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

ing election al Reprssc Dtstise. to Congress, 1;
o, in other words, on ihe subject Of the Re.
publicso Consention, having nominated Du
Tee Pesree, Esq Instead OF himself. as suit
sbIe csnd,ds,e 70, Reptesea,s,ive 10 Congress
This appeal, Mr.. Du,fes has seen III 10
n,ke, snder his owo signature, in on addres,
Of considerable length, published IN tne Mer
eu'y OF the 3oth ult. /, Is my purpose o
present, conciseiy and fai'iy TO nolce some of
the grounds upon which that eentlemsn urges
the prop'ieiy of placing himself before tha
public, a, csndidsts for Congress. ss sell as
ice inducements held on, by him 10 tho free
men, for iheis continued support. In otds'
that Mr.. Du,fee's address may be fairly 70.
viewed, | sh>il uanscribe such pats of il, 80
arc considered "a contain, tho leading end
mos, mat erisl grounds on which no claims your
suff'sges ! will thsIeiofe begin with the in-
reduction Of the address. wherein hs says
"The reasons which have bfeught Us TO The
determination Of addressing you, can be very
briefly explained, BY stating, that ,he Repub
iican press Of feis tarf OF he ststs, 10 Under.
stood to be pledged to support another csnSi.
date, aud that l deem it far more becoming
course TO address you IN msHner that shalt
bs opsn snd common TO you sll--giving no
confidence 10 ono that is denied TO anothes--
than to annoy you with my personsi soIicha
sions, by visiting you on your farms, and in The
bosom Of your families or upon vc,, sceiden.
tally meeting you 81 the cross roads, and in
your vilIsges on public occasions. Fo, how.
ever desirable il may be 10 extend my persen'
al scquaintsncs with my fellow. ci,iE,ns,
should choose to avail myself OF smother oc.
casion, when the motives Of personal interest
o. ambition, could not even DO suspected Of
blsnding themselves with the hallowsd feel.
ings Of friendship and good will"
The hru reason, then, tha, induced Mr.
Du'fee, TO address tho public On Tho subject
Of tho opprosehiny election, was. ",ha, The Re.
publican press OF this hari oi the ststs was IN
dsrstood 10 bs pledged to support another
candidate" Let me sstiously ssk NJ. Du'.
fec, nay, put the question to his tonseienee
rs a sentlemsn, a. po,i,ician did ysu not
kros. hat the oldsE Republican paps' in tho
sla,e, he Pdriot, located ~ the OTHER PART
of the steie, wss also pledged 10 sunnsrs hat
os6ev csbdids,s? Did you not know ,ha, as .
genuine Republican,, you had no 'ieh, to ex
Pect thar these pspssts could, with any sos, Of
consistency, be held open 10 you and your
friends, and thsreby become tho instruments
OF attempting TO de(est the purposes Of tho
Convention, tho wi shes OF The Republican
fteemen Of tho state! The, Mr.. Durfce hss
solec.ed tho better course, from tho numbe',
,ha, may have crossed his mind, 10, TO bo pre-
sumed. For surely il could not have com.
ported with the dignity of his character, 10
have annoyed the honest yoomsn,s Of the sts,e,
with uocessine personal solicitations, in fsvo'
oi his siection. Il is equally true, that il
would have i'll accorded with the standing he
sustains IN sueieiy, 70 have been hsrs,sins
tho freerneo BY "visiiinY them on their faims
10 tho bosom Of their families and By contin
uaIly bcseuiog them wherever he might ter,
accidentally meet them at The cross. roads, and
in thsir villages on public occasions" Il wat
indsed "a far moro becoming course for him
to determine, TO " av,il him,elf Of sno,her oc
|. cs.ion, wheo the motives OF personal in,cres
o, ambition, could not even DO suspected o
blending themselves with the hsiiowed foe,
inss Of fiendship and GOOD will" Nj. Dur
fee then goes on 10 shrw how tho Is,e Con
vention was organized. He states, that. invi
,ations wsse given 10 'ae papers, TO tho Re
publican fteemen in tho several town, 10 The
state, to elect Delegates, TO meet in Couven
ton on tho 22d Jnnei thstonly thirteen town
saw AT to eject Delegates ths, on the 80
june, !, vas well ascettsined that n,sjoritl
Of the 'owus, had not elected Dsisgses, an
a. he understood al that time, IL was the pre-
v.ient opinion, that uo'hsg would be dom
THAT the Convection was organized, and
oumosr of unIe'escfed Republicsn Represen
;siv.s were eiec.ed by the Convention, .
Dei-gros 10 rep-s.ent tho towns from whic
,hsy came as Reprs,erts,ives TO the Geners
Assemb'y. Mr.. 0urfec finally concludes TIM
part oi ni, address by ssying-" Under he an
shices cj his Caacgs, a NEW Candidate Ia
6een namsd 10 me ;t-o.e!e .hs, ;s;s caucus di
sS bind itself by tho usual vote TO support it
owo doings, nor 10 IL known that the friends o
sny o! the candidates agreed 10 abide the ~
| suit, and il remains foe you Refuehccrs, {,
soy whethor you will abide by its proceeding
OF the expense OF tho sound principle whict
fo'bid, minority upds' sny circum stance
to ae,---it remains Tor you to say, whether ,n,
minority caucus, thus BY ,n uosuihorissj &c
eonsti,utiuc it,clf a mAIoritv, shall silenc,