Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-09-01
WHOLE NO. 335.
Mr.. Robbins Remarks,

! "HJ, ""S"ot -o", ~ So"S"H Y" "s eN-
1 p.die"cy Of a General Contention TO
\ nominate a hckci Of Electors IF Presi-.
dent and Fice- President Of ne United
d, States
Il OF all times, this is not the time fov
WHiGs to lay down their arms, and sDv-
render their cause and their country s0
those who administer the Government SoT
the Party in power, and not Cos the ma
ton. Fos We now have hold, if We
can keep t-of n power, that viii enable
us 10 redeem the country from their
| hands and correct this misrule. THE
DIsTRIpUTioN Policy, now soon 10 conn
mence operation, of the surplus reveR"s
among the several States, is the power
alluded to. / consider the act esfab-
fishing this policy as the greatest "a
achievement ever accomplished by tho
Legislation Of Congress for tho web being
of this country; the most remedial of all
the evils she was threatened with, tho
most propitious io all her hopes. H was
accomplished by the union and Co opera
tion of the patriotic portion-thc anti
Van Buren, portion Of the ruling party,
with the Wings. III the act can be sus-
tanned, If the policy can be pursued, 1
confidently believe, that all her rising
and splendid future fortunes will be So
cured beyond the reach OF idisaster-tl,at
all her high destinies, Of which the pat
riot began to despair, will most certainly
be realized. For, consider, that these
depend upon the perpetuity ofthc Union,
and upon the administration OF the Gov
eminent upon the principles of the Con
,stiution, and upon the principles of that
policy, which will developc all tho re-
sources ofthe country. Now, The guar
antee for all this, and the best possible
Of all guarantees, will be found in this
policy. 1t is true that this supposes, that
the policy once begun will be continued,
and that the principle of distribution is to
be applied to aA future accraing sur
pluses as well as the present. That
there will be such future accruine sur
pluses, under wise and prudent admin
istration Of the Government, and without
end, there can be no doubt-such is the
growing immensely of our mportations,
and such tue immensity OF Our public
domain--and for such an administration
this policy, as has been said, is the best
OF guarantees.
But the difficulty and the danger lies
ut the thres bold; for, If the distribution
be begun under this act, no doubt the
policy will be continued. You are not
to be informed, trust, that desperate
effort is to be made, is already concert
ed, to procure the repeal Of this act be-
fore il goes into operation, or IN sorno
way to Illustrate its operation. 1t is this
which constitutes the very great import
ance Of the coming Presidential contest.
Of this Twill now speak, aller having first
said a few words as TO the results to be-
expected from this policy.
Ii this act be sustained, and this poll
cy pursued, who docs not see the great
additional strength it will give to tho
cords which bind the States toy ether, and
TO secure the pcrpetuity of the Union?
The great danger TO the Union was
from imaginary local interest rs distinct
from, rs opposed TO, nnd as incompatible
with the general interest; and from fac
tiOus combinations, growing out Of that
cause, to resist the operations of tho
General Government, and thereby pro-
uuCc VI thiC ~ lNoW ,tHc
policy will guard us against this danger,
by counterac'iug this tendency Of things
IN our complex system. No State will
ever be found willing to renOunco its
share in this perpetual annuity, bringing
with it, as il will, such ample supplies for
all their Stale wants for every State pur-
pose.
Again: Who does not see, that thus
policy will secure TO the country the
great object Of internal improvement IN
the rapidly, in the facility, and III the
economy Of intercourse? And these to
that degree as TO give to us all the ad-
vantages Of boundIess extent Of territory,
of a world Of our own as it were, com
bined with all the advantages Of a whole
people condensed into one close neigh
borhood? Who can calculate the aug
mented value which this will give To-
every other resource Of the country p
This great object as a Government un-
has had to encounter the most
strenuous opposition; has had TO labor
with infinite difficulties; and was likely
in consequence 10 be abandoned, or to
be most reluctantly pursued, if ut all
But the same object, and by the samo
funds, through the agency Of the States,
under this policy, will now bo readily
and rapidly accomplished. State inter
est, and State energy will give to ,hoso
an impetus and carry them
10 a contamination that never could have
been expected from Congress.
And again: who does not see, that this
policy is 10 secure to the country that
system Of protection, which is to call forth