Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-09-23

tributons, and desolsting our Churches and the Sc
pulchres ofthe dead. But we return:
Mr.. Porter with a mixture Of chuckling an
arrogance, completely in character, with littl'
emphasis usks--"what confidence can Mr.. ADAM
have in Mr.. RoBBINs' Will he trust him will
his secrets, will he rely his represents tion,'"
We reply, he will-he has done so, and the s.,
months service performed by Mr.. ROBBINS in tn,
Senate, and the important duties so ably performed
by him, gained for the Senator, the confidence ant
the attachment ofthe Executive; and it is presumed
that he will trust him rs far as he trusts any
This fact has been established, and Mr.. PoTTEF
viii not find il easy task to convince the peopl,
| ,hat il is not substantiated.
There is something hnted at in this paragraph
about the discontinnance Of SUITS which to US is
| profound enigma, and had it not heen for a friend
We should not have arrived at any point that would
in the least tend to its developement We are told
| however, that Mr.. Potter intends to say, that Mr.
ROBBINS, whilst holding the Office of District At
toruey, did certain occasions, discontinue suits
brought by him in behalf Of the United States.
Whether this be fact or not not prepared
licer Of the United States, he had an updoubted
right to do so, AMI it certainly was part Of his
duty TO discontinue suits, The was satisfied that in
doing so, he could promote the public veal, and
| further the interests and harmony Of the nation.
This charge is in itself ridiculous, since Mr.. PoT
TER has not dared even 70 insinuats that MIR. Ron
BINS pursued an improper course, in these trans
actions, intrinsed the powers delegat ed him
10y the government. If Mr.. Potter can accuse
Mr.. ROBBINS Of other crime than that of ,parins
the government and the people useless litigation.
the latter gentleman has nothing to fear from his
enemy and accuser.
Referring 10 Mr. ROBBINS election 20 the Senate,
MIR. Potter holds the following language:
"Mr. Robbins election to the Senate had moth
ing to do with the politics Of the United State. -;
no one thought at that time there would be an op-
position--there seemed to be an anal lgamation of
all parties. MIR. Calhoun and MIR. Adams were
elected by the same men, aud no one expected all
opposition from him. MIR. Robbins elected by
what was called the republican party IN this State,
although it was very hard to bring up Il majority
to his support, before he assured them thut he
would clear up his character, and to some oil them
that he would retire next fall and support another
man; ana but for these promises, he would not
have been elected, then, if other men
had not had more feeling for him and his family
| than he had; perhaps, us ne has been to Washing
ton, and had sufficient time, he will be prepared to
| perform his promises"
1t is not admitted that Mr.. ROBBINS election
had nothing to do with the politics of the United
States; on the contrary, it is asserted, that his
election was decided the politics OF the country;
and Mr.. PoTTEu knows, if he knows any thing,
that the Election to which he aludes, turned on
the politics OF the United States, and that Mr. RoB.
BINS election was secured by IFS beng known that
he was warmly attached to the present Admins
tration, and that Mr.. Porter was known to be
violently opposed to it. Where is the mau who
could for instant believe that an Individual for
the sake Of holding an Office two sessions, would
agree to vacate it after the expiration of that Pc
rod? The assertion a silly one, aud if MIR. PoT-
find himself sadly mistaken.
Mr.. POTTER nas next asserted that Mr.. Rob-
BINS was more opposed to MIR. ADAMS election
than any man i'll the State and to support the allie
cation, he has repeated twice and thrice told tale
which is as thread-bare as it is uniounded.
"I Is very we'll known TO hundreds of respecta-
bile men IN this state, that Mr.. Robbins
opposed 10 Mt Adams election, than any IN
TINS State, and the reasons were very obvious. He
pretended to be for Mr.. Clay. and was for forming
ticket OF electors composed one halt for MIR. Clay
and the other hall for MIR. Crawford, 10 defeat Mr..
ADAMS with the certuinty, and if they succeed
cd, govern themselves according to circumstances
but il was never believed by Mr.. Crawford's
friends tha. the friendship of Mr. Robbins added
single vote to the side he pretended to espouse.'
1t is unpleasant TO fud that Mr.. PoTTER's recol-
lection fails him as he advances in life such. how
ever, must be the fact, or he never would have ven
tured te place the following paragraph before the
public. Perhaps, however, his memory may retain
all Of its original strength and that when he PEN
ned the paragraph, which we shall presently copy,
he imagined that the people Of khode Island hat
forgotten his anterior conduct.
"As to myself | own | was for Mr.. Crawford,
and so many, very many, rs respectable aud
influential men as any IN the state; but upon
knowing his state Of health, aud the apparent DIS
position OF the people IL the State for Mr.. Adams,
we gave il up cheerfully, and | now believe II
the present opposition to Mr. Adams continues, that
those that were tor Mr.. Crawford viii supper; Mr..
A. as cordially and efectually as his early and
warme5t friends, and much more so than those who
came in at the eleventh hour"
We believe we were we'll acquainted with Mr..
RoBBiNs' views during the late Presidential can
vass and from that knowledge we always believed,
Al ur tho hooor. blo ..n,laman cor-