Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-08-22

a stumbler, can blame nobody but him
self ic. at some time, when he least ex-
meets il. he finds himself fairly thrown
cut of the saddle and pitched into the
dirt.
/ am dear sir, with high respect,
Your obedient servant,
TRISTAN burgess.
Now, my fellow citizens, what do you
find in this letter, disrcspectiul to any
man, or any class Of men? What un-
worthy the character of n freeman and n
patriot 1t is ssid that /, by this letter,
persuaded men TO vote for JAMES j..
HODGES who would not otherwise have
voted for him. Who were those menF
Why surely the honorable and patriotic
Anti-masons, to whom addressed my
self; and who, as believed, would sa-
crifce even their animosity against ma
sonry for q time, as the Anti Masonic
Convention at Baltimore had done, and
support mason, when they believed the
good Of their country required It. Are
these men censured for so voting when
they believed the good Of their country
required il of them? have never heard
it. 1t is not pretended. No man has
doubted their right, or questioned their
patriotism. Why then am | censured
for persuading them to do so? Is it be-
cause | am of Rhode Island3 This OBJ
lection should come fromihe people of
Bristol District; but it is not made by
:hem; il is made by some Of the people
of Rhode ISLAND. Are we then ready to
agree, that we ought to take no interest,
and use no influence in the elections Of
the other States? Not to mention idcn-
tity of interests, vicinity of location, and
the common rights Of all citizens of the
United States in the several States,
where will you 60, at least in New Eng"
land, and not find Rhode Island men in
factories or workshops, or stores, or on
farms? Rhode Island capital has flowed
over the confined limits of the State;
and, as you visit the various parts of New
England, you will find, at various water
falls, Rhode Island looms and spindlcs;
and meet Rhode Island men, with all
their skill, diligence, and perseverance,
pushing the interests Of their employer
with the same fidelity as if they stood at
their very elbows. What say you, must
all these people, agents, owners, opera
tives and all, be silent as oysters, on all
contested elections, because they belong
TO Rhode-Island?
Beware-beware fellows citizens, how
you enact laws against me, which may
finally eircumscribe, and confne to the
barrow limits Of this State, your own in
fluence, merited by your own industry,
skill, economy, wealth, prudence and
patriotism. You cannot extend the limits
Of your territory, and will you then pro-
scribe me, because ] would give you a
moral and political influence, more ex-
tensive than your State itself? You can
not throw lands into the scale, to balance
the power Of the great States, surround
ing you in this Union; but you can, it,
you do not chain down your own citizens,
create something like such balance, by
the influence of their personal qualities,
and acquisitions. Your citizens are as
celebrated for their industry as ever
were the bees Of Hymettus. They ga
ther honey, on Isle and mainland; from
flowers in fields the most distant; and
Rhode Island is the store house Of their
wealth. The skill of Rhode-Islan me-
chanics is a theme OF praise, and admi-
ration, throughout the whole Union; and
the very first architect in the nation, may
be found among your citizens. Your
Agriculturists do not, it is true,. cultivate
plantations; but they, by their skill and
diligence, convert farms into gardens.
Rhode Island Merchants are not surpas-
ecu ~ those of any other state or nation,
in wealth, talents, and sterling integrny.r
Fellow citizens, be wise for yourselves,
and faithful to your own great interests.
DO not permit the canker and mildow Of
party, and prejudice, to blight and with
or the growing and hourishing power
ard influence Of your State. Foster
your own resources; encourage, by your
high appreciation, the working of that
rich mine of intellect which now abOunds
III evey branch Of your employmcnts;
and the time will come when the states
men of Rhode Island will render her as
illustrious in the national councils, as she
has already, by her soldiers and sailors,
been made glorious in the field or on the
ocean. TRISTAN burgess.
The PREsIDENTsHIP.- following