Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-02

"THE WORKING MEN" The free la
boring citizens of New York, Albany,
Troy, sc. have thought proper to associ-
ate for mutual support, and, as "worlting
men," to present Meir candidates forpub-
lie Offices. This proceeding has been
thought very impudent-the regencies
and the .juntas, the squads of contempti-
BILE politicians, who have managed the
nominating meetings, &c. are violently
offended, and call the "workies" many
hard names. The editor Of the Albany
Argus (who is al,cays a "republican,"
whether wearing "black cockade," or
rejecting it, or opposing or supporting
any particular person or thing, gen. Jac&-
son, himself, for example, calls the work.
ing men 'federalists," the old enemy in
ga new Disguise" and is nightly Offend
ed, because, at the late charter election
in that city, they routed the republicans,
"horsc, foot and dragoons," beating
them in four wards out of five; so also in
Troy,* and in other places; and in the
city of New York, they are powerfully
rallying.
But the great cause of offence is, that
the "working men," have nominated
gen. Root for the office of governor of
the state of New York-and that he has
not declined the nomination.; but, being
in the chief city, was received at the
theatre and other public places, with dis
tinguishcd marks of respect. We soon
expect to hear even gen. Root, who has
always been an ultra republican, de-
nounccd as fcderalist, by the "Argus,
unless he lays down his prctcnsions to
office at the feet of those whose right it is
to eXhalt or depress; to make or unmake
republicans at their own will.
We notice these things in contempt of
the doings of party managers. Republi-
cans and fedcralists, in the old meaning
ofthc terms, have passed away-and the
president, (though support of him in
some parts of the u. States is regarded
as an exclusive claim to "republican-
ism,") long since recommended that the
"monsier party" should be destroyed
In other parts, however, this claim is not
urged-in Maryland, for instance, at
least, those opposing the administration
arc not abused as "icdcralists." That
would be unsafe. For ourselves, we
long wished that the old names had been
extinguished with the differences of opn-
ion that caused them. Persons have as
simulated, or parties changed sides, in
numerous cascs.+ Mr.. Jeflcrson's let
ter to Mr.. Leipcr, for example, shows
that it was 'Jedera" in New England to
oppose "domcstic manufactures, ,"-for,
at that time, Il governor of democratic
Virginia was proudly wearing domcs-
tic shirt on the 4th Of July, and nearly
all the southern states proclaiming the
necessity of independence, and endeav-
oring, with all their "mght and man,"
to support the ''RESTRlCTIVE EN-
ERGIES" Of the United States! And
now, that the east and south have chan
gcd opinions on the protective system,
generally-the result ansderatlons as
to their own real or supposed interests,
should not their names be changed also,
if there is aught in names? We do not
think that there is-yet the rule, if good
for any thing, should go through. But
what is just-and what party does--are
very different things.
The "working people" have always
constituted the body of the solid, true
and faithful democratic party-and, +,
though we like not divisions of the citi-
zcns into particular sects, unless their
principles are built upon openly aro'ced
and distinctive measures, we are not sorry
that the free laboring classes are rail- lying
themselves, to resist oppression. The
use it in sclf-defence. And well may
they use it, when a republican dinner has
been taken at Washington, in the name
of Jefferson, to reduce their condition in
society, by dishonoring, or, at least, in
discouraging honest industry; in placing,
so far as it might be done the labor of
our most valuable class Of citizens, in
competition with that of the supper-less
people or actual paupers af Great Brit
ain: by declaring, as it has been declar-
ed by a governor of one of the states,
that "involuntary servitude," or black
negro, slave labor, was preferable to that
of free, honest, muskct-bcaring white
men. We shall sec-wc shall scc
| Niles.
SIN Troy it is boas,cd that they did not allow
one 'regency man to be elected.
\ Instances-h was republican to oppose the
navy,& support the gunboat-system--to oppose the
principle of the bank of the United States-to
preserve the freedom of the prcss-to tolerate
opinion--to wear buck skin brccches. rather than
imported cloths. low stand these things now?