The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-08-24
NEWPORT,
A WORD. FOR OURSELVES


taken in regard to Mr.. Potter is certain to
bring upon them, the object of that gentle
man would be completely answered and
the public attention divertedfrom the real
question at issue to one Of very minor i'm
portance. An anonymous writer in the
last Microcosm, who calls himself can Old
Acquaintance" 1--WE are sorry that Mr..
Dantorth is burthencd with such Gcqiidin-
tanceS, has taken occasion in vulgar and
abusive article to denounce a gentleman
ofthis place, "a connexion Of Mr.. Robbins)
and to assume that he has the direction
and control of this journal, and is respon-
siblc for the various articles that from time
TO time have appeared in it, II is not from
any desire 10 notice writer Of this stamp,
whose style and manners suffc iently ndi-
cate his standing, but in justice 10 the
gentleman so grossly attacked, that we
think it necessary TO declare, that a IS
schoIiy untrue that M Robbins, junior, is
the Editor Of this paper, or as at all ans,Oer-
able for the course al has taken IN he Ian
guage Il holds. The propuetors Of the
Republican consider themselves fully ade.
quate to determine upon course so PLAIN
ly marked out as the one they have pur-
sued, and dictated alike by their own sense
OF duty and the attachment they have in
yariably displayed TO the Republican par
ty. The language which this paper has
held in reference to Mr.. Potter, is the lam
guage of it's proprietors, which they neither
retract nor disclaim, and which they re-
Jolce to say has met on this occasion at
least, with a full and hearty echo from the
public sentiment
Asto the serles OF dcfamatory questions
which the writer in the Microcosm thinks
proper to put to Mr.. Robbins, respecting
his futher, We should presume that that
gentleman knows his own character and
standing too well to treat them with any
other attention than the writer himself
would merit were he personally known.
We would, however, advise this sold ac.
quaintance," if he wishes for information
TO apply to some one Of the cabal, who have
made it their business to pursue Mr.. Rob.
bins. tho elder. '"i'h ;.-,r,ooobla rrol;.
nifty for twenty years past, t,--and especially
20 ascertain the opinion which the Hon. Mr..
Potter has repeatedly expressed on this
subject before his passion and interests had
stimulated to traduce. "a political opponent.
...eN~---
NOTICE.-The Republican Freemen
OF this town, are requested TO meet at the
State-lIouse on Saturday evening next, for
the purpose Of selecting suitable persons as
candidates to represent this town in the
General Assembly. Aug. "a.
RHODE.ISLANDP POLITICS The cen.
timcnts Of the frcomen of this State, in re.
lation to Mr. Adams and his administration,
have been most clearly and explicitly express.
ed and must therefore be fully and distinctly
understood There is among the people but
one opinion in relation TO tho administration
except that entertained by the small number
OF active and calculating politicians, who with
Elisha Il. Potter, Esq for their leader endea.
vorcd ut a very early period to marshal an op.
position TO MIR. Adams. The signal and tri.
umphant defeat which that little band sustain.
I'd III the late presidential contest is still fes
tering in the mind Of every member of it, and
especially in the mind of HIM who once more
has undertaken TO lead them TO VICTORY OF
DEATH. The sentiments of the people being
thus firmly fixodand clearly undcrstood,it ma,
appear TO strangers extremely difficult, ration
ally to account for the existence of the slngu
lar and apparently contradictory fact, of then
being so many ant-administration candidate,
opposed to Mr. Robbins for seat in the L. :
Senate. II will appear still moro strange whor
it is recollected that the most prominent
candidate opposed 10 MIR. Robbins, has been
the FArIuR and LEADER of the opposition &c
MIR. Adams that he cxertcd his energies e
the very utmost to defeat the Adams clcctora
ticket that he scarcely ever spoke of Johr
Quincy Adams in any other than the most dis
ltcI''N''h anu ahbsNS ASihS' uh'ii wy ~
Gently when no found himself deserted b,
nearly all the respectable part of his old indu
cntial friends We could, if IT was necessary
mention number of hghminded, intclhgen
men who we've formerly connected in polite
with Mr.. Potter, and who have abandoned hii
in disgust on tho ground wholly of his know
and determined hostility to Mr.. Adams |
addition to MIR Potters rnncorous oppositio
20 the administration his contracted Yiews