Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-12-12


sailed with ISLANDERS as poignant 'as the mr.
row that flieth by day., 9pd as insidions 'as
The pestilence that walke,h IN darkuess.'
Open war has been "aped aakln1t every
substantial interest in the nation 1Rh which
the Wings could in any manner be connected.
Poverty, one would inter from the many res
olutions Of this party, TO be the only demo-
cratic test Of Repubicanism the moment
the poor man becomes prosperous by indus
try, he would SEEM in their philosophy, to be
converted into an enemy 10 the State. Sue
lcessful thrift wasa civic crime; capital was
the badge OF aristocracyj the patriotism that
would cherish tho labor Of the American ar
tsan was stamped with the oboqny OF mere
monopoly and extprtion devotion to the pol
icy of Madison was the rankest extreme OF
ancient Federaiism-that term comprising, IN
the opinion of those who uttered II, the su'
perlative Of deepest infamy; Wing merchants,
struggling against the supremacy OF English
opinions Of trade, were denounced as the
agents Of British corruption; those who IN
vested money in Bank stocks, If they did not
favor the Loco Foco ticket, were derlded as
Rag Earons and purse. proud upstarts; Wing
manufacturers were held up to public odlum,
as Lords of the Loom and the Furnace A; me-
chancs who voted with the Wings were
taunted as slaves 10 master; Wing Catho.
lies; who were too manly TO surrender Their
opinions to vulgar clamor, were scoffed as
II the allies and comrades Of church. burners
| Whenever men ofsubstance, ofentcrprise, OF
industry, Of thrift, Of respectable aims, OF
honest and laudcble ambition to enrich and
aggrandize the country refused to bow to
the great Idol Of this modern New Light,
which calls itself the Progressive Democracy,
they have been prescribed and denounced as
almost guilty of inciuism-enemies of the
public veal The bonnet rouge, fit emblem OF
this intolerant scheme OF social mastership
has been hung out, during the whole canvass,
from the head quarters Of the Democracy in
this city, and it has been borne in procession
through our streets, to symbolic the opinions
Of the thousands of American citizens who
marched beneath it. There are some chaI
acterislics of the contest through which we
have just passed, and in these signs our ad-
versailles have corquered-have won the tri-
umph in which they now exut, as so auspi-
cious to the happiness OF the American peo'
pie?
Still the Wings arc not subdued. The best
and purost aud most patriotic party that ever
blessed nation remains in all its integrity
say hopeful, as when it first entered the field.
The victor has nothing to boast of An acci-
dent has given him New York. New York
has given him the day. Even in the minority
in that State, he owes his success to the faulty
Of u political sect, who have been cajocd into
a position which has deprived the Wings OF
the majority, and & Ven TO their opponents a
bare plurality. Almost every where else
Loco Focoism has been run TO the top Of its
speod-beaten even in tho land of the Hermit.
age. Our defeat is not overwhelming. Tho
President elect and his friends have but feeble
guaranty of popular support, even il the hy
poCrisy and dissimulaton Of the canvass hay,
not already prepared for them Panloras DO,
Of deadly dIstompors.
Tho Wings are not subducd. We have beer
deieated-not fairly, but by political legerde
main, by slight of.oalh and Juggling disguise,
we have been Piaquemined out Of the elcc
ton. We arc vanpuiShed, ,thereiore-bu ready
for moro work.
] say to the Whigs-Raise again your Gag
Stand firm in your present array. Go not apar
into any other combinations, but stand you
ground as Wings. The recent election ba
| forced upon our adoption one addition To on
| old formula OF Principles-a great and momen
| tous abuse calls for the aid Of the Wings 10 ia.
/ REINFORCEMENT OF TIE PURITY OI
Il THE BALLOT BOX. u is fundamental il
Il this Government that tho true People Of Amer
lea shall speak truly in their elections tia
their voice sha not pc suppressed by fraud %
\ violence, and that neither shall it be Outweigh h
! ed by voices un-American-I mean by that
| that no man gha vote in our elections who ha
not heart to feel with American people, ant
a mind SO acclimaicd as to understand a
least, the difference between American an,
! lereisn interests. To compass this great end
zoe must hare u modification Of the LaacS o
Il .Ndturdl,zatt0n-such modification ns shal
| lengthcn the term of probation, exact create
I care in the Introduction to citizenship, an,
| strengthen the securities against fraud. w,
| say with all our heart-all hospitality to III,
stranger, full privilege Of holding land, inl
! protection to property. full encouragement Il
his labor, but no privilege to interfere IN tn
! Government or Legislation Of the nation, unit
he has lived long enough in the country l.
understand its interests, 10 resist the cajoler
Of demagogues who would make him, throug
his ignorance, the instrument Of the bases
designs and until he has sufficiently identifies
himself with our people to feel that their wei
II fare is more important TO him than tho welar
of all others. Our laws, at present, do not Civ
us these securities; and we may presume tha
There is not an intelligent, honest-hearted nat
uralized citzon in THIS Union who does nu
feel and acknowledge The necessity Of This re
form. In accomplishing this great purpose,
will 90 the resolve of the Wing party to stan
by Religious federation, ever spurnibg the has
attempt which has been made, ana will nc
cease to be made again, TO connect the Whi
For these ends the Wings need no new ol
g',rization, no new name. That which W
bear has been consecratcd in many battl
field of Freedom, and it will, trust, lon
serve to rally tho brave and pure spirits VIII
stand up for Popular Right and Free Govern
ment in time to come. Let US not assam
another
H What trials are before us, no man can no,
foretell, because no man can distinctly read th
pledges Of tho party which has beon brongl
into power. lfihe late canvass, on the part q
our adycrsafes, has not been mere impostur,
piece fsuper-subtlc hypocrisy, trick playe
olfupon popular crodOlty, acc must hare tmm,
djdtc 0RHorati0n Of IcraS and repeaL Of III
Tarif. How the nation will receive these W
may conjecture. Its patience and its forbear
ancc may be brought to some severe tempta
tions. If the successful party however, n
there is good reason to suspect, have not III
nerve 10 dare the fuliillment of these promise,
what thundors Of Indignation, what threats G
notification, what torrents of vitupcraton fo
faith betrayed, may not await them from thG
I; fiery South, whose lot it has always been I
swell the trIumphs Of an uncongenIal Demot
racy, and to receive its pay only in Dead Sc
Nj Apples, disappointed hopes, and qucfulous r,
quests Unhappy may bc the fate Of the no'
President, standing thus between eagerly C,
pecting factions, andcondeIaned t. The nposs
bio task Of gratifying both. LocofoGoisin ma
thus, in its own discord, meet its doom. 1t wi
turn and rend its keepers. The thousands
.lsIuded honest men whom il yet numbers i
n a., :, a =.