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

Col. PLUcK--We have TO apologize 10 our
readers for dsgracng the columns Of our paper with
the name of the infamous fool, and miserable
ture, who perhaps to be equally ptied and despis
ed and we should not have done so, had we not no.
ticed the following in Noah's New-York Enquirer.
"PLucK-We perceive by the Providence pa
pers that parcel Of dunderheads, whilst on pas
sage from New York to Providence in the steam.
boat Washington, on board Of which vessel was
Pluck, were silly enough to nominate him candh
date for the Vice Presidency eff the United States,
IN connexon With General Andrew Jackson-
Two of the dunderhead silly enough 10 attach
their names to the proceedings ofthe meeting"
REMARKs.-We can assure MAJOR Noah that the
passengers on board Of the Washington, who parci-
pated in this affair, were not all dunderh eGds.-
Several OF them were young gentlemen ofthis town,
who are far from being dunder eoSs, an1 who en-
tered on this idle business, merely for moments
amusement, without the least expectation that
what they did would ever come before the eye Of
the public.
The result of this steam. boat meeting was hand
ed to us for publication, a few hours after the
Washington arrived, when replied that we
could not consent to give publicity TO affair so
ridiculous and so completely at war with our civi,
and political institutions:-That we would not
disgrace our columns with such nonsense. The
manuscript was then handed to another PAPER,
which sets no small value on its dignity and
strict observance of decorum, and to our ineffable
surprise Il published.
I'VE care not what course our cotemporaries may
in olaftn A. la
nation, but 1t does appear to us that no good can
he had from the adoption of measures calculated to
trea. candidate for the Presidency with such
marked billinsssate dsrison. There is no press in
the Union that would go farther than we would in
an honorable acoy to defeat the election of Andrew
Jackson to the Presidency, and all who know any
thing Of US will readily concedc that he is of all
others, the last we would advocate. But
however hostile we may be to his elevation to the
Presidential Chair, we are certain that we never
would descend TO the pitlful business Of comparing
him TO Col John Pluck.
We think that the Pluck Farce has been carried
quite far cnough:-it is time that as closed, and
we hope that he may be placed in situation
where he will not again be able to annoy socie.
ty. If the Phadelphians are willing to make
themselves more ridiculous than they already have
been, let them keep up the Pluck Farce till they
are contented:-We shall not quarrel with hem
But when their examples are carried into affairs Of
SO much consequence as is that of slectins Preoi-
dent for the United States of North Americ. we
think it is quite time for the people TO look to the
preservation oftheir institutions.
Such levity and nonsense can do US no good
it only serves TO lessen in the estimation of for
eisners;-and the example of other nations should
teach us that the liberties ofa people, when trhol
with, are fast approaching the Scyila and Chray-
bdis Of political destruction.
For the credit Of Rhode-Island, we must say that
this affair did not meet the appreciation of our sober
thinking citizens and that it finds an excuse in the
levity and excitement ofthe occasion only.