The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-07-21


pollics, without that genIiemans knowledge and that
| he has not his authority thns TO make Of his
name, IA way, OF ali others, the best calculated 10
cieste the suspicion, not 10 establish the fact. be-
| yohd even tie shadow OF doubt. that Sr Durfee
has not pursued the course oi consistent Republ.
can. We ate. however, reluctantly compelled to be-
leve, that tie course thus pursued by Tie writer in
Tie Mercury has the ealife and unqualified approbs-
ton of Mr.. DurIee The course We took in relation
TO the communication. which tle writer in the Met
curry says we refused TO publish, is correct course
II Is IN fact. precisely the that ever has
| been pursued by the Republican pspsrs. We ieei
ourselves called upon by OF duty 10 the pub
lie, and particularly that part Of the public, which
constitutes the gentine Republican party, 10 correct
| the misstafe.en. Of the Republican writer in the
| Mercury We intend, particularly Oh our own ac'
count. TO exercise becoming degree of moderation
towards chat gentleman although We should be jus
tined ~ the use OF little severity. considering the
| Thole OF his conduct rs manifested against this Es-
Enlistment, and "these editors; and especially a.
gsnst the Convention and those who called that
CoD'cntion-THE REPuE FREIMEN OF THIS
STATE The communication referred TO, was eyi-
denuy written in asgiased hand. and was put into
our possession by gentleman who requested that
the same should be Published in our paper We
then stated 10 that person that we would give
swer to his request the next morning wished
TO have time TO seriously consider and satisfy our,
selves conciosivcly what course ought to be taken
by US, as the conductors OF Democratic paper. We
COnsueT-We
is, that We followed lbe dictates OF our
cool deliberate reason. Although we had but re-
Gently taken charge of this paper, and there.
fore extremely desrous that no innovations of The
Republican usage ia such cases. should be frs, made
by US yet We had learnt during our apprenticeship
in this Office, that the course OF this paper had been,
uniformly to support the Convention candidates.
With view however, TO crafty few sf our sub
scribers, who were triendy to the nomination OF Mr.
Duriee. under any circumstances, We Consented, not
offered. TO give that notice one insertion al the
same time We avowed that we should state the
SON. why we should not open the paper to an unre-
leDtlng war between the great body of the RePub-
party, and few individuals of that party, who
we're snYous 10 obtain nomination for MIR Duriec,
in ordcr to destroy the election OF the regularly
nominated candidates If Mr. Durfee had eOnsenieI
to be offered Candidate Tor re-electlon, after
having submitted his claims to the Convention. why
the necessity Of sesding his nomination in this mys.
terious shape, this disguised hand writing Why
this monsrous effort 10 destroy the very existence
of the Republican, party. merely because sir Duriee
was unsuccessful in the Convention Why attack
ibis Establishment with view to injure it, because
We would not lend our aid TO parayze-io destroy
the Republican paTTy-why "lop of the bough
which hung even heir interest" Why "obIest all
earth and skies" in favor Of that gentlemans nomi-
nation Answer who can.
"When" Gays the writer in the Mercury,) did
any Press ever refuse to give information to Their
fellow citizens, OF the persons TO be offered
didates for their sufirsges especially when the in.
formation was requested 10 be given by the patrons
snG supporters OF that Press; and when that ntor.
nation, max thisl viz. the simple ac. fthe psTson
6sisg cGna.dae, and having been Representative,
We ALI that vas REQUESTED to be pubIishcd."
Now We do siIicn, hat since the commence
ment OF Jetlersons aOlinisratlop, it has been the
constant practice OF the aepubllcan papers III TINS
state, 10 give their undsuiG:G support 10 the csnd
dates agreed upon by the great body OF the Repub.
frtem lie
complained of in the Mercury: and Il that is retus-
ing TO give informAOs TO our ieliow-ctzens of per
sous who ale wiling TO DC Candidates Tor Office be
il so--the construction p'eases US. Will the writer
III the Mercury venture TO say, when his mind is
CABIN and urp6ed by the srdency Of his feelings, in
favor Of his uieGd-dare he then say-dare he rick
his reputation by saying, that ALL he requested OF
to publish the Siahle fact of the person "eing
candidate. and having been a Representative ;" Ii
he dare do this, we will desonsrste, aside " from
the deep dsmnation Of bis own testimony" that it
is not iue, that such the fact The facts as
stated in our last pspcr; yielded TO the solicts
ons OF one or two Subscribers. and agreed against
the convictions Of our mind, TO publish that no
ucc, which At that time, appeared TO be satisfactory
to the gentsein,n who sent US the nomination. We
accordingly pat II IN type. snd were Ieady TO pub.
iish it once, asreesbly to our promise. The day be.
fore our paper was printed, David Melville. Esq
called At this Office, and demanded OF US to know,
whether or not intended 10 publish the NOM
in.tOn st Mr.. Duitee. to which We answered IN The
affirmative. lie then demanded of us 10 know
whether or not We should continue TO publish that
nomination up 10 the day OF election II was then
observed TO him, that 1t could scarcely be necessary
tor him to quarrel with us in advance that we had
been requested to publish it once and that we should
do SO, unless otherwise requested by the gentleman
who sent US the notice, Al the same time We frank
ly stated TO Mr Melville the reasons which infuens-
ed u, to decline opening the paper at the request Of
,ery s.v individuals, to any, and every body, WHO
might be inclined to oppose and defeat the election
Of the Convention candidates. The reasons which
we then offered in Justification Of the took,
would have been under Otker ercuas01sces, saisfsc
tory even 10 that gentensn himself We did not
annex any condition to its being published. it WIS
not our wish 10 publish It why then should .se On.
mex any condition. After Mr.. Melville informed
us that he was directed by the gentleman who gave
US the paper. to call and get it, unless We would no-
mise TO publs,. the nomination it contained during
the whole political campaign. together with all tie
matter that might be furnished BY the friends of
that nomination; We deemed il best to deliver the
nj in,t, O.. .1,