Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-06-14

made TO fiit before him. An actual oiier o.
il was made. lie was supposed oy you u
be the very man. fIo was not weaIthy-snd
was of I" the party" But the iniexlble Du.
ane repeIlcd your corrupt offer, and refused
20 become the unrighteous instrument oi
your ambition. For this he was dismissed.
If Mr. Duane fs honest, you reasoned, there
are mel, who have their price. Chief Justice
Marshall was now "hair hung and breeze
shaken" over the other world. You aesita-
ted not moment. MIR. Taney was put into
the Treasury; but however willing he showed
himself To be, TO carry out your plans, your
"iIlustrious" patron had become so fired with
the glory 10 have another dash at Biddle, and
the majority Of Congress, that be smoiheret
up Tnney in his aDnunciaton, that he hat
removed the deposites ION his otrn responsi
Jiiily" But enough Of Mr.. Secretary fancy
was left visible TO shew that he had gone int,
the Treasury with perfect understanding
of the part that he was to act, and subsequent
events have established the basis OF the con
tract with him.
We'll, so far you were getting near the OBJ
jcct Of your dearest hopes. The next thing
was to find places that could be relied on iol
the objects you had in view, in which to lodge
thcse millions. A trusty friend was at hand
in the person Of the "Ileaven born Amos
Not a doubt was entertained of his surpas-
sing fitness for such duty. lie went forth
like mighty man, armed for mighty en-
terprze. The representative Of nine or ten
millions Of dollars, with power to bargain for
places OF dcpositc for this immense sum, was
no common parsonage. So even Amos ac-
quircd in the public eye more graceful
exterior, and happier proportions.
II h.capc pocnssarp nj tI,iz paiuf of vOur
conlTivances, to wind up, the entire machinery
of your previous operations. Hitherto the
notes varied from "Nick Bddlc" through all
The frigtiul gannt of "monster- bribery -
rouapiion"- &c. &c. Now n new modfi-
cation was to be wrought. Being wound up,
The army Of office holders all being fresl,
drilled, as well as the press. and your parli.
zans, Canbrelcng and the rest. in Congress,
il was started TO The l,yo fold tune Of
"Ceneroi Jackson has got his foot on Me
meek Of Me monster" and
"IHt heller currency :"
The frs, was intended rs song oftrumph
IN encourage "thc party" and the last to de-
ceve and cheat The people. Yes, sir, you
just as we'll knew then, Us you know now,
That this "belier currency" promise would
end III breaking in pieces OF the great
system of exchange; in the Introduction o
vile aud worthless currency, and in the ut
ter ruin Of hundreds of thousands Of honora-
bis business men. But what was all that,
ask, compared to the great object you had in
view, Of your own personal eAaltation II
was as is the mite 10 the mountain.
IL ] were 10 stop and quote from single
press, mean your own mouth piece, under
your own eye, at Washington, the fasclioods
il circulated snd which il was made the duty
OF the affiliated papers to copy, 10 deceive the
people. touching his promised :" better cur
rency," should fill dozen newspapers
Falschoods against The stability of the Bank
and against its ofhccrs, and its management; !;
and fasehoods as to the "better currency"
But the people are now awake, and will take
care to recount oil these at the ballot boxes.
as they are now doing with a vengeance
and history, sir, will hand them over to pos
icri,y 10 mark the most pro0igate era in the
republic, and to consign you, and your CO
operators, to the infany which you have
achieved. IL was in reference to these I'M
pllcations Of the Bank that MIR. Calhoun said
IN his place in the Senate, "Oiher admins
irations may exceed this in talents, patriot
ism, aud honesty, but certainly in mldnc,tl
and sDioniery it stands without parallel ~
will pursue this subject in my next.
JOHN HANCOCK.