Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1845-09-25
A most Extraordinary Development.

The New.York Express Of Tuesday,
speaking of w. l.. Mackenzie's publ
cation Of private letters Of Messrs. Van
Buren,, Butler, Marcy, Allen, &C., lead
ers Of the Loco loco party in New York
to Jesse lloyt, late Collector Of that port,
which was issued from the press on Mon
day last, says
"From this book, we have made some few
extracts in another part uf our paper, but the
extraordinary ,peoW Of that truly astonishing
book Gun never be compressed nor condens-
ed. II must become standard classic pO-
lilical hook in the United States, and de-
mands place every where, side By side.
with The Prince of Machiavel. II developes
schemes Of political iniqulty aud rascaliiy
from 1918 to 1888 81, and even further on,
the like Of which we will not say, has been
unheard of, but we will say, undrenmcd Of,
in American speculation or history. The
most rabid Wing Presses have never made
charges half 50 bad, as this book establishes
TO be solemn truth, Wha, we give is moth.
ing, mere nothing. We have only here time
to skim not to probe these developemcnts to
the bottom, The social morality. TO call
them all great gamblers in politics, and in
the fortunes and interests of The people is but
feobly to express the way aud manner in
which they have sporled with public Offices,
and with the various trusts reposed in them.
| How these letters came into Mackcnze's
hands, we do not know that they arc
genuine, and true to the life there can be
no manner Of doubt. Indeed, 1t was admitted
yesterday, IN he street, by the parties most
Interested that they were vcrtoble bills.
MackeEzle's labor m compiling the book
must have been prod glous. How q stranger
like hlin could have collected and compiled
40 many historical lacts, is wonderfnl,-bu
what otherwise would have been dork and
doubtful, his industrious pen has Illuminated,
and made clear 10 every vision.
The hypocrisy, knavery aud fraud devel-
oped IN these letters, disclose q corruption Of
morals in this State, which, while we have
ever known it TO bc bad, we never dreamed
TO be hult so bad. Men put on The garb Of
religion TO swindle, Bosom )r,ends in politics,
ds'rusi, abuse, and traduce each other. To
dupe mankind and get the spells is set forth
as The grand object OF political ambition. No
honorable purpose appears in the movements
Of all these men. Their autobiography, as
written by themselves, in their own private
letters, exhibits sclfshncss, mcanness, q
grovel!ng and base love Of money. an ab.
sence OF all personal dignity and elfrespcct.
They denouncc their opponents while mol do.
ing, yet as doing the very things they them
selves are nj, aud thus try to hide their own
rhscnIlty. ii seems as It they ever suspected
every body to be guilty Of the political crimes
they are themselves perpc,rnling.
The book is making prodigious stir in
his meridian, but it will suit the meridian of
all III" States that hive copied their political
systems from New York. We deem il of so
much interest and importance that were It
no, copyrlghted we wpnd print the whole
book As 1t is, we shall often recur to il, as
a text book.
The pamphlet containing the above de-
scrbcd correspondence, we understand Is for
sale at Mr.. Gofi's news room, Thames Street,