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


/ 1t might seem invidous to run a pa r.
nllel, between the pafrieian, mi ghl say
the ARIsTocRATIc family to which YOU
and the Governor belong, and that of Mr.
Francis; public opinion will warrant me,
however, i'll remarking that the pride, the
prefence, and the ostcnfafion Of the form.
or would be contempfible, if ,hey were
no: ridiculous: and II is matter of no
little surprise, that on this occasion, the
only one probably since the notorious
HARTFORD CoNvENTioN--you should
have lost sight for moment OF
Tie Pafriciaa Consequence of your
own connexions and should have re-
proached an unassumiHg, though
accomplished Farmer, whh cir
cumstance, which, however important il
may seem in your eyes, eau give conse-
quencc only to little minds aud can OK
cite envy only in those that are Tess.
II is also urged as on objection to Mr..
Francis, that he declined being the
candidate of yonr party two years ngo,
at time when you say he "was Ia
yorite with The National Repnblican
pariy:"-when "the Antimusons were
desirous. of appropriating to themselves
the good name he chad acquired, and
the Jackson-men were scarcely willing
TO give" him sup" Mr. Francis nj ,hn,
TINE had his own reasons for declining
aud you, cir, better than any other man
M the state, know that no hnd enough,
and good ones too, why he declined.
Let INC recall some of them 30 your re-
collection; and the recital will perhaps
make you do for yourself, what your
friends must sometimes do for you---
BLUSH. You were at iha, time, tile
proiessed friend of Mr. Francis-you
had wormed yourself into bis confidence
and possessed yourself of his most Sc
cret thoughts and wishos--you knew
that he had bcen unanimously nominn-
ted by an Antimasonic State Conyen-
tion, holden at Providence, in Deccm-
bsr, 1880 you knew that he would and
must be nominated in January, 1881
by your party-and Think that you
wrote him to that effect, and besought
him MOTTO decline or reply, until he had
heard further from you. He was nomi-
mated by your party, and you managed
to be appointed committee to commu-
nicate to him his nomination. How and
when did you do it mot until weeks
a"u wvusss nuu uruIJsoU; MA III visu sssus 4 4
time, you and your friends, the Potr;c-
ians of the Lyman Dynasty, were secret
ly, but busily engaged in preparing the
minds Of the public to substitute Lemu-
el II. Arnoldin his stead, for Governor
the manoevre succeeded-nnd when
at length you condescended 10 inform
MIR Francis of his nomination, he fell
compelled to decline both nominations
tbnt of the Antimasons, because mt your
solicitation he bad deferred his reply 10
their committee entirely too long:-and
that Of yourparty, because you meant he
should, from the beginning. Your party,
therefore, and include il all when
say you--had previously arranged to Of
fer the situation to Mr. Francis, for the
sake of appearances. and to concilia,o
him and his Potrician friends but ut
the same time 10 do it in such way,
that he could not with honor accent
and one Of the reasons was, because
''the Antimasons were desirous of an
propriating to themselves the good name
he had acqu,red"--a misfortune to your
party, that you knew was not TO he
feared in case Mr. Arnold was elected,
inasmuch ms you had yourself stated in
the famous IvMy Letter, which you
boast OF having written, though not a
mason, that the "Antimasons had moth
ing to expect from Governor Arnold.
Sdni aho pas among the prophets-an1 4
you who arc the Governors Governor,
have SO far faithfully redeemed the
pledge, which you and he then made Il
the Masons.
You have also directly and distinct
Iy charged MIR. Francis with subscrvienc,
to his master spirit, the Hon. l.. Il. Pot
ter, Of Litllerest, S. *. He also is on,
of your friends. I know not how tina
gentleman may relish such mn attack
from such quarter--none but prcfen
ded friend could have made such a one
none but deceptive prtfcnder would
have beon base enough to do IL.
ifit were my purpose to viudicntc Mr.
Potter on this OCCASION II would he quite
cnsy to do so but nm satisfied that ht
knows when and how to do that himself
and trust that Gre long we shall have
an opportunity, as VIC have often here.
toforc had, Of seeing your rebukcd spiri,
quail before the master spirit Of that man
who holds you in the most seryie and
disgracefl subjection-n man, ms yo,
have yourself repeatedly nvowcd, will
whom, you could not, aud you might
have added, you dared not quarrel
But, Sir, when was it that you dis