Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1839-04-06

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ssee th~ rresk int rssts invol rcd in the s1bjee
ceu~ tilted Ia thxr ehavrs were they not TO lay b.
fs~ kes ss@s e tbs .smeasosss oas,derusnsw wit
live, Fsas~ Cni.ras. - .. sss, which thougl
hseesds all former periods IN Is devotion t. ta
gre Interests Of society, 80 far rs the Pbysica
VA 10 81 man eoacsrurd has, = 70 feared iron
u1 very reason. too much neglected. the more noois
An 0hessss which result from due c. 'nsiderauon
tlk best mesns 90 elevate the public me rails.
10 veil knovn TO you, tkst the tws great petit
A parties int vhich the Republic ~ ,ow devided
d,r most vss.lv ON this in pertas subject,
vital 10 the welfare of all free nstutios for, while
those with whoG act, are the deterln NED supper
tiers OF the Constitution and the Laws Oar oppo
vents have shown, BY sany q their prom inent meas
ares disposition % sci both at defiance aad to en-
courage spirit bordering upon hceniioaA nsss.
These RePabiican doctrines and measures
openly avowed ard carried ont BY our pponents
have had the basefu influence " awakeuin z a spirit
Of cap,dity and seishness, which has expo sed "a
the evil OF having Offices Of high trust and ndencs
filed by men mach more remarkable fer a pirit OF
domination, and for the intolerance Of party, IN its
features, than for their adoption "a the eeva
ted perormances of the duties they caiis duPon
20 fulfil. Hence We have seen, both IN the & eneral
and State Governments, the most wsnton itces,
not alone of the Public Treasury, but OF those acred
principles ot justice, honor and trath without shich
shall in vain look for that glorioss result de sign
ed aud anticipated by the illsstrous foundcAs OF
American Liberty. tst#Mase ftssf .9sM 3. II
Your Comnittes would ask you to taker ea'ro-
spectve glance at the more palmy days Of the ts-
public, when satisfactory answers 10 the question 8:
Is he honest!-Is he capable!-contained the oa 4
y passport to Office in tina views Of that enlighteRc.
Statesman, who gave to an admiring world the sub
lime charter Of oar Nation Independence. tnE
To this sound principle Of estimating the charac-
tiers of public servsnts by their honesty aad their
capacity to discharge their duty, your Committee
would in an especial MANNER seriously and solemnly
awaken public attention -, @..
That there should honestly exist differences OF opin-
ion upon political subjects, is not only necessary
CONSEQUENCE Of free utious--buf such differ
have AAnh hen AGrnl IN h ma h.
lie wefare-your Committee cannot, however, see,
without great alarm, in the signs Of the times,
growing disposition on the part Of opponents to
disregard the most sacred principles OF morality,
rather than yield up the demands OF party dicaton
There certainly no political truths more firmly
established among US, than that the public will, oon-
additionally expressed through the ballot box shosld
have its just influence upon the political conduct of
the of the people and that laws duly
enacted should be strictly obeyed. Yet recent ex-
psrencs has shows us, By late, unprins ipled de
the senate Of the essential is to the
very existence of our naked form Of government,
that we should serurulously adhere to that portion
Of the maxim Of Jefferson that homes ty no less than
is Indispensable requ site in those to
whom the people delegate their Posvs ar
Your Committee have INDUCED in this short ro-
ference to first principles, as those by which tney
have been guided in the selection hey have been
sailed upon to make, because our cP ponens 40 nos
fail upon all occasions to din the publ &c ear with the
cry that they the true, the on ~ advocates OF
Democracy, and the especial guardas OF the asccn-
iancy Of the popular will.
Fellow Citizens, their acts are be tore you! we
,sk YOU to Judge them, Al you won Id estimate the
ree by its fruits for the acts Of like the fruits
Df the tree the only sure crtera by which they
ian be tested le ~
Has il been in accordance with the popular voice
hat their thrice defeated scheme Of uprooting your
in their atte pied destruc ton Of the Gre
dit SYSTEM has been still pressed q pom you! Has
their lavish expenditure in the de vastating war,
which has consumed ten millions OF he pubic trea
~ure and congigned hundreds, Thousands, oil
our Patriotic Citizens to untimey gra 3, to drive
few scattered tribes Of Indians from 'rida called
forth popular conmendation7 Or is scheme TO
throw away the public domain for "a y purposes,
the one on which they would rely TO prove their Pc
culiar regard for public opinionf tal
While nearer kome--how have we not suffered IN
our state Legislation from their refss al TO repeal the
law, which bani .hed frsm crcu lation our OWE
specie redeemable small bank notes; hus corrupting
eur State Currency with worthlesst ASH, until pub
Lc Obliged recusant Sen ate to yield TO
The repeal Of that odious law by a hig Assembly,
snd forced that Senate into comp lance with the
demands of the people at....sbt n,a.. ..e
These are bat few of the more prominent acts
which show what is the democracy Of the party to
whom we are opposed and how la tie accordance
there is with the honied words Of heir promises
and the arbitrary sway OF their pow r. Have they
.ot oroved in the policy they have ursued. both
che General and State Governments, that they have
mo- ether principle than that avowad By one Of the
recusan Senators Mt Albany, in the declaration he
has made that "they sciH make the most of what
power yet remains in their hands,"
Rut your Committee feel they have said enough TO
..,;srv eyerv ~npreiudiced mind, no in truth
g. onaonents II arbitrary power. Who, indeed,
~hould thew be- but wHIGSl II ,e very name is
.o..h IN prociam 10 the world II ,eir unate rsble
PURPOSE TO briag back the admin stratien Of oar
public affairs 60 accord with the ound moral pat
forth and maintained all occasions BY the sage. OF
tho Revolution which, while " - be 81 calculated 70
ensaye eternal tranquility and haPph ess IAN
TO command for the respect OF eve ~ svzed ma
Son throughout the globe -,
With these preliminary remarN rendered a.
vour Committee believe, essentiay rom
.ss III h.. an publ;c opinion il the State and
T T: ey onr Comnittee now proc eed to the more
Dn,v, ya.,v ~ presepting to you the name Of the
Pas a. Nav. unanimously ar eed to nominate
~ 90; ~ Msvor. al our snsuin Charter Flee
Son and IN eaersng 10 you that Of \ is Honor,
AARON CLARK.
5000, varthy and faithful G hief Magistrate,
W. -, sore th.r safisGoA they strictly adj
Sys a. ,h~ tr~e democ ratio doctr inc Of acting IN
obedicncs 60 the popular voice.
~ .-,crId be On your committee b sieve superhu
-sn c.rfa;nlv IL not their in tenton TO pro-
.ounre on this occasion any sutogy Aaro, C'arkl
thev ask only that you would test I'm oy tne SAM
rule they have aid down the to~ch stone 70 wnicn
your opnonents should be brought Could any nan
more honestly ssd Justly have dischargeo tns
higt trusts you have for the past two years IePose'
n him7 Has he in any instance atts mpted 10 are
He powers nct delegated te hint Has he show.
INV p~rtiaity or made any distinctio among hsfsi
Low citizens not consistent with TN school OF req
Democracy, in which he has been rcaredl Have TN
lessons he taught by Gov. Tom pkins been los
uyCu himi