Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-03-05
THE OPINION OF OUR "GLORIOUs AD-
MiNISTRATION' ABROAD.

THE OPINION OF OUR GLORIOUS AD-
MINISTRATION" ABROAD.
The Liverpool STANDARD ofJan. 10Th, in re-
marking upon the Presidents Message, thus
proceeds:
"But Mr.. Jackson is further Of opinion, that
the 'mischiefs and dangers which flow from.
national bank, far overbalance all its ad-
vantages.' This is the present opinion of the
President; but before we adopt it we should
like to know how many years have elapsed
since General Jackson was of all opposite o.
pinion. Opinions hastily snatched up are
rarely worth much. Five years ago the Pre-
sident was as warm n friend, and as firm
supporter--and as ardent an admirer Of that
monetary institution as any man in the Uni
ted States. Every intelligent friend of the
republic can testify as to the solid and inva-
liable advantages that have been reaped from
the extended establishments Of the Bank
The country never had respectable circua-
ting medium until it was givcn,-reguatcd,
and controlled by the Bank. The rubbish
called bank notes, fettcred by cver-varyng
rates of exchange--here passable---there
doubtful and almost every where inconver-
tible into real money-was a national nui-
sance, alike disgracefu to the government
and the people, and it remained a disgrace
until the Bank interfered and swept it away.
The real fact is, the President never breath
ed a complaint against the Bank-never al
luded to it but in terms Of praise-never i'll
tcriered with it but to further its salutary
!projects--untl he found he could not con-
vert its powerful influence to his own factious
purposes not make honorable men his
lelcctioneering puppets-could not draw up
on its directors for power us well as dollars.
Defeated in his esigns-disappointe in the
highest hope Of his ambition--marred in his
desire to realize large possessions--he turn
ed upon the idol he had cherished, and would
now destroy what he could not pervert. Will
he succeed? No. lie is not combating with
men of straw-he is not fighting with men of
narrow rcsources-he Is not contending with
capitalists who are easily alarmed or have u
ny fear Of discontinue. They are strong in
their means; they Gre unbending in their
principles; and they have law and justice on
their side. Mr.. Jackson has already ruined
nine-tenths Of all the bankers in the United
States, but he has not impaired single out
work Of the great national establishment
lie may pursue his career of madness few
months longer, but sooner or later he will be
compelled to rctrace his steps, and tall un-
pitied the victim of his own frantic ambition.
But while the President deals in accusa-
tions against the Bank, and charges them
with exerting an undue inlluence,-he is at
the same time, and in the same incongruous
message, compelled to admit that in his own
executive departments Of the state the tant
of corruption is at the root, and that system
of jobbing and fraud has been carried on for
years. Hear the melancholy confessions:
THE editor here quotes thoee passages of
the message relative to pension frauds.
And this is the land of freedom This is
the land of pure administration and cheap
government! 1t may be pure, and so are some
of the strongest aud most poisonous decoc-I
Some idea may be formed of the extent of
the frauds alluded to by the President
Of their numerous and intricate ramifcations
from the simple fact that "all payments" have
in the first instance to be ''suspe nded," in or
der IT possible to find remedy. What would
the people of England think and say if frauds
were connived at by certain subordinate per-
sons In the government to such an extent
that 1t became necessary to stop the pensions
of the III and outdoor veterans of Greenwich
and Chelsea Hospitals? But such is the state
of things in the land Of liberty and cheap go
yernment. In every department the most
barefaced venality and corruption PREVAILS
The Post Office is sink of imposition-ad-
mitted-proved to be so, by evidence land be-
fore the Senate. But the Post Office is the
Presidents right hand,-an it must not be
touched. He defends it to the utternlost, and
more lying documents have been fabricated
in its defence, and in order to screen the
guilty parties, than would sink the best fri
gate in the American service. 1t is through
the Post Office that the President manages
the elections, keeps up his influence at hotels
and taverns-gives and receives tavors from
coach contractors ,-und brbes the ncwspa-
pers. Heaven knows this last is the most
objectionable waste of the public money, for
of all the trash which comes from the press,
that of the journals Of America is the most
contemplate.
Such courteous reader, is America! and if
you prefer it to Old England, We wish you,
in good sooth, safe passage and speedy
one"