The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-09-21

ew flag N political controversy, to claim
tom the delegation of Rhode Island their
uifrages, IN exclusion of a well tried sup
,orter OF the administration. Let him,
While he assails the conduct Of others, ac-
lount for the inconsistency of his own.
let hin not talk of "abuse," the principal
business of whose life has been to abuse
al who came in collision with his own
views; as well as to practice imposition on
the minds of the unSuspecting. Let him
explain his traltorous political manage
ment at the election year age Of Repre-
sentative 10 Congress, before he can ex-
pect his professions of friendship to Mr.
Adams To be received by the people. Let
him remember If 10 be poor.in purse is in
anywise reproachiul that insolvency in
principle is contemplate beyond measure,
and that the "benetit" of no ''act" can pro-
tect him from the Just and wel.merited
penalties which must and Will always fol.
low the acfeit.
FROM the Providence Literary Cadet.
NFSMR F.. r. PoTTER.-A letter, ad-
dressed by this gentleman to the Editor of
the Nicrocosln, made It's appearance yes-
terday, and has thus far, we believe, call
ed forth nothing but pity for the author of
50 vulgar and disgusting production. IL
is written in style extremely coarse and
vulgar, and fully sustans that genteman's
well-established reputation for abuse and
obscenlty. The ostensible object of the
writer, is the preference of charges a.
gainst the Hon mr.. ROBBINS, and in doing
this, he has ventured to make assertions
that no man in his senses can believe. The
charges are made by implication, and a
mount to nothing but oblique inuendoes
and insinuations. These, it is true may be
swallowed by those who wish to do so, but
we are satisfied that mr.. RoBBIss is per-
fectly prepared and ready to cast aside
their influence, in All open defence, which
we understand will be promptly made.
I In this letter, mr. Porter avows him.
self a warm friend to the present admins
tration. This we are sorry to see him do,
because we know that he Is one OF its most
bitter foes, and has recently, on public oe-
casions, poured out the most violent abuse
OF the head Of mr. ADAMS and mr.. CLAY.
We certainly did expect that Inr. Porter
would through life, preserve a character
for consistency, but We find that in latter
days, he is disposed to shuttle, bubble and
'cquvocate.
We have not time nor space to take an
elaborate view of the subject matter of this
letter, and as its contents more properly be
long TO another print than to US, we shall
suffer mr.. PoTTER TO be handled by our
neighbors for tie present.
We have only to add, that the State
ought to hold day Of public thanksgiving
and fast, if man who could write a let
ter like the one to which we now allude,
can be deprived of seat in the United
States Senate. If delegated to sit in that
body, the dignity of the State would be re-
duced, by the appearance Of a man, who is
not less deficient in mind, than he is III ed
ucatlon.
BENyAMIN F. HALLFTT, Esq. Editor ol
the Providence Journal, and one Of the yic-
tins selected by mr.. Potter for imlnolation,
has published under his own signature a
justly severe, but manly and decent reply to
the baSbarous and indecent attack made by
mr.. Potter upon him in the last .hicrocosm.
We shall publish the reply ofmr. II. in our
next, as for want of room we are reluctantly
obliged TO omit it in this number.