The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-25


"Is fl for treason, stratagcms ard spoIs."
Listen!
"Reform Coalition Bargain, Intrigue
and management! and party discipline !"
touching air IL touched the official
lives of purcr Administration than the
present, and was the chief instrument Of
their defeat; and the honors, offices and
treasures Of the country were the chief OBJ
Iects of the Combination against that Ad
ministratlon.
The calculation Of the Secretary of the
Senate and Of the experienced Senator
from Connecticut, (Mr. Foot,) make the
difference between Gales g. Seaton's pro.
posals and those Of the corps Of underbid-
ders, about $4,000.
Suppose the Senator should gain the re-
nown Of saving that sum by getting the
job for the party engine, his credit would
stand $4,000 less by delay and bad work,
about s n ,OOO--S00,000. And his debt to
the public for The increased diplomatic ex-
peuses ofGovcnment, say $4,000; h S two
reports ,prntcd& circulated IN unusuainum.
bers, under prctencc Of curtailing EXecu-
tive patronage a. setting bounds TO Execn
tive will & Of frctrenchnent--thc omen ever
moved for -four years-for four SHOWS
and tho othcr not touched with tho tip Of
his Gngct about $4,000; aud sundry Jobs
of unusual printing, without speaking Qtthe
printing Of the House Of Representatives.,
at least $4,000 amounting to ut least
| SG2 600, for the sus,cnnncc Of The party
engine, and the prescription beyond sea,
clear loss to the public, by his votes and
sanction.
Well may the Senator speak ofthe pub
lie interest II is better to give them a
speech than nothing,
He next said the money we voted TO
Gales e. Seaton was y "grntuity" That
was the very word recorded It when he
uttered j.; and he cannot deny It.
1t can only be accounted for, charItably
upon the supposition Of absence Of mind,
aud that the Senator was thinking Of some
other case, perhaps Of one Of those reports
mentioned, or some Of the many euor
nous grntuiic5 voted by him 10 sustain
subsidized press, or Of the grotuity which
his party had bestowed on iayorites and
partlsans in tho single item Of our foreign
ministers, for which he is now seeking an
appropriation. The ministers obroad must
be paid, although the prescription Of their
predecessors cannot be sanctioned. Al
though the President had the lawful power
to recall ministers, it was never intended
to be exercised for opinions sake, or the
exercise Of the elective right And we
defy the Administration TO show better
cause for the recalls.
This gratuitous declaration Of the Sen.
ator is only cquallod, nay it IS not equalled,
by'that Of his compeer in the service, the
Telegraph, in charging the minority with
having voted near $500,0OO for this print
ing!
record the word without further com.
ment "Gratnityl"
The printing the Documents has been
seized upon by the elect of the Cabinet as
q weapon to PROSTATE the minority under
a charge Of prodgaity, by way of divert
ing public attention from the vast increase
of the public expenditures under the pres
ont a administration, as the thief IN the ia
bic, having stolen hen, and being close
ly pursued with the cry of stop thief stop
thief! joined in the cry more vocilerously
than his pursuers, and absolutely diverted
their attention from himself and turned
the pursuit upon some innocent traveller
along the high way.
The author of the measure told You
yesterday his reasons for presenting the
measure.
He found the work undertaken by Gales
g. Scaton; knew its Importance To the pub
lie; knew and appreciated their characters
as men and public printers; saw their prices
were less than he had paid for books of sim
lar workmanship; and be submitted the
proposition without any party views what.
aver. Why DO our assalants suppress
these circumstances?
We saw the Senator from South Caro-
lima, Judge Smith also a friend Of the
President, place himself by the side of the
author of the measure, and the Senator
from South Carolina enjoys the peculiar
felicity here ofhaving his motives quest
ioned by none. Even his political oppo-
nGnts would as soon think Of questioning
The motive of an Aristidcs or St Paul.
Under tho lee Of these Administration
Steamers the minority tackled themselves
as an humble skiif to be towet along, in
what they thought right. There we cX-
pcctcd to be sheltered from the tempest of
calumny and Misrepresentation that has
assailed us.
We expected there to escape the vile
tongue Of the palace slave, who does not
attack us with his double barrelled gun,
or Tennessee rife; but with the poisonous
breath Of calumny attempts TO SANDER us
down.
As soon could the vile toad, feeding on
the damp yopors of some dark and poison |
Gus cell, where the light Of the sun never |
enters, appreciate the motives, feelings d |
views of the sun-upproaching eagle, as the |
base palace slave appreciate those Of the
two Senators | have just named, or even
those of the vilifed minority.
But, sir, have reasons Of high public |
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