Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-08-02
Tuesday, LLy 81.

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HPThe'e is nothing which so much dis
gusts us as the splendid carriages which are
dashng through our streets, at this season OF
the year, with as much bQmbas,lc parade as
if her royal Highness Queen Victoria, was
seated within The panels are emblazoned
with ancient coats of arms, the meaning of
which the owners themselves are entirely ig.
norant of, unless they, perchanc!. may have
CLEANED an Interpretation thereof from some
ancient book of heraldry. The drivers, foot
men aud ouiriders arc attiIed in courtly.look'
inQ topas besiudled with myrads Of bright
brass buttons, almost as large as an ancient
warriors shield, while wide gold band en-
circles their hats, giving them, on the whole,
avery military appearance The occupants
of these establishments reclne in the corners,
with dign6ed case and naughty expression
of coun,enance which indicates the feeling OF
the heart, viz,-that it is really an effort Of
them to breathe the nauseous air of pleblans.
Now al This will do very well for the mon
archial nations OF the old world, where the
King can do no wrong, according to the an
cent maxim, and where all are and have been,
from their infancy, taught TO pay extreme
homage 10 the Royal family, and those wLo,
by chance, boast Of lneal honors AMI long
inherited titles. Such nonsence as this, of
which we are speaking, is quite in keeping
ith the nature of their government, the
character of their institutions and The limited
extent Of their ideas Of freedom. 1t is, per
haps, necessary TO inspire, and, continue the
feelings of loyalty and adorng homage it is
absolutely requiredby the aristoclacy, and is
as cheerlully rendered by the common peo'
pie.
But an everlasting death knell was sound
ed to al uch sychophantc ieally, in AmeEl-
ca, when our fathers declared, on the 4th OF
July, 1916, that " all men are created equal
that they are endowed by their creator with
certain unallenable rights f.; that among these
are life liberty and The pursuit of happiness. II"
Then, individually and as a nation, we abJnr-
ed all allegiance to kings and crowns, thrones
aud lor Is. hereditary titles and arlsocratic su-
pcriority For the fuIfllment of this noble
covenant, Cur fathers pledged their lives, and
they sealed its sacredness with their own
fresh blood. They buried these miserable
remnants Of a cowardy Feudal age IN long
line of deep made graves, from the hills OF
Lexington TO The plains of Yorktown and
when the Iurid fires oi the enemies dastardI
torches rose wildly to the da!kened heavens,
rolling in one blackened conhagraton the
beautiful villages of New Eng and, her iron
earted patriots swore that it should be the
frs, incense. offering to the goddess Of Liber-y
~. and that the heat of lie flames should
purpe the soil Of America from the last rem
nant ofroyalty.
Since then, we have had no aristocIacy /;
no orders of society and no grades of being,
except it be in the fancy Of some weak-nnd-
ed person. and he who would attempt to re
vive that unnatural feeling in the human fam
ily is the bastard descendant of the noblest
band Of heroc patriots that this earth has ev
CT produced. The only claim TO preference
that any man can make in this free land, is
that which God has given him in the super
iority Ufhs mental endowments, and the ear
nestness with which he presses on in the dra-
ma Of lie. Every man is the architect of his
own fortune, TIE hero Of his own fame and
the maker Of his own greatness. lie ma
climb the A pine height Of knowledge, any
stand proudly erect on its glacier summit OF
purify he may surmount all difficulties arp
remove all barriers that obstruct his progress
lie may have been born Of the humbles pa
reniage, and inherited nothing but a fathers
spotcss reputation but with intellect, homes
ty, frmness aud ambition, he may carve out
pathway of eminence and attain a position
that shall attract the attention and win the
applause Of admiring nations. IT, this coun-
try. as a general thing, honest merit Is ap
preciated an rewarded, aud although the fol-
les Of the old world are aped by a few, yet
the imitation only exciteS the ridicule OF some
and ;he pity of others,
We are by nature endowed with true
democratic spirit, (not, by any means, in the
low political sense of the term,) nd we have
an equal ad niration for the min OF mind and
character, whether he rsve!s in wealth, or
struggles in poverty. Above all things, itch
es DO not constitute the dIadem that gIi'ters
on the brow of genius, nor rank impant in
the soul the ellen ents Of genuine and CON
manding greatness.
uPThe Cholera report in New York f1r
Friday shows decided increase Of the dis