Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1837-10-24
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of men from others who had the direction OF affairs IN
which all had a common interest. There can be no
doubt but that the first opposition based upon prn
chile. and in all human probability in that instance at
la,s, carried out untanted with human prejudces or
hut such is the of human nature that no
such purity can or does exist long in any body and now
Of all parties all the world in political sense we
may say with Shakespeare,
sbake them together handydandy which is the justice
and which The thief"
The great curse of party and that which has tended
here of late TO subvert in measure the good that
might result from any, has been that most false and most
pernitious of all doctrines measures-not men, IL
has not nattered o who what has been the man
placed upon party ticket in the eyes Of the party so
lone ashe has done his msconceived duty by voting on
that nartvs measures His talents, his character, his
principles have been as nothing and hence our council
chambers and our halls of legislature have been filed
with men Tapped in ignorance, who couo boast no high
err merit than that they would with bgoted zeal IN
the track in which they set regardless OF all op
position and OF every impeachment that might spring up
in their course and reckless Of and blind to the con-
sequences Of such besotted obsnacy This has OF late
wears been the and the OF TINS
in our times has away the moral honesty with winch
we have profssed to clothe ourseves-and attempted
to uplift one whose public has openly ndeceny
and wantonly set moral honesty at defiance
What has been, and what will be the consequences Of
this procedure, if persisted ni
The consequence of not eecng men OF intellect and
honesty is that almost every from which the
public might receive benefit or injury has been rejected
adopted according the number OF automaton mem
bers ms or outs CHANGED to be the strongest This has
not been confined to party measures as 1t would IN
doubtedly have BEEN had of honest judgment actu
G. I,a;r ed but has
been the policy with every emanating from
party At our council-in state legsature-in the
legislature ofthe whole Union has been sucien THAT
q measure no matter however beneficial to the whole
community, emanated from democrat, and it has been
Immediately opposed by the wings and rice rerss
This reduces the business of the sessions to mere
farce and debating from day day. becomes an insult
to the country, where men go to give VOTE bound
hand and foot, and do not and cannot deviate what
ever may be said-however clear and convincing may
be the arguments Of opposing faction; the proper
course would be to propose the measure contemplated
by any party and proceed t. count the votes
This would at save the individually and COL
ectvely good refund sum, by abridgng great portion
Of the time idly and uselessly employed by the
members in debate which amounts to nothng-since
whatever is said, the result is known not merely to the
members, but to the union, before the debate COM
mences.
The result if continued will be the same-lf suf
fer tiff continue in it, shall forge own
shackles-entwine them round own limbs-hug
chains-sak of our freedom, and become the laughing
stock of nations
But shall we do it? No! Moral feeng-moral hon.
esty is not dead and though abuses have crep into the
the members Of our glorious institutionsmade for
honest men--ihey can nor will go beyond cer-
tain length. They be content with little wrongs
and little injustice The that the light of their in
EQUITY blazes in the face Of heaven that moment will
reaction take place, and that light be extnguished
Now is the time-a new has started. We have
suffered from corruption until have been FRUSTRATED.
We are now rising from the ruins Of our sunken cend
US Let our councils be pure. Elect honest men-po-
iticaily honest-morally honest To this sacrifice,
party spirit party pride and party vain glory. The
suit will be in infant pure state under the coun.
ellis Of Washington and his followers who gained for
themselves and their country immortality OF fame.
Corruption will not dare show its face. The compo
nent parts Of such has beaten the ground
viii never be suffered magamate, and the worst evil
that prophecy itself auger will be few paltry
showers whose effects must be but partial.
Think Of thisAnd do say measures not men"-but
:. men not measures" Measures in themselves
subject to changethat which today is excellent for
bodies tomorrow in a different state OF health may be
rank poison-and SC with a state I; but men-honest
raen-morally honest politically honest be
wrong-their counrys good is the goal Of their ambition.
and they viii take advantage of all changes like skilfu
mariners. 10 reachit-