Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-11-15
Wednesday,, Nor. ii.


gress will be one Of vast importance and abb
sorhins interest. 1t will involve more in
whish the whole country, and particularly
pol'lcans, are deeply concerned, than any
previous session since the establishment, of
the Federal Government. The first ses-
sion after the inauguration Of u new ad-
ministraton is always one of more than
common importance, because it deve!ores
the fundamental principles of he party in
power, and the basis Of their future action
is generally laid down with a degree Of
defniieness that brings it within the com
prehension of all. That interest, Of course,
is greatly increased when there has been a
change in the political aspect Of the admin
istration. Ii is now quarter of a century
since we have had Wing President and
Cabinet, if we except the four weeks Of
Ha-r;son's life, and that was too brief
space for anything TO be accomplished, or
any change to be expected. The admins
tration of Tyler was literally per se-sui-
generis it was without parallel in pre-
vious or subsequent history. In the future,
it will only be looked back upon as John
Iyler's administration No questions will
be asked, and no answers could be given
He had no confidence in the many who
were of his Cabinet, and surely they had
none in him. All those who originally
composed il very speedily resigned. with
the exception Of Mr.. Webster, who remain
ed for wise purposes, and fortunate has it
been for the country that he did. But he
had no more sympathy with, or fellowship
for, Tyler's indefinite policy than an Apos-
tic CO uld have had with the Prince Of dark
ness.
At last, we have Wing administration,
but tho Locofocos having a majority in the
Senate, and the balance of power, small as
it is, in the House, being SO questionable
that neither party can count definitely upon
it, only tends to increase the interest that
will be felt. 1t is certain that with this
state Of things no great changes can De ex-
pected it, the policy Of the last adn.inistra-
tion We have not the renoiest idea that
the Tariff will be touched or that the
odlous Sub-Treasury will even be remod-
de'ed or improved, much more that i, vii
be repealed. Consequently none Of the
great principles OF the Wing party can be
carried into operation, and therefore it can.
not DO known by IFS deeds.
1t is contended by many gentlemen who
do not attach themselves 10 either party
with very strenuous devotion, and parlic-
ularly by foreigners OF intelligence and
worth, tina, LocofUco administrations must
rule this country for nineltenths of the
time ; and III y say that the Arislocracy Of
the nation is found in the Wing party, and
the genuine Democracy is among our oppo-
ncnrs. Now wo do not agree 10 this doc
trine, by any means. We agree tina, very
large proportion of,he respectaJrhiy is found
wealth is found there also,-- more than
two-,hirds Of the ro~dyism is among the
Locofocos. There aie among our oppo-
nents, it is true, many cstimabe men Of
great responsibility and worth, but the
same Iemark cannot be applied to the mas
ses. A Democracy is government by the
people and the Wings are a portion of
the people as much AS the Locoiocos, and
their government is Democracy, gov
ernnent by the people just as much as that
Of the Locoiocos,- and we say vastly more
so. There is 10 word in III, English Ian
guage that is more enormously construed,
and that a more wicked Interpretation is
pu, upon than this same word-Dsmocracy
Thousands of foreigners are weekly landed
upon our shores, who have escaped from all
manner Of deSpotism in the old world, and
sought refuge in this free land, the char
acter Of whose institutions they are as igno-
rant Of as they are of the blessings of liber
ty,-and the first " lid shout that is rung in
their ears on arriving here is-Democracy
Democracy and they are at..once enfold-
ed in the embrace Of fLocofocoism, and taught,
with studied shrewdness, to believe that
the Wings are but the twin-brothers of those
from whom they have fed on the other side
of the Ocean. They are also induced to
believe this because most Of those who sur
round them, and ore loudest in their shouts
for Democracy have kindred look and
kindred odor with themselves, and are their
sympathisers in poverty and ignorance, - and
hence they come 10 the conclusion that
these assimilated spirits mus, compose tho
genuine Democracy. This is the real Sc
cret OF the matter. Then, again, the Loco
focos are scientific politicians, if we may so
speak. They never slumber, but are ever
working. They make politics their profes.
sion-their very existence. As soon as ono
election, great or small, is over, they are
busy in their preparations for another, and
consequently their forces are always well
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