Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-08-18

The course Of the party calling itself
"the democracy" OF this counlry,is utter
ly at war with every sound principle, and
is actually doing all it can to dig the
grave of true freedom in the world
1t were unchar,able perhaps to say that
those who assist IN the disse inination of
the doctrines Of that party knoo tins, and
rs 1t regards great majority of them, it
would he unjust. They do not know the
tendency of their own doctrines, but are
blindly following the lead of men who do
know. The people OF the United States
are pure and patriotic; they are eminent
ly republican IN every fi5re Of their feel
iDgs. and would no more express senii-
ment or take step TO the injury of their
country than they would voluntarily sac
rIiicc their lives or leopard the happiness
of their own families. They are the
friends of freedom and the foes OF despo-
tsm in all its forms and all its rami6ca-
ions /; and yet portion OF the people Of
the United States have permitted them
selves 10 become so completely the slaves
Of party that without the consciousness OF
the act, they are really lending all their
efforts to the establishment of principles $
that must from the very necessity of the
case lead to despotsm more CALLING than
they ever read of and more dire than
they ever dreaded ! They are giving
into dogmas, and assisting demagogues
To carry them out, which will eventuate
in cnlamies that they would rcoil at
with horror If the reality could come be-
fore their vision. Whether some Oft those
who act as leaders in the jacobin party
of the United States are themselves
aware of The character and tendency of
their doctrines and Of the inevitable con-
sequences that must flow from them, we
pretend not TO say in all charity we
would hope not ; it is less rcpusive to
the better feelings Of brotherhood and OF
humanity to believe that they are them
selves deluded and deceived by deeper
demagoguc and less scrupulous destruc-
tives. 1t is, however, Of little conse-
quence in the purpose for which we
make these remarks whether the prime
movers IN the mischief-the leading loco
/ iocos Of the country--are found in the
one category or the other. The conse-
/ quences of their doctrines are equally
dcleterious whether their propagators
choose to hang themselves on one horn OF
the dilemma or the other. Whether the
principles which they act upon are instIll-
ed into them by ignorance or adopted
from dcpravity, they arc at war alike
with the stability Of our own glorious
institutions, and with the existence OF
inst law and the well regulated liberty o
the world. Let the ultraism Of the pres,
cnt day prevail, and civilized communi
ties will first lapse into anarchy, from
that TO military despo,isni, and II It evel
RECEIVERS from that, be under The necessii.
Of commencing another noriciuie Of free.
dom. After passing through a century
or so OF wild and turbulent misrule, con.
fusion and tyranny, fresh start vii
have to be taken in rational government
1t seems to US iha, this must be perfect,
apparent TO every sound head and clea
mind. No mau who has watched tn,
progress of events, aud studied the ten
dencIes Of the times can fail 10 come I,
this conclusion.
We are not writing thus rs mere 20
lhical pnrtlsans, but upon broad ground
and clear convictions. We belicy,
waat we say, and ir we succeed in civ
,pg good reasons for "the faith that is il
u.s." we ask our readers TO believe us
= l. il not SOS il not clearly apparent I,
, every mind that will permit itself TO thlnl
at all aud To watch the movements q
the prominent politicians, that there is
spirit at work winch will undermine th
foundations Of the fabric which our fore
{ fathers reared for US, and which W,
e have all sworn 10 preserve
H II is not our purpose to 90 into n fu|
u detail of our reasons Tor coming to thi
conclusion-- certainly not IN this auicI
j. which We merely mean as an outline e
= those reasons, To be- filled up perhap,
hereafter, but there ate certain nndica
y llons showing themselves daily, >uIlioc
A., n,,nI H.. Al, nuI,, Ia iln ututI. aud A.