Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1838-02-01
ANOTHER MIssJvE FROM THE
HERNITAGE

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General Jackson has lately written to Mr..
Moses Dawson, on the present aspect OF pub
lie affairs. But the episile Of the "Rcyercd
Chief" though addressed particularly to
Moses, is beyond doubt, intended to reach
the eyes of all who belong to the household
Of the faith, and especially to those whose
faith and zeal are beginning to nbate and
grow lukewsr,n. He admits that "thc recent
elections in N. York manifest some supine-
ness on the part OF those who have here
tofore sustained the ascendancy of the old
Jefferson principes!" but he hopes the de-
feat will be but temporary. Victory-he
tells Mr.. Dawson, and through him all good
Jacksonmen-can only she the result Of en-
! llightened cooperation and concert on the
part of all true Republicans, sacrificing all
minor differences, and raj ing as one man
to the defence of the great principles which
it is the design of the common enemy, the
Federal party, TO overthrow
We trust that all the true followers of the
"revered chief"-all who believe him i'm
maculate and all-wise, will take the hints he
throws out, and at once set about "concertiDg
and cooperating" to sustain Mr.. Van Buren's
Experiment, the Sub-Treasury scheme, by
which the government can get possession OF
n large portion of the gold and silver in the
country, which they will of course pay out to
their Office holders, while the people must
take what they can get, or take nothing.
II The General makes soft lamentaton
over the detection of Mr.. Rives and Mr..
Ritchie, who, he thinks, "will soon see that
nothing is to be attained by further strug-
gle," and of course, return to the fold of the
true shepherd again. After making this
'soft impeachment" he turns with fury upon
the Banks, which he again charges with
"treachery TO the Government" accuses them
Of having, Sin n time of profound peace,
ROBBED THE TREASURY OF MANY
MILLIONS OF MONEY and cried ont at
The same time TINT the Treasury icas bankrupt
! The very mentioning of Banks, seems to
uncork the Generals wrath, and he accord
ingly warns up into most inte resting and
sublime passion, during which he raves about
the humbug danger of uniting the purse and
the sword in the same hand "a rawhead-
and bloody bones device of the Banks-"an
effort to take the public revenue out of the
hands of responsible, to put it into those of
irresponsible agents, who will use it to en-
courage over-issucs of paper."!!
We had supposed that the "General's
Grand Experiment" had fully shown whose
hands were the most responsible, and whose
were least so. We should have thought the
simple fact, that during the eighteen or nine.
teen years while the United States Bank wa:
the depository of the public revenue, not o
dollar was lost or rendered unavailable and
that during the four or FIVE years subsequen,
to the removal of the deposites from her
vaults, as many MILLIONS have been lost oil
rendered unavailable, was enough to con-
vince any rational being which was the safest
and most responsible depository of the pub
lie money-a National Bank, or the pockets
Of the Office. holders.
But ifthe General and his footstep-followers
have not learned this yet, we are convinced
the people have, and will not be inclined to
try any more experiments with the view oi
testing it further.