Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-10-10
There nre in general terms, two ways o'
pulling down and destroying repnbics;--

There arc in general terms, Two ways"
pulling down and destroying republics;--
One is by conquest oil some foreign power,
A gninst that, we feel secure.
The other is, by internal corruption, pla-
cling unprinciplcd and incompetent men INTO
power; removing, little by little, the borri'
ers and securities that surround our liberty,
aud finally with the aid Of devoted followers,
such as no Cesar, Cromwell, or Bpnapnrte,
ure ever without, TO nsurp absolute dominion
and prostitute all that remains Of republican
ism in the dust.
The ar, Of the demngognc, when he gets
in power, is to blacken the character OF tho
best men of tho republic; to conceal as far
as possible, the evil tendency OF his own
measures, and to charge all the misfortuncs
Of the republic to better men, although such
men are not in office, and to charge the sui
fcrngs of the republic to any measures but
the right When The really good men OF The
republic become unpopular from such false
charges, and when the best and most salu-
tary measures are suspected and opposed AZ
being the cause Of the public calamity, the
republic is in. imminent danger; It cannot
long endure without change OF Tnle's.
Such is now our peculiar situation. The
present office holders came into power by
acc cusutions brought against the best men OF
The nation; by condemning the most saluin-
ry measures and by promising reform IN
numerous cases Of pretended and alleged
abuses:
They promised to expcnd less money;
To have fewer officers;
TO lessen the salaries;
TO simplify The laws;
To limit the Presidential Office 10 q single
term;
TO prevent the officers Of government from
interfering in elections;
II To give us a better currency;
To appoint none but honest men to Office
Il TO divide the proceeds Of the sale oi our
western lands among the states.
II In short, the whole catalogue OF reforms OF
real or pretended abuses. was directly or
mpliedly promised, and in the long lis, held
up to our view, Of real or imaginary wrongs
To be- reformed, not one has been accomplish
ed. On The contrary, the most palpable and
direct violation of all the promises made, and
hopes excited, it has been our lot TO expert
/ ence.
II The expenses Of the federal or general
II government have been increased from l2 TO
36 millions.
/ The number of officers have becn doub-
Il led;
H Salaries have been decreased;
II No limitation of the Office Of President;
Il A constant interference of the officers OF
/ government in our elections
II Our currency ruined;
Il Instead of honest men. (who were turned
ou,,) nurpbcrcss rogucs like Price aud Swart-
won't, were appointed to Office.
II The proceeds of the sale OF the western
lands, instead Of being divided among The
states, to aid in educating our children, or in
erecting valuable public works, are either
piagcd by the officers appointed to collect
them, or sQnondered in useless and exirava-
giant expenses after it comes into the nation.
al treasury.
\ Had so many, and such fair promises been
made by Mr.. Jefferson, l70S, 30 aud 1900.
and all violated by him in his first term, no
| efforts of his friends could have reelected
him. His administration would have began
and ended with n single term. The public
mind, then wide awake to the smallest abuse
II Of power, never wouldhave submitted TO such
\ gross impos ture and deception.