Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-06

RhHuOipn-WnO rallied 10 the nag OF
General Andrew jackson, when engaged in the
civii battles OF his country; he then told the free
people OF America, " here is a whose servi-
ees you can Put your finger" Now, do not we pre-
sent YOU with such anotaer in William Henry Har-
rison (cheers.) Is he not man, whose services
marx every page Of your country's glory-seryices
winch have marked almost every spot Of your Wes-
tern country! With the partially OF a neither
ask you of New York, who amongst you can put his
finger ON the services Of Mr.. Martin Van Buren9 In
common with you, ! Imported, honestly, heartily,
sincerely supported the ole ciOn OF Mr. Van Buren,;
but now say, in the face Of the country that new
yielded that support on the faith of any services he
had rendered but on the faith Of services that he
stood pledged To render, not one or which he
ever has rendered but on the contrary, every
one OF which he has wantonlv and recklessIy
violated Amongst his other schemes is the sub
treasury and wso ever stood more pledged TO
a republican country than Mr.. Van Buren, Z
let he was hardly warm in his place than there came
ms recommendation Of this scheme, while his party
mad before stigmatized it with the sterne.t express
Sons OF their indignant Reproduction. And yet Mr..
an ID iren came in to carry ont the principles Of
uehe raj Jackson's administration; need not dwell
on me objections to this measure for they su-
cieh'iy familiar to you, and recall il only one in
stance lnwhch Mr. Van Buren, has proved fathless
to ms pledge, and regardless Of the of de-
m"cracy But, my friends, Mr.. Silas Wright, of
wnom intend to say nothing uokind, nv intention
peing only to call your attention to the manner in
which he held up William Henry Harrison-he asks
you IN his Jamaica speech, after singing the praises
OF Mr.. Martin Van Buren, a sou Of New York
nnd admit that he is son, but he ia ungraleful
and degenerate abandoning all her interests and
concurr,ng with facticn against her to build hir
sell and his yDasty up IN power-he asks you who
do you offer in Exchange for this ''glorious sono
New YorkP (Laushter) Why no other than
man who has fought the battles Of his country
that reproach! Has il come to this, that il isl
disqualification in a Of liberty TO have foughtth
battles Of his country? And yet Mr.. Silas Wright
the right arm Of Mr. Van Buren,, asks you, with
sneer, whom GU hold up in opposition to Mr.. VA
Buren,? Why, only man who Tough for the libei
ties oil his country. (Cheers.)
why that was the crime of Andrew jackson
What was ii that commended Andrew Jackson frs
and foremost to your support! Was II not that h
had rsked his life for his country That he has
given the highest proof of his devotion to the lbeI
ties Of his country! And is il come to this, that
supporter OF Andrew Jackson now comes forward
and makes il reprosch against William Henry Har-
rison that he has fought for his country? But Mr..
Wright tells you that if you are to select men who
have fought the battles Of country you should
choose from those wEe show honorable wounds
and scars in the service Of their cOuntry-which
William Henry Harrison cannot do, says Mr. Wright.
Now what do you say to thiss Can Andrew jack
son, who in his day We delighted to honor, show no.
narable wounds and scars earned in the service OF
his countryl lie may show wounds and scars got
ten in private bI oils Of which, say for him, he
would be the last man to boast and the first TO be
ashamed and deeply tn regret and lament
Well, il VIM Henry Harrison then. though ever
in the post of DANGER as all his comrades and com
panions in arms can prove, though he may have
been protected by Providence, can show NO scars,
does he stand in any other situation than Andrew
Jacksonl And what more could our glory and ho-
nor, Washington, do! Was the chieftain and IA
Their Of American liberty ever wounded? We know
he barred his bosom 10 DANGER and bore his life in his
hand We know that he was a man who valued
himself, and every thing pertaining TO himself,
nothing compared to the hap ness and liberty Of his
county: but was he ever wounded! was strongly
reminded, on reading the remarks OF Mr.. Wright,
of some inc dents in the career Of Washington. Do
you not remember how he, when but the youthful
aide of Brpddock exposed to the bullets and
to the deadly ain Of the Indian rife and yet Provi
dcnce TUNED aside the fatal missiles, and he was
spared to be the saviour and deverer OF his country
Do we live in Christian land, and acknowledge
the mercy and bounty OF Providence, and not
see the finger of an Almighty Providence and
mercy in this 7 And as General Washington was
preserved through danger fcarlessy encountered in
The revolution, so was William Henry Harrison, in
my conscience believe. and am not chargeable
with ssper.ton; preserved to be the second saviour
the first (Chcers)
G.ntlemen, am afraid trcspass upon your pa
thence, but feel TO be due TO you tins occasion,
10 tell you how impressively ! feel that William
Henry Harrison was born, and was preserved by the
hand OF Providence, stretched forth for his protec
ton, to be the deliverer Of his country (cheer)-
from those wide wasting sins, and from that public
generalization which are sweeping over the land.
wish could tell you in what way the most i'm
portant trust Of tie executive chief magistrate ~
this country has been Frustrated and disgraced bud
the time will not permit
wish could tell you Of the public de.inqaen
cies, at which, when the President of the United
States has been told Of thsm-when he has bees told
that the public money has been squandered in mere
jobs Of executive patronage-he has wiLked, and We
have been told that though these dclinquents have
been fithess TO the people, they have been true to
their party chicain and, therefore was better TO
let them aonc-touch not hair Of their heads, or
you lose the support of themselves and their
friends.
The people are dsregarded in the appointment OF
officers To sustain the present. party in power; men
have been appointed In whom the people have not
confidence, and hence has resulted the enormous de-
falcations in New York and elsewhere T; and men
who have been discarded by the people, have been
taken into the confidence OF the President. My
friends, this is not republicaDism. You know what
has been proclaimed as the maxim Of "the spoils
party" in New York, and regret aud mourn over
IL. regret that a maxim should ever have come
from a son OF this proud Empire State, a State
which is destined yet 20 lift aloft the banner Of Ame-
rican feomen, aud 10 give the highest pledge Of de-
votion 10 the ,acrcd cause of liberty, BY immolatirg
those who have been in better days, her favorite
sons. on the altar.
The honorable gentleman enumerated, amongst
other appointments Of men TO Office who had beea
discarded by the people, the cases Of Mr.. Nancy,
who has been sent as ambassador 20 Belgium, Mr.
Gilpin, who appointed 10 he office Of Attorney
General, Mr. Niles Of Connecticut, Mr.. c. Z. Cam
breleng, &c &c, and again reviewed the circum-
stances attendant the defalcations Of Swartwout
and Price, and he said he feared the city of New
York a. u was the last IN the days Of the Revocation
10 be evacuated by foreign enemy, would also be
the last To be evacuated by a domestic enemy. He
eonirasted the conduct Of Mr. Van Buren, with that
OF Washington, the Father of his Country. On one
occasion, he said, Gcnerel Washington was solicit
ed TO appoint man Co the Office Of United States
Solicitor General General Washington admitted
that he had nothing against the man, his character
was unexceptioaable, but he had cen recently a
candidate for the sufrages Of the people in a dis
trct which he had lately repres, nted and the peo-
pie had expressed their disapprova of his conduct
by rejecting him, and Washington said he could not
reconcile IL with his duty, as the chief magistrate
of a rep bic, TO set aside the peoples verdict. But
Mr. Van Burca, with professions Of dcmoc rscy on
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of the sovereign people of America, and can you
therefore longer adhere to him
Mr.. Van Buren, has been too long the spoiled child
of fortunc he has been handled in the lap Of Office.
IN vrgina's bill 81 rights, have what dare say
yours has but not. You with the instinct of repub
leans, viii respond to the sentiment. We have