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

tent, or such as were appointed upon mere
party prlnciplos-and, above al, ho will du
whatever IS lawful, necessary, and proper to
put the country in a state Of defence, and
a ford effective protection to the frontier and
se,i ements, aud prove by his official acts,
rather than by PROMISES that Day be broken
that he will be President ofthe United States
a nd never the President OF a party.
Was Washington a party man when ne
in his couniry's service, proved himself to be
= first IN ,par, first IN Prdcs, md .trst IN Mt
hearts OF his countrymen ~ or was jackson
pnriu man. when lie defended the southern
tronllet? or was Le u party man when ne
adinonished his friend Monroe. aud others
to put down the monster, party spirit NC
no Washington was the fatber oi MS
country, and Jackson was u giant-the Sump-
son OF the Republic. But when ne wen; lo
the Federal city IN 1899 he suffered l'n' ell
to be sliorn OF his strength, and was no Ion
ger the chivalrlc patriot he had been. Ills
strenlh was gone-save when, in the blind
ness of his new tangled party zeal, he oc
OCCASIONALLY cxerted his strength 10 shake the
pillars of the Republic, to avcnge himself
upon his supposed enemies. What paul0t-i
ask in the name OF Washington-whntP patriot
ever thought Vi cherlshlng The evil lntolcran'
spirit Of party, at any tlne-but more espe.
cially Oh the eve OF war? Whut political
party in this or any other country could alone
sustain a war against n strong foreign power
regardless OF the aid of oil opposing political
party of nearly equal strength?
Shall be told tiiut the war Of 1872 to ia
was purity measure, aud terminated honor
ably by a party. This deny. | know ma
nv, if not most OF the heroes and veterans
of the lust wur spurned Indignantly the tram
mels of party split. | had the pleasure Ia
command many, and with them, side by side,
To meet the enemy without rest for better
part Of twenty-tiiree successive days ana
nights. They had sworn to bear true ial'li
aud allegiance to the Unitsd Siatss, and Ia
servo them honestly and faithfully; they
fought not in the service Of party, but tor
their country, their whole country, aud for
no man, nor anything but their country, re.
ga rdless Of party. II the Seminole Wdr IL
claimed rs a party measure, | need only IL
remark here, that the officer within whose
military division that war commenced, and
" hose duty therefore it was to terminate It,
did u Get and beat the enemy, and did thus
terminate that war without any knowledge
that il had been got up for elecionee:Ing or
u
and carried on upon party principles, what
does i, prove? leave tito the votar'es oi
lhc evil spirit of party to answer the qnes-
ton. ] have not been permitted ior ioui
years pas, to have anything 10 do with that
war and hence IT may not 6e deemed proper
that should have anything to say about that
vexatious war.
For many years previous to his election
20 the presidency, had frequently conversed
freely with my gallant friend Gen. Jackson
lie responded cordially, and acquiesced with
me IN every sentiment have here expressed
IN opposition to the evil spirit Of party-ln
o, position to conueniion and caucus nom,na
Ifions-apd in oppositlon ~ any nan holding
The office Of President Of the United States
longer than for one term. This was before
he was shorn Of his strength. ! cordially
urged my friends to vote Tor hun, III the MI
persuasion, that he would do all that he had
given me-, and his other friends, to believe
ho would do. was sure he would take care
to keep the three great branches OF the Fed
eral goycrnnen,-ihe Legislative, Executive
and Judiciul-sepurate and dlstinc,-by re-
tus ing to nominate members of Congress Tor
any Of Tie high Offices Of the government
that he would put the country ~ state OF
deience-and above all that lie would put
down the monster party spirit. These, how
ever, proved to be mere electloneering promi-
ses. lie had not been in Office six months
before he proved by his conduct that hls fixed
purpose was 10 violate all the gr0at cardinal
principles upon which his friends had udvo.
Gated his election. Resolving on being u
candidate tor election to second term, he
fell out with all his friends who reminded
hlm Of his solemn plcdges-and finding him
self unable to WELD the Bank OF the United
States Tor party purposes-resolved to con-
slider that institution, aud not the evil spirit
Of purity a, the monster, against winch h's
prowess was to be vented IN storm OF words,
and acts, which now tended 10 secure his re-.
election. But that Institution, created as u
WAS by the law of the land, could not fall
by lawless means, Without shock that all
parties do feel aud must long continue TO
iuel l-whon Jackson aud his party, friends
aud foes, are no more.
| have often been asked my opinion as TO
the talents OF Harrison as q Statesman.
reply, that many OF his letters are To be
found in almost every reading room ~ the
city or country. aud AS am sure he wrote
icr himself every thing that appears MS his
own production,-thcse,w with his public acts,
will speak for HIM and do him justice. llar-
rison, however, compared with either OF the
Presidents, for the last twcnty-lhree years,
may be considered equal TO the two hrst, and
superior to the two last, in all the essential
Characteristics of n s,atcsmun and J prefer
hun because he 10 more likely TO follow The
footsteps of Washington-,hc only one ol
all our great Executive chefs who proved
hiuself to be the President of the United
States, and INTERCHANGEABLE President oi
party.
! come now to my last reason why wish
General Harrison to be elected President oi
the United Slales.-l believe he will not
treat any man, nor any thing protected by
the law vi the land, as u ni0nsitr and be.
lievc that he will consider u Bank, retaining
all the good, aud rejecting all the evil prop.
critics VI the luic Bank oi the United States,
as necessary md proper tor regulating the
currency, collecting aud disburslng the rcvc-
nue., and providing tor the national defence,
aud ,her, fore us strictly constitutional as !,
Is now admitted to be constitutional Tor Con-
gress to pass laws auihorislng the employ
men, OF steam power TO facilitate the move
uicnt of our vessels up the Mississippi river,
or to expedite our mIlltary and naval opera.
nons against all invading ioc. What do
say? That Congress may consitutIonally
pass laws suthvrising the employment OF
steam power to husten the movement of ouI