The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-04-11

IN ASH''tNu, Ho SAIcHCS SI)dISu dil tIiC
ants OF seduction and intimidation are to
be employed; and all the resources of
Wit to be called for in ridicule and dela-
Nation: and if with such efforts they
fail. they will give their cause up in des-
lar; at least so long as you continue IL
nted, ard to make d prudent use Of your
power. ii you are 50 foolish as 10 let
divisions grow up among you again, and
to act upon them; after all the lessons
you lave had from experience Oh this
subject after tasting the bitter fruits of
diaunion; you viii well deserve to lose
your power, as then you most certainly
viii lose it.
But, to return to this election :: you see
how important to you it is; how much
depends Oh it as to y our future well being
as party, and what formidable opposi-
ton you have to encounter yet, no'hing
IS more certain, than that victory is in
your power. You have only to will it,
and it is yours. The strength is on your
side; you outnumber the enemy, greatly
outnumber them. This is kind of con-
test i'll which the race is 10 the squit and
tile banIe 10 The strong fortune has moth
ing to do with the event. The means OF
victory are as simple and obvious as they
arc inlalliblc; what are these ?merely for
You to attend the polls, ono and all. Let
no one reason in this way, the election
cannot depend on my vote. and therefore
| may stay at home How do you know
the election will not depend on your
vote ? How do you know that many 9TH
ers NAV not reason in the samc way, and
act in the same manner No; let no one
trust that others will do what he excuses
|. himself fom doing. Let every man tIo
his duty. II one says the polls are dis
tant, and it will be inconvenicnt to travel
so far; and another, am behind hand
IN my spring work, and cannot lose the
time; and this one that have this ayo-
cation, and that another and these
slight pleas for non-attendance are in
dulged to any considerable extent, the
election will be lost; and such repubE.
cans will have TO reproach themselves for
the loss. They will have to witness a
scene that will give q sting to their self.
rreproaches. They will see their party
deprived Of power. in which they found
their own protection ard dignity; they
will see aris,ocracy again lording it over
the people, and with additional bitter
'Iess; "a political intolerance as despot-
ic as wicked; :" they will see the iron
reign restored, which YOU have all depre-
Gated, and abored efectually to destroy
this state Of things, irretricvable and all
this, for the sake OF saving themselves
the triiliug trouble of attending the polls,
aud putting in :aeir votes. Let no such
excuses be made, or listened to, by any
one.
1t would be still greater weakness or FOL-
ly to listen to, or be Influenced by. rep
re>entations against your candidates,
made and circulated by the opposite
party. 1t would be suffering yourselves
to become the dnpes Of avery shallow
artitice indeed. Your men are impor-
tant to you, because your cause is SO;
and because the support of your cause as
connected with their support. 1t ought
to be their sufficient vindication. that
they have been solicited, and agreed upon
by yourselves in full Convention, to
whom their qualifications are personally
known. 1t ought to be a sufficient an.
.s"er to the calumnies and ridicule with
which they are assailcd, that t;ese are
got UP in the selfishness of party spirit,
tor party purposes that they are election
eering articles employed against you;
that they are intended to make dupes of
you, and for no other purpose whatever
The more your candidates arc abused
by the other party, the more cordial and
Jealous ought your support to be.
Thev are sufferers in yor cause. 1t
would be ungrateful, as we'll as impolitic,
not to support them it would be base to