Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-12-08
(Fron the United States Gazette.
VUE.PARTY,

The result Of the late Presidential election,
supposing it to have gone for Van Buren,'s
not like that Of most other caDvasses OF the
kind. Formerly q. defeated party lay prone
for q time, gathered hseH slowly from its
prostration, and looked aboWi with caut'on
fjr some new name or point OF prncipIe upon
which to rally. The principal excepton to
this Is found in the case Of the Jackson party
in 1924. They started at once from defeat,
repeated their watchword, spread out their
old flag, and were in three weeks as ready
for action rs they were three weeks before
the election. They sc rned complaint-ihey
never repined-thcy blamed no friend for
supineness, nor charged any with treason,
but invited all to the ranks for new contest
The mere form Of trying the new sdInin's'r:-
ton by its fruits, and sustaining 1t where II
was right, was dispensed with as ut once,
time lost and friends endangered. 1.-THE ad-
ministration," said Richard NJ. Johnson, must
be put down, though it were Ms pure as the
angels which stand at the right hand of God
and the administration, the purest, Wash.
ington's excepted, that ever stood at the head
of affairs, was "put down." The candidates
were ready, the machinery of party running
| smooth, and all worked well. The party
| which has been defeated in the election ut
NJ. Van Buren,, occupy grounds more favor
! able to success than were those ofthe Jackson
p,rty in lS24-they have only To resolve,
! and they are Mt once united. Ii has been
! conclusvely shown, that Gen. Harrison IS
the most popular man, that can be found
! The manner and time of his nomination were
unfriendly to all hopes of success, and yet
with the whole power of the administration
against him, it is seen that he is immcasura-
I bly, ahead Of the expectations of his friends
at the time OF his nomination, aud OF his foes
until after the ceciiun. We are not now at-
!, tempting to run II parallel etween MIR. Van
/ Buren, and General Harrison. Let the for
mer be tried by HE actions as President, aud
the latter by the vote which he received tor
that office, the circumstances Of the election
being also considered. We consider then,
at the present moment, that there Is no man
in the United States upon whom the opposite
i'm to Mr.. Van Bmrcn can, with 80 much
proprety, and So much certninty Of success,
unite, as upon WILLIAM HENRr HARRIsON.
4 We are not asking that our party should
make, or act on, any snch declaration as we
have quoted above, and which is imputed to
Col. Johnson; but we do ask, that while we
give the new administration fair trial, we
do il as resting on our arms, not with arms
, stacked or grounded. If all should be well,
then will be the time to confess satisfaction,
and abjn:e opposition; ii, on the contrary, the
measures Of the present administration should,
> rs has been promised, be- carried ont to their
extent, then let us not have to find name,
: and seek for candidate. Our party is es-
tublished upon observation-disclosures carries
those principles into practice, is their man;
but Ms they are not clrrred with even II
; promise, they mus, abide by their principles,
!, and not be without a man. Hereafter, then.
|, We may expect thai those who have opposed
the election Of Mr.. Van Buren,, will await all
results, as Harrison men-and when opposit-
ion is rendered necessary, oil who mean to
oppose, will merge all nn,nes and n dstnc-
tlons. in one potent aud expressive p ,cla,ion
Of HARRISON MEN.