The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-06-12
cula,cd, and the old prox succeeded to

''S' SicHt tuOTliuc1tiOu.
In is1o the triumvrate called another
convention and agreed on prox exclud-
ing the came gentlemen as BEFORE TIE
hepunl'cans were now satisfied that anv
more iorbearance would be unayailing.
that the Nationals (as they called them
selves) were determined to exclude every
man from office that did not Worship NJ
their shrine; and on the evening follow
ing the Republicans held their conyen-
ton and nominated all the Senators from
among their own friends. The prox
thus offered TO the people succeeded, and
the next Senate was wholly composed of
Republicap members. In 1880 the Ma
tionals, confident of their strength again
offered IN nomination a prox excluding
all the Senators then in office, which
was opposed by one containing the Re-
publican nomination, eight of whom
were elected, and two failed in conse-
quence of Anti-masonic opposition.
In 1881 two proxies were again before
the people. The National caucus which
met IN East Greenwich prescribed the
whole republican members including the
Governor they met on Wednesday
evening; tho Republican Convention
met on the Thursday evening following
and finding their friends prescribed
throughout, they then renominated their
last years candidates with the exception
OF tho deputy Governor Ia Clayman) and
two or three Senators who declined n
nomination which last named, as well as
that of the Lieut.. Governor were filled
by other candidates friendly to the same
cause.
This was the first time the Nationals
attacked Governor Fenner, nor is il pro.
bable they would have done it then, bur
their cause had become desperate. The
Iriumyirate had for some time previous,
before the General Assembly, a project
to divest the State of its reversionary in
terest in the old Providence and Paw
tucket turn pike Road (worth about
hity thousand doIlars) and to induce the
General Assembly to part with the right
OF the State gratis for the benefit of two
OF the members of the Triumvirate, prin-
cipally, viz: Simmons aud Arnold
Governor Fenner was the Lion in their
path, and until he could be removed. the
golden harvest could not be reaped.
Every engine was then set in motion.
me ahil-masons were courted by the
friends of the new candidate AruoM and
they were induced to adopt him as their
own Candidate, on fai, promises. Then
the flood Gates Of wealth were opeued
to buy the election--the aristocracy over
awedsome by threats, and cour,ed others
by promises. The wealth was princ;-
paliy on one side, while the virtue was
on the other; and the Aristocracy sue
ceeded,' not SO much by their own
strength as by the aid of the Anti.ma-
sons.
what has been the triumph they have
gained What has been the history Of
their Legislation what the issue of their
projects of ambition what their dreams
OF wealth and power They have alien
ated and exasperated their allies-they
have disappointed their friends-they
failed IN their attempt upon the States
property in the Turnpike-the Repub-
iicans who were decoyed into their ranks
are becoming undeceived, and are now
deserting them; and they are at this time
occupying the seats of usurpation pre-
senting this strange anamily "a Repub-
lie whose chief magistrate. and Senate.
or those who pretend 20 ofiiciate as such.
do it not only without the consent ofthe
qualified electors, but in direct violation
of their will, twice repeated.
Ifthe Nationals had been quiet in the
first place-if they had allowed Messrs.
N. Brown and Field, to have remained
in the Senate without opposition-they
being then strong enough in both houses
ofthe Assembly they might then have
had the power of the State undisturbed
and unassailcd. They still b.vo :, =,