The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-05-02
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UEDNESDAY, Mr. g.. 1921.
t.oMITTED LAST WEEK.
STATE ELECTION.

nesday 18th u!t. for the choice Of Gche'h .
Officers fS the year ensuing, and oi
Representatives in the next General AS
semLy: the Hon. William Hunter, was
unanimously elected Moderator. His !
impartial, and dignjfcd manner OF pre-
siding, and the dispatch given TO public |
business, Justly tn,itled him to the ap-
proyal Of the treemen assembled. We
congratulate our fellow cit;zens OH the
result OF the day--n terminated with oc-.
casion iM triumph to tic cause OF Re-
publicanism inasmuch, as the ascend
ancy of harmony si!enced those peryerse
feelings OF discord, !ew restless, ifnot
tactious, ;.dividuais, residing in different
stclions OF the State, iain would have
excited. Their motto being, -" fan TIC
embcrs." But the good sense 'ol all en-
lightened community, frustrated the evil
rcsigu- Long, fellow citizens, a,sy
those best feelings of humanity govern,
which constitute the ;yue interest Of the
town and the s.a,c.--and the Uhi,ce!
States. it is an adherence TO this ration
al policy only, which can promote the
welfare OF our common country +; tna.
| bling as with ircsistable effect. to ex.
claim, behold tie Republics a,Eength,
Which increases with its increasing
years.
The freemcni indignant a. the ease e.
forts to destroy hy scurrilcus calumnies
the character Of an unoHending ,individu-
| al--the candidate of their choice for Go.
venor--ralled with free good will, to
bear testimony with their sutfrages, III
behalf OF the injured. And tie over
whc!,niny liiajori.y Gen. Gibbs obtain.
! I'd in his natI,e !oMn-requires no COM
lncnt. 1t is Of itself. a volume Of evi-
dence, demonstrating the high estina.
I ton IN which he is hcld, WLe:e he is best
| known.
/ a9ncre--@ Who is General Cibbs?''
~4Hs. lie Governo~ elect Of the State
| Of Rhode. Island, &c. by majority of
W}y about ,lQo0. That's al, iya!ter!
I We Ind intended some time vince. to
notice circumstance, not, to be sure,
Of much public interest, but only as
showing how tfinss are managed in ctr-
tain cases. AT the last session of Con.
| gress, an attempt was made to Wres'
| from .Messrs Ca.'es s. Staton, Tic pub.
lie printing, which had been ably and
faithfully executed by ,hcm for num-
! bcr of years past, and in which business
| a considerable capital had been engaged.
I, is unnecessary 20 advert to The m:ifce
adopted to effect this ohject--Lu, it was
fully understood by congress, and those
| ge:.t!cnan were still retained. \ simi
lar attempt was made in WORK, and
!; met similar fate. Not SO in Rhode
Island, if we are to judge by an adver-
! tissmen of the Secretary Of State, some
time since published in tic Providence
papers, III which printers are rsoaestd to
sendin proposals for e%ccuting the state
! printing. Now it is a well known fact,
thstnot only nthis state, while the federal.
'ists held the power, but in every other
state, where they have he!d it, iedlr:I
printers alone were employed to cxecu,e
the public printing; and if a Republican
printer Ind the tespcIity to ask for it, or
only portion, he would have been
laughed Il. for his innpcrtinence c: folly.
Mark the con,rast--,he Republican par
ty III this state gain the ascendarcy-
| Jones Sr Wheeler are appointed state
printefs--thcy execute the printing in a
faithful and work manl,ke manner. 1t is
soon suggested by a federal member of
| the legislature that the printing NAV be
done Tor less money, and a proposition is
made to give it 10 any one who will do
it chcGbest---and uithou, rnueh rellec-
ton the Republican members agree to
what is considered an economical meas
IRE. There are in Ill trades men to be
found WHO will syork cheap, but it gen
orally will be found to be dearest in the