Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-06-24

lone would secure to him an election At this cri-
sis, this juDcture in his political life" he found il
convenient to correct his morals and 10 amend his
ways, and in the tabernacles Of the Lord he now ap
peared the devout follower Of the Savior Of man.
kind. He adopted the opinions of the Bapti.t',
made long and feeling prayers, soon made himself
conspicuous 10 the Church-was benevolent and
just-patronized Missionary and Bible Societies
and when he had succeeded in captivating the good
opinions Of bis brethren-those humble and contrite
followers Of the son Of Mary-he suffered himself
at their instance, to be run to represent the
Church in the Legislature Of Massachusetts,
How long he remained in the House of Represcn-
tatives, is not now remembered; suffice it to say,
that whilst member Of that body he was distin-
guished as the bitter opponent and vindicve enemy
of Mr.. JEFFERSON and Of the republican party
In his denunciatons of democratic republicans, he
seemed anxious to excel the most imprudent and
virulent, until he found that federalism was de-
clinins, and that the Democratic party was rising
on its declension when, determined to be on the
popular side at all events, he suddenly halted, for
mally recanted, and came out the most violent Of
the violent Of that party which claims for its god.
father the venerable THOMAS JEFFERSON.
In the years 1814---l5, he was elected to the
Senate of Massachusetts,, in opposition to the Hon.
crate attachment TO the federal party, and the part
he took in the Hartford Convention, fell from his
high estate politician, to rise NO more.
No sooner had he triumphed over such man as
HARRISON GRAY Otis, than heat once attempted
to purchase golden opinions from all sorts of men,
and he fixed his eye those sections of the country,
for the attainment of popularity, where he knew
the democratic party reigned triumphant; and with
the vain hope of gaining western influence, he en-
tered the lists, the champion of the interest of the
west. Some of his Speeches, made at this period,
breathed nothing but the feelings of the west, and
stranger would have supposed he was n delegate
from Kentucky or Ohio, rather than from Massa-
chusetts. 1t was when replying to gentleman Of
the Senate Chamber, who had murmured at the RI
sing Importance Of the west, and the disparity ofre
presentation between some of the eastern States,
and those of the west, that he uttered the following
sentence. which we cannot refrain from recording,
as it shows something of the chastity Of the ideas Of
the man !: Sir, the gentleman complains that the
west increases in population but how, Sir, do they
increase By emisration' certainly not Sir, hers
is natural increase; it originates in the constancy
which there exists between man aud wife; and if
we are fearful they should outstrip us in popula-
lation, let return 10 homes, stick firmly to our
posts, and my word for it, Sir, the gentlemans fears
are dissipated' Ills spceches,so so happily calcula
ted for the west were carefully collected and sent
to Kentucky, and were there re-published and Ill
stributed throughout the country, by one Amos
Kendall. But history Of past times has told US
they did not take, and that the Honorable Sena-
tor failed to secure the influence he looked for lie
had an object in view-we know what it was.
In the year 1916, Mr.. HOLMES was elected
member OF Congress from Massachusetts,, to supply
the vacancy occasoned by the death Of the late Mr.
Cyrus King, and remained in the House of Repre-
sentatives till the separation Of Maine from Massa
chusetts, when he was transferred to the United
States Senate.
When Missouri asked for admission into the Un-
ion, Mr.. Holmes advocated the proposition, and
was the open and unblushng advocate of Domestic
Slavery. He denied the claim Of the negro to all
equality with the white man, and insisted that it
was ordained by heaven the African should wear
manacles and chains, and serve without reward his
more fortunate brethren, the tyrannical lordngs Of
the land--those who behold the suferings and tor
lures of the slave without pity-without depreca-
ting his sufferngs.
In the debate on the Seminole War, he support
ID the conduct of General JACKSON in numbering
Arbuthnot and Ambrister, and justified the breach
es of neutrality and national law, committed by the
rash Tennessean, at st. Stephens and St. Marks
He contended that General JACKSON, though he
had transcribed the powers vested in him by his
government was justifable, and had been guilty Of
nothing, but that Of doing q right thing in a
wrong way"
In taking these several stands, he was undoubted-
ly induced by hope Of gaining western friends !:
but here he again failed in his calculations and re-
turned to his constituents to meet their indignation
and their frowns.
In 1921 he appeared in the United States Senate
delegated by the State of Maine, and from that day
to this, he has played well-known game, in the
political farces Of the times