The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-06-12

Of the Administration and tis p,r.
pose WiH be fully ansicesd, phsn Il shaa
AsSs solemnly assured those friends, that
the opinions here srprsssed are honestly ard
censeisntioasly entertained.
We warn them against giving credit, ei.
ther to positive assurances OF success and
triumph on the other side, in this quarter,
and in that or to the numerous reports,
charges, accusations, and cslumnies, which
are TO be looked for, to be forthcoming
through summer and autumn. Steady con.
fidenA and steady efforts are necessary, IN
the present state Of things; and steady con.
fdence and steady efforts, be assured, Will
conduct Us safely and happily through the
crisis. In July, the election ofnenbsre of
Congress will take place in Louisiana. Her
sentiments will be1hen again expressed
and we are willing to hearhe sentiments.
In August, the great cOnieat in Kentucky
will be brought 10 an issue; and we are
willing, eiso, 10 hear the voice oi Kentucky.
In the mean time, let every nlaD guard him.
self, and assist to guard the public against
dslusion and imposition.
IL wll be seen, that, in the foregoing cs-
innate, nothing has heen said of Illinois,
where the question will be earnestly con-
tested, and which, at this moment, may be
pronounced To be do't0ttGl State that
nothing has been said OF Virginia, IN which
State there is Il large aud rapidly increas'
ing party, thoroughly opposed to ine cleo
,ion of The Opposition Candidate, cmbody.
ing great worth, Intelligence, and respec.
liability and conducting the controversy
s,L ,..fs "A nf.. 90, Nnr has n m nfr
been said of Pennsylvania. An impression
has been made that this patriotic State has
separated herself from her own settled poll
cy, and resolved on committing her inter-
es,s to an association Of political men radi-
cally hostile to what she deems the vital
principles Of the government. A State so
intelligent could be urgedinto such course
only by some sudden impulse, overcoming,
for the time, the influence Of deliberate
consideration. She will naturally return
to her known principles, and her accus-
toned habits Of thinking and acting. In a
moment Of unsuspecting enthusiasm she
embraced the cause Of n military leader
She recedes from her first choice with re-
luctanee, but she does reccde. Sooner Or
later, che will resume her proper position.
Great charges, we know, have taken place
and are still going on ; and, if a vigorous
and perseverng effort be made to extend
Information, and remove prejudice, well in
formed men are, nj this moment, OF opinion.
that the vote Of Pennsylvania will be given
for the ADMINISTRATION.
Nor have we said any thing Of North.
Carolina, one of the most unobtrusive and
respectable States of the whole Union.
Shc is naturally among the very last to go
with those who uow claim her association,
and demand her aid. The cause which
she seems expected to sustain, is ory'sed
to her whole character and her whole his
tory. There is nothing in it TO gain h0r
permanent respect or attacbment.-And
there is much reason to hope that she will
herself, take the same view Df what is due
to her own steady and uniform character
That the cause of the Administration is
gaining ground, daily, in that state, is be
yond doubt or question and, although the
character Of this address requires, that nc
ground of hope should be too strongly sta
ed, nor any expectation raised which j.
likely to be disappointed, we cannot r"traio
from saying that recent information places
North. Carolina near to, or at, the head o.
hose States. which, though highly prom
sang, arc still reckoncd as doubtful.
Justice to the cause, and to those who
lave e9poused il, requires that, on this oc-
:aaion, 1t should be mentioned, with res.
pect and qualification, that Electoral tick
'ts, fa, ,orable to the Administration, have
,ecn formed in Mississippi, Alabama, and
,ome of, tho Districts Of Tennessee anG
that, in all these States, men among the
most distinguished for responsibility aud
influence, Intelligence and patriotism, give
ia such tickets their Jealous support.
There is one other point ufvirw in which
he general subject may be usefully exam.
med. We have stated what States are
considered as reasonably certain for the
administration, what probable, and wba
more doubtful. II we now take the same
survey of the prospects Of the Opposition
candidate, what are they2 Allow him the
votes Of South Carolina. Georgia. Alabama,
Mississippi and Tennessee, altogether, not
exceeding forty, and he is in possession OF
every thing which he can hope to enjoy
without a contest. Not one vote North Of
South Carolina. on the East, and of Ten
nessec, on the West, will he be certain Of,
till it shall be actually given. The whole
is controverted ground. Ifhe gain Virgin
ia, it will be only by a struggle still more
violent and doubtful; and if he gain all three,
he is. yet, no, President. Kentucky and
New-York still oppose obstacles to his sue
cess, not hitherto overcome, and which, VIC
firmly believe, capnot be overcome.
Ia thus surveying the different States;
one striking truth re fully established, which
it is material TO notice. I, it this; that, were
the Electors to be chosen. throughout tho
whole Union. in one uniform mode, what.
ever that mode might be. the President
would he reelected, not only by such a
majority as we think he will now obtain,
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