Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-06-28
To The Young Men ofhe United States.

More than three hundred of our young
follow citizens delegates from seventeen
states and the district cf Columbia, as
senbled in convention at the city of
\ Washington, ask your attention to a sub
Jet ofthc greatest importance to you, to
ourselves, and to our common country.
The selection OF oCr rulers is matter of
high interest, as the noble5t privilege of a
free people; but it becomes especially so
when omit may, depend, as in the present
crisis, tie safety Of our constitution and
the pernanency of our Union. Two in
dividuas are now before you as promi-
neht candidates for the highest offices in
\ your gift. Let us examine for a moment
their several qualifications The first is
: Andrew Jackson, the present incumbent,
elected but three short years since, by a
triumphant majority. Fresh from the
battle field, with laurels as yet unfaded;
unbiased as was supposed by party feel
ing; untrammelled by preconceived sys-
TENS of policy; he was sondly hailed, as
one who would reform every abuse in
! government; restore our institutions to
more than their pristine purity; and rule
solely for the good of his country. -Four
objects he was especially pledged to ac-
complish. To reduce the expenses Of
government; to abolish the practice of
: appointing members of congress to office;
to restrict the presidential service to "a
single term; and to destroy the monster,
party spirit And never surely was
there more favorable opportunity Of re-
deeming such pledges. Coming into
!. power with personal popularity almost
uncqualled, and at time when the coun-
try was prosperous at home and respect
ed abroad, harmonious in itself, and at
: peace with the world, he had every in
Y ducement to carry into effect his fav6rite
theories. But how has he performed
these promises! Let facts answer. Ar
!, increase in the expenditures of govern
y ment amounting during the three years o
his administration, to more than ten mil
liohs of dollars, the appointment Of nine.
teen members of congress to Office, more
than twice the number appointed by any
of his predecessors his appearing not on
ly as canddate-but as supplicant for
continuance in office; these are alone
sufficient to shew the insinccrity of hi.
pledges, and also how .fagrantly he ha
disappointed the hopes of his country
;, IT'S true he has destroyed party spirit a.
= i formerly existed-a contest for princi
y pies, but it has only been to revive it will
= a spirit purely scliish-a spirit that looks
to him alone as its object; that acknow
edges no principles but his 'ciH. An en-
lire subserviency TO his viii, however ca
;. PRECIOUS and tyrannical, has now become
t, the sole qualification for Office; and with
70 out it the united virtues and wisdom of al
ut archangel would be wholly unavailing
L. Near fifteen hundred victims have alrea
dy been sacrificed on its Nlolock altar
q No qualifications, no services could save
them. Those whose long and unremh
,t ted attention to official duties had dis
Qualified them from engaging in othe
pursuits, were not merely driven int,
beggary, but insulted, reviled and perse
cuted, by the hireling ministers of hi
vengeance, merely because they cou1t
y not believe, and would not declare An
d drew Jackson to be the greatest s best
of men.
Even the hoary veterans OF the revolu
It ton who derived, from some petty ap
h pointment the means Of subsistence
8 which a grateful country should hav'
afforded in some more ample mode) wer,
turned out Of office to hide their pcnur,
r in welcome grave. The late Post
II master one Of the most efficient officer
'r ever possessed by any government, 70
d refusing to become an instrument in thi
: ruthless prescription, was driven from tn
= station he had filled with such honor I
himself and his country to make room 70
: tool of power. t..
I'll Let us next see what has been tn
NJ course of General Jackson, in relation
the most important features of our nation
al policy. Is there n man from Maine
Florida who knows his real sentiment
with respect to those great interests G
our country-intcrnal improvement an
the protection of domestic industry-o
is there one who regards his reputation
$ for vcracity, who can venture to aflirr
cc that he has any settled policy on thcs
subjects further than determination I
render them subservient to his darlin
od project of securing his own rc-elcction,c C
of smuggling his willy lavorite power?-
AT one moment the South is to be game
= and the executive veto is employed
=. stop an important work Of internal in
~ =. provemcnt. At the next the north is
" be conciliatcd, and he sanctions oths
works Of precisely the same character.-
- On one day he is friend TO the tart
and rcaoy TO enforce it at every hazar'
"a. ,a' on the next he advises 10 attack il in d'
'o tail and DESTROY II by niece meal