Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1861-09-12
Treason !---Seward and Chase Secessionlsts

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Treason !--.Seward and Chase Secessionlsts )!
JJpou tho Senate journal of the first session
Of the ,hirty.6 Congress, page I29, may be
found the follow ing scrap of history;
"On the Ist of February. 1850, Senator
John P Hale, of New Hampshire, presented
Two petitions from Isaac Jcilries and other
citizens of Pennsylvania, and John f. Wood
ward and others, praying that some plan might
he devised for the dissolution Of the American
Union v'
Daniel Webster, of Massachusetts, was IN
sparng in his dcnupciatiol.s of The clifton
Yet, this petition (stick a pin here. my conser-
vatiyc Republican friend) received three votes
TO wit John p. Hale, of New Hampshire,
William ii. Seward, Of New York, and Salmon
y. Chase, Of Ohio.
Well may it be said that there are some
,ccessiousts in the North Albeit, the Secre-
,aries OF State aud Of the Treasury may not
be suspected Of possessing influence with the
Administration.
Greeley was peace man once MS will be
,oeu from the following If he had not fallen
from grace, he might DOW be at the head Of a
peace party -
LET THEM Golf ever "seven or eight
States" sends agents 10 Washington TO soy,
1--WE want to get GU, Of the Union" We feel
constrained by our devotion to human liberty
to say, LET them go!' And we do not see
how we could take the other side without COM
ing iu direct conflict with those rights Of man
which we hold paramount to al political ar
rangcments, however convenient or advantage.
ous-N Y. Tribune Dee. is, 1850.
Just ike all that appears in that villanous
sheet is always "be!ore the wind WHO
believes in 'secesh No democrat, we hope,
If old white coat would advocate the peace
policy now that he did then, it might have
some effect in restoring harmony to distracted
nation. We believe all the masses of the
people at the South want, is guarantee from
the present administration, that the Constitution
will be strictly adhered to. If this is done,
(it has not been 60 far, by louish set Of
fellows at the National Capitol) democrats will
turn out and support tho 'powers that be-, -
until VIC get a po'oer that had ought to be-
UNREASONABLE PApERs."-A certain class
Of men, and of papers, arc very tonl Of de.
nouncing Democratic journals as Unreasonable
papers, when the fact is that there is not a
Democratic paper in the country that has
said as hard things Of the government as some
OF those purporting to be republican. Al
least two republican papers-the New York
TriIuue and the New York Times have mad,
direct propositions to iorcib!y overthrow our
government, by driving out the President aud
his Cabinet, and placing faster men in thei,
palaces. But this monstrous proposition has
met with little rebuke from those Journals tina
ure denourcing Democratic paper as "traitor.
ous." 1t is really somewhat difficult to under
stand why such publications are called "loya
to the government" whilst those papers that
treat all attempts, North or South, to subvcr,
the government, as of the worst and mos
dangerous character should be designated a.
"tratorous' sheets.
The following first rate" notices Of Yer
mont boy we find in the East Saginaw Mich
Courier. 1t verifys. the adagc that "Ncrmon
rs a good State to be born in" sc. -
Without wishing to bring into unncc essur,
notoriety man whose modcsty is equal 10 hi
merits, We can do no less than notice our warn
personal friend THOMAS Il. MoRRIs who has re
eeyed the appointment of Adjutant in Col
Stockton's Independent Regiment now rem
dczvousing at Detroit. His grandfather. Gen
MoRRIs, was for many years member of Con
gress from Vermont, and always a warm anc
ardent supporter OF the policy of Jefferson ,
gentleman Of the old school, the confidence an,
respect of the whole people was his during al
the warm political excitement Of that day. TIL,
father Of THOMAS f. was Lieutenant in tn
navy, and served with distinction in several en-
gagcments with the Algerinc and West Indi
pirates. He died suddenly in stage coach a
Aiken South Carolina, while on his way nortl
from Pensacola, where he had been to recrul
his health. Adjutant TloMAs f. MoRRls, is
Vermonter by birth, and served fall cours
a. a cadet in Patridges Military School at Nor
wicb, Vermont, and was six years member O
the Buffalo City Light Guard, Company -.
Capt. Burdete. lie is nephew of G. Elmer
son, Esq, of this city, and has resided here 70
the last two years, where he has won hosts q
friends, whose best wishes go with him to til
battle fields Of his country. He will make
popular and efficient officer, and possessing, a
ne does, every trait which goes to make up tn
measure of true man and soldier, he canno
fail to win distinction in his new sphere
Major Jack Downing once said TO Genera
Jackson, "Gen'raI | have always observed tina
those persons who have great deal to sa.
about being ready to shed their Las, drop O
blood, are amazin particular about the frs