Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-05

rhon. Tear. tLat anguish could not wrag, start
ed by the spontaneous. Prode your symPany hey were
;gleJ with thanks him. who controls The aciions "f men,
mai Le had put il into tue hearts Of the representatives o te
r, ope 10 supply fathers place, and wt ierven' prayers 'of
blessing on s heads & Of Go'e ,se e prejudice. Of
Will you those teas "i grat'inie io 'eis ="
VIII you reject orphans ihanA, and NE orphan"
and nadiy al them back in the flight TO Hes'em wn you
do this, and for party Much love the democracy oil
New-2o would not do fo all the parties that eAst-no
not for the highest honor, they could beom' Aha.
But the powerful apPts TO our party eehngs was m
connected with he name amened Tomplns That name
reminded Of all thai noble in P'riosn-4 n'ui ~
public ssr,iccs-wnnng in nannes-and amiipie ~ rae
e IL reminds INC also of the ingaiinde and eruciy 10
which may be driven in The violence o party oh "hen
down, by the blood hounds Of pay--how he was dms hoA
hearted hi, grave, feel as my friend rom peswse
doesand when remember still further, as the gentleman re-
minded u, that DE Wt Cinton was then ihc eomPe'I OF
Tompkn,ha this injustice done TO promote Ms iheIe's
that he did not nf.rpose prevent h-tat was done per-
haps with his confess, goes hard with me TO
vote for this bill Peihap, in the strong emotions excited "
these reeollecons should lose sight oi JUSTICE and even unite
with the senlsman from Delaware, did not renemhe that
Is The faie hal almost said misery and the euf'e- parry
leaders 10 be made responsible for the acs ol Others anu "e
time, be driven by the force of circumstances into the COM
mission OF acts themselves against which reason and con'eenc
IN sober moments would revolt. Such was the persecution
that great and good man whose name has been INTO
debaosnd what did the peoPt1-hos unerIns adSs ,nns
just and cruel Mr.. C.ion barly escaped defeat, but both
branches of the Legislature again. him-and reparatiyn
was promptly made far az could be made Whatever di-
sties of opinion have existed them on other sub
Jec the majority Of people have had bat one opinion on
th-Why hGn has this act Of party violence and cruelty
been dragged from oblivion! Because wrong then done
by our opponents, shall refuse TO do right The people
have punished those who the authors OF this injustice just
they punished in 82i for the removal OF Mr. Clinton as
canal commionerLet forget on this occasion, the squat
bles ." pay and thu which opponents or our
selves have been driven. feel that may mak, TN, hp-
peal with peculiar force 10 the ends Of Daniel ID. IomPAm'
Sir all who knew hat know that not in hi' hue
TO habo ehny against human being; and happen know
competitor, who has followed him the last account
In the 1928 after the commission of all those acts o IN
justice TO which auon has been made, spent week at his
hospiale mansion In The assigned 10 ms-and was
the hcst-ee u one ornament, and that bust II
De 0H Clinton. This circumstance made power il in
preston my mini II not oaly increased esteem for the
indsluql who could pay rival compliment delicate,
hut il reminded me Of valuable rutfa truth which beg
this house foge-il reminded me how noble how cod
Ike 10 forgive nuIiesto do justice even To an adyesa-
ry therefore call upon the fast friend, OF Daniel d. Iomp-
kins, the who loved him in life and who love him in
death, TO do what he did, though not called upon by thou
sandh pat OF the arguments that aeto forget aud forgive
Pass , bin, for know that he would have dove it, DO 1t
conjue y"n, aud do promptly IL you cannot do for
DE VIA Clinton, he lies in his grave do for hin
he from 1893 10 I6I2he pride Of your party and the
hope of State De for Jane, Clinton, who fought for
YOU at Quebec and at Fort Washington Do it for George
Cnon-my appeal TO party men, do IL for George Clinton
the father OF your stae the founder of your patty"