The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-04-04

ious anxiety and most strenuous efforts on
the part of the Arnoldites, as the day of
trial approaches. They SEQ and feel
that the people of good sense who
are not blinded by party or reduced to
the condition of slaves. begin to look a.
bout them and enquire, what the ap-
preaching contest is for-what good il
to be obtained by the election Of Arnold
in preference to Francis.-Why the
man of one party's nomination should
be preferred to him who has beep nomi.
mated by three psriies, including tho Ar
sny they, he has been
ungrateful to Mr. Arnold, innsmuch as
he did not solicit and obtain Ills consent
to let the freemrn Of Rhode Island vote
their own opinion This is the head e.
front Of his offending! Why did mos
the public papers in the interest, aud
under the control Of the Rrgsndy, let tho
people choose for themselves between
the two candidates. without aspsrs,ne
the character Of either? Those of the
administration, generously set the ex-
ample-they believed their candidate
unimpsachabls. and thus far he has
proved So They also thought that Ar
mold was sufficiently known to the free
men, as not to require supplement to
illustrate the last few months of his lrfe. .
He has been forced upon us long e.
nongh for the people to weigh his pre-
tensions in the scale against his oppo-
nent--we therefore deem it cruel to -put
Mr. Arnold unnecessarily on tHal only
Tor onr own amusement.
Mr Francis has been assailcd bv all
sorts Of weapons that are forbidden in
civilized warfare-weapons which de-
pend not ON their strength, force, or
edge but on the poison in which they
have been dipped. Mr Francis has
been declared Infamous by some who
to derive their consecue nee by
coming in contact with their betteJs.
II il time for the freemen to look TO
their own affairs--to restore the coun-
sells of the State to its former stability
and usefulness; and at the same time,
and ny the same operation, TO blunt
the edge of party violence and domestic
We ask how can this be best
effected by placing Arnold again in
the chair We are none Of those quacks
who hold that the hair of the same dog.
infected, is the only panacea that will
cure the wound.
Arnold's first nomination was tho
trumpet sound Of discord in Rhode-Isl-
and-befors which time, party only ex-
listed in few ruthless and ambitious in
the discOrdaut sound has
been, and now is echoed by every town,
village and hamlet 10 the state.
The professed object of that nom,na-
tion, was to aid the cause of a man to
the presidency. who, il was seid, would
be the friend Of Rhode-lslane who
would sustain her policy give wealth
to her agriculturalists competence to
her industry land prosperity and hap
piness for her perpetuation /! What
fruits have all these golden promises
brought forth THE very man for
whom the party was created, has turned
traitor to the interest Of the state, and
in anticipation, reveIs in her spoils!
Whatbenefit has the elevation Of Ar
mold been to Rhode-Island I answer
the question, who can
The evils are apparent-our political
institutions are impaired and endan-
gered-our expences have exhausted all
revenues provided by the former state
administration to meet the expencss Of
government, and are fast swallowing the
fund created by them, for the support Of
free schools. Party has injected its
poison into the veins Of the people
has set father against son and son a.
gainst father town agoinst town and
neighber against neighbor !. IL there
no remidy Are there no means by
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