Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-09

dIHl}. lOuuo niiil du "S''t""'c, S""'''
coinI,anion, as We'd rs u brave anJ mag
nan,inous solder. He assisted IN fight
ing the battles of his country ny, ior
your bchooi, my c",inIiymen, his blood
has been poured out upo0 the so'' OF
Ohio. The bullets ot your ennm'es
have pierced his body while Sighting III
defence of your li,rslJ's Aud not only
on the lilns Of Oh'o has he stood be-
tween danger aud his country, but ~
other places likewise. In the sanSnlna-
ry battle of Queens Town, hn received
six wounds IRON his Country's foes
Well, what is his reward 7 After hav-
ing spent the flower of his youth and the
y,gor OF his manly prime III the service
'oi his country as n soldier, he was call
ed by The American people to serve
them in n civil capacity. lie obeycd
the call with lhanktulncss OF heart. But
Le has been cruelty driven out Of the
service by the Administration, aud why !
Because, fellow citizens, be was the
friend oi the companion ol his youth ;
because he would nh loisake Il fellow
soldicr because he was my incorruptI-
bile friend and because the enoluments
oi his office were wanted To reward the
partisan services OF supporter oi my
political competitor All, there's the
rub !" But you, my friends, l am con
hdent, will not long permit such wrong
to the men who" cited your wrongs"
ln olden times.
Fellow Citizens, you know that my
opponents call me Fcdcralst. But
deny the charge: am not never was
F.derailst. FedeiaIists are in favor
oi concentrating power III the hands oi
the EXrculivc---Denuc are IN favor
OF the ret, ut'on OF power 10y the people.
am, and ever have been, IA den,ocra'lc
republican. My former PRACTICES will
bear NE out in what ! say. When was
Governor Of Indiana Territory, was
vested with despotic power, and had
chosen to exercise it, | might have gov
erned that people with rod OF iron.
But being child OF the Revolution, and
bred to IT'S principles, believed IN the
ght and the ability OF the people TO
govern themselves aud they were al
ways permitted 10 ENJOY that high pr''i-
lcge. had the power to p,orosue, ad-
Iourn, aud Dissolve the Legislature 10
Ey Oft new counties and establish seats
OF justice TO appoint sheriifs aud other
officers. But never did mlerposc my
prerogatIye TO defeat the wishes Of ID
maj"riy Of the people. The people
..l,, hnir Al / m
bly, confirmed their choice ;Swhere they
preferred TO have their county seals,
located them : they made their own laws,
and | ratified them. Inecer retoed b II
IN my He.
But have been denounced as bank
man. Well, let it go. | am 80 far u
bank man as believe every rational re-
publican ought 10 be, and no further.
The Constitution OF the United Stales
makes ii the duty OF the Government to
provi0e ways aud means for the coiIec-
ton aud disbursement of the public
revenue. Il the people deem 1t neces-
sary to the hoper discharge OF the lunc'
IONS Of their Government To create q
National Bank, properly guarded ana
regulalcd,.l shall DC the last man, Il
elected President, to set up my aulhori'
ty against that Of these mlllions oi Amer
lcan ileemcn 1t is needlul to have a
larger money circulation in land oil
liberty than III an empire OF despol'sln.
Destroy the poor mans credit, and you
destroy h,s capital. The peasant who
tolls necessarily to maintain his iamlsh"
ing household, 10 the hard money coun-
,rles Of Europe, rarely, if ever, becomes
the noble lord who pastures his " tlocas
upon thousand hills" There are,
ne ssarily, difficulties connected with
every form and system OF government /;
but II should De lhe aim and object OF
the statesman TO form the best lnstIlu-
tions within his power TO make, ior the
good of his country.
Fellow citizens, cannot iorbear TO
invite your attention TO the concerns ol
your government, in the welfare oi
terest. l warn you to watch your rulers.
Remembsr--" Eternal Wig iiance is the
p,ice of liberty" Whom look around
upon the danger which seems to be sus-
pended as by hair ever this people,
lrenIble for the safety Of this republic.
In an evil hour has the Chief Nagis-
trate of this nation been transformed
INTO Il monarch and despot at pleasul I!
10 show that this is the case, need but
refer you to the philosophical and pro-
found historian Gibbon, who says, " The
obvious definition Of monarchy seems to
be that OF IL state in which single per-
son, by whatsoever name he may be dis
is entrusted with the execu-
ton Of the laws, the management OF the
revenue, and the command ol the army"
Is not Martin Van Buren, entrusted with
these functions Most assurcdIy he is.
Call hun by whatsoever name or title
you choose ---l'resdeni, Executive,
Chief Magistrate, Consul, King, Stadt-
holder-lt does not alter the nature of
his power that remains the same, un-
changed aud the President therefore
possesses all the functions necessary to-
constitute inonaich. You have oilen
heard the moncycd influence Of the
country" denounced, while il yet remain
ed IN the hands Of the people, as dan
gerous to public libe'ty.
Have you then no apprehension, no