The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-11-16

allow Us 10 suggest 10 them that they had
better be careful how they meddle with Mr.
Hazards course or concerns. We do not feel
ourselves called upon, nor should we be justi.
fed n attempting to defend that gentleman's s
political character against the tmPudcnee OF
the conductors of the Microcosm, for he is a.
bundantly able TO take care of himself, and
in his own way II is sufficient that although
Mr. Hazard never Joastcd of having been e.
lectcd .Gfty times to the Legislature, yet we
can say for him that he has been elected
thirty-six times in succession a Representa-
tive from Newport without even one opposing
vote. "WE'yE AN IDEA HERE" therefore.
that the frccmen of this town are very well
satisfied with their present Representatives,
and especially with Mr.. Hazard
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POLITICAL CALM-W When the Senate
rial election was over we felt for moment as
u
shor. respite from the drudgery of political
warfare. But in casting about to see what
could come next, we found that the Nan Of
Kent had introduced in the House Of Repre-
representatives. a resolution having for its OBJ
ject the change Of time for electing members
Of Congress, from August to April. If this
resolution Of Mr.. Waterman's should DO a.
dopted at the January session, it will call up
the subject TO public consideration five months
sooner than it probably otherwise would hap.
pen The nomination Of candidates, at least,
will, in that event, take place in January in.
stead of June, as heretofore.
1t won't do, Mr.. Waterman.
..-eAe..-
ERRATUM--Ing giving an account OF the
Legislative proceedings, from the Providence
Journal, last week, we inserted that it was
erpedient to grant the prayer of the Grocers
petition of Newport, instead of iRexpedieRt.
Several other errors escaped our observation,
which our intelligent readers no doubt, very
readily corrected as they found them. Errors
Of this kind, however, arc not unfrequent oc-
currcnces, IN newspaper publications
...s@e-..
POTTER and JUDGE SWIFT--Thcre
was considerable wit in what Mr.. Potter
wrote Judge Swift twenty years ago, as re-
terrcd to in tho following article; and even
connected with these dayS the anocdoto con
tains not only some wit and pleasantly, but
good deal Of down right positive truth.
RuoDE-IsLAND. After one ofthe most
spirited contests which the annals of po-
iitical warfare exhibits, Hon. Asher Rob
bins has been unanimously elected q sena-
tor of the United States. Of the means
made use Of and the measures resorted to
by his opponent, to insure bis election, il
becomes us to be silent as ~c are certain
ly not disposed. TO interfere with the politi-
cal controversies of other communities,
much less TO censure the conduct VI gen
tleman who it seems has hitherto enjoyed
the unboundcd confidence of his fellow
citizens but we must be permitted to re-
Fiase an anecdote which we think couclu-
sively proves, that there is no material va
rance in the opinion oft.e gentleman, and
that of the good people Of Rhode-Island.
At the time the late Chief Justice SWIFT
was publishing his Digest, he wrote to
gentleman of considerable legal celebrity
residing in the county Of Washington, X.
|. requesting his aid in introducing it into
use in that state The gentleman acknow-
lodged the reception of the Judges letter,
and replied that he could formerly have
been of essential service to him, as his in-
fuence had been, perhaps, as extensive as
any man in the state, indeed to such an ox-
tent was il felt, that he could any time have
had negro hung for his amusement but
of late his influence had become so depre-
ciated, that he had to make the greatest eff
forts to avoid being hung himself.
Middletown Sentinel.