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

people, with no other nope than that vi neSo'"-
plishing the ends to which your Unsuitable ambi-
tion aims.
Sir, your sycophantey will not take,-the eitIzen'
Of Providence are too wise TO listen to your strains
Of pre,enled frcnd,hip:--and although the Bison
NAV smother his kindred brute with his caresses'
the Lion will not be deceived by the time serving
Jackall. Creterious held his chalice OF honey
Augustus tasted ofthe tempting liquid ana thoush
il WA. NECTAR to his lips, it was POISON to '' SOUL
S,,, do vo.a undsysiand he. figure and The ahuS'or
The paoule will be somewhat surprised when
thew read the folio wing paragraph which is extract
.l merely to show how far this gentleman is will
ling to go,to gain friends among the disciples Of
the present Administration.
.J never had personal hostile fcen, towards
the President, anl have always been perfectly sat
:sf,d with his administration"
Thus he denies ever having entertained per
,onal feeling Of hostility for Nr. ADAMS. This
NAV be 40, but i, is some wha' 'nkulnr, that man
a. far loses sight OF the Obligations due to personal
friendship. az 10 assh his bosom friend, with coarse
anil vulgar abuse, and publicly denounce mm as a
turn.coat, an spostate and a fool. II 1t IS thus
that the gentleman treats his friends may heaven
protect u. from his friendship. II he be the 'riehu
of the Presiden'. we should thnk he would not
obuso and and anatbemai.e him; we should think
he would ,rca' him with jecorum and respect, and
exert hia efforts to secure his interest There ~
however, a Spanish adnpe. which saws that mans
friends, are sometimes his worst enemies. It's not
unlikey that the South -Kinsstown Gentleman
lives by the moral oflhis aaagc. lie has however,
right 10 max. such assertions as may best SUIT ms
teelinq,-.he putlic haze a right to believe them,
ifhey cen. One more extract and we shall have
done. and we hope, hat the wish contained in IT.
will be speedily realized.
81 have been long time tired Of public life and
have r-;-hcd fp- an honorable opportunity to have
retired but have been denied that opportunity
Good citizens Of Rhode Island, in Heavens
name, do not any longer deny" 'he gcntlemnn"an
opportunity Of retiring from public life; and now
that you behold him, who has "serred has country
Miriy ysars" imporing to be relieved from the ar
auous duties of public office, in mercy, we beseech
ye LET him retire, covered with bushing honors, to
his wonted place Of repose:-IIow unknd you are
20 thus annoy him: "pty he sorrows Of this Cardi-
nal" aud suffer him to repose peaceably and quietly
in his retreat, sacred to patriotism and justice
Enough has been already said. though much
more could with great propriety, be uttered, rela-
tive 10 this gentleman, hut as we have overstepped
our limits we shall hastily bring the discussion to
close.
Upon the whole, this document taken as it
stands, is of a singular and extraordinary nature;
it is disgraceful to him who wrote it, and adds no.
thing to the dignity Of the print in which 1t was
published. Its prominent traits are, an entire
recIIlessness of common proprie,y, positive alb
of literary merit, and open contemp; for the
sentiments and feelings OF individuals, and the
community at large, and it is entitled tothe unequi-
vocal condemnation of the people. As to the wri-
ter, he is a man, who, by accident and not by
merit, has obtained rank Of some consequence
with the public, which is, however, on the turn
pike to decay. The influence obtained by him in
the State Legislature, originated in intrigue, and
in a browbestng department which induced
hundreds TO yield TO his views and purposes, for
the sake of escaping his denunciations and hatred.
lie is entirely deficient in all the necessary requi-
sites for an United States Senator, ana If elevated
10 that body, he would add nothing to the dignity
fthe State and in all human probability, would
enter the coalition Of CALHOUN aud RANDOLPH,
which is now at work in organizing unpiinci-
pied opposition to the present administration. We
do not pretend to know what the secret springs
of his heart, nor we undertake TO say that he
is what he has confessed himself to be, the enc
my ofthe present Executive. But that he was an
enemy to Mr.. ADAMS two months ago, we unhesi-
tatingly assert, if his confessions and assertions
can be relied on. This say without fear of con-
tradiction, nor shall be deferred from the full
and unrestrained expression of our views, by any
threats MIR. POTTER may be pleased TO utter
Threats and anathemas, have long since ceas-
ed to disturb US, and we shall, in examining pub
lie men, maintain the INDEPENDENcE OF THE
Pass.
Asa private citizen, Mr. Potter does not come
within our reach, and if we had anything to say
about him, whilst standing in that relation, it would
be in his favor. We shall say, that he possesses
many amiabe traits Of character-that his private
reputation Is irreproachabe. We consider him as
q politician, and as such the public well assur-
ed he ought not, Cannot and must not be trusted.
If his most determined friends and advocates can
produce anything in his favor, if they can by any
kind of mr. arrunent or logic however ingeniou. or all