Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-10-30
NEWPORT,
HISTORY
OF THE
a)oIttftal Ztfs
DUTEE j. PEARCE.
---"Nothing eatenuaie,
"Or set down aught in malice"


our last paper to give short sketch @
the political intrigues, and the treache
rous conduct Of the man whose nam
stands at the head of this article. W,
have undertaken the discharge Of thi
duty with no unkind feelings toward
Mr. Pearce, for we were among his ear
liest and most devoted supporters, ant
continued zealously to support him unit
Disguised with his political dishonesty
we felt ourselves compelled d, from a sense
of self respect, the duty we, owed to
the National Republican pany,-as well
as from motives of Il still higher charac
/ ter,-'to withdraw our support from him.
Still we were willing to leave him silent
/ ly to sink under his own weight; but
when Mr. Pearcc endeavored, privately
and unfairly, to create belief among
men Of all parties, that he had been Gill
treated by the National Republicans" )"
and "that all his conduct had teen die
lated by the purest motives that could i'll
Auence man." it then became our duty
to show uhat he had done, and how he
continued U promote his Own interest in
all cases, and under all circumstances,
withourtke slightest regard to the means
he used.
Mr. Pearce returned from Washing
ton in the summer Of 1892, and on the
very next evening after his arrival, he !
was present at caucus Of the National
Republican party, held in the Court
House in this town for the purpose Of
making arrangements preparatory to the
town-meeting which tock place few
days after that time. f!o addressed the
m, citing for about half an hour, in a strain
and in style which was totally disgust
ing to almost every gentleman present.
the meeting having been specially called
to devise measures to promote the cleo
ton Of Governor Arnold, and not for the
purpose of abusing General Jackson and
Amos Kendall. iIo denounced Gene
al Jackson in the strongest terms, and
'aid among other things, that he was u
eCble, worn-out, brokcn-down old man,
10Th in body and intellect, and was quite
II his d1tuge--that he never had the
east prctcnsions for the place he held
hat his temper was violent and uncon-
and was managed entirely by
men without character or
tanding. ~ mean, sir" continued Mr
'earcc, "to be understood as spe aking
f what is familiurly called at Washing
Oh, the Kitchen cabinet, which is COM
osed Of .!mos Kendall s. UIliiQn, Le,u-
s." MIR Pearce further said--"When
state to my fellow citizens, sir, here
assembled, that General Jackson is un-
Ter the entire control Of these irrespon-
ible men, without character and without
standing in society--Kendnl and Lewis
who compose, as | said before, what
$ lamiiarIy called the Kitchen Cabinet
Il repeat to you, sir, only simple fact
hat is within the knowledge Of every
Ienber Of Copgrcss--Sir,i do not state
lcse things in mere wantonness, but :.
tate them because | deem it to be my
uty to state them.-As matter Of us 0
ce, however ! ought to observe, and |
o it with pleasure, that General Jackson !
as always treated me with great polite c
ess and attention. have visited him t
itener, and presume, sir, that l am on .
etter or more familiar terms with the old
General than either Of our delegation.-
,til, sir, it is my opinion that the Gov
rnmeai Of this nation, is now in bad,
ay, in dangerous hands-it is the duty,
lerelore, of every good citizen, TO change !
le present administration-to discharge d
nd scatter this Kitchen Cabinet" L
Here you have specimen Of this j
lan's speech made in caucus Of Ma
onal Republicans about only month
revious to the commencement OF the |
nted jackson and antimasonic CAUCUS
8, got up by MIR Pearce in order to {
elcat the National Republicans, which
,eie held in the same building and at I
ended by Mr. Pearce, who was at all of !
lem the most active member, and the
speaker. At one Of these 6
meetings, after MIR Pearce's conversion {
o Jacksopism, his partner, George Tur- q
Ter, declared that General Jackson had .
mailed more disgrace upon Me country, }
han any other man that erer Hred, Bene- I
lict Arnold included" These strong ex- G
,ressions occasIoned not little nesting i
mong the Jackson-men, and some d
aughter among the antimasons but no u
nan present seemed to enjoy the sport, v
for he had forgotten that il was his duty L
, look serious on such an occasion, h
,ore than Mr. Pearce. II is well known r
ere that Mr. Pearce has made complaints 4
, some individuals, that he was not al O
owed the use ofthe papers to justify his b
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