Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1862-01-16

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the true Cnloh men, Oh "hiah 'he Democrat'o
party IL manly composed.
hc fGec( Nnn ehNhaslS INC cnaFgo ana tue
iuca' e "ANn'ao2FeF mace or cn,er'a'nc"' 'h"V
,ne "onser'a'Ne n'cA IN 'n' northern o'''"s arc
no''.' 90 me H'"'H,s"""eo o. cur na'''.''' ""-
I~'.''y oyer '"o o",'o 'eI'Nory comprising ue
O"''eo N'S'5S, ana "9 u'G!aIo II ~ our n.m W..
co"f0V'', 'r"' 'n'o"e",u' an VIC T'.'o'
.oT t'tcou'' ''" %.''n'c" '"e P,oS'I, ''oI''ion'
IL r"N oGo" '"o F"u'Ga' H'C" ~ 5no h'PuD'0"t
!anNS VINO nave "o"o0"'"ca ''' Go"S''n"o" a"u
un"e''"l"0u ',V ""'o,'' ""mo '"O,' ""o'' ivy
no" ""I".P' 10 o''"N "' ua'VJ"'', nave ''S01
ous'y S"S'0'"'" '"D '"' ''o P''ccu i'''oo'e's
eS"""'c upon '"o o'".F Ngog"1 eNe"'' - '"i
10 e''ao"an '"'" p0S''o"' ",." Il we uo nov nag
'&fe INC temper OF '"y Pu'G "''nn' 3Hc e"nSe'-
'"','c a"" 'uI{ ''."' "'''' Al 'n' l''l''o''caI
ranks N,Tc'fG 'oe t'oc Po"cJ' "na 'PpFrc'a1I
more 'o'y 'Han m me moment oI VI ekc''cneh'
| 'noy were "Uo 20 uo, l"c '"'u7 oI 'o"' support
when III ''mo' I'Ne me present. a Po"e'Iul po'l'-
Ioa, party devoted 10 the maintenance IN 'heory
ana N rr'G''3 operation OF our poIl'lea; s!S'
lcm' Is chaH''d 10 Tchder 10 i"e "oIern'"eH'--
INe f!e7'teH'' ana those VINO "i'p n'm seem
Determined to oonduct inc Government WIN
some regard 10 constitutional l'GAts, as wei" aS
the rSmS oi hrmepi'y, must ere 'Ns nave u'''
cover u ."H' INC re:' ua"G'T proccf'!s no1 'Io''
nc STREET conservative ana democratic poruoh
or the people, out from th2I oiher anu more
dangerous element, when SEEKS 10 convert inc
war INTO an eosI0e oI destrrc''on' FalNor 'nan
means OF support, to the ''ovefhmen' as es'aO'
IlHaed ny our IatherS al inc c'ose o' 'ne heV''
luton. 1t must nave been demonstrated to 'hoS'
who are charged vita the TeSponSIh'l'iy Of cor,
ducting the Government through his iearfnI
crisis that "HiIo NOISY politicians nave Son9nt
to conmlt Tie Administration TO Po"cy ""'ch
must lno'"aO'y convert ''e war '"'o u" Ho",'-
t'on crusade t"e DeHocF"''c party WIN '"c
concurrence OF cohS'r"a'l7e men g9ncf"''y' mas
generously ana nahl'''y "Fcas'eo 'no S'o'"'
ana 'eneereu 10 tho uoFe'nmen' ''F'' support
upon me oasis Oh inc CohSi''n''on'
me truth IS every day hccoih'h2 more pa"-
iu'Iy evident 'llAt upon the theory ana n'cHieu
poIIcy OF the ad7anccd wing OF tue hepu"l'-
can parry the restoration oi inc Union Is an
"'po's''"'Y,, 10 ""o'n'o","o ''o war 's 10
maze MS 'c"u'"S purpose 'no uesF"cuon oi our
political iaor,c' ana The aDr'g'ton Oh the Con-
| Su,n''on, 10 s9co Po"cy' however power"
iuHy ana in'en'pera'ey urge" ny raulca! men,
VINO pTe'ono 70 'ne largest measure o. loyalty
out VINO rehIy seek 10 oVef'urn rInci man
rc-eS'aoiSh Inc government, inc Democra'io
party wi" oppose us giant s'FSnGtn' ana We oe-
.'cVe 'no ff'Fl"en'' truly la'f'ot'c ana @o
nope thoroughly sound on tins great IsSne' VIII
perceive that IN thus att!fnde OF the great poiitl'
ca' oodY oppose" 10 radica'ism' pl'dsea TO con-
SlI'"'lohaI safeguards, anu committed IN the
S'rohgeS' manner 10 tHe ma 'n'Ghahce OF puonc
IA" ana or"er' is to be iouhG inc ohy certain
'Iethcht OF safety and Inc ohiy nope ol feS'o-
ra,ton n,i Oh the C"lon'
I"'S' 'Hoh' Is tne 'A!S"''h OF me Democracy
10 ,. nh'H'an ,Nc constitution ana 10 restore ''N
oa'oh not ~ iaati'us oppHS''on 10 'he no.
'H'1'. 'a'ion H'' ~ any seFrGno'r q us f'i''
! c'P,cs Or us organization o", w P"nuhH l.
ser ''r''y upon ''e ."'pfegha0'c roG% o. pf'"c'-
pc as 'I'o great on'on panty 'n7illnS 10 'S
S"""'' an conservative Nous',lu'lon'Io''h
"'om' ana "e''aF!H@ US PHr20Soa 20 DC tHe rees'
,aon.hh'c"L OF me CH'on upon tsor'sihal OASIS
II ms inFoFts, as we oc'clVc 1t does Inc w.
most efforts OF the Government, and the great
est sacrifices 0! the people TO prosecute the war
Jet INc e,fort! Lo put i2TiA and the sacrifices
made Let it not be TaGed in sprl or vim
Mci'cneSS ana vengeance against the Souih,
bat rather with iho idea that WHILE as militia
ry necessity we put forth all our mSa'y encT,
ges to o'e!come the rebellion, We are prepared
ana determined to restore to them every dr'shi,'
BY the Constitution.
Wish suCh duty before it such a TeSp0n-