Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-08-18

put off the execution, ofinternal improve
ments to the day Of judgment we are
greatly deceived.
To the south he further says, on the
subject Of the tariff, cant come out in
direct opposition to the tariff; that would
lose me the support Of Pennsylvania and
all the north and west, but | will serve
you as far as l can. | will press the
payment of the public debt. l will tell
the people, "EIow gratifying the effect
of presenting to the world, the sublime
spectacle Of more than twelve millions of
happy people, in the fifty fourth year of
her existence ,after having passed through
two protracted wars, the one for the ac-
QUESTION and the other for the mainte-
nance ofliberty-free from debt and with
all her immense resources unicttcrcd."
| will tell the people "that many Of the
taxes collected from our citizens through
the medium of imposts have for a consid-
cradle period been OnerOus;o which by
the way does not seem very compatible
with "the sublime spectacle" which the
president is preparing for us four years
hence. | will disconnect the tariff and
internal improvements by alleging that
they have no relation to each other, and
by declaring to the public, that "thosc
who suppose that any policy thus found
cd can be long upheld in this country
have looked upon its history with eyes
very different from mine. This policy
the tariff, like every other must abide
the will of the people who will not be
likely to allow any device internal inn
provements however specious to conceal
its character and tendency" After
having thus prepared the public mind and
cleared the way for overturning the ta-
riff, ifyou ofthc south do not do it at least
in four years it will be your own fault.
lfany one can still doubt that this ad-
ministration is anti-tarilf, anti-intcrnal
Improvement, anti-westcrn, anti-northcrn
and real southern administration, let
him look at its composition; let him ask
himself what counsels have the asccn-
dency. The president is for a judicious
tariff, and such an one will have his tenn
perate and steady support; and a judi
cious tariff means nothing. The vice.
president is opposed to the tariff. There
is not a member of the cabinet its sincere
friend, and several of them its open and
undisguised opponents The speaker of
the house ofrepresentatives is its enemy;
and the chairman of the most important
committees of both houses of congress,
upon whose proceedings its fate material
ly depends, are decidedly hostile to it.
Such is the fact in respect to the chair
man in both houses of the committees of
foreign relations and the committees of
ways and means, and ofthe committees
of commerce and of elections in the house
of representatives. The Importance of
the last committee, in any contest be-
tween friend and a foe ofthe tariff, may
be estimated from the fact that Mr. New
ton from Virginia, one of its earliest sup
porters has been recently oustcd from his
seat by decision characterized by the
most flagrant injustice, and bitter enc
my of it introduced in his stead. Our
foreign ministers sent to the most impor-
tant foreign governments John Ran
dolph for example its sworn enemy, Mr..
Riyes, Sc are opposed to the tariff.
Under such auspices and in such hands
we may as well expect that sheep will be
preserved and remain unhurt amidst
wolves, as that the tariff will be eastain-
ed.
If the view of the state of our public
affairs, which the committee in execu-
tion of the trust confidcd to it, has felt it
to be les duty thus to present to you, is
not encouraging, there is nothing yet in
the actual condition of our institutions to .
create despondency or to dissuade exer-
ton. The press, though it has been
subsidized and corrupted, is still free the
right of the people to assemble together
and express their opinions upon public
men and measures remains unrestraned /
The elective franchise is still possessed,
although its exercise has been sought to
be controlled by furnishing those who had
heretofore used it, contrary to the wishes
OF the men now in power. And the
great mass of the people are sound and
virtuous. BY firm, manly and vigorous
use of the privileges which we yet en-
JOY, the evils arising from past and pass
ing abuses of government may be pre-
vented or mitigatcd, and an eflcctual re-
medy may be provided against such as
we are threatened with in future.
The late meeting ofthe people, whom
we now represent, believed it to be their
duty as freemcn, no longer to continue
silent, but fearlessly to express their sem
timents. We believe that similar meet
ings in other places would do good. No
government upon earth is absolutely be-
yond the reach or influence of public o.
pinion. Those who affect to despire it
are cOmpelled IN obcv if not IN resnect |