Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-08-22
MIR. burgess ADDRESS.
No. III.
Il INEnDI J., OE DllAnE ISI A Ii

MICAH ii. KUGGLEs., Esq and JAMES
l.. HopGEs, Esq, were candidates OPP
posed to each other. This offence, il is
said, was committed, by writing letter,
on the subject Of that election, to ALLEN
HUNT, Esq, one Of the Electors Of that
district. This letter, il is also said, was
designed 10 aid the cause Of Masons, and
TO oppose The cause of Anti-niasons. This
alleg alton has no foundation IN fact; and
| solemnly protest, that wrote the letter
for the purposes stated in it, and for no
other purpose whatever Tha, you may
know what these purposes were, and be-
cause this letter has not been seen by
many, who may have censured me for
writing it, shall how commune ate it to.
you; that you may judge whether any
man, not mere slave, has not perfect
right to compose, and send such letter
TO any other irecmen.
Proridence, Nor. IAN, 1882.
ALLEN HuNr, Esq.
Dear Sir-Our long and friendly ac-
quaiBtance induces me to address this
letter to you.-The property which l
hold in your District; the cordial regard
always felt and manifested by me for all
the interests of Bristol County; and the
close resemblance and intimate union Of
those interests with the important con-
cernments Of the people of Rhode Island,
will, am persuaded, be to you and TO a II
candid men, my sufficient justification for
writing to you concerning your present
Congre essional election.
1t is Of more than ordinary importance,
that your District should be represented
in the next Congress. New England
cannot afford 10 lose a single vote, Oh the
great questions which will come before
the National Legislature, at the next
session. One Of them is the apportlon-
ment of the Representatives, according
to the new Census. We now send man
to Congress for every forty. thousand pco-
pie; and New England, whose interests,
are so united as to be like those of one
family, has thirty Representatives,
Ifthe ratio should be raised up to fifty
thousand New England can send but
50; and will have nearly l5o, 200 people
unrcprcsented Rhode Island must lose
half her representation and have unrep-I
resented more than IL 900 people. If
we can place the ratio at $4,000 the re-
presentation Of New England will be in
creased. This question may depend on
the single vote of your representative.
DO, Sir, / pray Of you, consider there
| fore, the importance Of elec,lng and
| sending him on TO take his seat. Ano-
| thor question before the next Congress,
will be the repeal of the laws made to en-
courage and to protect domestic indus
try; the American System. The enc
mics Of this system have made every ar
rang ement and will make every effort in
Congress to destroy it, Among the men
of the South there is no division; no man
will be absent. Every disscnsion is sa-
! crifced to the great question:; and in this,
however, they may disagree on other
| questions, they are all in the field; all
stand shoulder to shoulder as the New
Englanders did at Bunker Hill. Are we
the SONS OF those glorious patriots: Shall
we in controversy equally important to
our independence, not unite, as they
did; especially when, if we suffer our
sci, es to be divided, the want Of one man
more, at the conflict, may secure the tri-
umph Of our adversaries, and bring on us
! defeat and ruin'
/ This is, l think, the sixth time you
| have met to elect member to Congress,
! in Bristol District. AT what expense has
this been done, l do not say Of good feel
ings, good ncighborhood, and all the
! courte sizes Of social life but of time and
money only The wiring, printing,
reading, going to town-mectlngs, with
time and expenses there; can 10000
! people do this at cost less than $40,
u 600, for each contested election r-Where
is it to end' Will not $50, 900 be enough
to have expended, without benefit to Ell
! lIther side? Is it not best to finish the c.
lection, at this time, when so much de-
pends upon its being finished, immedi-
atclyI
/ II you were now selecting a candidate
among many who had never been your
representatives, you might we,l examine
and pause and hesitate; as you would, II
you were looking out for an agent TO su-
perintend farm or factory. Whoever
dismissed from his service man whom
he had employed for four years, and VINO
had, during all that time, been ia''h'ul;
who say ever dismissed such man
because he was a member Of different
society: and for the sake Of getting a
man to work for him, whom nobody had
ever employed, io such business as he
! wanted done, merely because that man
\ was of his own persuasioni Suffer me,
10 speak to you concerning the man who
/ has been in your service for the last four