Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1827-02-03

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! Eles,ios of Representative IN Bristol
County. Ma schusssts- The first Mon
day Of March next. kss been aPpsint.
ed by the Legislature of Massachusetts,
for the election Of a Representative TO
the United States Congress, from the.
county Of Bristol the former trial hav.
ing proved Intellectual.
M. Hodges, Of Tcaoton, the most
prominent Candidate Il The recent eIcc;
ton. is member of the ola ReYuJli-l
can School and has been fayeured
with all tbe Offices Of profit in the coun-
ty. ever since he was old enough 10
know what Office was. He is heir ap.l
parent to the birth, and expects to be
elected b. cause bis father, his brother.
his ,brother-in-law and- himself, have
always received money and hoaonr-
! by merely asking for the same. In his
psliti:ks he may be honest. but he is
certainly b'goted: as a proof of which
we will peat fact related bv a mem
Of the republican caucus which was
convened last autumn for the. pur-
pose ofnominsiing candidate. The
| delegate having business in the bsnk Of
which Mr.. Hodges is Cashier, took that
opportunity to speak with on the sub
suNject ofthe election when the gen.
tleman. vented his spleen upon every
soul ofthe Federal party. and declared
that he weuld rather lose his election
tam be aided By Federal Dots! He
!. is man ofsome talent smart bus-
ness man, but no statesman, and not
a suitable person to represent Bristol
Cous,iy in Congress.
! The next on the list 10 James fir.
mold Of Bedford; q Federal in
every sense Of the word to rule
over others his grea:est wish. and bis
only Influence his purse aud party. pre-
Judice. II be goes 70 Congress i wilfbe
to aid an aristocracy 80 fas as his abiI-
ties will let him. He is party man.
no,ninpted by faction, and supported
: by ttst old spirit which should give
place TO better feelings. To spwk
plainly ,about the matter, he rests his
claim upon his polilicsl priasifles in
, stead Of ofindastryor isIent:
y Hxrcxl,s Cashm ~, of E reetown comes
/ next, waIKiug upou sue Ieys nIng
: Caucus, and stuck all over with she
: official mandates Of iha. great bug bear.
: With regard TO abilities both natural
and acquired, M. Cushman stands hist,
er than ei her Of his eompeti ois--he
is in advan. Of almost any other maj,
1 Of his years in the county: But with
. all these things he may not he the man
. for the people. II Is well known that
he aas opposed to the election Of Mr..
Adams to the Presidency. and there i.
y reasonable grounds for believing tha,
he wiu be opposed to his re- election. al
.he end Of lhc present term. He has
y however, pledged himself to suppor,
!. the Administration, in case Of bis elec.
ton. and should the choice e Presi
dent again devolve on the House oil
Representatives, the will Of his con
: sti!uents shall be his. IIisnnominatioi
: by caucus, ought not to weigh one
feather with TIE voters of Bristol Con.
gressional District, but il they believe
be vii, abide BY hi. pledge, they should
support him upon his merits.
= Mr.. Bacon Of Freetown, received
i. less votes than any other candidate
He isa man Of great modcs,y and un-
blemished reputstion---a good citizen
y neighbour and friesd but not well cal.
L culated to figure ia the councils Of the
nation. lie is democratick Iepuhli
!. can, consistent in the principles which
+. he processes, and Temperate although
firm in their support.
We do not doubt that either Of these
}. gentlemen, If elected, will serve Their
cons iiuents faithfully. Every person
should vote for the enc he believes te
2 be he most dese' wing, NO matter wha
!. par y they may have fa,oured, SO ionf