The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-04

pinioD Is tending, in relation TO that election,
90 TO admit for single moment, that he sefi-
ously eniof,sins tho thought Of being elected
! himself. That Mr.. Durtee was the fret 10
break down tho convention sys,em, or that he
essentially sidec, those opposed TO us, IN do
| ing so, is also o we'll known fact T; the Repub-
| Iicsns distinctly Understand" IL, end will no
doubt, faithfully remember il. But that Mir
Durfee 'i,ked any thing, 10 making 'hs, ef-
Tort, | have yet TO learn. Mr.. Duffses
friends under tho ell covering title ot 4" free
men Of Rhode. Island," seom TO talk of him ss
though he sustained stihs, time, gree, nsme,
as q highly distinguished end leading poli,i-
clan in this state. Either Mr.. Duffoe's
ficOds, or his wIitss, 10 ams ziDgiy mistsksn
on ths. point. / wish It to be "dlstinctiy on
derstood," that I would not dispo,ssss Nj.
Duries OF the smallest particle Of his fame as
politician or salesman, nor will I uunecss
safily pue'ish TO tho world . single word that
shsll tend even remotely 10 injure him. Dur
so tar a. II mey be ab'olu'ely necessary and
proper, 20 give his friends and tho public
generally, correct notions Of ,ha, geDilewsn.
talents aud tho length, breadth, drhib snd
Weight of his frefeTSIons and services, 80 lar
l shsll do i, with pe'fsc, dscency snd espdof,
reckless entirely Of tho consequence A
stranger in reading tho pompous manner Ia
which Mr.. Durlee comes or Is brought DO,
foIo the public ss candidate, would DO 10.
duced TO believe, that be stopds, o. o siates'
man, cn tho eminence, which Webster, Mac.
isno sud lew o,he' great men occupy. Now
/ gfsn, thar ell this is rue! enough il Mr.. Dur.
foo is sa,io6ed with The thing, Let tns hero
ask, what did Mr.. DUrfee risk 10 1921, when
he "eonsented under tho peculiar cncum.
stances Of the case" 10 ron against the Con-
ven,ion candidate f--wby truly no " risksd his
Own personal popularity" tho Mercury ssys.
Let me further ask what was his own "per.
sonai popularity" OF that time. Mr.. Duhfee
left College, l think, in 1915, returned to
TivertoD, his native place fesd law in his ia
thor's Office; was admi,ed as on Attorney,
and continued 20 Practice IN that town. lie
soon alter was returned o Representative TO
the General Assembly, during The ,ime no 70.
msined a member of tho Legislature he intro.
duced @ resoiution, to deprive the banks OF
their summary process 10 tho collection of
their debis; in support OF which, no made
'peeeh. But | veTy we'll recollect, that al
NAT time, II was worry generally considered
tnat he made that speeeh as much ior his own
"pe'sonsr' beneEI imeanH gaze him eIonce)
IS Tor tho p'orpo,aD OF tho puo,ic good; such
however have been its results the resolution
having died ia his own keeping. Wa, IL pos.
slbie that Mr., Durfeo at that time, could have
rad 0 vory gres Ahare OF f'persooal popularity
20 'isk Ii did however, SO happen, that whs,.
ever influence OF " popularity" no might have
had st ,hst time, b, considered IL q suiIsbls
"a wsll as favorable moment thsn 10 tisk il /;
because in any, and every possible ersn,, hp
would have gained moro than hs could have
los. II no had not succeeded at that ,ims ia
Obtaining hi, election; his name would have
become familiar to the. good people OF 'hS
sta'e consequently wha, he would have thus
gained, would have infinitely outwsighed, I'll
hs would have otherwise lost. "The uuln
OF tho whols ,nat,ef," is, that M. DuHes wa
tho only Refu6icd1 that could DO prevailed
upon TO run against tho Convention csndidas,
evea under tho peculiar circumstances" 10
fsrred to end no sliii to this very day, msni
fcsn The same accommodating Gisn0si'ioa, and
i, willing, OF " consents" 10 "run against The
world" /, cannot but 90 rocolectsd, thai
Tho old division OF pMties, wa, a, ,hst ,ims,
cleady recognized; and tho fedeSaIis,s saw,
for they never sleep, that there then was"
tide in tho affairs Of men which taken q, it's
llO0u WOulu teHO tuetu 10 q inOoo
upon tho Republican ranks. 1t proved TO
them fayorsble, but TO the Dsmoc'a attic ia
mily, q fatal "iids," a sad experiment: But,
70, their aid, end their support Mr.. Da,fos
would no, have succeeded. Still that gentle.
man, even now, with the hi,'o'y Of pas, times
before him and IS Republican TOO, tn.
umph,, o. affects to triumph in the thought,
that he was Gtst to produce This mischief, ,bi,
di,cord among Republicans. am howeys',
free TO admit, that Mr.. Du,fee is gen,lem,n
of fair talents and character for | am BY 90
means, an enemy to him nor sm insepsib,s
to his juss claims TO public favor. But it
seems TO DO held by Mr. Durfes and one o,
two Of his misguided fiend', es o sort IN.
fringemeot Of his "herscnal" rigLs. on the
part Of tho Republican ftsemen oi toe state,
their holding up and recommending Du,ee
J Pesrce, Esq. as a suitable Candidate to Eli
tho place held BY Nj Durfee for the lan tonr
Yeas, Notwithstanding lha, place ha, been va
cant nearly fve months, his second term Of