The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-11


nigh, Caucus, st bis own house in the same
mon'h he ansnded a, delegate, caucus hold
en- at the Court House, IN P.osidsnce, then
sn uDpiedgsd esueus, where the doors were
open, and si,s' wsrds another with closed doofs.
If M,. Pssne 10 guilty OF ineonsistsney 10
writing ga inst the Crswfofd csuecs, at Wash
ington, is Mr.. Hunter skogether consistsnt.
provided his friend speaks his senlimen's
Whethsv Mt Pesice wss, or was not thu su'
thor Of the pieces Published In the x. i. Ke'
publican, eondemning the caucus at Wsth'
ingion, / do not deem il necessary or mstsfi'
sI 10 enquire he who hes read The uuToosn
referred 20, j, satisfied with the arguments
used By the wfIier, that Tho caucus 81 Wa'h-
ington wss not entitled 10 respect this tho
people have slrssdy declared. AZ that eau
cos, Of The 64 members who attended, u was
neve, pretended iha, sDy one Of them was O.
iected 10 attend. Ii is understood further,
from the commuoicsIion IN tho Mercury,
that It is contrary 10 tho spirit OF the con-
stiIuiion, 90 vote for sn executive officer, 'oi
o Legislative uust :" tho wfiier 10 ihis ailrd
ing 10 the ctiic, OF Us. Attorney, now holden
By Mr.. Peace, ssys ",bst NJ. Pesree is now
o public notary snd juSice Of The peace" lie
holds the Same ofices HE predecessor, M
Pnmsn held, when y. S. Attorney, and il i,
we'll known, tbs Two last are merely nominal,
,hs pc, quisiIes OF which are not five dollars
psr snnum They arc holden by many pro.
fsssional ID eD, 10 this .sste mot IS Offices of p'o
e., but connected with tho occssionsl bUsI.
nsss OF their p' oiessioo, they sIe genefsliy
found con yenso,, and sometimes sdvsbts.
eoou.. The wriler 10 the Mercury does uoI
s,.er, that the office Of y. S. Attorney, now
holden by Mr.. Peace, rendats him ineligible
10 Q SEQ, IN the councils OF the nation, nor will
he ssssri, that Mr.. Pesrce can be qualified 10
discharge she do,ies Of Representative in
Congress, before he re,igus the Office OF Z.
S. Attorney Surely Mr. Hunter doe' not
consider, " h,,svsf mey be the opinion OF his
friend, The hoIdn 6, when o candidate, the Of.
See oi District Attorney, dsbars man from
o sea, in CoDgsss, il the people, or " his
friends By thsit unanimous support" ere will.
ing and able TO elect him. That gentleman
vas once o candidate fos ,hs Office of Ator.
ney TO- the Rhode Island District, himself,
that 10 10 say, hs was willing 10 take il, and
wrote some ie,,crs soliciting tho cid Of bis
fiehds, 10 his behalf, 70 procure it. Suppose
no had been sppoin'sd, end his friends, and
the people, were now willing, by their anoni'
mons suhhorl, 20 retutn bin 10 tbo l9 b Cor.
gress, ss Senator, or II that could nut'be Ob
aimed, ss Re sisntat.ve, would sDy man be.
ueve he would msniteN any scIupiss in &C.
sep,iog the sppolD' msn'!
But wo aie fuTtber told BY ,his friendly
wfi,er; the oQicts which Mf. .Pesrcs now
holds, come cicd s'ln 'he ono be 1, now can.
didato fo,, is acre than his snare of The Iosves
and fishes, and it l, demanding to- much OF
he people to ask OF them tbei' support, end
IL more then they arc willing 10 give. We
arc told, aud 10 this liGh, the subiscl by this
v'i'et i. yiswed TO hold on ofi: snd be
candidate for one, although you election to
he one Tor which you etc candidate, neces
zafily sScstes the ope you hold, is cs!deDc'
Of eupidily and seisisb In snsweI to th'.
~, cation, eud the charge comes from M
Hunters sdv ocele, let us Tor moment, cali
he ate eniion OF the irsemen 30 the ofilces NJ
Huntsr has holdnn, as we'll es those he ha,
been Q candidate ior. For ten years in sue
cossioD, he hiss basn q Senslo' 10 Congress
al the end OF his sec ond term, he wss csndi
date for 70 election, and il he had been sue
eossfui, woulG rave bsso sixteen yesrs Sen
s,of in tho Congress of the United States
When Col Msbone was elected 10 The Sen
ste, Mr.. Hunter wss o candidate, vhsn Col
Chsmpiin was elected, Mr.. Hunter was ais"
a candidate these gentlemen were IN The
Sens,s TWO years, snd these two, Mr.. Hun,t'
was willing 10 servo The people. MI Han'e5
has been twice . candidate for the once oi
Representative in Cong feS, snd 10 oo~ sesn
dids,e sgain.-F on This statement, j snsr
be warranted IN saying, 'hs, Mr.. Huns' has
served, and has manifested . di'po'i,'oo 20
serve the people oi th's sis,e IN Congress, 20
year., and he is now only Gfy one o. hiy TWO
yeas old. One might suppose that hefs was
evidence Of 9 Iiuis ,el6'hness sod eupIdiy, on
tho par, Of Nj. HuO,et Blu, lam aware 'hs,
his eondue, nay b. justified, and hi, demands
sppsreu,,y rather exorb'ant, placed IN more
fsvotsbls light, when vs take Q view OF his
di.,ine ui,hed talenIs, and the zeal snd indus.
uy which he exhibiied vhile 10 Congress, IN
susnding, on oil occasions 10 the eaGs snd in.
feyests Of his constituents, ss we'll as the hap
py success he has had in sffakins and poHry
thsn opinions. J. may be jusI'hed on ano'b
., around tbe % round of his beisp the only