Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-10-23
Political Miscellany.

"itiSie oH tHc present pOltlCs Ol lHc country,
we copy from the New Hampshire Statesman:
"a great change has come over the affairs
of our common country. Many Of the evils
predicted by those who opposed the first elec-
ton Of the present Executive, have been full
ly realized. And, without the slightest wish
to detract from the merits OF that distinguish
ed individual-with no desire to pluck sin
gle leaf from the laurel that adorns his brow,
! for services rendered his country, in time Of
war-we put 1t to the sober convictions of
every honest man, o. whatever name or per-
suasion, seriously to consider, diligently to in
quirc, what GOOD lis Administration has thus
far achieved, for the country? Wherein are
we happier, as People? Is there greater
harmony in our political system? Are the
! laws better executed, more deeply reverence
! ed, than under preceding Administrations p
! Arc we more free from the abuses Of public
othcers-of public dctaulters, and pcculators !?
Is there less proiligacy, less corruption in
high places? Is there not more, infinitely
more, degrading and demoralizing subserv-
iency in subordin ate stations? What, then,
have THE PEOPLE gained by exchanging the
Statesman for the Hero?
! The newspaper press of the country has
felt the electric touch Of this reforming Ad-
ministraton. Its Editors have been bought
up with Offices and contracts-and they are
paid by money from the Treasury, for deiam-
ING and abusing those in opposition to, and
bestowing the most fuisome eulogy Oh those
who sustain the Administration. This
eXtravagant adulaton, which, in the times Of
our jefferson and Madison, was sparingly be-
slowed even upon the worthcst dceds-is
: now lavshed as daily incense upon the al
# tars of Man-W orship. There is on the part
of the press in the service Of the Adninistra
ton, no hesltancy-no exception. Ever!
measure, good or bad, right or wrong, il
'i sweepngly approved. Now, as no Govern
ment upon earth can be without blemish, any
uniform defence OF its measures, without eX
I ception, must be false. When, indeed, ar
n Administration fails to justify itselfbefore tht
is People, as it should do, by It's equity and be
> neiicence, and then purchases to itself from
y every press within the circle ofits patronage
d the same indiscriminate praise-the true in
ference is, that CORRUPTION HATH DONE IT:
WORK. Such presses are enslaved-hey can
not they dare not disoPprore single act o
the Government--ther independence l
smothered under the mountain pressure c
re s. contracts, " and " allowances.
l. Another striking feature of party degen
eracy, is the perfect unanimity with whic
= those who make up the rank and file of tn
Jackson party, have given up and abandoned
or not only the p,1ncptes, but the very name o
Republicans. The party now in posscssio
of the Government, as early as ISIS, assum
ed the name and style OF Jackson-Men, an
o. have used it ever since. But when the ind
It. vidual dies whom they thus politically wo
W ship, and whose name they wear, chat b
= comes Of them? Are they to undergo metz
morphosis, and assume new name? !? Or h;
,;c their Chief a legitimate heir, who shall kee
s. them together, like the highland clans
Scotland? Are we to have Van Buren-MeI
Calhoun-Men' Clay-Men? Webster-Mcn
or McLcan-Mcn: No party should thus d.
grade itself. The old names WING and IL
IL RY, REpupLIcAN and FEDERALIsT, are be
ter.-because significant of some principle
which mere personal distinctions never ind
cate. Who ever heard OF Washngton-Mei
= or Jcferson-Alen The friends and ADM
To- ers of the great Washington, rallied not
on the cry of his name, but under the broi
WIG BANNER, which led TO Victory :
- The supporters of Jefferson and Madison
dopted the name of neither, though attach'
lor to those benefactors of their race, by ties
strong as any which should bind the tollowe
- ofPresidcnt Jackson. History tells us VIII
became of Rome, when parties took the nam
eir of Sylla and Marius, of CGsar and Pompo
AT And it is u true saying OF one OF our me
eminent men, that "No man, however grei
:, or illustrious, should be identified with Vi
tues or with principles. 1t tends in ReligiC
!. to ldoatry, aud in Politics to SUBMISSION
Despotism. The true Republican Citizen
I.- neither of Paul nor Apollos lac is no mai
,ed man lie is his country's man, and his ov
man."
- We profess ourselves to be advocates
the great Wing Principles of 7G-and q
I'VE I'VE tachcd to that party which has adopted tho
} NV principles. There can be NO mistake abo
% the doctrines of the Wings. They we're :
uSl n,h,ican To- tho hearts corc-sound TO d