The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-06-22

of this wicked and mischievous opposition.
There never was a time in which the
States, friendly to the policy Of the admi
nistration, had stronger call for able
Delegations; for men of extensive know
ledge; of just and profound views of the
difficult aud intricate science of govern
nent. There never was a time when il
was so necessary, as it now is, that we
should be represented in both Houses Of
Congress, Us we now are, by men capable
of profound and deliberate reflection; nor
is it less necessary that they should be
possessed Of ready and efficient resources
in .obate; men who are able and ,rilinp
to dispute every inch of ground with the
subtle and gigantic powers of TazewelI,
White, Berrien and Van Buren,. The ex-
ertions these gentlemen made in the Sc
nate last Winter, to defeat the wise
and beneficial measures of the Admi-
nistration must be fresh in the recol-
lection Of every one: the mastery manner,
too, in which they were met, almost alone
and single handed, by one of our Senators,
tho Hon Mr.. ROBBINS; their arguments
and oloquence defeated aud out-rivalled,
will not soon be obliterated from our men,
ory. This State has uniformly been in ia
yor OF John Quincy Adams; and his admi
nistraqon during the past winter received
from her whole Congressional delegation
the most unreserved, as well as important
support. We ask, therefore, the SERIOUS
questlon--is it not desirable, nay, is it not
oil lnhnite Importance, not only to this
State, but to the country at large, that
RnoDE-IsLAND SHOULD SEE TO IT''
that the General eminent SHALL
continue to receive from her the aid and
support Of her ABLEST Statesmen? Let
every sensible and judicious man answer
upon his CONSCIENCE.-Let every
friend of the Country "SEE TO IT" upon
the peril Of the consequences that will fol-
low their neglect.
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We feel no difficulty in avowing, if it is
fact that some of the Towns have not
their full proportion of Representatives in
the Legislature, there can exist no sound
reason why there should not be applied to
the difficulty the safest practicable remedy
within the scope ofJudicious Legislation.
We also very readily give our most un-
qualified assent to the truth ofthe other re-
marks contained in the following piece,
50 far as they relate to the GREAT MAN.
which wecopy from the American. of Fri
day last. The intelligent Editor Of that
paper has detailed with great accuracy
the strong, peculiar and RULING eharac-
teristic Of the Political Jtggier whom he
therein charges with an Unsuitable and un-
conquerable love of "personal and pariicu-
Tar" bencfts--by way of holding HIMSELF
upjor q6fc--4 ofAi@h and responsible trust
that's all =! -
On lhe Representatives Bill, we have
nothing of encouragement for our readers.
Our experience in the faith of political men
iorbIds us to hope for any alteration Of the
Representative power, except what may be
extorted from them by their interests and
their necessities. Although southern men
have always been ready enough TO do
themselves justice in the distribution of
Idres, they have always been willing to
forget that we have rights, and that, us
now distributed, the Representative pow
or OF the State is in the hands of a mnori.
ty of the freemen. we have often been
astonshed by the gullibility of the free
men of the north. They are too ready to
believe in the sincerity Of promises and
pledges which have been repeatedly dis
regarded by those who gave them.
Let us speak plainly, to matters of fact.
In June 1896 the frcemen of the north
were justly incensed against certain
great man of the South-oGcialy great,
only and wholly by the support which they
had given him, because he had doubled
their taxes by a revenue-bil intended to
obviate the necessity of tax on real pro-
perty. To reconcile us, this gentleman
brohght into the House bill TO add three
Representatives to the Providence bench,
and gave his solemn promise ;lla: it should,
at the next October session, receive the
undivided support ofhimselfand his friends.
When October session oame, Senator of
the u. s. waste be chosen, and this gen.
tleman became n candidate, in opposition to
Gov. Knight. The Representatives bill
was talked about, and it soon became ap-
parent that it had been introduced as a last
resource, to be used on certain contin-
no sooner was it ascertalned
that the Providence delegation wouldvote
for Mr.. Potter, without condition, than the