Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-24
lFor the Herald OF the Times.


Since the days Of the Revolution,
never was the enthusiasm Of the people
Of this country SO general and univer-
sal as at this time ; nor was there ever
so much cause for it. 1t is true in for
mer times the spirit Of party has run
high, aud strong language has been ut
tered by the belligerents but these
feelings were engendcred by certain
measures, executed or contemplated,
having direct bearing upon the inter-
est OF some portion of the people; which
the sufferers themselves, in their sober
reflections, were compelled to acknowl-
edge necessary, to preserve tho national
honor, or the general good and, when
carried or rejected by the majority, wero
submitted to as by general conscnt.-
But the causes that now agitatc thc,no-
tion, and are calling forth tho wisdom,
intelligence and virtue OF the people,
are very different from any thing that va
have yet seen in former parties. At
this time we have no national honor to
defend, nor any public good to accom-
plish by tamely submitting totho requi-
sit ions of President, not elected for his
ririue, his Intelligence, or any me'itori-
Gus action Of has o,Un; but who, by fat
tcring the pride OF an egoiist IN his do
tlge,-separating him from his car Ilicst
and best friends, and making common
cause with few talented and ambitious
but worthless and uuprincipled individu-
ais, who like himself, had deceived the
people SO far as to attain commanding
stations in tho Governmcnt--to say
nothing of his compromising national
honor, in foreign negotiation, to Sc
cure the votes Of an Eastern State
corresponding with the Romish Pope,
10 please aud deceive the Catholics
declaring his uncompromising hostility
to the United States Bank, after that
institution had ceased TO exist, to mis-
lead the ignorant; and, protesting him
self "a northern man uiih southern prin-
cipies," to gull the people of the slave
holding States: ! say by these and
"oTHER MEANS" IN an criI hour, he sue
ceeded in obtnining SO many of the cleo
toral colleges rs entitled him to the
Presidency. Firmly seated in the chair
of State, his constituents had right to
expect different course Of conduct
They expected he would abandon his
worthless and shameless associates
and initiate the example Of Washington
and Jefferson, rather than the base
measures which for effect, had been
palmed upon General Jackson for pure
democratic principles. They had aright
to expect he would refuse TO lend him
self to party, and that he would, rs
President Of the United States, dis
charge the duties of his Office conscicn-
tiously, as he had solemnly engaged TO
do. But how different has been his
course, how deceived his real friends
At the commencement Of his admins
tration, before single measure had
been proposed upon which he had com
mitted himscli--before he had been cal
led upon for any information, or for
the expression Of any opinion, beyond
those svowcd in his inauguI al; the great
catastrophe broke upon his ostonishcd
view, which Webster, Clay and others
had so frequently warned him and their
countrymcn was certain and inevitable.
Bankruptcy and ruin, as by magic, in
s,sn,ly aud universally pervnded every
pfnce, and the deceived and suffering
pc ople Of all classes, rcrceiving the
cause Of all their troubles, looked at