Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-08-31
Whole No. 9l9.


that If the future is to be ioretold by the pas,
ii mems conduct is 10 be anticipated by
Their declared wishes and opinions, then the
election Of General Cass VIII be followed by
waIs OF aggression on weak and noghborinp Q
republics, bringing in their inevitable results,
acquisition OF territory, amalgamation with a
baroarous, hostile population, further extension
, OF slavery, standing armies to strike down the
Liberties, and public debt, to paralize the en-
terprIse OF the wealthy and forge chains for The
Irce llInbs OF an honest, industrious people. "
NO man VINO justly appreciates the true char
acter, the declared principles and known sen =
tmenis Of General Taylor, can have doubt
that the government would be safe in his hands
In the opinion Of the late JOINS O. ADAMS.
whom all know to have been one of the strong.
est friends IN the Union of PcQce and ana.
SdrcrY prnCpts, and whose zeal in the cause
was not without knowledge, ir respect to the
nen and the means best calculated to effect tho
object in which he abored so long TO accom-.
psh, General Taylor was the best candidate
whom the Wings could select, for the reasons
AS stated by HIM, short time before his death,
to friend, that " he believed him to be the
0n'Y m.n who could broak dOua this cO7ruJt
ADMINISTRATOR, and would 20 MORE To cUrb the
YHH Qj conquest and chek the spread of Stare
rv, than any man the Wings could ecct--ihat
General Taylor. AS a Soldicr, was LoRnd 10
oJ'y the orders Of the President, and could not
rs IN h0Hora5F nun, rc@ga his commission "a
TINE ~ rar, when his cOUHtry Ua,lted has sft-
Uc,s.' 1t is well understood that General
Taylor was ogpos,d to tie aancratjon oC Tea
rs and her var with Merico TO this Union -
The responsibility Of declaring war, rested with
others. But when war was declared, his duty
as a soldier, was obedieHCc to orders of super
or authority lie was not a volunteer in thst
war, but an officer Of the rCgUi0r G5ny. No
patriotic man would have had General Taylor,
who had been a soldier in the public service
for Jo7y g'0'S, skulk ingloriously from her
nag and desert hls profession. when his couu-
try most needed him in the field Whatever
his duly, as soldier Of lis country, called him
to do, he did nObly, but he is in no way re-
sPonsbc for the causes, either immediate or
remote, which involved the American people
in the late Mexican war.
The three great questions which now most
deeply agtate the public mind are a Protective
Iarlil-thc improvement OF Western rivers
and harbors, and whether Slavery shall be iE-
tr0duccd into territories Of the United States,
now free. The question Of National Bank,
has IN the language of Mr.. W Webster, " become
an obsolete idea" No political party and No
section OF the Union desire the establishment of
such an institution. The State Banks are gen
orally furnishing d good sound local currency
for ordinary business purposes, and are doing
the exchanges or transmission of funds between
different parts of the country, at moderate
rates. and, 1t IS DcIicyed, TO the general salts
acuun and acceptance of The public That
question, therefore which so long and AZ
greatly smaI.crcd the political contests Of the
country, Is cow cntWeIy out Of the Presideu-
IiaI canvas.
The question Of the distribution Of the pro-
Feeds Of tie sales of the public lands among
the several States, which under other circum-
stances, was recommended by strong jls,ics
lud sound public policy, viii not come up for
hc consideration or action Of Congress for ma
~ wears 10 come, since, by common consent
he proceeds Of the land sales are to be- ap-
oI,od TO the payment Of the large national debt
\ hich has been created By the Lite Mexican
;ar.
You need not be told, fellow citizens, thst
he condition OF the manufacturing interest, in
diving the labor and prosperity of the millions
ugagcd IN that branch Of national industry, Is
cry much dCprC sscd and calls for the adoption
I a more Just and patriotic policy, which,
.hlc II supplies the necessities OF the Cen
!al Treasury, MaH diScrWDuctc IN fdror Of
io IIoiIStry of our own country. Ii j. The
Igh and impe ltyc duty of our government.
, protect the labor Of our own citizens against
be- ruiuous competition OF the low priced paw
tr labor OF other less favored lands. Tho
nm OF l-iG, which was the result If H.
m, htr ,Uggc of lsiI, Is working rior,
llsciGf to ali branches of business and to al
ne great interests OF the country. Fortunate.
+, ho"c' or the urgent necessities of the pub
3 Treasury, consequent upon the Inldcquacy
/ revenue. derived from the prcsen, tarn to
'Cct the largely Increased expenditures Of th9
encral government, caused by the establish.
'Cut ot new governments over the recently
rqulrcd territories and the augmented militia
force necessary lor their protection. togoh-
with the payment OF the annual inlcrc oC
lc nc~ MEXICAN wal dcbt.-which items ON
creased expenditure. without paying a dollar
waIds IT,, cNimouishmcut of the prin1p0i uf
is large national debt which the people VIII
Jt be satisfied to have hang over them long
thout al least "A gradual dimlnulon-wIll
veil the annual expenses of the general gov
umcnt to nearly the amount Of tortg m,d,or,
doilars---v IN render il absolutely lndlsprn-
bic 10 ,lc preservation of the public faith, to
atcrialiy alter and increase the revenue now
rived from this Anti American Tariff In
e adjustment of duties which must soon takr
ace - meet the demands on tho public
fga,urv, growing OYt of this nCw state e
iugs IN the county, il is to be hoped that
lrgrcss Will not again fail n its dut, 10 cor.
II the gical a1d paramount interest, of ~
aucan abor General Taylor Is known IN
drcidcdly favorable to such "a tarl!l ns will
eg,loichl protect the gr'i iatereSs of homo.
.5r. and General Cass IS k9own to be opposed
such protection aud actively aided 10 the de-
ucucu OF tie prote,.pe s2rB # l5i2.
Tho vast amount of business rpnsacicd m
, great lahts and rivers Oi tho We t. ard
nch IL increasing lIGnenSely every year, de
nds and should receive from the general
yc.hreu,, hlsfal provision ioI the Improve
m; Of thc internal navigation and important
ADD commerce of that great and growiug
ton Of the country
pom tie subject Of alavery, the Wings n
Rhode Island, sand, where they have al
vs. stood, ,-adheuHg, IN good faith, To the
npruuuses e. the constitution m relation to
.e-y IN the states where II exists, they ara
.0mproD1 ngiy JJposo1 10 rs e,tablslIment
IN soil non jrl lhey Jelioye ihat avery
cr, At moral and political evil that Il 70
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