The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1831-03-19
POLITICAL.

ccrning the proceedings o' 'ne P'o'e"'
general administration and declare to tn
nation, in what light they behold the un'
precedented scenes, which are almost ev.
ery day acting, smong the advisers Of the
Executive. The coming election will be
a struggle for measures, not men and
though the jackson presses may cont'n-
ue to assert that a party desire to estab-
lish Mr.. Arnold on the ruins ofGav. Fen
ncr's private character they know that
there Is no truth in the assertions. Gov.
Fenner has never distinguishes. himself
for doing any thing to benefit Rhode Isl
and, moro than the thousands who have
given him their votes-and OF course has
not a mcritorious claim on the Office he
now holds and for the hereditary right,
Rhode Island Republicans can have very
little respect, unless they have strangely
dcgeneratcd from their former character.
The fact Is, his Excellency's insufficiency
is less objection TO his election than his
political professions. Ho effects to APP
prove tho lending measures Of Die pres
ent general acknowledgements dis
graceful to the nation-and ruinous to
this state. His approval Of Gen. Jack
sons creed, makes him decided enemy
to the "Amcrican System" in which the
vital interests Of this State are involved /;
destroy the protecting System and Rhode
Island is ruined-not the manufacturers
only, but the farmers, yes--the farmers
For where then would they find the ready
market Cor their surplus produce that the
manufacturing villages scattered up and
down our State, now afford {: A party
have falsely told the agricultural interest,
TINT Gov. Fcnner is. their friend. OF
what his friendship is, may be cleaned
from the above stated truth.
Not only the interest, but the honor Of
the State requires the removal Of Gov.
Fcnner. Hts election would give the
sanction Of r. ]. to the iniquitous prac-
tees that have lately come to light in the
Post Office Department, and tacitly jus
hy Mr.. Barry in his attempt to throw the
embezzlcment Of S42, 900, on an inno-
cent man. Tint Major Barry is guilty
Of this charge, in erasing his own name
ttosn scandnlous and unlawful appropria-
tions and substituting Tint Of A Brady,
late assistant r. M. G., the Senate ofthe
United States by u unanimous vote, have
signi6ed to the nation. All these things
and many more which might be enumsr-
ated did time allow; but these are singly
sufficient to induce any man who honest-
ly processes the good Of his country, to tho
triumph ofparty, to use his individual in
fluencs in defeating the reelection Of our
present Governor, to the continued respon
sibilities of his Office.
The gentleman who is named by very
respectable portion Of our lreemen,i is well
known to possess both the tal.:.ts and
principles requisite in this peculiar crisis
Of our politics. His education and in
terests assure US, that in him, Rhode ISL
and will find Chief Magistrate willing
and able To promote her honor and pros
petity in high degree.
Iasmreciion at Martinique. Papers
have been received in New York, which
state that IN insurrcction broke out among
the negroes on the 18th Of Feb. that they