Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-08-13

world so intrenclied themselves, that they
cannot be ousled at the polls, and by the
polls, the parts Of the people, who can be,
free as independent States, will never ulti-
mately Consent to remain slaves by remain
ing in the Union. There can be- no such
thing as freedom in the States, while there is
despotism in the General Government.--
These convulsions then, must come, if this
dynasty be not put down and the dissolu-
ton of the Union must come, as the conse- /
qucnce Of these conVulsons.
Neither can it be, think, that you despair
of the Republic, and of her cause. True,-.
God knows, that We have reason enough TO
fear the worst-but not enough to despair
or, if so, it should be the despair Of brave
people, whose struggles are desperate in.
proportion to the desperation Of their pros
poets and not the despair of pusillanimous
minds, who yield at the sight of appalling
dangers without struggle to conquer them.
The more unequal the conflict is elsewhere,
the more urgent upon us is our call to exer-
ton here in this State where, by exertion-I
where, by bringing out our whole strength
where, if every man does his duty, the Wings
are sure in the coming contest of trium-
phant victory. 1t will be much to you
much to your country, to keep this column of
the Federal cdifce safe, and standing firm
at least thereby, and so far, you will have
done your duty to yourselves, to your coun-
try, and to your God.
Ifyou do not despair Of the Republic, nor
Of her cause, land such an idea is too unwor-
thy of you to be INDUCED for moment) if
you ever mean to come out in your might to.
! her rescue from the hands of her spoilers, and
to replace her on her old and true founda-
|, tions, and in the hands Of faithful adminfstra-
tors, now is the time-now the critical mo-
ment to act: One reign of the new tyranny
about expiring, and another to continue it
projected, but the succession disputed by RI
val pretenders of the same dynasty. Besides.
the grecner the despotsm, the more easily it
is overcome: the older it grows, the more
stable it becomes; (; by delay its roots shoot,
deeper into the earth, spread wider, and hold
it faster to its place, and upon the country.
Further: Jackson haG many advantages for
erecting this despotlsm, which he cannot
transfer tr transmit to his successor, with,
which to uphold it; and which wero so many
! formidable obstacles we had to encounter, but
which are no longer in our way.
! Jackson had that hold on popular infatua-
ton, which military glory alone can give; this
of itself made for him powerful party-and
whose idol he was, before he became their
Executive Chief; and whose instrument they
have been in his hands as much hi. instru-
ment, as his army was 20 Julius C@sar-or,
his, to Philip of Macedon. Now Van Buren,
has no such hold, and indeed no hold at all
upon the people at large. If there were no
parties in this country, no one individual in it
Except perhaps himself) would ever think Of
him us President Of the United States.-
There is nothing in him, nor Of him, to sug-
gest such un idea to any one. lie has not
made party as Jackson has-the party has
made him he is their creature, and is to be
their instrument in their hands. Nor has he
any hold on his party, as a party he has
been forced upon them by Jackson; and even
he, with all his overruling ascendency with
his men, has found a mutiny in his camp up
on this subject, though he never did on any
other. A large division Of his troops have
openly rebeled against his nomination, and
have set up another as successor to the En-
pire.-So that Van Buren, has not the same
forces to fight with that Jackson had he has
only part of these forces, and Of this part he
has not the same hold, nor indeed any natural
hold at all.
Again: Jackson has that in him, which at
tracts to him, by affinity, all that is daring
and profigate in society. He is their natural
chiefain, and they gather round him and ud-
here to him by the force Of a sympathetic at
traction. lie carries with him too all that is
vicious, and grovclling in society. They ad-
mire, and follow, and huzza to the daring
chieftain, who cuts his way direct to his OBJ
joct through all restraints whatever, whether
of laws or morals who heeds them not, and
sets at defiance the censures Of the one, and
the penalties Of the other, with an arrogant
and naughty disdain. Both these classes
and to man--he has of course as natural al
lies and auxiaries, by the force of his char
acter--indcpendently Of the corrupt and
boundless means of the Post office, the abus-
cs Of his immense patronage, and his arbitra-
ues. Now, Van Buren, though equally un-