Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-01-25

trall2rd nv equal aud opposing gCunslleIHtrunr
D "n The uihrr ~Idr, aud should not divert the
j mInd Tor moment from thnse higher, Bnd
mare urg"n, and vlral questions, which are
the true tests of sound aud cGJrecl decision
, n the pending PresldeD',al "ccllpn. Those
: test have already auverlrd to- Th"y are
such hs are ns,parnbly counccird wita the
purIIy. character, aud preservation OF to-
G"veruncnt itself, aud ~ my humble jad!
m"ni, are overwhelmingly conclusive against
tn" wriensions ot Mr.. Van Buren,.
A. lIIl" shall W. permit ourselves. ! trust.
to be enlightened from our proprety" bv the
old and hollow cXpedIenl ut srnselrss aud
arbitrary use OF party names. Those who
a'r 50 prom" to ring he changes on the NOM
cnclarurc OF Frdrralisl and krputI,caD would
do well Ia remember ligt I.ry hive ,ncn.
reading aud mGnirlng men. to deal with. and
not children. Try Mr. Van B1fen aud Mr
Clay 10y any leSl drrIvrd trom The anlhcnllc
history of political parties ln tins country, or
bv the standard Of those great principles
which exist IA the essential elements of our
popular institutions. aud Mr. Clay stands pc
fore the world The far better Republican OF
Il" two.
ln lhat great array aud struggle Of the two
parties OF the country (among the most me-
.mOrable ~ our history winch arnse oul OF ia"
controversy aud war w,in England IN F%2,
l~hrre was NJ Clay aud wheie was Mr.
| Van Burcn: Mr.. Cay gaanr!y leading the
Rspubran hosts ~ the House ot Repre-
'"n'hliyeS, mud sustaining the administration
+ .ni Mr. Madison wl'h al the energies al his
patriotism aud ,loqu"nce; Mr. Van Buren
uniting with rhr Frd'ral,sts to oppose Ihar
liinslrOus man from power, aud to supp.aEt
ms Administration Try th"m agmn by
that standard which Mr. Van Buren, hlm-clt
m most eiaburntc speech delivered IN the
Senate ul the United States IN lo23, de-
clared Ia be- the tru. and l"glllmsre dIstInc-
/ rlon between The Federal aud Republican
'parties--ihr one seeking To extend. !hr other
to restrain Ef'cutiUe power. The publc
have not iurg"lIrn the various schrmes so
. Srdul"usly deN .scd or counlcnnnccd by Mr.
/ Van Bnrrn durIng the whole pcriod of his
( Administration, end uily exposed at the llne,
/ TO augment Executive patronage. discretion,
and power; aud nothing. surely, has more
cminently distinguished the career Of Mr..
/ Clay than hts constant aud porsev"rIHg ct-
forts to RESTRAIN, and to provide new d,kcs
and securities agalnot the enlargement or
abusive exercise of the power, ot Ihal depart.
mcnt of the Goverumen'. Judging them
then. by Mr.. Van Bur"uss own definition ot
political parties, as correctly LAID down by
hun ~ lS2S, bur totally lost sight ot IN hls
~uhS' qncut practlce, let the sober aud In-
partial Judgment of the Country decide which
Is the Frdernilsl and which the Republican,
u is impossible for any rejecting man to
contemplate the actual aud prospective con
dllon Of the country without seeing ~ It the
germ of new difficulties aud ruablrs. which
may, ~ inelr approaching d"s"lopencnl.
nuilatr our glorIous Unlpn to IT'S centre. The
Oregon and Teas questions IN our foreign
relations nj home d dehCIunt revenue, WIN
all ns Ordin1rg sources press"d up To their
ltarth"si prOditrilUc limits, aud some ol them,
,thrr" Is reason To apprcheud, beyond 'hr
'tauu Con'rus"tsy rc-opeucd with ",y the
conflicting interests aud passion which never
- tail To 5c awakened bv II; aud, added lo
hesr, the re.kIndied h0s OF the abolition
,"XcItemcnt-chcha and all oi them are gues
mons "hIch carry Ia their bosom The fearful
|'lDmeHls ui clrll dl-c"id md irt"Hillc siui..
The worst uud most dangerous aspect they
present Is, that all OF t,"m brug INTO Imrne.
dHtt ana Opposing array, II not i"iO G"Gp
aud hostile collision. the scciIonai interests
aud feelings oi the different geographical
divisions uf the Couicderhcy. Whose, at
= such moment, ~ the er-spIrll that may
have power 80 s,Iil the rslug tempest. before
of our yet happy Umon; or, should tins
prove hopeless and IMPOSSIBLE, whose the
, commanding genus to ude the whlrlwlud
aud direct the storm? 7? To preside over the
drs,rnl"s of great Repu5trc, ~ crisis OF
such complratrd difficulty aud periI, calls
for something more than the trts o! the
mere party politician. 1t demands The high.
- est moral aud intellectual qnalllIes oi lh"
s.ate.man-cuursgc self tpCssrsslon. elcva
ton OF character aud elevation ut views q
nubleuCss and generosity ot nature that al
tracts confidence. aud can inspire euthusI
asm; the spirit ot persuasion and the SpIrIt
at command combined. let the onnais of
''.c country, IN some OF the darkest moments
which have ever lowered upon us fortunes,
5e consulted, and they w,lI answer whether
IlEERF CLAY or MARTiN VAN BuREN Is
The man for such u Crisis.
\ J have thus. my dear SIR, with the frankness
due To our relations OF friendship, personal
aud political, glvcr You my views on sub
Iccl which ~ soon 10 absorb So large pnr.
tlon of the publc attention, and to which no
good citizen can be indifferent | hattet
myself Licy val meet your cuncurrcrce, aud
that Of our i,rpubICau trends who have act
ed with Us N the lrying scenes through which
We haze passed but, ~ any event. am surr
they w,ll be ~ eyrd by You with the KIND
ness aud cordlalrty ~ Lie splrlt OF winch ]
lray you To believe ne, most truly aud faith
fully yours. W. t. RINES.
Col. EDauNp FoNr.iNE, Hdnou,r.
IN the snccct alluded to, made the l2th Fcbrua-
~ l'2' the puNrts ui lhr Vice President prrsd-
iug uhr rrr oi 'hr senate. Nj Van Bufeu comments a.
tht "Htcmpt' ct Mr., NdSms, IN hi~ inaugural address
Ito tACe the origin OF tH tvU great polucrl pHIi"s
'wbirh he adds have dvlcd the rouuit, nom ne ah"r-
ton ~ The tuu,Gtuu tu the present dH,i hhu Hler re-
itcuug Nr Adams hrur,. ht gi,rs hs own 20 the "i-
luNWg wutds "rhr, thr iwu great roltich pHri"s
.u' I,lrrsii,t and Republican. arose l"h oittr hhd
different They Htt, ~ 'ulh, MANLY 80 he
Inscribed tn The struggle between two opposing pruci
rt- that have been u artNo operation ~ ths country
nom tb, ,i.ur .t,urs uf the Rr,uutuuHfN to tht
present seeking 90 ahsoth, Hs hr ~ pta'u
cable u mower Iun IT. legitimate sources, hud CON
dense iutn stnglt head the other antagonist prrci
pie uhurug HssluUu.N tu resist The rt't"uchmrhtt
4. aud huiii the c,tCu1 ol Executive uuthuriy.'
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