Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-29


Governor Fenner-We know the fact aud what is more
can I We il, that Governor Fenner la. within the last year de-
clued himself the friend and supporter ofihe AdmioisiI alton
Of Mr. Adams. W. knoa also and can prore II, that within the
same period he has declared himself hostile To General Jack
son. These declarations, had an effect on his own election in
th. state; without them he could not have held the Office he
now holds.
We do not now pretend 10 say that he is in favor Of General
Jackson hut if he is, his conversation has taken place within
the last sixty days. II would be hardly fair for an individual 10
receive al home an honorable Office for bs attachment to the
present Administration, aud TO be rewarded at Washington for
his simultaneous opposition 10 MIR. Adams. A man carnot serve
God and mammon. We have made The above remark, in re-
ply 10 an article in the Cadet on the same suhjeo.-Jouraai
Of Thursday.
The above article was written, we have no
reason to doubt in reply to an %"article in the
Cadet on the same subject" The people OF
this state will now learn for the first time that
it can be "proved," that His Excellency Gov.
Fenner, is a friend and supporter of tho Admin
i~stration of Mr.. Adams That this develope-
,lent is news TO us we are ready and willing 10
confess, and if it is correct ard the editor of
the Journal can "prope it, for Heavens sake
lei us have the proofs brought for W There
can row be no hesitation; nothing 10 gain or
lose by giving the whole screen Bag" of facts
to the public, and until this il, done, we are not
willing to ALLOW that we have been in error with
regard to the statement made in our last. We
do not say or wish to be understood, to say
that The editor of the Journal has asserted what
he does not believe TO be true, but wo do
believe he is most egregiously deceived, and
that, to prove what he has asserted, he would
find on looking up his witnesses impossible.
1t is much easier in the present case to make
assertions than to convince tho public that they
are true, because people vino are acquainted
with the parties and The situation in which they
stand to each other, will be very apt to look
at the motives Of one who makes broad and
sweeping charges, and vauntingly boasts that
he has proof Of what he asserts, but at the
same time keeps that proof in the dark. We
are not prepared 10 say that Governor Fenner
has opposed Mr.. Adams Administration He.
has, we believe, done what every honorable
man would in a like case be willing to do, rem
dered the General Government an "eficient
support."-But that he has ever declared him
aelfhostile to General Jackson, or ever express
ed a preference for Mr.. Adams, we do most I'M
equivocally deny, and we do deny it upon as
good authority, as the editor of the Journal as.
serts thrt such is the fact.
We have no disposition to link ourselves to
The political car of Governor Fenner; we do not
wish 10 have him claimed as an Adams man
feeling. He dislikes the great body of the in
dividuals who compose that party in this state
he dislikes Mr.. Adams, on account Of the
untimely fate brought upon his bosom friend
and companion, Jonathan Russell, by the pow
erful pen Of the former gentleman.
That the recent attack Of the editor Of the
Journal, is intended to have an effec gu: Of this
state we have no doubt; and that it is intended
individuals at Washin gton, we are equally GER
tain, and we consider it unfair to have looked
upon him as an opponent to the Administration
during the whole contest, and now. after the
fate Of the election is known, to attempt to
prove what he never was and never intended to
be.
Much as we dislike Governor Fenner's polit.
zeal course, We believe no has always been
consistent, open and frank in politics. If he
had been a supporter and friend Of the present
administrator for four years past, it is a little
strange to US that the editor Of the Journal
should be fist to make the discovery. There
is Some great mystery in this part Of the bust
ness--ihe proofs are what we want to see-the
time and place where this confession was made
| the hour AT night and The persons present.
Hon Jour n WArnpMAN If Wary;ck