Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-09-03


themselves corrupt. that they have treated
uju,r,ously ~. You yourself, slr.have taught
them that the chiefs OF the present adrnis.
tration are utterly corrupt, aud altogether
wicked. An honest people cannot confide
~ dishonest anskc oriupt mon. and they have
turned lnstnciycly To the nnhlemlshrd char
acicr of WILLIAM HESaf-llAnRGsoN. as o
certain remedy for the loosenass at princi-
pie which has brought the administration
liho contempt aud the couniryto ruin.
But, sir, General HARRisoy is a " national
republican !" and nominated by the national
republican party! This objection d,es. in.
deed dsnfiord convincing proof that you have
altogether retired from public lifa, and thm
you had done So for q long time. Ii is about
ns pertinent "a To say ot a man, in ,he pres.
ent division ol parties, that he is a naHifer
Us that he is a national republican. Both
ahese parties have longsgone to their rest.
Why did you not say that General llARRI-
s0N was J,Dtrsoniaa repnblicnn-hs sup
ported Mr.. JkFFERsoN's administration. aud
was honorrd with his conIidsnce-or Mad
isoniav rcpublican--he suppoIted Mr.. MAD
Isoss administration, too, and received from,
him the highest distinctions. Nominated by
the na'ionsl repu5ican party !! A national
republican purity !!-repre escntcd by Tall.
made, in NY, kyes. Tyler, GlI,ncr, Leigh,
Garland, Wise, in Virginia Diwson, Gil.
mer, ilabcrsIam. Berrien, Crawford. Dough-
"rty. Floyd, Toombs, Smyihe, in Georgia (;
and Lesare, Thompson, Preston, PetigrC, IN
South Carolina. A national republican par.
". which now embracrs two thirds of all
the nuIiiers IN the United States, and has
nominated joan TYLER, the only southern
~ 4
against the Force Bin, for the Vice Prcsi.
drDcy! Were you aud Mr.. CALHOUN, who
acted but yesterday with this same party,
"Nationsl Republicans ?" Is it just TO the
eminent men whom have named, to suppose
ibat they have surrendered at discretion, to
any other set OF men, and that they would
concede any hing without corresponding con
cessions That they would consent To br
swallowed up" merged" and annlhilated !?
Il II not the jaster oplnlon-and is il not the
truth, III point Of fact that they have ten.
p rcd the o1inlons and modified the measures
otsihc com,Dofepary, with which they now
act. Take an illustration. The National
Republican, portonof the present opposition
party, ike the greater proportion OF the old
Northern Jackson party, was friendly To o
high tariff. new party has trlsen in the
place OF the National Republican party, com.
pvsed vi Northern and Southern men. How
ran they act in harmony and reconcile their
conflicing principles ply mutual conces
sioi-nclther surrenders at discretion, and
Mr.. CLAY's compromise is The common
ground upon which they can treat and agree,
with perfect sefrespect and with entire f.
deity 10 their different sections. They have
selected, as a candidate for the Presidency.
one who is pledged to the Compromise. Is
This carrying .out the principles OF the Ma.
tona Republican party? And is it either
true or just to say, that the party nominating
the man nominated, or the measure agreed
uPon--is "Nd,ional Republican z" II so,
inen are Mr.. CALHOUN and Mr.. McDurriE
pledged supporters of National Republi
can measure think, sir, upon regarding
the present relatives and principles of erist
ing paJties more aticnively, you will admit
That when you wrote the sentences upon
which have been commenting, your niind
was cnsrossed too en.peiy with the past.
But, cir, he is not only National Rcpub.
lIcan, nominated by the National Republican
rriy-- bat he is to be the .iool" of CLAY
aud WEssrER-ho will reflect Mr.. WrB
srBR's constitutional doctrines, and carry
out Mr.. CLAY's measures.
One word IN passing upon the harsh cpl
ihct--" tool"-whicL you have felt youIself
authorised 10 use towards General lIARRI.
SON, because Of general coincidence Of
opinion, between himself aud Mr.. WEBSTER
aud MIR. Clay. ! would venture to suggest
ath great dtlidenco that this is hardly cour-
teous, slld not altogether m tho tone Of Our
State. 1t suggests the question, when did
you ever differ from Mr.. CALuorN: Either
as to men or measures What measure has
he proposed tina, You have not supported !:
what principle abandoned that you have not
repndaed? Ia whom has .lc been enemy,
To whom you have not been enemy, and t.
whom been friend, to when YOU have not
been friend? Ii Is alone IN your military
career, that you have acted part separate
from Mr. CALH0US--and you will admit, that
as a sotdier, General HARRIsoN has equal
claims to be considered independent Of. Mr..
CLAY and Mr.. WEBSTER. Thus far the par
allcl holds. Bot when sir, did You oppose
Mr.. CALHOUN? When have you stood up,
~ your own strength, and IN friendly rivalry
and ask from your State and the nation 10
decide between yourself aud Mr.. CALuouN?
Can we suppose that General HARRisoN,
who has had sufficient self.respect and in.
dependence, to compete with Mr.. CLAY and
MIR. WEBsTtR, for The highest Office in the
gin Of ,be nation, possesses tho spirit OF n
uHu Hc VIII SiUh mo u lOOI
as soon Us he is elected. Sir il is an unphi-
losophca, AS well as an ungenerous inpuia-
ton.
Now, sir, as to Mr.. WEBsrrR's 4" consiiiu.
honm doctrines! as you have distinguished
between Dir. CLAY's measures, aud Mr.
WEBsTERs doctrines. we are left To infer
that by tins, you mean his principles us to
the gfnerm character of The Government IN
connection with the nullifcatio controversy.
We Will readily ndmit, they arc mol those oi
tic South Carolln., though they are those oi
the present aJmlpistralIun. We would re
specially submit, that us long as Mr.. PoIN-
SEPT Is IN the cabinet, and the Force Bill on
the Statute Book, put there aud retained
there, by the party in power, that 1t IL At
least idle to talk of what any one man ot the
other party may believe or teach. Especial
ly too when the party, to which MIR. WE.
STIR is attached, bas prored heT respect for
conscientious opinion, by supporting tor the
Vice Presidency, NullIye. and an Anti.
Force Bill NM. When Mr.. Van BuKEN,
druounccs The proc lamation and recommends
the rp,al OF the Force Blu, we will regard
preGsSionG on this topic, worthy Of reply