Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-06-25


gamator, through the single vote (ffteen
times counted) Of somebody from Tennessee,
who was not only without authority to vote
at all, but did vote directly contrary to the
known and ayowed will OF the one hundred
thousand freemen Of his state. Does any
mans historical recollections enable him to
point to specimen Of party impudence, as
profound as this, since the first foundation OF
political communities? What country, or
what people ever before witnessed so enor'
nous humbug? Where before was ever
exhibited a scene Of partlZan profllgacy OF
such brazen audacity2 We wonder, for our
I parts, how any member Of the Baltimore
L Convention, can muster impudence enough
TO look an honest man in the face. But how
in the name of supreme efirontcry itself, can
men with any lingering remnants OF shame,
\ in their composition, continue to talk seri-
ously about this humbug Conventicle, as be-
| ing fresh from The people. Fresh from the
| people There mast be another monument
| built at Baltimore. There must he pillar
| of pure brass, at least five hundred feet high,
] in solemn commemoratlon OF this act OF hVe
/ hundred individuals, representing the EN-,
| bodied impudence Of the United States: ana
the bronze statue Of Mr.. Edmund kucker,
must be placed upon the top. Fresh from
l'LUc DeODt. II WOuiu HuNC pSSh W.
} fnl to the Convention, and to the citizens OF
: 'HTennessee, to have way-laid a Knoxville
droyer, and carried him and his fourteen
/, mules into the deliberations Of that body, ana
/, let them brayed for Richard NJ. Johnson
=, Quite as respectful, and quite as true an ex-
!, pression Of Tennessee feeling. The idea OF
p, this Rucker that lie had the authority thus to
give the vote of Tennessee, is treated with
, unnngled scorn by the Nashville Republl-
= can. What! says that paper. go INTO the
|, Convention, because he "happened' to be IN
I Baltimore, "pithom credentials other than has
6 opposiiion 10 the almost unanimous wishes ot
The people of has o,en state, to act as repre-
, sentative, and attempt to palm himself Oft as
FIFTEEN DELEGATES from Tennessee, fresh
from the people,"
We trust in Heaven, that the eyes of a.
q mercan citizens will be opened by this pro-
ceedure, and that its projectors and perpetra,
: tors will yet read a rebuke that shall indeed
and in truth come .fesh from The people"
Since writing the foregoing, the Nashville
{ Banner has reached us, and VIC have rarely
II seen the language fjust Indignation more
q vivedly and eloquenty expressed. The cd
II itor ofthat paper seems hardly to have beer
J. prepared for so enormous fraud upon hi'
u state. He was of course, under no doubt a'
! to the unanimous nomination OF Mr.. Val
u Buren,, for he knew very well that the Con
d vention was called for no other purpose; bu
Ut that the unparalleled impudence of casting
y the fifteen electoral votes Of Tennessee
u would be resorted to, had not entered his i'm
u aoinaton-such atrocious insolence as TIN
II had never been dreamed of, and seems t
II have struck him with astonishment. "A SIN
T. pc unauthorized individual, who "happene'
II to be at Baltimore" says the editor, has gone
l. into that Convention and voted for thu
J. seven hundred thousand people this State
u What, however strikes him as peculiarly out
e rage Gus in this huge exhibition Of political Jug
y glery-this bold display of partisan knaver,
II is the solemn mockery of accompanying
" by the observances of religion. Such trans
~ senaqnt swndling as this, had better in h
~ 1T the supcraddition of hypocrisy; and ever
'n honest mind will agree with him. But let ii
'e, Banner speak for itself " nd to cap the cl
nc max, the frauds and talschood Of this imp
.n :. dent and corrupt crew, were passed off und
Us Us the sanctifyng influence of holy prayers:
a,y was not enough to insult the people of Tel
" nessee, with such base and shameless frau
!" but righteous heaven was impousIy invoke
:. to witness the fraud and villany What thir
- you good people of Tennessee, of this eden
- ocratic" New York method of making Pres
H. H. dents for you What think you Of of til
ne {" National Convention" substitute for the il
". y" stitutions of our heretofore free and hapl
a. country? Is it possible that the liberties
ue Ie this country are to be given over already
eD. such system of fraud and stratagcm' If Il
~, 'an people are not thoroughly reused to d'
a.. al sense of the enormity of the shameless a,
oi s;' corrupt pretences now on foot, to take fro
S, .ed them the right and power of electing the
,,a .u own rulers, they will richly deserve to
'.S nJ slaves-deprived of the substance and pc
IJ ,iJ scssed only of the shadow of liberty and sc
~" .n' government"