Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-04-19
From the New York Conn

PRESIDENT OF TIE U. STATES.

! Sir-It was forcsccn by those who
knew you, and had before them the
map OF your public life, that when you
were made part and parcel of "thc GO
vernment," its peaceful action would
be disturbed, and its harmony destroy
cd. 1t was well known that your eye
was fixed on the presidency, and il was
as well known that you could not sue
coed to that high place except by the
use Of means that were agitating in
themselves, and mischeyous in their
tendency. You had no solid ground
OH which to rest your prctensions.-
Ground, therefore, Of some sort, it was
foreseen, would have to be madc-and
it was made. You commenced your
work by the adoption of various arts to
secure the first element in this contcm-
plated new formation, and that was the
confidence of General Jackson. In
this you succeeded. Noman, living
or dead, SD well knows the dctcstable
means you rcsorted to for the accom-
plishmcnt of this object as Mr.. Cal
houn. The way to General Jackson's
confidence lay through the vitals of that
distinguished member from the south.
You made the bound, laid him pros
tratc, and came at once into the en-
brace of General Jackson. OfaH the
men in the world General Jackson was
the best suited for your purpose. Com
bustible as gun powder, you had but to
throw spark into his feelings from the
magazine Of your designs, and make
them explode over any Object which
your lust Of power suggested as being
in the way of your advancement.
Having succeeded in securing the
confidence ofGencral Jackson, and of
course, his instruinentality in carrying
out your plans, you conceived the mon
strous design ofraising an army OF CO.
horts. To do this, successfully, it be-
came necessary to appeal to the worst
feelings of the worst men. This was
done by the adoption ofthat odious sys-
tenn of !" rewards" Over the executive
head was run up flag which has never
since been lowered, having on its ample
folds, 81 will reward my friends and
punish my enemies" How tits opera
ted, and especially upon members Of
Congress, and how it operates to this
hour, l need not stop to tell. Suffice
it to say that all the departments of the
government, and foreign missions, were
soon filled with submissive and obcdient
instruments-or, if at any time virtue
rcvolted at the promulgated mandate,
in any one ofthc chosen, he was, as in
the case of Mr.. Duane, dismissed from
the service. This army of cohorts was
the great instrument, to scatter among
the people such doctrine es as previous
" subsidized press should be command
ed to put forth. The experiment fem
ploying falschoods as ministers, had
been tried and found successful. The
prostrating power ofthese missiles had
been amply tested in the infamous east
room letter. shall have occasion, in
the sequel, to present to you some oi
these disgusting contrivances, and tc
show how completely they succeeded in
deluding the people.
| So far, sir, you had succeeded. You
had now the confidence OF Jackson;
subsidized press, and an army OF CO.
horts. Nothing was now lacking bu
the purse ofthe nation. This combined
with the other powers, it was known
would render you invincible. How tC
command it was matter of your deepes
reflection. You were aware that Con
| eress had confdcd the safe Keeping ano
! disbursement of the public money to
the Bank Of the United States; and that
over it the constitution had placed, a.
the national guardian, the Secretary I
the Treasury.
/ Now. sir, we have arrived at an i'm
portant part of your dccp-laid scheme.
1.-THE resolve had been made; and thai
was, either to secure the cooperation
of the United States Bank in your plans
or get rid of 1.-THE scheme was a:
artiul as il was wicked II carried viii
It a poison as deadly as hemlock, and
twas arranged to kill off the then ofli-
ciatirg agents of the United States
Bank; ! mean their presidents, cash
iers, SC; and next their respective d.
rcctions, when, - according 10 the plai
linen ofyour own choosing were 10 b'
II iOClS, anu III al iNolSN'S se'JNN' ~
your orders.
In this way the most perfect contro
was to be gained over the purse OF th'
nation. This move, so fraught will
evil, was one that cost you much ankle
Iity. Fears and hopes in troops flitte'
before you. As in the case of you
destruction of Mr.. Calhoun, so in this
YOU began in the distance, and by tn
agency o.. instruments; your first NOV
was upon Mr.. Mason, president of tn
Portsmouth branch in New Hampshire
Your present Secretary of the Trcast
ry, Woodbury., was your Instrument
!, The operation, as have stated, was
kill off Mr.. Mason, by a poison whic
was to be as fatal to his char ac:cr, I
would hemlock to his lie.
But you had become 80 familiar vii
the sight of III II victims, as To be u
l. sensible to tic revolving coEdiio
their blackened corses. Indeed sons
!, q of trium ,h were sung owe the official
y slain, as one as or the other were thru
nI out ofoficc, and every where, as u
sound of their fallen corscs rang up'
the ground, the press that had be-
,,hs;d;zed sboutcd-"I'h work go