Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-06-14

have analysed, the President is made fur
thcr TO say that ''ihe slandcrer was worse
than the murderer" we arc lost in aston
ishment, not that such an intimation
should be hastily and inconsiderately ut
tered, Qor every man is at some times
off his guard, but that it should be delib-
erately SCI down and promulgated in the
Government Pa per, as lift were anariom
in morals! We forbear to render il in
other language, or give it the intcrpreta-
tion of which it is susceptible. We can
not, however, mentally apply it to the
case which was the subject of considera-
tion, without being shocked and greved
at the construction which il bears.
Exceptionable as we hold this passage,
there are several in the conversation i'm
puted to the President by the Globe
which arc more so. We will particular
ize only one, where the President is
made to speak as iollows:--On the sug-
gestion that the course taken a remarka
bic phrase towards MIR Stanberry would
lead to Il scene Of violence at Washing
ton City, he observed that the mischief
would cure itsel(--,hat when members Of
Congress became sensible, by a fe,c such
cases." &c. This expression alcno, we
are sorry to see it and to say it, admits
all that has been imputed generally to
the President, viz: that he used in con-
versation language calculated to encou.
! rage assaults on members Of Congress
| for words sDOk Ell in debate
Il Against this opinion, as well as against
the doctrine concerning the powers of
each House of Congress, already refer
red to, we do most earnestly and abso-
lutely protest, and especially as emana-
ting from the Chief Magistrate of the
country, and concerning the rights, priv
ileges, and personal safety Of the men,
bers Of the Legislature.
/ We know that the Globe affects to con-
slider the conversations held by the Pre-
sident as private and familiar, sc. and
would separate the person from the Office
ofPresident. But can that be done e
When the President says that the laws
ought to be obeyed, does he speak as
President, and when he says that "thc
mischief will cure ITSELF" does he speak
as Gen Jackson, the private man? No
one would more carefully guard than we
the private relations of the Presiden,
from INVASION; but can it be an invasion
c'his right to examine the opinions which
he pronounces in the presence of mixed
company, and which carry with them in
to society all the influence which the ex-
ample and opinions CT the President arc
likely to eXercise'
/ Whatever the President may have
said in conversation ''in the natural
warmth OF his feelings" as the Globe ve-
ry well expresses it, and now frankly a.
vows, "with all the open hearted SINGER.
ty which marks his character" we will
not iInpue to him the general tone of as
persion aud violence, which belongs to the
article which we are considering, and il
more rcprchensible than the most excep.
tionable lthe language imputed TO the
President We refer to the "cOntempt'
cast upon proposition submitted recent
ly (and again submitted yesterday by
one Of the oldest, most respectful, and
most respected members Of the House of
Representatives,; to tho introduction of
the name Of Mr. Clay, wantonly and un-
called for; the dragging before the pub
lie tie names of Mr. Mercer and Mr.
Doddridge in u most invidious manner;
to the imputation to members Of Con-
gress, generally, Of "ioul inuendoes,' u
''black insinuations," &C.; and TO the
concluding intimation that the member:
who voted to consider MIR Condict's Re.
solutions "must stand responsible for thi.
attempt, and be forever branded with
public reprobation.
III We are not accustomed to speak with
harshness of the Administration, or ever
of its organ. We shah now refrain from
: saying broadly all we thiBls of the aspe C
Of public affairs: much less shall we copy
the language Of the State paper of Souti
, Carolina, and call this Administration
the Bully Cabinet We have too mucl
personal respect for the members of tn,
Cabinet TO do so: but we do say, withou
{ reserve or hesitation, that no Administra
r tion is entitled to the support ofthe Friend
Q of Law and Order, winch holds doctrine
9 to which we have thus briefly Invited th,
> attc nticn of our readers.
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