Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-04-11
The Election.

i The immensely important bearing the
| coming election must necessarily have upon
the great Wing cause, and consequently
upon oil the great interests of this State and
the Nation at large, must be too plain and
paIpabe to render it necessary that any Ia
bored arguments upon the subject, should be
addressed to our Whig friends, especially in
this quarter of the State, in order to induce
them to do their duty, their ,ohoie duty, in the
approaching election. But perhaps there is,
or may be, danger that some Of the treemcn.
led away by too rtcnse devotion to business,
and relying too confidently upon their past.
glorious triumphs, and relying also, upon the
fact that the mismanagcmcnt of Van Buren's
administration, and the general plumber Of
the Treasury by many of the Office holders,
| have been so n,oastrous, that the ndmnistra
ton, with all ts hangers-on, has long since
censed publicly to vindicatc ITSELF We say,
from some, or all Of these causes, there may
be danger that few Of our friends may think
that their duty will be done, and well done.
if they simply cast their votes in favor of the
Wing Prox. But this is not enough.-The
price we must pay for our liberties, is sleep.
less, unceasng vigilance. 1t is true. indeed,
that in August, 1897, and April, 1893, we
achieved most splendid and triumphant VIC
tories over the combined power Of the gene
ral administration, and the united loco foco
phalanx of the country, whose power was
then brought 10 bear directly upon those
elections. 1t is true, indeed, that the admin
istraton Of Van Buren, has been so utterly
and shnmelessy wicked, and so disastrous
to the best interests and hopes of the people,
that there can scarcely any where be found
an individual possessed Of hardihood enough
to defend those measures, which tho loco foco
party attempted to iasten upon the country.
Still, although most of the former advocates
of Van Bnrcn's administration, are restrained
from n sense ofshamc, from publicly defend
ing his measures, yet they have abatcd not
single iOta of their excr,ions to support the
cause Of loco focoisIn, in every other possible
mode.
The leaders Of the party-thc office lol-
ders and office seekcrs,-t is still well known,
are interchangeable and untirlng in their efforts
against the Wing cause. Those leaders are,
if possible, even more active than they for.
mcrly have been. Van Buren, with bis
usual cunning, has caused it to be publicly
promulgated throughout the loco foco ranks,
that the old fashioned Republican practice Of
4" rotation in Office" is to be Immediately
adopted by the party at Washington. Those
in office, says Van Buren,, and so rciterates
his paper, the Globe, have been in office long
enough-thcy must now retire, or be re-
moved, in order to make room for their Dem.
ocratic Republican brethren, who have not
| yet had their full share Of the spoils of VIC
tory" This decree hos had the desired ef.
icct-'rhe poor trembling Office holders. will,
all their relatives, aud wbomsoevcr else they
can influence, are rcdoubing their diligence
and devotion in support Of The party, in order
to save themselves from the searching opera
,ion"-from being turned out of Office
! Whilst on the other hand, those who have
not participated in the public plundcr, are
making great and still greater efforts, in
order to merit the special and superior up.
probation Of the President, hoping thereby
soon to enjoy the fruits Of that purely demo
cratic rule rotation in Office" This rule.
we have no doubt will be occasionally acted
upon, and lived up to by Van Durcn, to u
certain extent. Now and then, there will be
a rmorai, just frequent enough to keep alive
aud in vigorous action, the earnest and long
ing hopes of this new, and almost countless
host Of Office holders. The present effect Of
lhis manocuvrc Of Van Burcn, is, and il no
doubt will, continue 10 BE- very stIIking and
iOpparenL