Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-03-05
IITERARY CADET
PaovIosNcs, rEDNuspAy. MARCH 5
JAcoR nARKGR.

Mr.. Barker, has offered himself chnc dhi e
for the Senate of the State OF New.York, ard
has addressed long circular TO the freemcn
Of his district, in which he makes a direct at
tack on Hugh Maxwell, Esq. the District At.
forney, and pledges himself to tho people, il
thoy will elect him to the office TO which he
aspircs 10 use his utmost endeavors TO procure
the passage Of Law, making il felony in ga
Minister of Justicc,' to take money from "in-
dicted, hui uniriod, and unacquitcd individ-
ual,." Mr.. Barker, By this declaration, al
: ludes TO Mr.. Henry Eckford, and il is plain to
be understood, that lie means to have the
world infer, that Mr.. Ec'sford did pay TO Mr..
Maxwell, whilst BIS Trial was peniing, tho SUN
OF three hundred dollars, bu, does rot mean to
have it understood by The world, that A!axwoll
was guilty Of receiving brIbe, or ;hat Mr..
Eckford, was guilty OF giving ono Through
out the whole of the circular, Mr.. Maxwell j.
handled without gloves, and If Mr.. Barker is
understood AZ he intends he should be, he cv-
dcnily means 20 say, that Maxwell has been
gnilty Of mafeas,nco of duty, and OF open
ahI pron!gate corfupton.
We have read the circular with some inter-
est, end mus. confess, that Mr. Barker places
the District Attorney, in no ye:y onsiab'o pos
tire, and its publication. viii probably pro-
ducc a collision between the parties, Of an an
CRY AMI an offensive nature. II remains TO be
seon What will bc The issue, and f the circu-
lar, have the effect intended, it viii restore
.Sr. Buker, 20 his forr.cr standing in soce-
ty, Notwithstanding the attempts that have
been made. as he says, "to dcs.roy him"
~ rhe close of bis add;css, Mr.. Barker,
makos known his viovs several subjects,
two Of vhich in our opinion are Of no small
Bishop Ha5art's Letter, as well as to his re-
marks with reference to the next presidential
election:
Goa two or three points most likely TO in
tcrest the public, IT may be proper to express
my sentiments, that none may support my
election who would disapprove of their delc-
gates acting conf,rm,ble thereto. The opn-
ion expressed by Bishop Hobart in a publish
ed Letter, written on The lamcn.cd death o.!
Governor Clinton, corresponds with the senii-
mon.s have entert lned on the subject ofthc
Clergy's interfering with state Affairs Had
those Reverend Gentlemen, who attempted
from the pulpit to increase tho late conspiracy
excitemen's, considered the pernicious inlI-
ence which such Interference would have on
the church, they would have left the matter
with the constituted authorities where it be-
lenged. am Of opinion, that the President
ofthe United States, and also the Mayor Of
this city. should be elected by the people di-
roctly, without the interPositon Of any inter-
mediate body. And as relates to the money
institutions Of Wall-street, whose charters will
shortly expire, I am not one Of those who have
been in the habit Of considering them entitled
to any exclusive prerogatvcs, and therefore
would, when their charters shall be renewed,
extend the benefit of Banking more freely to
those, who have not yet participated in the
privilege. The increased population and bust
ness Of the city, induced me to believe hat
the establishment OF at least two now Banks.
one in the Bowory, or Grand-street, and the
other in the vicinity of Canal street, of Green
wich. would add 10 the prosperity Of the city
and prove a great convenience TO the mcchan-
les and other Industrious citizens
The remarks or-aroi By Mr. Barker in rcla-
ton to the nedliosomo disposition, manifested
by few of the clergt, which induce; Item t@
strive to influence SO ,uiar affairs, b. declaimng
ia relation TO thcn, from the pulpit, is grcy-
Gus existing evil and one that should be sup
pressed. II is n fact, notorious and inalsprta
bic, that during the pandency of tho celebrat'
ed conspiracy trials, two or three of the
New-York clergy, were employed, by some o
their parishioners to produce an uniavorabl'
result. This was wrong, MOTTO call it criminal
and should have been muchmore severely repro
bated than il was. Being at distance from thu
scene of action, and not particularly acquaint
ed with Now-Y0rk affairs, wo Cannot ever
form conjecture, as 10 the resG!' of tho an
vass, but should Mir. Barker succeed, d9 vii
meet with mos. signal triumph.