Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-03-19
HERALD OF THE TIN e S.

tho mode of Keeping our money! ls u pos
slble that ater all the parade made by the
Executive about the HONESTY Of his officers,
selected from the people," he should thus re-
sort To threats of"PeNirEsTiARY,"" ""GALLET"
and DEATH" To ensure it's safety? Hear
what Martin Van Burcn himself says, in his
Message addressed to Congress, at the spe.
cial session Of Sept. 1897. IN contrasting
these "stoindiing" banks with his own public
officers, Mariin Van Buren, says
"Such Banks are not more able than the
Government to secure the money in their
possession against accident, violence and
fraud. The assertion that they are 30. must
assume that pauit in bank is stronger than
pauH in the Treasury, and that directors,
cashiers, and clerks, not selected by the Go
vernmcnt, nor under its control; are more
worthy Of confidence than officers SELECTED
FROM THE PEOPLE. and responsible TO
the Government officers, bound by official
their duties, and constantly subject to the
supervision Of Congress"
Is there any American citizen who has the
heart of man beating in his bosom, that can
read this exrac; from Mr.. Van Buren's mes
sage, without feeling his face 10 sufhse with
indignation and his soul to sicken with dis
gust" Selected from The peOpie."-The peo-
Pile of the United States, whose intelligence
has been appealed to on every occasion by
this same Martin Van Buren,, thus have their
understandings insulicd by being told that
these public officers must be honest because
they are "s,hcitd from the people," The
PLAIN English OF this Is, TINT the class Martin
Van Bnren means his address to operate
upon. are considered by him TO be either
kaares or fools, or boih--there is no other
construction which can be put upon his en-
preston when closely examined. Selected
from the people! ~ Why Benedict Arnold
himself was "ssisctcd from The people," II
any one doubts this, Let him 60 10 n. Haven
here his Identical sign is still displayed
over his former grocer's shop. The long list
of pablic deiaul,,rs, already enumerated,
were all "seieettd from The people'-as also
were MoSe who selected them The Pos,
Master General is "sciecied from The people,"
and SO were II long list Of charlottesville re-
cords of whose pcculations were destroyed
by the burning OF the building Of the Post
oGice department at Washington. The Soc
rotary Of The Treasury is I" selected from lie
lpeople"-Gnd so were the long list oi delau
ters, the records Of whose peculn,icns were
destroyed by the burning Of the building OF
the Treasury department at Washington
The iacendlnrics who burned both of these
departments, were selected from The people,"
aud it tho ruth is evor asccitained, 50 Will il
prbably appear were those who selected Them.
1t ls by such /" clap-lrap" appeals to the
intelligence of the people as this that We
have been humbuggcd by such mon as Mar
Tin Van Buren, for the last 10 or l2 years.
And it is high time that the people Of the
..l Ill ,L,>
themselves, and prove to the hypocrltes in
power, that they possess at least intelligence
enough to see through their disgusting flat
terry, and that they also possess sufficient
power yet to Gisplacc an administration
that has cuoled the people OF this country
TO Tho brink Of ruin and dcspotisn. If the
general rule, that they will trust no man let
his politics be what they will, to manage
their public affairs who has not proved HIM
self both capable and trustworthy in the
management Of private concerns, and who
sustnips on unblcmished character beside
tho country will be safe, and its prosperity
will soon return. But i, will be in vain to
expect our public affairs to be well managed,
unless thorough change in our system is
csriedont. Practical and honest men must not
and snb"rdinstc offices, but practical men
must also be placed in our legislative depart
monts--mcn who understand in what con-
slsts the permanent good and prosperity of
nation.-M Men who will be capable of re-
presenting every profession and class Of peo-
pie IN the country and practically so too
There should be farmers for the farming in
icrcst.- planters for the planting,-merch.
ami far tbn rol int,
facturers for the nanutac,uring,--mecha ha MICS
for the northumberland finally every interest
should be represented by practical men, in
proportion to the importance of lis bearing
on the general good Of The country. Instead
of The great interests of our country being
jcopardiscd by the action of Congress on the
crude suggestions of ,Ome addehcaded or
hair Drained iheorist, no legislation should be
attempted whatever until It's effects should
be clearly ascer,aincd by a thorough invcsti-
cation of those practically acquainted with
the subject. Tie British parliament have
long since adopted this rule, and dare not
and would not if they dare, pass any act that
would tend in the most remote degree to de-
range or injure any interc,t whatevsr-no,
not even that Of the Iiuxster women IN the
streets of London, until they had first mp.
pointed q committee TO wait on them to OBJ.
tain all the practical information possible.
In the House of Representatives at Wash
ineton, there are about 220 members, about
l6O of whom are Attorneys at law-nnd
probably as great or greater proportion o!
the same profession in the Senate. The pro-
iession Of lawyer is as respectable as that
OF any other, and il is perhaps best on many
accounts that somswhat larger proportion
Of that profession should be elected to Con.
greSs than Of most other professions or occu.
patlons, but a proper medium should be oh.
served in all things. Most Of this great body
of Lawyers. have bu, little more opportunity
Of becoming acquainted with the great in
tcres's Of the business portion of the com.
m.uniy, than the ordinary day laborer. I'M
fact the writer kuows many lhboring men
who work on; by the day for their living, who
he believes are much more capable Of repre-
sentlng the great interests Of this country in
Congress, then many men now there and
who arc dgnliicd with the name Of Lawyers,
but in fact are really nothing but petlifng.
gers. This last class of men are perhaps the
most dangerous we can send TO Congress-
They are generally to be sold TO the highest,
bidder, aud arc sure to acquire full stock
of inpudcnce in the practice Of their pro-
iesslon, which makes them ever ready la &C,
upon my crude notion that may be put IN
their heads : many Of them have acquired n
ulibutss AZ NTH Iiti lp