Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-12-07
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length having by of our corps OF printers put
il in type in the extraordinary brief space of too hours
and ten minutes from It's receipt at the Pest ONCE
where the clerks are always smiling, and the WI u
ways raey This document has created as niue sen-
sA,on, as Widow Waddles hen did when she iaid ne'
second egg Written tamely, without iorce' no ehei
gy little genius, its character seems 10 nave Occ' an
tcipated by the public, and accordingly IL nus iaiie"
almost still born from the press we DOUBT whe'iei
il has been read from beginning to end by fifty per-
Mons in New York at least we hereby offer reward
of sso 10 find out any man of real intelligence not an
editor or broker who have nothing else TO do, that
has carefully read it through at a heat
The first message of Mr.. Van Buren, was looked
for with extraordinary avdity-so was the first egg
expected from Widow Waddles valuable hen II
was feeling OF curiosity in both cases-not OF high
or a brilliant character-it was only feeling ending
in a cape and a slumber That curiosity has been
satiaed both the egg and the message, and &C
eordingy Dir. Van Barren has sunk into the arms OF
the widow, a man of dull detail, without force,
brlaacy, genius, or the power OF generating en-
fhusiasm among the mob or the multitude. Ills
present message is peculiarly Van Buren's-calm,
smiling, cunning, technical, advancing this moment,
retreating the next-dodging here, lodging there
presenting no beld points, but insinuatng and nod
ding what he may probably do by and by, provided
Congress de so and So His mind, his manners, his
message, are of like kind, SMALL Sinking and sni-
Yelling in perfect keeping with the cold heart and the
want Of genius in the being that sends TO Congress
and then puts his opera glass to his eye look at the
widow as she passes his window
Yet with these general opinions of its imbecility,
the message becomes an important document as an
element in the practical machinery of the govern
~ min hat n dandV a
useful piece of mechanism grand soirec in Broad
way From the party press of either sde it attery
impossible to ascertain the exact weight and lmpert-
arcs Of this document On the side il is all euio-
wv and hyperbole-on the other all execratlon and
contempt Now the message deserves neither The
one nor the other sentiment II is little wheel IN
that preat piece of curious complicated machinery
called the General Government and the real question
ought to be-what may be the probable effects ofths
little wheel on the future actsn Of the machine? The
opposition, or wing party is the other great element IN
the action of the government-as much as that OF the
party supporting the President Ii is by the action OF
both these elements, combined and varlegated with
the interests and pursuits of sections and states, that
the government moves forward at all, and creates
either the contempt the laughter the admiration of
the world
What then is the position of the two parties at
This moment as developed in the Message? and what
may be the result of their effcryesence in Congress
during the present session.
Mr. Van Buren, retains his position of hostility to the
Banking interest, so far as disconnechon with the
government is concerned He considers the results OF
the recent elections as having been produced with re-
ference to the state legsaturesnot to his policy or
course On this point rather think he is mistaken
The causes of the results at the polls to be
found in the apathy and absence Of voters. The
aggregate diminuon of during all the late
elections are probably 100000. There has been an
apathy in the ranks of the administration party,
caused by the tameness of the President and his utter
incapacity, from a want of breadth of brains or
depth Of heart TO create enthusiasm in his followers
The Opposition, Wings have caught the popular
enthusiastic sentiment which General Jackson pos
sessed, and fer eight years, as he did his own
straight hair on his bold forehead Perhaps the re-
cent commercial revulsions have excited and given
a new direction 10 this scntiment-but as compared
with Mr.. Van Buren, how much more capable is
Henry Clay-the bold the dashing, the enthusiastic
Henry Clay of rousing the enthusiasm Of his folio
ers! Even John c. Calhoun would excite enthusiasm
and raise the devil better than Martin Van Buren,.
In the present position Of parties, the Banking Sys-
TEN is not so much a controlling element as the in
ulVluua Onlteu states DaHk. Rir van DUTCH Wulu-
tains his hostility to that institution and calls to his
aid new interest in the great west, by proposing
agraran Law, reducing the price Of the public lands,
and presenting inducements TO the masses 10 seek a
home in the new states beyond the Alleghanies. He
expects frsra this policy to gain in the west what he
has lost in the east aud north. Towards the south,
the Message has do distinct Bearing He counts upon
that region sufficiently secure, by the happy Goa
hton with Mr.. Calhoun, and indeed we are not sure
but that land of the San will be more than his
own state Of New York, which is so covered with
bank charters, that the sun seldom shines on it.
The Message presents number Of other points Of
policy-but all of them are dlminutive and immatcria
like small eggs in a small basket The Banking Sys-
tenn and the Public Lands are the two leading points
of the contest among the elements Of the govern
ment.
In this view Of the matter, the present session will
only be second and enlarged edition Of the last or
extra session. The same topics will be discussed
The same points takcn-the same nonsense uttered
the same fanfaronadc vomiled forth upon the coun-
try by the wise men Of Congress. II may be vaned
by a touch al Texas-a brush at Mexico-a SIDE word
at Canada-sut the great contest about National
Bank and the Currency, will continue TO agltate and