Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-04-20

scribcrs to the dinner to the Hon. Tristan
Burgess, set down to sumptuous enter
tainment, prepared by p. Hodges & Son,
at the Franklin House, Providence, on
"Wednesday last The company was
composed of about two hundred gentle
mon, exclusive of invited guests. Mr.
Burgess addressed the company in neat
aud highly appropriate speech, in answer
TO complimentary sentiment offered by
the President. The Hon ,lr Robbins
also addressed the company. Our limits
will not admit of our copying the speeches
or the toasts. The Providence Amcii-
can remarks" As citizens we have Just
cause Of pride in the civic feast, with all
It's intellectual accompanmcnts, which
was served up on Wednesday in honor
Of our own distinguished Representative.
On no occasion have we ever witnessed
more harmony and elevation of feeling,
at Il public festival. The sumptuous!y
loaded tables, were entirely filed by our
most respectable and promising citizens,
old and young, from town and country"
TNERroN, 10th April, 1881.
Mr.. .NhiHscn,
send you enclosed money enough to
pay for your paper for one year, which
you will have the goodness to send me
accordingly. | hope YOU will be careful
always, and | have no doubt YOU will be,
never to publish any thing against our po-
litical enemies except what you know, or
honestly believe to be truc-tor it is bad
enough the Lord knows, to tell the truth
about them. | am the moro anxious, per-
haps, about this matter than should be
if lived in large town, where | could
more easily sec the newspapers, s. have
the ready means Of obtaining correct in
formation. We farmers, you know, don't
NEEDLE with politics with view of max
ing money or getting Offices, but alto
gcthcr for the purpose of doing our duty
and voting for the best men. have
been well acquainted with Gov. Fcnncr
for ncar y twenty five years, and was still
better acquainted with his father for a
longer time than that. | always voted
for his father, and have always voted for
the present Gov. Fenncr, arl | had de-
tcrmincd to vote for him AT thc next town
meeting, because he was, IA | supposed,
an old fashioned Repubican-but have
recently become well satisfied that the
Governors proicnsionS to rcpublcanism
are shallow, and without founda,ion-in
addition TO this | have ust got book, or
pamphlet, printed by the jackson folks,
Governor Fenncr's friends, and sent to
me by one Of those friends living in your
town, in which they most shameluly a.
buse Mr. Arnold, the national republican
candldatc-l happen to know this same
Mr., Arnold very well, and therefore can
assert OF my own knowledge, that he is
man OF good character, a man Of talents,
a gentleman, and an opposcr ofthe Jack
son party. | now know the fact, that
Governor Fcnncr has been very intimate
III politics, and has been and continues to
be, the confidential friend of that old a.
postlc of lcderalism-U want YOU to put
his name in great lcucrs) ELISHA II.
POTTER, Esq. now know that Gov.
Fcnncr opposed Esquire Robbins cleo
ton to the United States Senate both
times, and that he was very high in favor
of Esquire Pottcr's being elected to Con-
grcss instead of Esquire Robbins.
know now also, that Governor Fcnncr
opposed with all his might, tho election Of
Esquire Pcarcc and Esquire Hurgcs.-
Now MIR. Atkinson, don't want any bet
ter evidence Of Governor Fenncr's being
a icderalist, than what here state to YOU.
But have another and heavier charge
against Governor Fcnncr.-l now know
that he is a strong JACKSON MAN, (put
this in large types too) ! say know it,
because the Jackson men declare he is
their side, and some Of them claim him as
their leader This last fact, however, is
disputed, as | was told the other day, by
Esquire Potter and Esquire Bull, and
several other men of their party who
claim, each for himself, to be the leader
of this noisy party. Iknow, howcrer, that
Gore,nor Fcnney is Il Juckson man, be-
cause HE TOLD ME SO HIMSELF,
dig letters for this lie not only told
Inc so, but what is more, can show it to
You in black and white. You may print
this letter if you think it will be of any
service to our causc-l mean to the
cause OF those who oppose the monstrous,
the wicked administration of Gen Jack !
son.-Dont print my name, but show this
letter to any body you please, if by so do
ing you can accomplish any good i am
pretty well known in Newport, and SO is
my hand writing.
Yours 10 serrC,