Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-12-14

Seneral ana oeep an ln!eres' Is leH at Inc
present time. The remaining topics Of
the message are Of an ordinary character
the militia-the removal Of the In
dians-West Peint, &c., and will be just
as interesting next week as the present.
THE MEssAGE.-Nany well written strict |
ures on the Presidents Message are contain.
ed in our mail papers, but none more to the
purpose than the following from the Boston
Atlas.
There is nothing in the Message which can
either excite our surprise, engage our inter
est. or claim our respect. 1t was precisely
what was expected from the source. which
we all knew to be tainted with the foul pollu
ton Of loco o-focoism. 1t is not an expansive
and statcs'nnnlike paper for the people, but
miserable manifesto for the party.
If the experience Of the past be any index
TO the effects which, flowing from existing
causes, must signalizc the future, then must
this second message Of Mr.. Van Burcn inc
vtably seal the political death warrant which
his first caused to be issued against him by
the people.
1t will be readily seen that the President
persists in crammny his sub treasury humbug
down the ihroats ofhis hjects, ,notw ithstand.
ing the very decided symptoms OF aversion
with which they have rcj ,cted it. He clings
to the fororn hope with the despair of
drowning man.. This outrageous and des-
pstic scheme, which, under the shallow pre-
tcnce of divorcing bank and State would give
to the government an unnatural and swollen
monopoly of nearly all the specie of the conn-
try-which would attach the power and the
attributes of a great Money King, to Presi'
dent whose patronage is already an efficient
and most alarming instrument of corruption
which would enlarge the Prctorian cohort
of office holders, stimulate their subserviency,
and render more controllable their assistance
which would institute corps that, under
the name Of sub.treasury agents and cxaml-
ners, and under the pretence of looking into
the accounts of the btreasury repositories,
might be easily converted, like the Russian
Cossacks, into a sort Of Executive police,ope-
rating as spies IN behalfof the administration,
moving from place to place to subserve the
interest of the party, and combining the Off
ces of political missionary, pimp and infor
mcr--a scheme, whose legitimate tendency
and palpnble object are To render the Presi-
dent and his auxiliaries more independent o
the support of the peope,and place them far
ther out of the reach of popular resentment
this is the tyrannic and insulting scheme
which, after being once sparned and tranlple'
on by the democracy of numbers, Mr. Var
Burcn has the audacity second time to pu
forward aud commend!
But, there is another point in the Messag
even more audacious than this indecent out
rage upon public opinion. We refer to tina
passage which directly insinuates, that til
freemsn of the Empire State and of Maine
Who have during the late elections presume
to pass judgment against this infamous sub
treasury project, were Influenced, controlled
bribed and bought up by the banks
This attempt on the part of Mr.. Van Bu
rem to insult and bay at public opinion IN it
onward and irresistible progress, would b
ridiculous were it not contemplate. w
have heard it not inaptly characterized a
puppyish, and the epithet is most expressly
Of the act. To carry out tho parallel, publ
opinion may be compared in this case to.
engine upon one of our railroads,wlth Its Ion
train Of cars well filled with passenger
sweeping along with an invincible speed ov
a sure and level track. And to what can "
compare Mr.. Van Buren,, but to the little GU
which darts forth from some hedge or b.
way. and barks at the moving wonder, as
with his feeble mouthngs, he could retard Il
tremendous engine, and check the nigh
impulse
with regard to some Of the remainlT
points in the Message, we will reserve
comments for n future period. II VIII DC Sc
that Mr.. Van Buren graciously assures
that should the majority Of Congress see I
public welfare in different light from h,
self, they may rely upon his oopera,!'
GP F-O "his views Of the Constitute
and his sense of duty will permit" THIS
very conve nient non committul loop-hoc
tyranny to creep out Of The sentiment
so decidedly democratic, that it must refrt
the hearts Of every faithful loco-foco.
The impotent attack upon the old bank
the United States can only excite smile
derision. The execution is rs clumsy as
accusation is unjust.
The plan for hornessing the new States
his administration, by enlarging the pre-el
tive privileges Of the sqna,,ers, shows SO
forecast, but the chances are, that the pres
dynasty viii never reap the benefit OF an
tension Of the bounty.
Tho President coolly tells us, that our
land and maritime frontiers have been st'
ned Of their entire garrisons for the purp
of carrying on tho war in Florlda,bu nc q
us no EXPLANATION whatever Of the causes
the disastrous failures and shameful Prot'
ton Of the campaign. lie does not hint