The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-08-06
POLITICAL.
q For the Republican.
Fello,v Citizens and Farmers Of
Rh0de- Island.

fee and Eddy Tor Representatives thu en
deavoured to expose to you some OF Its fal-
sites, and to correct some Of its misrepre.
eentations it becomes my duty to now
warn you that another poisoned shaft has
been thrown from the same quiver, and is
doing it's mischievous work among you In
the shape Of Pamphlet addressed to
the Freemen Of the Agricultural and Man.
ufacturing interests Of Rhode Island" II
is not my purpose to detan you moment
with the enqniry Of who is its authorize
the object in view, il is entirely immaterial
whether its author lives in this state or
sachusetts-whcthcr IL be JOB DnUrJee
or Jonathan Russell; its contents alone,
can make it deserving ofyour attention,and
it shall be my task, TO show il deserving
not only Of attention, but detestation at
your hands.
In the present Congressional Congress,
our opponents assume sort of Protean
character, and although they may seem
Fish this moment, they may put on new
simulatons the next; defeat them in one
element, they hasten to another and at
the rate at which they have progressed
since their convention on 4th July before
the election actually takes place, they will
collectively or separately have lied oil round
the compass recolect that in the od
dress alluded to Messrs. Durfee and Eddy.
were TO bo supported on the ground that
they would never entertain an opinion diff
YorIng from Mr.. Jsckson's administration
OF that il by any fatality there shouldsuch
n difference Of opinion exist, IL could. lead
10 no i'll consequences--noj jnrring TO the
harmony that should subsist between our
state Government and TINT of the Nation,
because, .lEr. Durfee and Mr.. Eddy were
mere thinking men, and could not II Hty
roaM cypress any opposltinn If they felt it;
and that Messrs. Ponrce and Burgess as
they would oppose that administration, and
on the floor of Congress urge The reasons
for that opposition, were mcn Of too dan
gerous character to be entrusted with
the guardianship Of your Liberties and the
assertion Of your rights.
This Pamphlet later in its appearance in
point Of time than the Convention address
-abandons reasoning 80 totally absurd. as
Insulting TO your understandings as FREQ.
men: aud puts the question on other grounds
entirely. These grounds gathered from
hnsty perusal of the Book, are as follows:
That conspiracy has long existed and
does now exist in this state, to rest oil po.
l,icol power from the Farming interest,
and to give il to foreign adventurers and
p,anufacturers that Mcssrs. Pearcc and
Burgess consulate a part OF, and are put in
nomination by the pnrty that is so conspir-
ing that they have no common feeling or
Common interest with the Landholders -
and that they are advocates for nn uDIim
tied extension of the right Of suffrage -
and that their former election, with that Of
MIR. Robbins to the Senate, destroyed the
last shadow Of political power possessed
by the landed interest in this state, in the
Congress Of the United States.
These grounds and the topics urged in
support of them, are spun cut into a pam
phlet Of twenty pages--you are by no
means bound To believe every thing that s
printed and written by men personally nno
directly interested in the effect OF uha
they may circulate among you 1t Will d.
the present instance be wise and salutarl
80 examine these things for yourself; yo
arc incidentally concerned in every charg'
made against your public servants, ano
your candidates for public Office.
In the FIRST place then, does there exis
in this state, any body of men possessing
or exercising political power. who are hos
Tile TO tho landed interest? deny tho po
s,ion altogether and cannot imagine there
will be any difficulty in satisfying any of
you who may have imbihcd snch a notion,
That il is an erroneous one this Pamphlet
INSERTS that il first developed itself in the
measure Of calling Convention in 1929, To
discuss he subject of State Const tuition;
with n view To admit To the right Of suf !
frage, $4,000 Of your fellow citizens who |
were not like you owners Of the soil.
II cannot be necessary for me TO reminfY
you that the important changes in our sit |
uo,ion, population.and social rclations,s since |
1906, had rendered sundry alterations ne |
cessary in adapting that charter To our then |
existing circumstances !; and that although |
the question 'nf qualification Of Freemcn, |
eo as in some degree toconform TO our ala |
ter states in that particular, was one OF the |
topics discussed it was by no means the |
moving cause of the Convention nor did |
il find many advocates at that time and |
had there been at the time such conspr |
acy as is pretcuded,it is hardly 10 be doubt |
ed thn, it would have found more than two |
or three votes in.iis favour upon the final
decision ofthe question in that Convention !
I'm point Of fact, that Convention was call.
cd by Landholdcrs alone; composed OF
I.andholders alone. and all its deliberations
were directed to promote the interests of
Lnndholdors-and ] deny the contrary to
be susceptible of proof in the slightest dc
gree this clnmour about yonr political
power is merely bugbcar-to produce a.
Inoug you momen,ary alarm 10 effect
party and personal object. that however It
may be decided. can in no event alter or
diminish your political power in this state
or tho u, S,aies-you. all of YOU know
perfectly well that constituted as we are,
and "a we have no, only in 1922, but in
June 1899, ,solemnly determined We will be;
there cannot exist under our laws in this