Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-04-30

the beginning, anu ever oos'"e' =" - ~
emphatic manner, that IL was NOT w Mu''i'
Van Buren's power, to remove the specie
circulo,. or To vary from the course marked
ont for b,m 10 pursue by the Kitchen Cabinet
in other words he had pledged himself to
0,cak in The footsteps Of his predecessor =
This predecessor, be it remembered, was the
sgreat man" who went "Jefore' aud "behm<
Mr.. Benton, in the turtherance OF his plans
and Marlin Van Buren, had declared that u
wns "glory enough for him 10 serre under s"ch
a chief" as was the "gredt man VINO "eh'
"beGr," +" and behind" Mr.. Benlon.--
MI. Benton, and the other members OF
the Kitchen Cabinet, however, mad some
fears that the unexampled dlsiresses OF
the country would be too trying even
for the bloodless nerves OF Martin Van
Buren,. Mr.. Benton remained Il. Wash
inotou for some six weeks after the rising
of Congress, and until few days before
the suspension of the banks. The wri-
fer observed this at the time, and always
said that the object of MIR. Benton s re-
naming in Washington was, to assist III
the scheme Of breaking the banks, and
to watch Mr.. Van Buren,. A constant
correspondence was also kept up between
General Jackson and the members OF
the Kitchen Cabinet, some extracts from
which we're inserted in the Globe OF that
day--and the columns Of that paper
were full of malignant Jreathings OF ven
geance against Martin Van Buren-
provided he should dare swerve from the
'.)oolsieps oChis predecessor" alas h"ch-
en- Cabinet, now consisting oil Messrs'
Kendall, Benton and Blair.
Immediately after Martin Van Burcn
took the Presidential chair, the writer
observed that a small paper IN Phlladel-
phia (thc name Of which is not recollect-
ed,\ which had supported him as the
candidate for the Presidency, nominated
Thomas III. Benton for the next term,
. Now what could this mean'-AS triii'ng
as this paper was, its editor must nave
had some object in adopting so singular
a course. "Straws shew which way the
wind blows" The. writer at the time
thought and frequently stated, 'hat nc
understood its object. 1t was gen
tie" hint to Martin Van Buren, that III
case he annullcd the specie order, mo
mas IL. Benton's flag would immediate
ly be raised for the next term OF 'he
Presdcncy-and the whole popularity
of the sold Hero," with whom the
Kitchen was then in close correspon
dence,) would be brought out IN favor OF
Benton and Martin Van Buren, would
be suffered to enjoy the sPoils but iouf
years instead of eight, as previously
stipulated 10 prove the correctness OF
the writer's views, this same fhl'adel-
phia paper, some weeks after the suspen'
sion of the banks occurred, dropped the
nomination of Thomas IL. Benton as
candidate for the next Presidency-nnd
in an editorial article confessed the
nomination was made for the cypress
purpose of keeping Martin Van Buren,
from srcrring from the policy pursued
by his predecessor, Andrew jackson,
olias Kitchen Cabinet. Alter these
facts, can any one doubt MIR. Benton :
agency in fulfilling his own predictions
The writer could if allowed space and
time, clearly shcw MIR. Benton's agency
in bringing about premature resnmp,,
ton of the banks, which his "tndnciat
chart" would inform him must result IN
another susponsi (which last suspen-
sion, as Mr.. Benton says, rendered his
"ARGUMENT," in favor of Sub
Treasury Bank aud specie currency
conclusive. The writer also regrets not
having time to enter into the " ncePtre "
parts of AIR. Benton's plans-one o.!
which he considers To be standing ar
my-the inccpiire" Of which is just
broached to the public in the shape OF a
"geniie aiiempt." Another part proba-
bly, is, that in case the pubic lands shall
not bo suilicicn, to insure him the next
Presidency, bankrupt law is to be pas
sed, to include in its provisions all cor
pora,ions, and every bank will be brot
To serve the executive by means OF the
Sub Treasury or they will be driven to
suspension and their assets will be put IN
To the hands of commissioners under the
executive control-and finally, that II
necessary, the whole debts due to the
banks, by the debtor portion ot the com
munty, amounting to some hve or SIX
hundl ed millions, will be offered to the
people as bribe to secure their votes.
While the 4" soap locks, ""b bm fnders," "
ard other "indomitubies, will be brought
in to the aid OF Mr.. Benton at the polls,
in the shape Of armed mobs-and the
writer should not be at all surprised If
they were not already organizing to
meet the exigency of the coming Presl-
dental election. " Pouer, like sin, en-
croaches by degrees"
Again, to prevent any Farmer, Me-
chanlc or laboring man, who honestly
seeks the truth, from placing confidence
in the previous statements OF this and Tor
ner communications, from suppos'l'on
that the writer is Bdak man" or II
Politician" he will Just say, that he
never asked or received discount or
favor of any description Of the u. States
Bank, or its branches, with the excep-
ton Of his offering 600 dollars in specie
for 900 dollars OF u. 5. Bank paper, AT
Cincinnati, as before stated aud which
accommodation ho was refused, andthal
he should be opposed to the creation
of a new National Bank, unless its bran
ches were subjected to equal taxation