Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1838-03-24
whole people, unparalleled in the history of this ma

whole people, unparalleled III the hsoiy VI 'n'' n"
ten.
The extension of erec,ttiue power and patronage so
boldly commenced and 50 successfully accomplished
by the late President of the United States justly ex
cited the most alarming apprehensons III the mind oil
every true patriot. He established as rule OF achon
that every officer Of the government should be sub
seIvent TO his will, that the laws should be admins
tered as he understood them, and that II any oicer
in the performance of his duty differed from HIM IN
the construction of laws prescribing mat duty mo
matter how conscieHtousy he acled) he should be
d spaced and plant tool be appointed In his stead
he treated with contempt CO. ordinate branch OF the
government which had right to ray or reJece such
appointments, and repeatedly re-nomnated ofhcers
who had been so rejected He avowed that he pos
sessed the right and he did exercise IT, OF controlling
the purse of the nation, and violated laws which pro-
vded far the safe keeping of the pubic money and
prescribed plans which all are ready 10 admit will pro-
badly result in the loss of millions of the pablc mo-
ney he prescribed measures under the assurance
that the metallic currency should be increased, instead
of which those measures 50 unwarrantaoy intefiered
with the business of the community that 1t was alto
gether deprived of specie as currcncy and not only
brought ruin on thousands, but interrupted the pur-
suits of the whole people, and deprived them of the
rewards to which their industry and enterprise would
have entitled them.
footsteps and seek TO carry out those destructive
measures which although perhaps less arbitrary are
equally dangerous and we believe more corrupt. AL.
ways acting upon the principle openly avowed and
belong the spols;" they have gained victory in
which the people are the vanquished; true to their
motto the Arstocracy as vctors claim the spols
upon which they are now seen to lay their hands.
| AT first they were content win inc power Si pe
slowing on their friends the offices which were neces
sary for the administration of the Government; they
next distributed lavors in the grant monopoes ex-
ecuion of treaties, the creation OF additional sfces,
and enormous increase OF the expenses OF Govern
ment But all this does not suffice, and they
| taking the last step, and boldly seek to assume
among themselves the control of the public funds,
and under preteace of preventing others from using
them, they have devised plan by which new
swarm of officers is to be Created who together with
those now existing are 10 collect keep safe, and
hoard the public moneys, IN specie under the pre-.
tence of paying the Government creditors IN the best
possible currency but in truth with view to constr
| tste one Great Gepernment Bank with a thousand
cashiers all ready to do the will and pleasure of the
Arstocracy at the Seat of Government and to main
| tain the ascendancy of The Vctors.
Ii would far exceed the limits of an address, on
| such an occasion to attempt an enumeration OF the
grievances under which we have cause 10 complain,
and Of the gross errors of the present administration
of the General Government; but who can refrain
from speaking with Indignation of their total lncom-
| potency, when we consider the outrageous mlscon-
duct and enormous expenses of the protracted Semi
mole war the prodgous increase OF the public cxpen-
dares and waste of the peoples money; the dlmlnu-
ton IF the public revenue, occasoned by the mtcrfe
renee Of the Government with the currency, so thdtt
| is inadequate 10 meet the dsbursemeas-and the in
evi,able necessity now apparent Of mourning new
| National Debt to meet the payment OF Treasury
notes Chat patent Substitute OF Amos Kendall q Ce;
for the promised gold currency for the redemption Of
| which no specie fund has yet beer provided.
There was time when the National Representa-
tves listened with respect TO the voice OF the people
and when many of them acknowledged the binding
force of last ucons Bat times are changed. The
men in power have constituted themselves the mas
ters the servants Of the peoples they seek to lead
instead OF following the public will; they dictate TO-
1 r al. nj tha Nhar
the people, from Maine Louisiana, in their primary
assemblies, and in many of the States through the
ballot boxes nave loudly expressed Their disapprosa.
ton of the Of measures which have produced
extensive ruin and distress, they have been nsulngy
told that they have been brbed by the very chartered
| institutions which created as aforementioned
that the business Of the Government was TO take care
of ITSELF and that the people must take care OF them
| selves. The Government has been wfully blind to
the runous consequences Of their measures, andhav
turned deaf TO the remonstrances OF the people.
Let those who conscientiously approve OF all the
measures Of the administration continue TO give them
their support But call most fervently all those
who disapprove Of them and who feel for themselves
ana their country rally in defence Of their rights and
liberties 10 persepere and they succeed by
addressing themselves to the patriotism and sense of
duty Of their Representatives let them address them
selyes TO their fears that when their Of Office
pires they be hurled from the stations
they have disgraced, by the voice Of indignant peo
/. pie.
blies. yeur voice must be heard Let every man re-
mir TO the polls and exercise the invaluable privilege Of
the Elective Franchise the vir,uous Of which the
best means of arresng the progress Of corruption in
our councils and the only safeguard Of our Liberty
| and independence.
Mr.. HONE accompanied the presentations Of the sd-
dress and resolutions with few pertinent and eloquent
remarks He stated that he appointed as the hon
ored representative of the delegatn selected nemi
nate Mayor for the ensuing year to be presented for
the sarages OF the Wings Of this city. The committee
to whom was delegated that power had found in the
office gentleman who the last election had received
large majority Of their They found man who
had fully justified the expectations and hopes formed Of
him. and one who had failed faithfully and dill
gently 10 perform the duty he had undertaken. He
| meant AARON CLARK, Immense cheering.l and he
would say that no geteman who had filled the office
or Mayor had attended sssiduousy the duties
devolvrs upon him. Cor he had missed single
day from his business since he had been elected the
Office The speaker wurued the audience Of the impor
lance of the approaching election, and exhored all to
attend faithfully the performance Of the duties which
| would devove upon them al the polls.
RESOLUTIONS
| 4. Resolved That tbs meeting highly approve. and
| unanimously confirm the nomination OF AARON
| CLARK for the Office Of yayor Of the city Of New
York and do recommend him 10 the earnest afd cordial
support of all our fellow citizens wdc desire &c promote
| the prosperity Of the city.
| g Resolved That the unexsmpled unanimy with
which the selection OF Mr. Clark candidate for the