Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-11-03
THE ADMINISTRATION.

The prospect Of the contisusncs Of the pres
sst Administration. every dsy brishtens. and
from the West. the South. and the East. the
uost cheering intelligence reaches US. to in
duos Us to believe. that the main designs Of
the Opposition are th~sred. and that we have
already triumphsd, and broken down all the
barriers that were erected to impede our pro-
grsss and success.
We have observed, with no snail satisfac-
ton, that in most Of those States, which are
decidedly favorsbs to Mr.. Adams, and the
continuance OF hs administration, the most
vigorous and efficient efforts have been made.
to cut sa the designs ofthe Opposition; and les,
a little Of ito baleful influence should creep in
among the people they have denied Offices TO all
mon. who are not Of our party. or who, in other
words, are not the friends Of tho Administra-
ton. This is correct principle to act upon,
and ws should rejoice, if it were adopted in
Rhode Island.
Such is not. however, the fact, and VIC are
sorry 10 say, that men who are tho most vio-
lently opposed to the Administration, and who
are daily and hourly engaged in endeavoring
to sap its suporstrrcture, are, by the Rhode
Island public. elevated to places Of trust and
honor. and arc thus doubly armed with venom,
and placed in situations which enable them to
circulate their poison tho more freely through
the arteries Of the body polite and tho people.
IF an attempt be made to remove such in
! eunbsnts, q cry Of prescription is raised by
the faction. and the too indulgont and tilsid Of
eur own party, listening to it with "all chari-
ty," are subdued, and in the plenitude Of their
good feelings. they give their support to those
who they must know, labor necessarily to cut
off the attainment Of the ends their very sup
porters aim at. It is in vain. in political affairs
| to talk about charity; we should support those
who support US, and it is folly. from pure sym
Pathy. to give cur suffrsges and our counte-
nance to those, whom wo know. are seeking our
political destruction.
1t is folly to talk about the amalgamation
| of parties; and the delightful di,ty, which was
once sung about our being all good mon, all
brsthors, and all Americans, need not be any
longer thrummed on the political harpsichord.
There is no such thing as amalgama,ing the
feelings and prejudices Of men, and it 10 we'll
known, and tho fact is acknowledged, that at
this moment, there exists in Rhode-lsand two
distinct parties, as inveterately opposed to each
other, as were tho democrats and federalist
Of the olden time. The one party, is that
which is alta ched to tho present Admnstra-
tisn, it is strong in numbers. influential, and
possesses the controlling power Of the State
The other, is the Jackson, or opposition party,
composed Of little band of disaffc cted Office
seekers, who, when they dare do 50, emit their
vengeance and gall all who approach them,
and " oud gladly institute that system Of pro-
scripton and determination, which was prac-
tised by Marat and Robespiorrc; and notwith-
standing they are thus deadly opposed to Us,
ca ch and every year,thcy como to US for office.
and We grant their requests, and thus place in
their hands, weapons to work our rum.
The folly and madness of such wretched
policy, must certainly be apparent to all, and
the sooner it is suppressed the sooner our hap
pincss, and political, and individual prosper
ity is promoted.
! 1t was a maxim with the democratic and
federal parties, during their existence, never
20 appoint to Office any one, who did not be-
long to their order, and the maxim was good
and wise ono, and adhcring to it, tho one
party fiouiished, and the other died; when the
successful party, overgrown and unwedy, was
Of itself, dsbandcd, and the present political
| parties obtained their existence. The Admin
| istrationiss arc far the most formidable in
Rhode Island indeed, they possess nineteen
twenticths ofthe controlling power Of tho State,
and it becomes them to follow the example of
their republican predecessors, and appoint no
one TO Office, unless he be faithful, we'll tried,
and doterminedly attached 10 the Administra-
ton party. If this rule DO not adhered to, the
Opposition will grow upon US, Yin despite Of all
our calculations, and in the end, gain a stand
ing in our ranks, which years Of after labor
cannot affect or destroy.
The samo rule, wa hope, will be adopted by
the country at large, and if it be, we appre-
hend that the day is not far distant, when the
Administrationists Of the nation, will triumph
over all the Vaccinations Of their foes and smile
at the puny efforts that are made, to gain an
ascendancy over reason, principle, and Justice.
II may be well enough, however, to remark,
before we close, for the information Of distant
readers, that the opposition action in Rhode
Island, does not present an organized body
and that though but little is to be feared from