Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-10-08

II utmost srorm. The lame Of Washing
,ton, and his Immediate assoc iates, Is on"
\ of the richest treasures al the country
II Ills Is that name which an American
may utter with pride ~ every part o' ii'
world, aud which, wherever uttered, Is
shouted 10 the skies by The VOICES 81 al
true lovers of human liberty. lmrula
tivDs which assail his measures so rude
IIIy, while they are abominable violations
OF the truth OF history, are an insult 1"
the country, and an offence agn'ns' The
moral sentiments Of civilized mankind E
Miserable, miserable, indeed, must be
TINT cause winch cannot support lis party
predominnncc, its ruinous schemes aud
senseless experiments, without thus al
tempting to poison the fountains ol truth
aud To prove the government oi our coun-
Itry disgrnc.iulIy corrupt, even IN us very
cradle. Our hearts weuld sink within
US, if we believed that such an effort
could succeed !; but they must I've 'mpo'
tent. Neither the recent, nor the pres
ent President, was born TO cast n shade
on the character OF Washington oi hn
associates. Tho destiny OF both has
been, rather to illustrate by contrast,
that wisdom aud those virtues which
they have not initiated, and TO hurl blows
which the afrctionate veneraiIon oI
4 American citizens aud the general JUS
,ice of the civilized world, will rendel
Iharinless to others, and powerful only
| in their lccol upon themselves. II
this language be strong, SD also Is tha'
I feeling oi Indignation which has sug-
\ gcsied il and on an occasion like tins,
| we could not leave this consecraled spot ,
| without the consciousness OF having omit
ted an Indispensable duty, had We not
thus given ut,,iauce To The iulness ul
our hearts, aud marked with our seveies'
rcbukc, and most thorough scorn, la
bored effort to fix deep and enduring
stain on the early history OF the govern
/ nent.
/ Finally, on this spot, the fame Of which
began with our liberty, and can only
end with it, in tho presence Of these
mulitudes, of The whole county, and oi
the world, wo declare our conscientious
|, convictions that the present AdniInistra-
lion has proved itself incapable ol con
Il Quoting the pubiic affairs oi the nation
i IN such manner as shall preserve The
II Constitution, MAINTAIN the public liberty
and secure general prosperity. We
! declare with the utmost sincerity, that
we believe Ms main purpose To have been,
10 continue It's own purpose, influence,
and popularity that to this end, It has
abandoned Indispensable but hiShly re-
sponslble Constitutional duties that II
has lrilled with the great CONCERNS OF II
nance aud currency that It has usod
the most responsible means Tor ,nilucnc-
\ ny public opinion that 1t has c"unte-
nanced the application OF public money
!, to party purpuses-that II seeks TO con-
\ solIdale aud strengthen party by ever!
lorm OF public patronage that II raborl-
ously seeks to concea! truth from people
on subjects of great interest that II has
shown itself 10 be selfish in It's ends aud
corrupt IN It's means and that II should
be able to MAINTAIN in power through
another term, there is the most inI,ninen'
danger that it will plunge the counlr,
/, in stili farther difficulty, bring Oh sui
greater disorder and distress, and under
| nIne al once the foundations Of the pub
lie prosperity and the institutions OF the
country.
Men thus false to their own professions,
false To the principles oi tho constitution,
!, false TO the interests OF the people, and
!, false 10 the highest honor oi their coun-
| try, are unfit to be rulers oi tins Kepub-
I lie.
\ The people of the Urited States have
a right to good government. Ihey have
4 a mint 10 an honest and faithful exercise
Of all the powers of the constitution as
/, understood and pracliccd IN the best
\ days of the Republic for the general
good. They have an inaiienabie right
10 all the blessings OF that liberty which
their fathers achIeved,an all the bcneiiis
OF that Union which their fathers Cstab-
lishcd.
Aud standing here, this day, with the
mt n,ory OF those Fathers fresh ON ou'
hearts aud with the field OF their glory
aud the monuments oi their fame full III
our own view,-wi,h Bunker Hill be-
\ meath Us, and Concord and Lexington,
and Dorchester Heights, and FuneulI
!, Hall around us,-we here, as part oi
tho people, pledge ourselves to each
/ other and to our country, TO spare no
I. lawful and honorable etlois 10 vindicat,
4 aud maintain these rights, and to remove
from the high places of the nation, men
\ v uho have thus cOnten,ned and violated
them.
And we earnestly and soIemnly invoke
all good lncn and true patrols throughoui
the L mon, foregoing all considerations
of PARTY, and forgetting all dlstipciion OF
|. Stale or Section, 10 rally once more as
! our 4 fathers did IN 10, against the com
mon opprcssors of our country, and to
unite with vs. IN Restoring our glorious
Conlitution TO its true interpretation, its
practical administration, aud It's just su'
prcmacy.
1 In such cause, principles are every
thing individuals nothing. Yet W.
cannot forget that we have worthy, hon
est, capable candidates, for the Office.
from which we hope 10 remove the pres
ent inc umbents
Those who desire change, through.
out the whole country, have agreed with