Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1832-07-12


Eyer since April, 1881, trhas been the
opinion of many of the citizens Of this
town, that the "principal proprietor and
editor" of the Rhode Island Republican
has occasionally labored under sort Of
political mania, or insanity. Although
we have been obliged during that short
period, very often to infiict upon him and
another of that windy and Boosting con-
cern, very severe castigations, ,one or two
of which for Il season proved somewhat
salutary: yet such is the deep-rooted ma
lignity Of this editor, arising principally
from the notifying custer of April, 1881, /,
that we are again compelled to ask par
don OF OUR readers for descending to the
level of this man in order that we might
endeavor once more, to learn him better
manners. We are aware, however, that
it is the opinion Of some that we might as
well attempt to reason with Siad bull
as to undertake to reason with him who
manages the Jackson paper in this town.
The consummate vanity Of the man--his
bitter and reckless malignity--his utter
disregard of political integrity ;the coarse,
rude, and ungentlemanly manner in which
he outrages every thing that every de-
cent mail feels himself morally bound to
respect, all these things we say, con-
spife to render him too contemplate for
notice, and yet too dangerous to be per-
mitted to pass along wholly unnoticed.--
II is true, as he says, in last Tuesdays
paper, that he asked for MERCY at our
hands, and il is also true as he very well
knows, that we have again and again,
granted his prayer, and extended to him
mercy.--But the time may come cnd
quickly too, when it may be criminal to
extend to this editor any thing that shall
even look like mercy.--There are one
or two articles in the last Republican
which certainly cannot be understood by
any one, not even the writer himself
We are not ignorant of the fact that there
has been recently some little addition to
the editorial corps Of the Republican, and
this fact may perhaps account for the un-
Ineligible manner in which those arti-
cles are botched up. Be that, however,
as i, may, we will not in any event
meddle with the "small fry" Of that
conc ern-we prefer dangerous as the
undertaking may seem, to take the bull BY
the horns, as We have often done be-
fore, and to assure him to his nose,
that if he will compel us to do so, we
are PREPARED to prosecute the war in
civilized or savage style, just as he
pleases-for his repeated threats do not
alarm us.
This celebrated .Aatiquarics', may have
for ought we know or care gathered up
our brief and humble histoty-bc that as
it mny-we are in possession of his, with
all its brilliant and magnificent Details
1t has uniformly been our desire TO con-
duct the discussion Of all political sub
jects with fairness, with decency, and in
good temper; and such has been our
practice. But if we have ever departed
from that course, it must have been since
the Republican has fallen under the
control Of its present "principal pro-
prietor and editor ."--Tha. editor has
pursued the same course whenever he
has figured in the columns Of the Re-
publican, as nc pursues in the places of
his usual resort about street-all who
differ from him in politics, or whatever
else he may pretend to know any thing
about, he denounces as fools and hypo-
critics. What then, we would ask, shall
be done with such \ man. how shall he
De treated? how shall he be disposed of?
lie affects to know much more about
any subject that ever engaged the at
cntIon OF men or angels, than any other
living being ever did or ever can know.
He claims to be the head man in the
Jackson ranks in this State--he claims
10 be the only intelligent, pure and dis
Interested patriot that can be found in II.
Island-hc claims to be the most accom-
'lished statesman in the land, land we
rave no doubt that he often says to him.
elf, "What will the world, or at least
Rhode Island, and especially NEWPORT,
10, when l shall cease to be. very