Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-11-15
01-To THE people OF RHoDE-IsLAt

00rTo II PEOPLE OF RHODE-lsLAN Nd.
by The returns Of votes for Presideniia Elect
ors, so far as they havs been received, It ap-
person who is 10 be our next President, may
yet rest with You! Should, however. the re-
suit prove otherwise, and your aid not be re.
CURED finally to fix and determine ore Of the
most important disputes that has over yet aris-
en- in our republic since the acquisition Of her
Independence; 10, this circumstance on no ac-
count prevent your prompt and ready attend
ance at the polls, on the day Of trial. To
speak in the eloquent language Of one Of your
first statesmen, "though you are last al the
feast, you we're fret n, the fight" Rhode Is
land WAS among the first to declare her Wet VI
respecting the just claims OF JOHN QUINcY
ADAMS and HENRY CLAY, for the Offices
they now hold. Through The many vicissitudes
since that independent declaration, she has no.
bly, and periodically maintained her ground
and now finds very low or none in opposition
TO her decided avowaI, who are worthy the
consideration of the people, throughout the
State. Should you at last find yourselves in the
minority. IAN event which at present will be
allowed on all hands scarcely POSSIBILITY never
,hclcss you will doubtless feel yourselves bound
10 support your former principles. Henry
Cray, sho through a series Of more than
twenty years has defended yonr nterects-your
ALh. while assailed BY every weapon that cal-
uinny can WELD, now demands your firm sup.
port; and for the honor Of your State and the
cause Of eternal justice, you will not desert him,
No, never! while the recollection Of what he
has rendered in your behalf, by o%xerting all his
talents which We can scarcely hope to find in
another. during tho period of our llvcs-while
the memory Of his nntiring efforts for the good
freeInen while The dark and disgraceful re-
cord Of his abuses aud his wrongs, shall be pre-
served by those who raised a fund Of FTy
Thou. and Dollars, for the purpose of SANDER
ing him, and Bringing down ruin on the fair repu
taiIon Of one OF our first and noblest statesm en-.
Had II been the decree Of Heaven that Andrew
Jackson should for the ensuing four years, have
presided in the nation as your Chief Ma gistra.e,
you would have had nothing 10 hope for your
dcliverance from a military dcspotism, bu, the
election of Henry Clay, or some other conspic.
uous defender of our civil liberty, for the sue
ceeding period.
TIE Jacksonians still entertain a faint hope
that by chicanery and cunning, they will yet
be able TO overthrow Rhode Island and nail hor
standard to the staff Of The Military Chrefain.
We solennly csut ion you 10 he on your guard
against the invaders Of all that freen.en hold
dear aud sacred. There is one among them
who has often done much, and though as often
detected in his schemes, is still alive to work
your overthrow. We need not name him. for
The hint we have already given, will suifce.--
We have li,;fe further to say, except that a du-
ty which we all owe TO our country, requires
every voter to be at his post on tl,e day Of cleo
ton. and there vii his own hand, to record
his opinion of the comparative meritsof JOHN
QUINCY ADAMS AND ANDREW JACKSON.