Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-10-19

us-and all that is wanting on our part
is TO feel and to act as we ought to feel
and'to act--and that is for every man
who has got the raie grit in him to un-
shackle himself from all nasty party
prejudces-and look to the good OF his
country as he would to his own good and
that Of his family and children.
In some countries where have been,
the will or wish Of one man is the law oI
the land when he whistles he says, let
no dog bark. Is it to be so with u.s. I'll
Are we an independent aud free people,
and yet 10 be whistled into the traces
and fancies Of any man or set OF men!'-
for one ,ron'f-I'lI SO any man or set
Of men, or any other man -in kam-
scatka first. Well, what is the puzzle !
now before us9 We are all at odds and
ends. PARrY-that selfish deceitlul mon
sier, has been at work and twisted us in. |
to n snarl, and it is our business to un-
twist it-wind off the best palt for our
own use, and throw the rest TO the devil
where II came along. with those
who wickedly strive to draw lines be-
tween the people and set one class up
agin another, jest TO serve their own par
~ purposes.
IL would be n useless task for me to
s. attempt TO go into all the causes, why
and wherefore, TO show how we got 'nfO
the scrape we are now int is enuff to-
know that we arc IN a scrope, ,and don't
Know shorter way To explain II than to
say, that if d farmer wants his farm well
TILED he won't take n matchmaker to till
it-if n haimaker, or n shoemaker, or a
nallmaNcr, or IA carpenter, or mason,
or any Kind OF a manuiactur wants
good workmen IL assist him, lie won't
employ persons who don't know anything
about the trade. A shipbuilder won't
employ halter or II mason TO aid him IN
building ship, and wisy VERSA. Some
folks can kill lngens and some can man
age hnances-every man TO his trade;
there is a trade and calling for every
man-but if in the course ci party man
agemcnt tinker says he can cut coat
better than tailor, il would not De
strange if some OF vs. should have lin
kettle tied TO the tails Of or coat flaps
and it is so in matters Of more inpor-
iance. But, wlia. girts agin the grain
with me, is to see some folks who have
been put into high Offices by us "the
people"-and paid by w out of our
earnings twenty five thousand dollars a
year-or about serenity dollars day be-
sides house rent and other clippings
turn round and tell us--thpir masters
what they want done and what we mnst
do, because they say so.
Has it come to this then, in This eoun-
try Of laus made by the people for their
own good, that any man in office and
well paid by US for his services, shall
dare to dictate to us uur duty, when his
duty is simply to follow the laws nee
choose to make through our representa-
tives for his and our guidance! Shall
il be also that any man who has been in
office and well paid Tor his services, dare
to presume upon his former popularity TO
dictate to us by his opinions and notions
that we should do, when it can be seen
without spectacles, that he has made
gross mistake, and, like the fox that lost
his tail in the trap, now wants all of us
to cut Off our tails, SD as to cover his
mistake. IL such things are to be, and
we are slaves to fall itO these notions,
then for ono say III scrape off the
ville," and paint on her starn "Thc Mig
ger Of Araby," and any man who wears
a collar may command her.
Fellow CitiZens-I aint in the humor
just now 10 tell you the fatal error you
arc ia5oring under. am one of your
selves, beaten down, shipwrecked, aud
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ashamed to say how
il has all come about as II has-because
in telling you the story, tell it to all
l would ruther keep our family quarreIs
within the walls Of the old homestead; !;
and that is the reason, when | was
abroad and among foreigners, heard
them talking about and reading aloud
the Globe and other official papers con-
tanning matters l was ashamed of, |
would say that "Globe" was published
away down in South America, and that
the folks there were all kounterfeit
Americans--they had papers and editors
and towns all called otter our own, and
there worn't no independence to be put
in 'em.
But as l said jest now, we are in
scrape, and mean to try-as good
citizen, loving my country, and every
useful class Of citizens in it, as man
should-to get U. out Of it. We are
ashore Jest as the "Two PolIies" is-but
we haint gone to pieces yet, nor she
neither, and don't think we shall; but
this depends upon ourselves. l have
known niloia in NV dax To run a shin