Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-08-18
To His Ereciienry,
ANDREW JACKSON,
President of The United States.

"T'hc undersigned, availing themselves
Of a privilege which monarchs concedc
to their subjects, and which, with the
presiding officer Of free people, will
not, VIC arc persuaded, be reluctantly al
lowed to early and devoted friends, the
privilege Of unrcserved commune alton
with the head of government, beg leave
to lay before your excellency the follow
ing frank and able expose of the state of
public sentiment in this section of the
! Union.
Il 1t was n favorite maxim with the most
popular Of your predecessors, that no
course, however consonant with the wei.
fare, should be pursued in opposition to
the wishes of the people. This rule is
not less sound as a principle, than expe-
dicnt as a policy; and prudence as well as
patriotism has, we are assured, obtained
for it'your appreciation, though ii has fail
cd in some instances to secure your sup
port; it becomes, under the present state
of things, the duty ofevery honest friend
to apprisc you, that whatever may be the
impression at Washington, the course of
the administration, go far as it concerns
this section the Union, has not been in
accordance with this rule. To say that
the course ofthe Administration, after the
election, was regarded by the party with
surprise, were to say nothing. They
witnessed with feelings that mockcd cX-
preston, the faction which had denounc-
ed you openly as Nero and Cataline,
which supported you from motives of in
innate interest alone, and which still
breathed against you "curses, not loud,
but deep" taken by the hand and led
before the astonished eyes of your orig
inal friends to the high places of your adj
ministra.ion. Office after Office was fill
led, and yet no token was given OF your
remembrance that there was an original
Jackson party existent, Vastly superb
or in numbers, with the memorials OF SER
vices and sacrifices, early action, and
disinteres,ed, they found themselves re-
warded with chilling Indifference, or hu-
initiating contumely; excluded from your
confidence, and presented to the eyes of
your and their enemies, rs too stupldly
and savishly faithful to deserve respect
or require concilation. Is not this, ev-
cry title Of it, true' And what is the re-
suit? Such as might have been antici-
pated-a sullcn indispositon to move in
your behalf, is with your original friends
almost universal, and will continue, un-
til they cease to consider themselves the
mere purvcyors Of Office and honor for
their ancient and bitter foes. With such
men they cannot consent TO act an under
part, even to secure the election of An
drew Jackson; nor can they, indeed, feel
very deep interest in that event, while
they sec such men basking in the sun
shine of executive power, confidence, X
patronage: while delusivc promises are
considered sufficient boon for those
wiihom rhom he ncrcr could hare got Me
roie Of Pennsylvania, and miihom whom,
permit us frankly to assure you, he can ncr-
er get il again.
'Under these circumstances, we would
respectfully, but earnestly, ask your cx-
ccllcncy, is il possible, patient and long
suffering as we have shown oursclves!-
is it possible-that the party can contn-
TIC much longer to cling to an administra-
tion which seems thus solIcitous To dis
card and rcpudiate III 1t is not. lnju-
ry has been accumulated on injury; one
tie has been broken after another, and