The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-05-08
psca THE VERMONT RErUBLicAr.
Inform fate Of the Members Of the
Hartford LO,1ycutl0u.

Haftford C0r0entl0n.
Offences against morality, that come not
under the cogniz ince OF legal tribunals, are
referred Tor punishment TO an oo,raged con
science, or TO the tribunal of future world.
Bot il would seem that politicsl beresies, not
amounting to breach OF peace or treason, may
be brought to a more speedy account.
The popular will, which some political cox
combs have affected To dcspise when despair
ing of its favorable verdict, seems 10 be no
less prompt than just III passing sentence up
on political delnquents. The ambitious
views OF the chickering's and Hamiitons OF
1898, and their utter contempt OF the feelings
and interests Of people whom they suppos-
ed they had securely bestrided and bridIed,
were thrown from their seats by an effort,
the success Of which astoDisbed even those
who made it.--Otber instances have since
occurred TO shew how little safety there is ia
departing from political rectIiudc, even when
she point OF absolute treason Is not reached.
Whete is Burr, TO whom the path 10 The
p esidency was once 60 short and plain, as,
one would have thonght, to have satisfied the
most eager ambition Fallen and crushed
beneath the weight Of public odium Where
arc Chittenden, Gilman, Strong aud Smith
those Governors who wlckedly strove to bal
A. the will Of the nation All, except the
latter, hurled or frightened from their Places
and This latter reduced from a ma lony q
many thousands 10 that Of few bundfeds
Bu,, above all. where Is the clustering, the
menasing, the insolent, and ultimately the
creeping and recreant HARTFORD CON
VENTION "A laughing by-word
among the people-a reproach, a shame,
stigma upon its me mbers and their friends !
That this is The case, and that popu,r ven
eeancc will not be defrauded Of its victims,
let the fate Of the three mcmbers VINO have
since been candidates for Office dcmoastratc.
The re lection Of Hall, of Vermoat, and Wal
do, of Massachusetts, arc similar. Ihrough
the Indignation of Republicans and INC shame
of Fedc ralis,s, they have both been suilsted
10 drop into insign,6cance An instance OF
still more decisive nature has occurred III
the late Connecticut election. Smilh, the
federal candidate opposed TO WolcotI, not
member though q weli-wIsher Of the Conven-
lion, though he has lost thousands II voIcs,
has been elected pc haps by M oriiy of
some hundreds 4: While Goddard, who was
member, the federal candidate for Lieut.,
Governor, has lost tis election,a and lngersoll,
his opponent, Is elected by at least a thous-
ana majority Il "ot '"e 'o''e VI P"''' -.
dgnation pointed and psipable in this case
Let these instances be a warning TO aii
me mbcrs of THAI Infamous cabaI, not TO offer
themselves TO public notice bo, 10 'etire
and seek. shelter N obi'vioo, ,--ror Whatever
may be the frc-sido ,irtuos OF coy ot them ;
however estimable he may be asa man--his
Political fame is blasted forever. All the
art of man cannot bring him into popular ia.
e.. ,I IN raIa IN tyl
be frustrated by the fatal declaration, " He
waa q member of the Hartford Convention"
Though he should harrangue like one in-
spired-Tnoush demonstration itself were
seated on his brow, and the honey of pursua-
sion dsopped from his tongue the simplest
rustic might break the fascination by say
ing" that man was member OF the Hart
ford Cony entiou."