyIng
Governor, fit companion OF Southern sccoss-
ionsts, "long may it wayo"-a tNIIow candle
in an unsafe corner to warn others against to
near approach. There must be black sheep in
every flock and iftho mark of Gain has been
put upon Vermont; we should not complain at
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too long to cnumcrute, and for further Partcu-
lars upon 'haI point VIC "o0'o 'e'ot INC ie""''
TO any l0'' eo'''oii 0i 'o''.'o,' ''''oO' "0o5 Il"
phy' over TINS oec''no Of wnlsscry cur l OCT
friend oil the b"r""S'0" ''e"'"c'' 'noS expresses
himself;
1t Is at once the misfortune u '"' WINGS gu"
the good fortune OIL inc America" people, ''"'
though the former may manage 10 get possess
ion otpower, they cannot long retain IT, lheIr
trumphs, however hardly won, are transient;
and their exit from the high places oi govern
ment, is sometimes fastened by the very means
which effected their entrance. Generally, how
ever, the causes Of their promotion and cegta-
dation are as diverse as the results Common
", they win their victories by energy and chic
ane but lose the reward Of their triumphs BY
mafeasance and certain mbeclIity in the
conduct of public affairs, which looks to them
selves like decree Of fate, and to their oppo-
ncnts, like the interposition Of Providence. The
Roman maxim,
"Quem dens Perlcro yut, pTius dcmcnat,"
would seem to apply as well to political 0ggrc-
cations as to individuals The party which
God would destroy, he hrst dePrFeS OF common
sense. 1t is in this way that folly becomes fate,
and the republic gets rid OF It's membranes by
their own "aIacrlty Of sinking The above
reflections are suggested by glance at the
present state of parties in the Union, as shown
by recent elections compared WIN 'he "PPa'-
ent position OF affairs but lie" weeks ago
From the capdoIs OF more thah ''remyJtre oil Inc
thirty one States inc banner Oh democracy
fonts IN TRIUMPH l LNH'' L'AH'A' WIZ. d '"'9
err vote than she ever gave 0e'o'e, ana S'"N"-
ing openly on inc compromise P'a'oF'l'' COMES
IN victorious over Wings anu "'o''''o''''''' anu
with e'SH, mo"'a"" '0''' - SP''' a." " "I0o
Tor her lue'''y " '"' '''oLo "'''''',,'''' '"'
1857 ohio co'''eS WIN n'' iu" S'to"S'"
strong IN hef democratic 1es'''"'u'e' anu
democratic executive CHOSEN by majority OIL
more IMAM '"S"J "o"'''''" VAN. 0'>'r ana
DAMA, GEORGIA. MARYLAND I'h" 'L"s"''
MICHIGAN NISs'>S'rr'' anu e'''' ,I''A% ". N"A'
nave oecI"reu '0' oo''oo'",! "''" INV NV"
by an aggregate majority o' '''0'o lid" Jy'y
thousand mGjoFoy'
In the "hSlrlRE 0r1IL' 'n' U"y Oh NC"
York IS handsomely redeemed from inc n0"oS
Of the onemy-the Legislature mas Immense
gains tor the den'ocr"cy-oho' "N"'e'or may
prove to be the ialo oil lno state "cNe'' " Is