Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-10-27
EXPORT, l.. THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 1881
SIM PSON'S LETTE II S.


J, Is now necessary to recur to events
that transpiued nnrcccdenl to the visit TO
" ashlngtun, SO luauspIcious IL It's advise
mcnt-so unhappy III lis rCsiIlts--cNcitS
winch had no IncUnSIdcrabIc influence
in producing Il total cstrangelnenl OF feel
mg between General Jackson and the
writer OF these letters.
Among other machinery got up to force
Gen. jackson INTO popularity, the iIick-
ory Club Of Philadelphia was consplcu-
ous. uS well Tor lis noise as ITS mischief
Aiming solely 20 secure his election, II
embraced politicians Of all hues and com
plcNions; and neither defined nor asplr-
ed t. the establishment of one whol, me
principle or national measure. A ,ocie-
~ thus loosely formed, could not fail to
comprise all that groycIlmg and selfish
lnateral, which j. the iilst to riot IN VIC
tory--cNut i'll pilage.---and grasp at eve
~ advantage that intrigue, canning and
combination, promised to obtain. IhS
machinery was Low to be put III mo,
tion to cNturl from Gen. Jackson such
appointments rs they might designate for
their iavortes. Mr.. Henry Horn, the
president of the club, was to be collector
of the port-Nlr. John Wurts, attorney
ior The district, sc. &c.-These nonina-
tons, however, did not pass without op-
pugnallon, and Il series of prescriptions
eus,., Il on the pant of Mr.. Horn and his
faction. The course pursued by this
writer was prompt and unhesltatlng. |
denounced the club rs Il nest ofmirigrc'S,
! aud Il combination Of men whose pursuit
was Office; and office only. In the midst
/ of this scattering of the pigeons" Mr..
Eaton arrived in EhiladcIphia. His
nerves were much shocked by the dis
cord among the loving brothers of the
! solution OF this unprlnci led machine-
whose object was the elevation OF the
/ lowest grade of intellect to the highest
post cfhonor II was dissnlved-but not
without bringing upon tins writer the
maIcdiction of ''hc Wusirious M Uo,n"
and his satellites. Men Of feeble UNDER
sanding are crcdulous and timid, and
Mr.. Eaton dcvourcd with greedy ear,
the malicious poison distilled by proml-
Hent members of the club against this
writer. The protest olthe party of Mr.
Horns paity----was entered in solemn
form against the "disorganiser" who had
exploded his luirIgucs and bafilcd his
iisbness. From tie moment he per-
ceived that the colIcctcrship was destin-
ed for another, he resolved to prevent
others from obtaining what he could not
himself en- joy. Such Is a brief and sue
cnct history of the patriotism aud Jack
sonism of !hc "llustrious" president of
tn, Hickory Club-whosc present pub
lie attitude only has cXturted l!iHt attCn-
ton which his intrinsic Importance new
or could command, and which public
considerations may induce me to rcl eat
To him, exclusively, belongs the de-
merit oi having ntst infected the party
here with the laiut of "oilice hunting. y
ct tins Is the man, who, IN the strange
revolution of inverted reason that has
Just passed over us, Is now destined by
tortutous concurrence of events as fully
! governed bv chance as the wheels of a
! lottery, to represent the city of Phlladel-
pla IN the congress ofthe United States,!
The contrast is as humiiating as the
/ punishment is Just. Still, however, to 4
| Pennsylvania who feels for the honor of
| his siate-or to Phladel phan who is
proud and Jealous of the reputation Of
his native city, 1t cannot but excite NOR
tlication, that ore so utterly incompe-
tent to sustain the credit of this State, *
the interests of her metropolis, should
have succeeded to "A station once adorn-
ed by the talents Of Swanwlck, the ell
oGuence oi'a opklnson-thc knowledge
of Fitzsimons-the learning of IA Ser
geant-thc abilities of a Wa!n-the gen
ius of an lngersoll-and the patriotism of
/ Hemphill. 1T is the part OF wisdom,
however, to draw lessons from the past
for the government of the future and IN
j this spirit, let us be careful and cIrcum-
spcct hereafter, how we permit the eX-
! citement of party to derange the grada-
ton of intellect and taIent--and throw
society into confusion, by elcvatlne to
hiuh stations those who should remain on
level.
;. Upon NY return to Phiadcl phia, i'm
mediately published in the Mercury,
Gen. Jacksou's letter to the Tennessee
legislature, and Mr.. Riche's condem-
natory remarks upon the new cabinet
The papers teemed upon the dishonor
brought upon the country by Major Ea-
| toa's appointment; even Mr. Riichie ;as
chaicd by the general vacation of seats
that occurred in the senate, without pro-
ducing one honor for Virginia.
| also, upon my arrival, addressed the
president a private letter, in which, after
regretting his conduct, stated, that look
ing forward TO the time when nc might