Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-04-14
government SHALL
SUPPORT THE ADMIN.
ISTRATION WHICH SUS-
TAINS THEM.

is certainly dememed.-How else can it
be accounted for, that, while still suffer-
ing under the displeasure iif not somc-
thing worse) Of his employers at WASH
ington, for having betrayed them and let
out, before it was ripe, their grand plot
against MIR. Senator Poindexter, and
thereby probably secured the re-ele ction
of that gentleman to the Senate, which it
was The object ofthe plot to defeat, could
il only have been brought to maturity
without exposure: he should so soon let
out another Of their secrets, and commit
another blunder ten times more mischiev-
Gus. Alas, poor man, he has entirely
lost his memory! lie could not remcm-
Der that the President, in his first mes
sage grievously deprecated the influence
of " "Erecuiire patronage" over the elec-
lions, and over the free exercise Of the
right of suffrage by the people. He
could not even remember the recently
published letter Of "AvDREw JACKSON"
to parson Gwinn, containing this pas
sage: "All my friends know, that since
/ have been in the Executive Char, l
have carefully nbstained from an interter-
ence with the elective franchise" &C..
Do you not marvel at the stupidity, or
ra,hness Of the servant who gives the
lie to his masters professions, and expos
es his hypocrisy? 1t strue and apparent
to all cool observers, that almost every
act Of Gen. Jackson's administration has
been in the face of his professions, and
proved their insinccrity. But what then'
lie certainly never intended to confess
and proclaim his own insincerty Of con-
duct. On the contrary, every nnconstitu-
tional and arbitrary act he has taken care
TO accompany with louder md warmer
professions Of love for the people, devo-
ton to their liberties, and reverence for
the sacred right Of suffrage. And now,
while he is making the most Of this du-
perry Of the peeple, here comes one Of
his under servants, and blows him up
What they will do with this poor servant
now, we cannot tell. We fear they will
turn him off entirely. They certainly
will trust him with 10 more secrets-and
If they retain him at all, will give him
birth in which he can do no harm Do
you not think that wepre right in our
conf lecture that he is demeDted? If this
is not it, he mustbe going to turn again,
which we should still more regret, al
though we should be very sorry for his
misfortune in the other case. The Com
mittee Of the Senate, which searched to
the bottom and exposed the nhuman
plot against the character Of Senator
PoindeXter in their unanimous Report,
which was unanimously adopted and ap-
proved Of by the whole Senate; by eve-
ry Jackson man, as well as by every
Wing; expressed in strong terms, their
repugnance at the conduct Of certain per.
sons who gather around the President
with evil designs TO serve their own self
ish purposes. We suspect that the Pre-
sident himself, by this time, begins to
feel some of the same repugnance. But
what is most extraordinary in this letter
is, that the writer, instead Of being con-
scious Of the mischief he was doing to
his employe evidently thought that he
was doing them good service; and flattcr.-
ed himself that he was earning their ap-
probation; and that they would praise, if
they did not pay him. 1t is palpable that
tie letter was written with this view; and
for the perusal Of Amos Kendall and the
Kitchen Cabinet. For the writer knew,
that the disgust which the people Of this
State already felt towards him, would be
increased (ifi it could bc) by his impu-
dently telling them that they should be
governed by Office holders; and that not
ono Of them should have any office un.
der the General Government, or in their
own State Government, bu. upon condi-
tion Of his taking the collar Submissive
ly, and binding himself to forget that he
was even freeman, or even had judg-
ment and principles of his own. To re-
member only that he had enlisted, and
was to Go the work assigned for him