The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-10-02


We perceive By the last Herald of the
Times, that the anathama has at length
been hurled at the head Of shis Gentle
man, and that like the blind man in thu
scripture two speak reverentIy) whose
eyes were meraculously sePepsd. He
has been ignominously cast out Of the
temple by our political scribss and Phar-
asess. And all for what Has he not
chimed in az noisiiy AZ any ofths pack
NTH his thorough base. to hunt down the
venerable man at the head Of our Gov
ernment? Has he not gone out of bis
way, in his famous speech, purporting to
relate to the Wiscassst Collector, but
which had reference more to things in
ssheaven above, OIL the earth beneath,
and in the water under the earth," than
tohim, TO villify and abuse the patriot Of
whom it may be said more truly than
of any other indiv'duaI i1 existence. that
he is the nan WhcM ~ihs- apsoPls delight
to honorf Did no pos'leaveh his seat be-
fors.,he expiration ofhis term, when the
Ioaves and the fishes were tumblins in
upon him, to keep the Nationals ous Of
tiie quagmire. into which they had sunk,
and to endeavor to rivet the Dynasty
which Arnold and his myrmidions had
cunningIy and frauduIently forged for
US Alas for the ingratitude Of the
species! His party has abandoned him,
or as they. say he has betrayed them, and
In either case the road TO the public crib
isblocked up through that avenue.
What then remains for Mr.. Pearce to
dol In his present benishsed condition
"where wilds immeasurably spread seem
lengthening ss'' he goes. We confess
we see but little chance for him. Does
lie hausr himself thar this great nation
is to be deluded, to be led away BY the
nostrums Of quackss tho empiricisms Of
political mountsbank wfirse prescrip-
fion for every iii that flesh il heir to. is'
a nausestipg draughs of Mother WSrf?
Strange. that man on ordinary occa-
sions Of sound judgment. one too who
has travelled and seen cities, and been
'sone of the great" where great "men
most do congregate," should allow him
sclfto be drawn into maze by a will
% the wisp that win vanish as he grasps
h. and leave him in ten fold darkness.
Asws have some regard for Mr..
Pearce, inasmuch ss we prefer an open
adversary to tho fawning sycophantic
wretch who can ''snnles and smile and
be a vi!laia," we will cfsal& evt a course
by following which he VIII be redeemed
from the error Of ways, and restored to
the broad road which leads to honor and
preferment. The path .is plain one
and truth and candor are its indices.s
Let him come ONT boldly tlien and A.
vow that however he may differ with the
President on points Of roiicy. he believes
him to be a pure patriot and upright
statesman, one who looks with an equal
eye on every section Of our broad spread
land, and cherishes with cqunl warmth
all the great leading interests Of our coun-
try. That within short period the OPP
position to his government has been
strengthened. and its healthfGI action inn
peded by a faction with the second Off
Ger of State at its head, whose nuIlifying
plots have been crippled, and its leaders
prostrated by the Roman firmness with
which was announced to them the ssnti-
ment "the Union, It must be preserved"
That under this administration the pros-
perity of the Country has reached a
height never surpassed and rarely e.
qunlled. That the stories which have
been set afioat at Washington purporsing
that the persons of numbers were jeop-
ardized, and that they-xsss -obhged to
90 armed to the Capitol wgfs t;ess s4aibs
let off to dazzle the eyes of the prejudic-
ed and ignorant, and meanIy fabricated
ad eaptaedam vnlgss. sr.4s3 etsy
Wehave lots moro Of truisms which
we have no doubt Mr.. Pearce can en-
dorse with clear conscience. but let
these suffice for the present.