The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-08-24

rtrine.' Will the people permit Mr.. Potter
and his SPEECH READIsG aid-dc-camp in War
wick, to keep the state in never ending tur
moil I win they not fix some bounds 10 bi
ambition ? and say, thus far shall YOU no and
no further. Ordinary men would hesitate
little before they would persist in strurrl,
against the known and clearly expressed will
Of the people IN the manner and with the vi
olence with which Mr. Potter is struggling a
gainst that will Having very recently mad.
two unsuccessful attempts,to push himselfn
to the United States Senate, one would nag
inc that repose and retirement would be NOR,
congenial to his feelings than still further
and more desperate contest would be But
Mr.. Potter once welded in this state pow
erful, an almost inconceivable infuence--tha
influence has departed from him but thu
ruling passion strong in death urges him o.
even in his declining years to regain if po-
able that power lost" Evident indeed t
must be TO every observer, that there is but ere
path that leads TO the accomplishment of that
great object ofall Mr.. Potter hopes, ofall ht
cares. Let that gentleman caioIe the peope
into the belief that he is friendly TO the adm
nistraton let him secure for himself, for 81,
years, seat in the u. q Senate and his OBJ
iect will have been completed this state will
have been reyolutionized--n Mr.. PoIrEF
SUCCEEDS MIR. RoBBIss--THE VOTES or THIS
WILL NOT BE FOR Mn. ADAMS .! Strange al
this prediction may appear we nevertheless
hold 1t to be true. This state being small; and
the influence of five or six men associated
with Mr.. Potter, being very considerable their
mitOd cxcrtions would soon operate power.
iul change. We are sensible it would not ef.
feet change OF SENTIMENT, but il would com.
rEL change ofactlon. Mr. Potter has thus
early declared that every THING opposed TO
the success Of his projects shall YIELD and
make way for him that WHOEVER or what.
ever impedes his career shall be crushed his
awful anathema has been pronounced, and has
rung "doiefm sound" even in our eary--but
we shall not cense 10 sound the alarum-we
know the plans--we have the evidenco-the
legal, the written evidence. and IL SHALL, in
proper time, be heard, rcad and FELT
The election of Elisha r. Potter t. the U S
Senate will annihlate the Adams interest in
Rhodo.Island. Let those hiak seriously ioho
aid and counsel IN these stJ0t0gcmS
-.sAN...-
SUPREME COURT.-rhe Supreme Ju
dicial Court of this State, will commence it.
August term in this town OH Monday next
We presume the Court will not proceed 10
business until "Wednesday morning, as the
choino ~E - ------.-a-.i-.' - =
sembly takes place on the preceding day in
each OF the Towns in the State.
-..eGe-.-
We are authorized TO state, that num-
Der of our citizens have requested the board
of health to adopt such measures respect
ing the removal of water from the cellars
in this town, as may be necessary for the
preservation of health. We hope that prop
cr measures will be adopted by the Board
and that the people generally, will see the
propriety Of cheeriully complying with all
regulations that may be thought advisable,
relative to an affair of SO much importance
TO the whole community.
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Correction On the first page Of the A.
mcrican OF Friday, under the head Of Sen
atorlal Election, the letter OF MIR. Eddy
written for the Rhode Island Republican,
impcachlng him is stated to be from the
Rhode Island Republican" by which II
would appear to have been published IT
that paper. BY mistake the credit, in this
particular which it does not deserve, was
given to che Republican. The letter though
originally sent to that paper has never beer
inserted IN it: nor has it recalled, or at,
tempted to substantlate the charges made
We conceive it but common justice to rec.
tify our mistake in taking that TO be done
which ought to be done, butts not yet done
As the thing now stands, the denial, by
Mr.. Eddy, under his own signature of facts
stated by an anonymous correspondent
whose name there does not seem to be
"suitable discretion" in disclosing, ms,
certainly destroy confidence IN the anoly
nous representations. Prov. Amer
Now don't Colonel--for wo really can't IN
dcrstand you In relation to tho anonymous
correspondent as you term the writer Of ,h,
letter to which you have referred we vii
only say you arc miStakon--indc,d you ar,
mistaken-thore is TO FICTION ~ rHr MATTEL
tho writer of that letter yoH have been &C
customcd from your childhood to rcspeet-th
friends of Mr. Adams sHAIL reap the full ben
eff, ofhis disclosures and then, you and IN
public may, and shall know who he is--yo
and they shall then acknowledge that he is a