Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-07-30
NEWPORT: N
Thursday, July 3Otll, 1885,
.WHIG CANDIDATES
FOR THE PATH CONGRESS-:
Hon. TRISTAN BURGES,
OF Providence.
HENRY Y.CRANSTON, Esq
OF Newport.
TO THE WHIGS OF RHODE ISLAND.


yernment, and while it is elective? Yet such
is now the fact with the people Of the United
States; for when they had the option to elect
between freedom and despotism, they elected
and fastened it to their own necks. 1t is a
moral phenomenon in our history, and at first
blush it would seem unaccountable. But
when we reflect, we see it has been brought
about by mems very obvious indeed, but so
iniquitous, that no one before had dreamed
that any elective magistrate of tho people
would ever resort to such means not even
our greatest sceptic, as to the permanency Of
our free Government, and of our freedom in
his most gloomy anticipations. Even he had
more faith in human virtue than our expert
ence has been found to warrant This pho
nomenon has been produced by system of
corruption Systematically pursued.
The despotism that now reigns over lis,
and is to be fixed upon us, if this dynasty is
to be fixed, has its life, and breath, and being
in this system of corruption. The corruption
gives impunty TO the despotism; and threat
ems too to give it duration. 1t has rendered
null and void that provision of the Constitu-
ton intended as vindictye remedy for its
violations, and as terror to tho violator.-
For it carries elections; and thereby brings
to the House of Representatives the defend
ers of corruption, and in such numbers as to
make that body, which was intended to be
tho guardian Of the Constitution, instead
thereof to be guardian of the Executive, in
all his abuses of trust.
The Post Office, and all its immense re-
sources, have notoriousy been applied to
carry elections; and all its immense profit
gate expenditures have been made in that
cause. The department has bankrupted it
self in that cause. This enormous waste Of
the public treasure has been demonstrated by
the Investigations of two committees, and
their astounding disclosures have been laid
before Congress. But has any movement
been made in the House Of Representatives
: to bring the offenders to justice? Far from
Il it. And why? Because, and only because,
! the Executive has thrown his shield over the
| department., and made common cause with
the offenders. The ostensiblc and response
BILE head of that Department he has reward
cd for his services by giving him splendid
foreign mission.
!, The whole immense patronage of the Co
vernment is also VIGOROUSLY employed to car
fry elections and the sole tenure Of office
/ now, and the sole title to Office is, partizan
zeal, and activity, and effect, in the cause of
carrying elections. Van Buren,, if elected,
will owe his election to this system of cor
ruption. And if elected, will he discounte-
nance and discontinue this system? Why,
Van Burcn, if not the father Of the system, is
It's notorious godfather. For it is but tran-
script from the politics of New York.
The Government ofthis countrythcn is no
longer to be trust by the People; and to be
administered for the benefit Of the People,
but it is to be a property in the Chief Of n
party, for his, and the benefit of the party;
and to pcrpetuate themselves in power.
! Now, the good People of this State are
called upon by the Jackson party here, to
send Representatives to Congress, who will
sustain this wicked and opprobrious system
of corruption; and who, no doubt, will ondca-
vor by their zeal and efforts in the cause, to
make to themselves title to share in its
!, spoils. For Jackson and Jacksonism tolerate
no neutrals, nor even luke warm partizans.-
J, If they are not heart and soul in the cause,
they will be prescribed by the party, and put
under its ban. But let us hope, at least, that
we shall not see them dlsregarding the obi-
) cations Of personal aud official honor to man
ifest their party zeal; of which one Of them
has been accused, and, as many believe, con-
victed.
Few are aware Of the mine of wealth that
:. lies in the human hand, and what flood OF
wealth it pours forth when whole People
are fully employed in the various departments
Of industry. They are then making giant
strides IN the accumulation Of national
wealth. Labor is the true and original source
of all wealth; and when oil hands are fully
and steadily employed, its issues are like the
issues Of the great spring head of mighty
river, whose waters, if they did not mingle
with the ocean but we're banked in and con-
} fined from the ocean, would accumulate TO a
J world of waters. So il is with tho issues OF
labor when all hands aro at work, those is.
sues not running TO waste, accumulate TO a
world Of wealth These effects Of labor have
, been cmnentlY excmplifcd In ENGLAND