The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-25
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Many Republican," and 4" One Of The Peo.
same hand, is much ftief subjsci, we should
Judge, for tho discipline Of the brel, than The
sevefer css,igs,ion Of compstsn, critic. lie
must be some besrdless boy, 10 tho horn book
Of politics, vho 10 trying his bsnd at poliU-
cal discussion, and who smii with tho love oil
Mr.. Hunters msgniieencs, is actually Pef.
susdsd, that 10 this case ct Iessi--"sll 10 gold
that glitters." =
The attempts of this writer 10 rnsgsify his
patron, end to persuade The good people OF
Rhode. lslend that he 10 to be preferrtd 10 the
candidate which thei, Republican delegates
have selected, arc 90 vague and indeiermi.
nate thst il 10 next 10 irnpo ssible 10 gre them
an examination. We meet with no Analysis
OF the peculisr properties Of Mr.. Hvnler-ws
SEQ no chronicle Of his immense public ssrvi.
ces--lhefe 10 no uempt TO dsuDgulshb by CEN
ps,ison The relative merits Of lhs 'wo esndi
dates ;--bu,, sIte' many wise SAVE sboat" the
soveyeignty Of The feonle"--" tavern coueas
ses"--noriy Javorife," Be &c. We are g'ssely
Told, ",hat imporsni questions, which may
arise IN the councils oi our na'ion, reqoho
mind capsule Of deep research, and OF cool
and dispsssionate feilection, en- acquaintance
with the extensive concerns snd connections
oI our national government, and the abiliy 10
ceieDd and oppose measures IN msnner ca
pablo Of commanding the respect and esteem
OF our sister states :"-~-sn6 thst for Q speech
~ Cong ess, 10 his mind, as the x spiuckians
,sy, "Mr Huptsr 10 The led Wha, can do u ="
1t 10 another g1eat cordial TO this gentle IN ans
stomach, {" that the nomination Of Mr.. HuGse'
:. Doi tho result Of any confriUed Convention
&c &c." No, We believe DO --nof OF any
convention o. agfoe:ncnt whatever. il 70
so.sly tho result of tibet ex,'soi dinaiy iDielUa.
tioa, which leads M. Hume 10 bsIiete ihsI
ths mere annnnciofion Of HIs name will be sui
hcien' to induce ou' hardy yeomany 10 love
20 ell theit honest ptsdslicuon, end 10 yieid
up iha, safe and equitable mode Of nomInaIton
which has hitherto secured them R.puSli
Can triumph And Mr.. Hunter 10 sufficient.
~ deluGsd to persist in mi. course alter 'hc
pis'ne,t inlImoiIons fIom 'he mos; effective
leaders Of The Ftdsial paIlyN Providence and
Liuie Rest, not zen deys ago, that The nom
na ION 10 the Me,cu'y We. sltoge,ber ~ tim
cd and, thai he could nor seid Svousa aof be sph
fortedg
Bot this besrdIess writer is in 3 pc feet
panic al what he calls sthe machinery ct
Csucus,"--s sort of Perkins geners,o', he
would believe, strong enough 10 propel tho
whole body polite against wind ssd tide, and
completely under the control Of that pul,dcsi
wizsd Mr.. ID. J Psa'cs 80 compliment
by the way TO that gentle man's capacry noi
perfectly consis,ent with some other peus oi
his Argument. Let u, examine, fellow eiu
zeOs, this TERRIBLE cogino, and see whether II
will not prove 10 DO an Ame'ie o invention,
a. salu,siy in il, effects, and a. wisely eon,fiv
cd ioS its beneEe Eeiei put poses, 80 any machinery
shat was ever puI IN molion by tho American
Fulton.
Its needless for this pa pose 10 canvass lhs
os,urs of ou, political parties. Thew o igin
and prJgtess, and distinguishing pfireipe,,
must DO orfoctly fsmilisr TO evsIy we'll IN.
To- med man. II Is much mote impo ,snt 10
fems,k, that the DSDoctstic patty ~ indeb,.
I'd for its repeated tciumphs 70 the use OF the
,power lul Instrument which ihn w,i,et de-
pouncss. What we adopt as on invsrisbis
D ineipls IN ous Republican iDs,nu,ions, viz.
iha, "Me ryiH Of the mojOrify saaH M OK cases
Sovern," me RepubIie.n patty applies wnh
equal good sense to its own partcular and
party concerns. a gsear end highly tespon
sible station, . sest tor instance 10 the Con
eress Of the Uni,ed States, 10 thrown opsn to
competition by the expiration Of the term Of
The member elected. The Republican party,
- forming very decided ma sjoiy OF The pore
sons who elect, 70 entitled, we will ss,uros, to
,he privilege of filing Il. To accomplish
this purpose, and TO give any pe'eep,ibe ef
tect 10 in acknowledged pr eponts aose, il be-
comes necessary to Concentrate the whcls Of
its iorce on given candidste---on q csndidete
who will unite IN his favor . majority Of ,se
parry; Blu, how will you ascertain the f,c, Of
this preis' enee for soy pstticulst candidate |!
We shsws,-'mply and exclusively, by e
regular CONVENTION. In what other mode
under Heaven, would Il be possible to co,lsc.
the sutf' ages OF he Republican F,semen 60
ss 20 unite and conce ouste their efoftss bu,
in the ve'y method which is here pointed on, ?
4 notice is Giro uls,ed far and wide through
the state, :hrough tho medium Of tho public
journals, Tor weeks previous to The sitting Of
The Conven,ion--lsyi,iog the Republicans TO