Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-06

his principles for the sake Of patronage, but
chose rather 10 accept the laborious station
Of clerk Of the Courts IN his own State. And
for this, the fruits and the proof Of his HoN.
gsTT, no has been sDeered at by those who
are incapable of following his example. No
wonder that the Office holders Of the present
day are incapable Of apprecia,ing such NOR.
its Had he possessed any portion OF that
laxity of principle which now. alas, IL too
prevalent, had II not been for his scrnpulous,
nnyiclding integrity hr might easily, by
means of the vast amounts of public money
which he has heretofore disbursed and public
property which has been subject tn his con
troll have amassed a princely fortune and
been now rolling in wealth. Instead OF
which, having resigned his clerkship. he has
nop no resource but the plough, he depends
for his support upon what he can obtain from
he surface of the earth by the cultivation Of
his farm.
| OF his integrity no one, even of his oppo-
nen;s, utters whisper of suspicion. The
whole course Of his life, and the confidence
reposed in him by those who knew him best,
demonstrate that he Is pre-emineDtly AN HON
EST MAN. And here let me remark that ot
all qualities in public man, integrlty-iN-
rFGRirY is the first. With this in your pub
lie rulers, combined with prudence and that
homely quality--strong common sense, e,-yOu
cannot be in great danger; wi,hou, II, You
can never be safe. Honest errors may he
corrected, corruption will soon become fatal.
Such Is the candidate now offered for your
support. He has been selected-nOt for his
sake, but for yours, for the country. In q
Monarchy one man is every thing and the
/ People are nothing; in a Republic the Peo-
th md fna N ia M
| Your happiness aud prosperity, aye, the hap
piness and prosperity of each one of you is
more important than the qualification Of any
individual by clevating hun to office.
| You need an instrument to arrest the ca
reer Of this Administration, by whom the
prosperity of our country has been struck
down and its political morals debased Look
back for a few years when we were enjoying
the fruits Of Mr.. Adams's Administration
the national finances superabundant-evcry
department of private industry successful
the sun III his circuit shone not upon more
prosperous people. How has it been since !?
We have been at peace with all nalions, the
seasons have been propitous and the earth
has rendered its fruits IN abundance. The
| Government of the Universe has been wise
and mercitul, but the government OF our
country has been that Of folly and cruelty
/ The Executive in its reckless attacks upon
the currency has resortsd TO experiment after
experime nj, ,--convulson has followed con-
sulsion,-pnbc and private credit has been
prostrated. and bankruptcy and ruin over.
whelmed thousands and tens OF thousands Of
our most industrious and entcrprlslng citi-
zens. The slow accumulation of years was
swept away in moment. With men Of bu-
siness every thing was hlctuating and un-
stable. Sagacity itself was at fault and in-
dusiry aud economy were rendered useless.
! Who among you has not seen dear and val
ued friends and neishbors fall to rise no
more. beneath this widespread and over
whelming calamity? And when, more than
two years since, the cries of distress were so
loud that they penetrated even the marble
walls of the White House at Washington
and startled the President into tho call of an
extra session of Congress, and the whole
country were awaiting with anxious expec-
tatIon a message that should propose some
measure of permanent relicf,-how was that
expectation answered? By a declaration
that the credit, the commerce, the industry
Of the country, So far as they depend upon
the currency. were to receive no aid or relief
| from the National Councils; that the Co
| vcrnment would only take care OF ITSELF
i And who is the Government General Jack
son could say, am the Government, and now
| suppose tho office holders may say we are
The Government; and they. the servants Of
The people, are only to take care oi them.
selves! Yes, after by the Constitution the
several States have dvcsted themselves of
important powers, in the great matters uf
currency and finance, and vested them IN the
General Government in the confidence that
they would be exercised for the general good,
this Administration declares that they are
not to be exerted for the benefit Of the peo.
pie, and that the Government is only to take
care OF Itself!
! have SAID that ,hey have debased political
moras. Is it not so? 1T was proclaimed IN
the Senate Of the United States by dIstin
gnished leader, the late Governor of New
York, brought up, not indeed at the feet OF
Ganaliel, but at the feet Of Mr.. Van Buren,
that the "Spo,ls belong to the Victors,"-
that the public offices and cmolumen,s crea-
ted by people and for the people are to be
the objects of plllage by the Iconquerors IN
our civil contests. And how has this scn,l
ment been carried out in practice How
have they used the public officers and public
monies upon which they have seized? Twill
not go into detail, but refer you to the pre-
sent condition of our national finances, and
tldt untIdnCuOIy Itii VI "S'"iSot"h' "p'Sh
darkeDs the present page of our history.
They declalmed against Mr.. Adamss ad
ministration as extravsgaht because 1t ex-
pended some twelve millions Of dollars year
for the public benefit. They have had more
than double that amount and what have they
done with it? What public works have they
erected? What internal Improvements have
they carried forward What branche, of
national industry have they in any manner
fostered? But forbear. You need no re-
marks from me TO convince you that, as we
love our country, as we wonld preserve our
free institutions. we must struggle to arrest
the downward course Of our national admin
isiration. And to do this, we must be united
cordially united. Ourenemles have rested
their hopes upon our divisions; they have
hattered themselves that the opposition was
composed OF such discordant materials that
hey could never be brought to concentrate
action. They have relied upon our efforts
being paralized by our predictions for men
But the harmony and enthusiasm Of the
closing scenes q. Harrisburg must dispol
their hopes. Union,-USIoN must be our
watch-word.
II When this metropolis was in posse ession Of
British myrmidons, our Fathers, for tho sake
of combining the whole country sacrificed
II their preference for their own favotlte, Gen.