Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-11-19
HERALD OF THE TIMES.

ano utc"'o utb oiuneT pWlUts n'n "'t-
fetal flo" ers at the public expense bit
we behold embodied in that Statue The
Father and Friend of his Country, and
offering to the proud congratulations al
Amc'icans, that lbis county has Afford
ed Ia the world tho noblesl specinien OF
a man, worthy OF ,hc imitation Of endlcss
ages--lo the human race personlhca-
linn Of morul excellence that will never
30 squalled or surpassed.
\ Why 10 the Friga,e Constitution so
dear to our countymen Why does
every one Of vs. covet II cane or u snuff
box fabricated Of her bulwarks (! Why
does every man desire her preservation
us long az a plank remains OF her? She
is but mere combination of iron and
wood. But she embof fes in her history
the bravery and skill Of our navy. She
carried our flag iriumphan,ly over the
broad ocean, and brought terror and de-
struclion upon the enemies of our toun'
try. Yet she is nothing but oak and
pine, the very materials of "a true log
cabin. She is The Log Cabin ofMe Hero
Of the SEQ, aud ours is the Log Cabin y
he Hero Of The land Rally around II,
Democrats, it is the emblem Of the hardy,
straight "m, hard fis!ed, rugged pine
Knots that keep up its fires.
Why should We abandon this emblem
patriotism, and integrity and freedoni
IL is rough and humble; it is a mere
pile Of logs, bu, il is nssociu.ed with II
Thousand pleasing images aud joyous as
praiions. And what is tho flag of our
country! Mere bunling-mere bits Of
striped bunting, as the British sneeringly
denoniina,ed II belore they fully learned
10 estimate its tremendous power. Is
thetc no enthusiasm breathing from its
folds as Il luttc'rs 10 the heavens! Are
nn patriotic associations connected with
the glorious r, RiHisccnces that play III
brilliant corrusca,ions around the stripes
and stars Of his couniry's hag--w hose
heart does not bound at bcholding II
streaming like II meteor to toe wind
floating over the ships and batliemen;s oi
his country the star srargled banner
that floats over the laid OF The free and
The hoGnc of the brave! 1t has borne
our armies and navies in pridc and
triumph in the strife Of battle. Ii trushed
10 victory at the glorious conflict o! the
Mauuee. Ii waved defiance over the
enirenchmonts of Fort Meigs, and scat
ierod dis.nay ut the Thames.
Fellow citizens, the sncers Of tho des-
at the Log Cabin ediicc are
like The snecrs Of The English at the
lunches Of pine boards and bits OF bunt-
ing OF our irigatcs, till Decatur and Hull
and Perry, and McDonough, tuned
heir smiles to sighs-as viii Ohio, Vir.
GINA, and Pennsylvania, and New York,
induce our misguided friends to show
respect to and seek their shelter under
he broad and hospi'atle roof Of the Log
Cabin Farmer.
like, too, the hard cider cry; ,ce ore
i 10 The enemy. /, is y pledge OF tempe
lance. Tho affected pretence of ill.,
leading 10 indulgence, us utgcd with
grief and bitterness, comes we'll from
those who once had darced around the
poles Of hickory, and tossed their caps IN
excited revclry to its branches. Who
! inks hard cider:-no one Who can get
my thing else. Where would you go
o public gathering less likely To lie IN
empe,aIc iinn to II Hard Cider, Log
Cabin, Tipp"canoe raising? AT Beaver,
Oh the a h of Jnly, the only public polli-
cal meeting have attended, there was
nothing to drink provided, am happy
o say, but ice water. AT the raising Of
hc Log Cabin in Allegheny few days
ago, where ii is said thousands Of hard
;ider men were actively engaged, no
! am told, we've provided OF
Irnnk Hard Cider is b mere appcila-
ion Of amusement, and is as good an
DIidote To in'cmperance as friend o!
.mperance could desire. Make the
-ocos swallow il--pnt it at them and put
into them. 1t will Gu, their phlegm; il
'ill purge their humors; it will wash the
lie out OF their s,omachs, and improve
heir eye sight. Though intended, like
lankee Doodle, rs pass word OF con-
e:npt, it has been turned, like that rx-
lIlra'ng tune, into The rallying cry Of
recdom and reform.