Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1841-09-23

sultlny from the administration of a
fund of such variable amount as an
item in the ordinary revenues Of the
Government. The establishment Of an
economical administration Of the finan-
ces they expected TO attain by cutting
down all useless Offices by enforcing a
strict accountability Of the public agents;
aud, more conspicuously, by making ex-
act and adequate provision Tor ascertain
ncnt and eventual liquidation of that
public debt which the past Administra-
lion had created by permitting their. .ex-
pendtures TO overrun their receipts, and
which they had concealed from public
observation by the easy device Of re-
peaied issues of Government notes.
These were the prominent points to
which the policy Of the Wing party had
been directed, and which constituted the
great issues before the country in the re-
cent Presidential election. We are
aware that our adversaries in that con-
test now deny these issues, founding
their denial chiefly upon the fact that no
formal manifesto was put forth 10 declare
the terms upon which we insisted. We
chose rather to appeal To the widely-dif-
fused knowledge Of our principles which
had been impressed upon every mans
mind in hat long struggle Of years gone
by; with which one purity had been
identified, and OF which its very name
was an exponent.
II need not bo said that, in repre-
sent alton spread over territory Of such
extent as that conprehendrd by our Uni-
on, aud exhibiting interests SO diversi-
fled, what might be called the character
is,ic principles of The Wing party, tbro'.
out this wide sphere, should be subject
to occasional qualifications, dependent
upon local influences and that it was
incumbent, therefore, upon the patty
10 move together in spirit of mutual
concession and accommodation Of sec
tional differences of opinion. 1t need
not be told that, in the system Of mea-
srres which we have enumerated, con-
ilicling views might naturally exist be-
tween the Representatives OF distapt
portions of our Republic, and that only
by The Yielding Of minor interests to the
establishment Of the general good, en-
tire harmony was To be obtained IN the
action OF Congress. This was natural,
and to bo expected. But we felt proud
consciousness that 10 the patriotism of
the party all such difficulties would van
ish, aud that the demands Of an enlarged
welfare would be met and fulfilled, thro'
the virtue of iha, spirit oi compromise aud
totbearancc, that liberal and comprehen-
a 4 Il Il /
sion, which rests st tho heart Of our con
iederacy, and which constitutes the
living prlnci Pile Of our union. Before
the appointed day arrived for the. meet
ing Of Congress, and at the expiration OF
but one short month from the date Of his
Inauguration, our beloved President was
snaiched from US by the grasp OF death:
too soon Tor the happiness Of his country,
but not too soon 10 awaken in our bosoms
IL dee2 und awful sense Of the irrepara-
lie .o-s which we have sustained in the
deprivation Of a great and good man
not too soon TO convince us how long and
how bitterly our country Ia doomed To de-
plore this heavy misfortune. Ia this our
calamity, we hoped 10 find consolalion in
the Constitution had designated TO fill
the office Of the departed chief. 1t is
true, thai toward that Individual, even al
The monent Of his selection for the Vice
Presidency, no very earnest public at
icnlion had been dire ected ;nnd it is equally
true that but u passing regard was be-
STOW ed upon the current Of his previous
lite and opinions. We only knew him
as one protesting to he member Of the
Wing party, aud as seeking To identify
himself with those grea, leaders Of that
party whose opinions and principles were
deeply engraved in the most conspicuous
acts OF our political history, and were
read aud undcntood by every citizen in
tire land. In this connexion, where he
had sought TO be prominent, We discern
cd wha, we conceived, and what doubt
less he meant, to be pledge of faithful
adherence to the cardinal doctrines for
which We struggled, and with which the
hopes of the country were indissolubly
hound up. We hoped to find consolation
also iD tho fact that his accession to the
Presidency brought him into communion
aud intimate political fellow ship with the
chosen vanguard Of the Whig party
the first selection made by General
HARRISON of a Cabinet, distinguished
for its paramount ability, integrity, and
fidelity TO the glorious cause in which
We bad conquered-a Cabinet eminenily
cIow ned with the public confidence, in
whom all men tiusted as in the very en-
bodimeut Of the principles Of the party
10 which thoy belonged who were in
separately associated with its glory, and
in whose generous aud honorable rcla-
ton TO the President we had the securi-
ty Of wise and prosperous counsels, and
he the pledge of n co.operatioo which
should enable him 10 accomplish all that
the nation desired. These hopes were
sill further enlivened by the encour-
aging tone in which the President refer
red, in his first address to the nation, to
the sever glorious example" afforded
him by the Fathers Of the great Repub.
lican school, and the declaration OF his
determination TO walk in the puth they
had pointed out.
A., ,I,.. ,nd,I.aaoo af ,ko.o hnna.