The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-11-02
From the ProUiGtRce MicForssm.
ELEGANT ETFUSTON

! A." The conductors ofthe r I Republican,
a paper under the influence of MIR Robbins,
seem 20 imagine that the Legislature Of this
State, when they elect Congressional Soma
tor, have only 10 consult the wishes of ,nr. Adj
ans, and they think If the people had voice
IN IL they "would sondhim the man, &c. This
is indeed ing an automaton of State Lee
gislature and the paper which holds such de-
grading language, onght TO assume the name
of Spaniel, instead of longer retaining that of
RCpU6i5caR, which term, the sycophaney Gifts
columns disgraces. We've an idea here that
the Senator to be elected by the General AS
sembly, is not to be sent 10 the PreSidrRt but
TO take his seat as a member of an independent
branch Of the government, over which the
President can have no control and the mem
bers of which branch shall took with an i'm.
partial eye on the acts Of the President not
suffering themselves to be warped by preiudi.
ces or predictions, having the independence
to resist Entertainments on their eountry's
rights, and the candor and the patriotism TO
yield him a cordial support in all hismeasures
for five public good. But WREN satellites and
foot llkers TO those in power, talk Of .cRdiag
Senator to the President, il wears the appear
ance that we are to send him as n servant for
him to retain, if he approve, or to send back
sltould he not suit
The conductors Of the Nlicrocosm, SJo.srs.
Potter and Danforth, occasionally indulge
themselves iii nm pl-natured and vulgar notice
of this paper in doing which they never have
had the good fortune, with all their cunning,
TO conceal their hatred of Mr. Adams, as well
as their eStreme modification at the total fail
urc of their united oxertions, a wear or two
since, IN endeavoring to get up in this State
sort of uRplcdoed PrcSidCntiai tickct II sure
ly must be obvious to any man of common
sense that when we said we sould send fsim
(Mr. Adams) the man." &c. we meant moth
ing more or less than, we were desirous that
Mr. Robbins should beelectcd Senator, because
he IS a gentleman of distinguished talents. and
is both able and willing to render, as he has
done heretofore, to the administration and to
the country, the most important services -
And that we were very desrous that Mr. Pot
ter should not be sent to hinr (Mr Adams) be-
cause MIR. 7. as not a gentleman distinguished
for talents or any thing else but the most COLD
FLOODED and vindictive malignity. As he
name and character of this paper 4" we've an
idea here that the public are very well salts
fled with both. Whenever we sell ouyse}res
and become the tools of Mr.. Potter in endea-
voring to blast the reputation ofa distinguish
ed individual, then, and not till then, shall we
be over anxious about changing our name As
to the "FOOT LICKING" part of this claste
article it is too gross and contemplate TO de.
serve any other notice than wo have already
given to it.
AT the recent session Of the Supreme
Judicial Court, holden at East Greenwich,
John Robinson, mulatto, aged IL years.
was tried for burglary, and found guilty.
He was sentenced to death, and ordered to
be executed on the 9th of this month.
Mr.. POTTER'S LAST MANIFESTO.
Our limits viii not permit us to-day Of
publishing the last Manifesto of Mr.. Pot
tcr,-but for the sake of preserving it on
file, and for the purpose of giving those
of our subscribers, who seldom have
reading of the renocaed Microcosn, an
of pcrusing Mr.. Potter, we
shall endcavor to give it place in our
no ~ number