Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-01-05


go from the Treasury, for they have
been sucking too long already; and the
I gentleman says no, stake the bull by the
horns" Move an impeachment against the
President. indeed. Hc accountable, crinsi-
naiiy accountable for the want of integrity on
the part of his ministers. Was there ever
any thing more impudent than this? because
General Jackson IL patriot, does 1t follow
that Reuben NJ. Whitney is any thing but
what the world knows him. to be? Because
General Jackson is an honest man, does II
follow that Amos Kendall, and all the other
."hireli0gs," IA hc calls them, are honest too:
This, sir, is the doctrine Of the party--the
doctrine of men into whose hands the gov
crnment Of the country has fallen. Bot, sir,
the gentleman, in thus shuilliDg himself I'M
der the protecting mantle of the President,
but displays the usual tact Of the party to
which he belongs. They are all patriots, IT
! the President be II patriot. They are all hon
est men, if the President be an honest man.
Sir, let me put case in common life toillus-
trate this doctrine; one which every farmer
will understand. Take any man seventy
years Of age, put him on a farm with sixty
hands to control, give him full crop, corn,
tobacco o,and small grain; can he manage them
so that no part Of the crop will suffer? Sup
pose his forenen are faithlcss and rogulsi,
THAT they are dete cted maraudng the coun-
try Of nights, taken with their pigs and tur-
/ keys, their chickens and potatoes, upon them,
could they plead the virtues of their master
as Justification Of their crimes? Could you
not lynch them without meaning TO infilct
blows upon the good old man whose conf
dence they had abused? There is no man
amongst them who can stand one moment
upon his own merits. No, sir, they have
crowded and huddled together under the
mantle of General Jackson, until that is not
broad enough to cover them; they hay. worn
it threadbare, stretched and torn it into tat
ters. You. may occasionally get glimpse OF
Vans bald pate popped out here, Anoss
sharp face there, Felix's red eyes yonder,
Blair's shank at one place,and Reuben's pock-
cts filled with Treasury receipts at another;
and now, sir, we have the gentleman from
Rhode Island squealing round like an odd
pig,for whom there is no tcat, hunting place
to crawl in at. Now, sir, what ] wish is, to
strip the Jackson mantle off these gentlemen.
and let them stand up for themselves. Eve
Try one knows that no gentleman upon this
floor has any motive, any wish to make an rs
sue with General Jackson; that he cannot be
the object of this resolution. His course IS
run, his day is past his power is in other hands,
and we wish those gentlemen accountable Tor
the manner in which they exercise it. There
has been no investigation into the Depart
n,ents which we propose to examine for the
last eight years. We wish to see settle
ment of their accounts at the bar OF the Pub
lie, and the balance fairly struck between
them and the People. They may be honest.
very honest; if 50, 1t is due to themselves
that they show it. 1t may be otherwise, and,
in that event, it is due to the country that
we should have committee of the House to
show that. How is it proposed that they shall
come to tral' Upon the certificate contain
ed in the message, and upon that alone. The
gentleman admits that these sweeping certifi-
Gates are unusual. detest the whole sys
TEN of certifying which pervaees every De-
partment Of the Govcrnmcnt,and cln he trac-
ed from Reuben NJ. Whitney mp, q believe
you cannot 60 from Reuben do,cn.) Yes, sir,
a coward, who shrinks and runs from an ad
versary whom he has injured, will get GER
tiicate of his courage to use upon the stump;
a traitor will get certificate of his patriot
ism; rogue Of his honesty; and perjured
wiiness Of his veracity; and if you attempt to
fix upon either of these his true character, he !
will ensconce himself behind his certificate.
ITO be continued