Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-12-01

Mn. Arx,xsos:-It is gratifying to the
Wings to think, that although the dog star
Of toryism H. still in the ascendant, yet so
dim and rayless has it become, that it can
scarcely be distinguished with The naked eye
and ~ il hastens to it, sitting, it will sopn
leave the pensioned mlnions that watch ns
motions with 50 much anxiety, in worse than
Cimmerian darkness.
But few months ago the torres were so
confident of success in the Presidential con-
test, that they ridiculed tho idea Of any oppo-
sition; were willing TO bet any amount that
old Hickory's Bob. tail would yet every state
in the Union, except Vermont; but expert
cnce has taught them lesson that they will
not SOON forget. Their anticipated majority
Of forty thousand in Pennsylvania has dwin-
died down to mere frnc;ion.-In Ohio, they
have been nearly exter,ninated-ond in Ma
ryland, New Jersey, Delaware, Tennessee,
and several other states, there is scarcely
enough Of them left to form hollow-square
At general muster. The result, though not
such as we wished, is yet cheering to the
friends of liberty and the constitution. Il his
popular President that was to come in by ac-
clalnation, is probably a minority President,
and on the true democratic DALLAS principle,
ought not to preside over us-but professions
aud practice are very different things with
the dominant party. However, Van Buren,,
like the arch apostate Adams, will find bar
rcn sceptrc in his grasp, and at the end Of
four years will share the same fate. His
reckless aud un!gincipled partizuns have been
checked and scared from their prey, and like
whipped spaniels, they were ready to lick the
rod that scourged them, and sue for mercy at
the hands Of their supposed victorious enc
mics. 1t was amusing to watch the counte-
Lances and conduct Of the office party in this
town, for two or three weeks past-some left
their slecpless hunks at midnight, during the
whole Of the struggle, to catch the first in.
tellieence by the steamboats,, trembling like
culpritS at the bar of justice, and accus-
toned were the people to the changes wrought
upon that miserable set of dependants, by
the varying rumors that daily reached US,
that they did not take the trouble at last to
read the papers-a glimpse ut the visage Of
one Of these political weather glasses, told at
once who was ahead in the race. If some.
"tainted the gale,"a hired runner was des-
patched to every grog shop in town, with the
glad tidings-and you might see n "spoils-ot-
victory"-man at every corner, shouting and
exulting in the hope that his hour was not yet
come, aud that he should be spared awhile
longer to feed at the public crib. Next day
If an adverse blast set in, a change came
over their patriotic spirits, and these Roderick
Dhu mcn.vauishcd like ghosts at the approach
ofdaylight. Such pitiful set offellows new
er called themselves freemen in any country
Russia cun boast of 80 slavsh and servile a
gung in all his doninons. When victory
seemed to favor old Tippccanoe, they began
to doubt the assertions of the Leaky Bucket
who rated him nearly as low as he did JACK
SON in 1882, and they talked Of submitting
cheeyfuuy to the voice of the Sovereign Poo
pie, who they thought had given the flying
Dutchman his quietus. And these are the
"democrais"-the genuine "Jeffersonian Re-
publicans!"-lt is fortunate for the country
that their members are daily decreasing
for the man that would sacrifice his princi-
pies, and become the slave of a party for an
office, would sell his country cheaper than
Esau did his birthright.
A WHIG.