Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-02-20

suincient and new ones must be started
1t will be sought to unite the whole
South on the Van Buren side, on the
question of the division of Florida into
two States-and it is to be hoped that
the Wing members of Congress will be
aware OF this, in time to enable them to
prevent the conspirators, through their
organ, the Globe, with its $50 snslaved
presses in every part ofthe Union, eat
ing the same food and breathing the
same BREATH from forestalling public
opinion before the Wings are awake
TO their insidious schemes, and thus
enlisting the prejudices Of the South
and thereby prevent fair hearing here
after.-The watch-word eff the destruc-
tives has been from the beginning cpl
VIDE AND CONQUER" & they generally
manage to turnthe attention of the people
from the point in question, to perverted
view of it, and thereby create a false
issue. Witness for instance the report
of the Committee in the Senate by Mr..
Grundy. A Banker in London, or
(as we should say here a Broker)-
judging from the powers displayed by
Gen. Jackson and Martin Van Buren,,
under usurped authority, very naturally
supposed that the independent States
which first formed the confederacy had
surrendered their powers in a great
measure to the Federal Executive, and
thereby consolidated their separate go
vernments into one. Under this i'm
preston, the Banker suggested the pro-
priety Of tho Federal Governments
assuming the debt Of its individual Pro-
vinccs, (formerly States This is imme-
diately seized upon by the cunning
leaders ofthe Executive party, at WASH
ington, aud long report is gravely
made to the Senate of the U. States
(and 10000 copies sent abroad TO the
public,) to prove the inexpedisncy of
appropriating the public lands to the
payment Of the States debts-thereby
seeking to connect the plan with bill,
formerly brought forward by Mr.. Clay,
for the division Of their proceeds among
the States, to whom they belong, in the
ratio of representation, without regard
to their indebtedness.
The division of Florida, is a question
which should be met at once by the
Whis members of Congressional should
j, appear that Il division of tho territory
into two States, Ito be admitted at the
period allowed by the Constitution, is
necessary to the maintaining Of a just
equilibrium of southern with northern
interest, it should be at once granted
There Is strong effort now making by
the administration, to gain over the
Wing representatives. from Georgia in
Congress. WHAT the characters of
those representatives are the writer
does not know but if they do not
shrink with instructive loathing from the
familiar caresses, 50 laviihly bestowed
upon them by the Globe, they mus.
have fallen low indeed. The disgusting
cajolcry and coaxing language, used by
its hypocritical editor, when speaking
of them as his friends, especially with
regard to Mr.. Colquitt, cannot be bet
ter compared than to the fondling ca
resr.s applied by Jack-ketch to his
victim at the same time his vile hands
are placing the moose on his neck that
is quickly to launch him into eternity.
From the recent move made by the Van
Buren party in Pennsylvania, (acting
no doubt under orders from Washing
ton in postponing the choosing Of
Presidential electors in that state, to a
period after they have been chosen in
MI other states, is among the most
alarming symptoms of the times. In
case the Electoral votes Of that state
rhall he found necessary to turn the
scale in favor Of Mr.. Van Burcn, if the
writer mistakes not, there will be an
exertion Of Federal Executive power,
displayed at the polls in Pennsylvania,
ut the time of choosing electors, un-
parallclled in the history Of our country.
Not only will mobs be employed, (now
already organizing in some of our large
cities but money will be used to the
amount Of millions, providing Congress
grants the power to the Executive of
issuing bills Of credit to sufficient ex-
tent. Votes of every description will
be received in districts on the extensive
frontiers Of tha, state, (pourcd in from
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