Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-10-26

forehand in the world, all their property
was taken away from 'em TO feed the
sOgers, or to pay taxes or was stolen.
Well, says /, why don't you take the
law on EN- then' Law? What Law?
There nint no Law here, but jist such
law as "ihe Government" chuses ~
make and "ihe Government" has got
all the sogers aud all the office holders
on their side, aud they out number US
two to one.
"WelI thinks as far as that goes it
SOUNDS democratic at any rate, but shows
the difference between a "Govcrnment
democracy" and "people's democra-
cy." And this put me to thinking con
siderable how it comes about in the
course of time that Government can.
manage to work along, first with power
granted by the people for the good of
the huh people, and then sometimes with
leete glory (for Spain had its glory
too, and is now so full ont, there amt 40
vessels in port, or industry in the country,
there aint no room for any thing but rags
and misery, )and then ngin, with Icc,lc
party management, contriVe to bring
things so AZ to make power beget power,
and smash every thing that 6ares to talk
agin the party that has the control. And
what is The consequence? All the laws
that were made for the good OF the hull
people are put aside, and only sich laws
are made az suit the party in power; that
party has got all the Offices and got all
the hard money ; and they wont allow,
any other kind of money; they wont en-
eournge commerce, or trade or manuiac-
turing because they know that trade,
and commerce and manufacturing would
create n power right off that would upset
their apple-cart. These caIlings would
ut once create a credit money mixed up
with coin, and every man of good char
acter would come in for a share ont; and
borrow upon his credit leeiIe something
till his labor would iii him out of the dirt
and rags he is now in. Trade and com.
merce, too, sharpen the wits Of folks
generally, and ma 'em keep sharp
eye on the law makers; and don't suit
some folks. | have always noticed my
self, and have heard tell ever since |
was boy and what leetle | have read
of what is collad history, says so too
and that no country can he free and
happy without good laws, and expressly
for all classes alike then all classes
prosper; for all are dependent on each
other; a farmer raises wheat, and pork
and beef; the merchant takes these to
all parts Of the creashun to the best mar
ket, and brings home what is nn,c wan
ted in turn. The ship builder builds
ships for the market, and that gives en-
ploy to rope makers, and blacksmilbs,
and sailmakefs, and cartmen and so
on through all branches OF mechanics
Foreign trade and home trade all goes
on, one working into the other; Inerchan-
die, and folks in steamboats,, and on rail
roads, keep movin about the country; all
busy, all happy, all prosperous. But,
when To suit some party purposes, any
man, or set Of men, in office or ont Of
office, finding some of their measures
art likely to suit any particular class of
folks, begin to throw mud at 'em, and
try to set up other folks agin 'em, depend
ont there is mischief brewin, and the
sooner it is checked the better.
What is "sass for the goose ought 10
be sass for the gander." 1t may suit
party, tot day, to abuse the merchants
and men in trade, aud smash 'em all TO
flinders, and tomorrow; it may suit the
same party to smash the farmers and
the next, the mechanics, and so on. II
il is right in one case, it is right in all,
but my notion j. it amt right in nary
case aud, /, for one, won't vote for it,
A man who builds shi p for the mer-
chant has as good claim on the ptotec-
tion Of the laws rs the man who labors
at any other honest calling. don't care
in what. Will any man pint out in the
Constitution, or in any law, the right Of
sowing dlscord in the great national
family?
A good deal is said about some private
letters from the GineraI at the Hermit
age that he wrote to the Globe man at
Washington. | haint had time yet to
read 'em, but if they are what | hear
tell'J on, | don't believe the Gineral
ever wrote 'em, and it he did it don't
amount I" no,hin. What man writes
atore he is President and what he writes
after he has quit that Office, amounts
pri,,y much to the same thing. The
Gineral wrote a very good letter to MIR.
Monro; but it did not come to any good.
One mans letter then, is just az good as
any other mans letter. Take Gineral
Harrison now for instance; let him write
n letter; | don't think it would make the
day longer or shoIter but make him
president, and then all his letters, so long