Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-09-06

seen by discerning men Of oil opinions
and the friends Of Mr.. Clay were ralhci
apprchensive that the party would raly
upon some other person. One or two
names were in fact proposed at The Con.
vention but without success. Stree the
expected results have in part really taxi
on place, ii rumor has been spread thai
Mr.. Van Buren would decline, aud ac.
cept the place Of Secretary Of State
But this is contradicted by The Globe
which declares with more frankness thar
discretion, that he does not choose to en-
II counter the veto of the Senate. Ii is APP
parent in fact that his hand has been
forced through the whole business, and
that he has no resource left but 10 play
the game out on the present plan, though
with a certainty Of ultimate loss. Van
Buren, is the real and effective leader OF
the "proper" Jackson party. For him,
acting on the principles which the party
openly avow, to consent to the designa-
ton Of any other person as the heir op-
parent, would be a gross absurdity.-
What has he been fighting for, if he is
not TO obtain the SPOILS as the reward
of Victory? In order to appear before
the public as heir apparent with any
chance of success, he must occupy some
conspicuous place in the arrangement of
the new administration. He would glad
ly be Secretary Of State: but to this the
Senate will not consent He must
therefore take his chance for the Vice
Presidency.
Here, however the people will inter-,
pose their veto. Rejected alike by the
Senate and the people, to what quarter
will The disappointed Statesman turn to.
for aid and comfort? las he any thing
left to console him under the fall of his
fortunes and tie general desertion Of Lis
partisans; Oh yes! Whatever may hap
pen to him he w.il still possess, (and he
piously thanks Sod for it, secret inter
nal fountain Of honest satisfaction, spring-
ing up in the rccesscs Of his own breast,
which the falschood of his friends and the
tickleness OF the multitude cannot take
away. Tout est pe,dn torS Phonnew.-I
Mr.. Van Buren, has the GLORY, to use
his own emphatic language, OF HAVING
POSSESSED THE CONFIDENCE AND ES-
TEEN OF GEN. JACkSON!!! "Of
this, thank God, my enemies can never
deprive me-"
Such was the very language of the
sycophants Of Rome, when, at the worst
periods Of the Empire, they licked the
dust at the ioo,stool of 4 set Of monsters,
whose names have been regarded ever
since as by-words of intamy. IL IS yours,
said the Roman Senate in one Of their
addresses to the Emperor Tiberius, at
the time when he was walowing in the
filth Of his bcastly pleasures at Capre;r,
and only reused himself occasionally oGt
Of the depths Of pollution for the purpose
Of prescribing some honorable citizen-
II is yours 10 c0mmond--io as remains the
GLORY OF OBEDIENCE. Happi-
ly for the country the Senate of the Uni
ted States is not ambitious Of any such
glory.
lfpresent appearances are not entire
ly dcceittul, the career Of Mr.. Van Bu-
rem is finished !.
OF the recent occurrences that are
likely to affect the election, the most inn
poitant is undoubtedly the late Veto
Message. The probable influence Of
this, especially in Pennsylvania, has been
hinted at already. 1t is now certain that
the reelection of Gen. Jackson will be
followed by the destruction ofthe Bank,
one of the most valuable and important Of
our national institutions; and if The inllu-
ence of the Executive can affect it, by
he establishment of another which will
throw the control of the currency into his
hands. Are the enlightened, prudent,
and jealousIy republican people of the
United States prepared for this change?
Capitalists! Laborers! Working-Alen?--
FREEMEN of all descriptions Con-
suit your fathcls-rcmember the lessons
of history-and answer at the polls.