Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-04-11
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not TO excite them In the remarks wo
have made, we have meant no reflection
upon any of our fellow citizens and, If
we are cnndidly judged, we think there
are none who will ccnsure US for the sem
,imcnis we have expressed.
Let MS proceed to inquire what other
reasons there are for iavoring the pre-
sent combined hostility to the long tried
friends of the American cause. We find
il advanced by committees of .he two op-
posing parties, consisting of two men
each; that they have taken upon them
selves to nominate J. Il. Francis, Esq.
in opposition TO Gov. Arnold, from tho
laudablc motive of restoring peace TO the
State. And this ingenious suggestion
has been improved upon by the argument
that if Gov Arnold would follow tho
magnanimous example of Gov. Fennef
and Mr. VIM. Sprague, there would be-
no more contention. Pray, fellow-cti-
zens, is not this treating the people as if
they were the property, or the mere res
tainers Of the candidates for Governor,
and entirely at their disposal: or rather,
the disposal of three or four committee
men? Is it not putting it entirely out of
the question, as a matter o! no account,
what may be the political opinions and
sentiments of the people themselves
what cause, or what principles of Gov
crnment they may have cherished and
supported as the true cause ottheir coun-
try!
We have no unkind feelings towards
Gov. Fenner, and certainly shall say
nothing to his prejudice. On the con-
frary: every one, we think, will approve
of his conduct in declining to have any
further concern in keeping up the con-
test against tho existing State admins
traton, when he found that third party
had started up, which, though containing
but few hundreds, and out-numberea
more than four to one by his own, was
bent upon preventing, as hong as possi-
bic, the election, either of him and his
! friends or of Gov Arnold s, his friends
that is, bent upon preventing the people
from making any election at all. This
! conduct, we say, was mcrltorioUs In
4 Gov. Fenner And had the inferior
leaders of that party respected his exam
\ pie, and forborne their attacks, there
would indeed have been no further con-
tcntion. We have no doubt that the par.
i ty, generally, would have approved Of
this pacific and liberal course. But
there were among them few restless
and contentious men, who had no sucb
wish or design. These men have labor
ed indciatigably: to find another candi~
date with whom to supply the place of
Il Gov. Fcnncr, and keep up the contest !,
and having at last succeeded, they como
out, ready for battle, and tell US, that
. they have done all this for the purpose
, of restoring peace TO the State.
= The same credit, for magnanimity and
4 desire to restore peace to the State, is
e also bestowed upon MIR VIM. Sprague.-
e But, unfortunately, it appears, from Mr.
t Sprague's own letter to his party, that
f the sole object of his quitting his place
, in their prox, was to fill it again immedi-
f atcly with another candidate under whom
, they might carry on the contest to better
advantage. And, in the same letter, he
$ spirits on his party, by assuring then
, that, if the candidate he recommends ~
successful, they will obtain all their OBJ
I jects. And this too, they tell us, has
t1been done by Mr. VIM. Sprague for tho
sake of restoring peace to the State
, Such is the respect which these commit
, tees entertain for the common sense, the:
understandings of the people.
/, If Gov. Arnold had followed the ex.-
I ample Of Mr. Spraguc, he must have
4 nominated another candidate TO fiji his
place in the prox, as Mr. Sprague did
But the National Republican party woult
not agree TO this. They had no such irr
ducement for changing their candidate,
{ as Mr. Sprague avowed They knew
that Gov. Arnold stood foremost N tvs
/ estimation and confidence Of the people,
q and that no other man in the party could
: supply his place. OF this fact the sur
h fragcs of the people, repeatedly gwen n'
=. favor of Gov. Arnold, furnish the mosi
i conclusive and gratifying evidence. Oi
O this fact, his political adversaries also
% have shown themselves fully aware; and
: in the hope of undermining his well mer-
=, itcd influence, have so far forgotten what
they owed 10 their own characters, as u
resort to the most unworthy expedents
: and arts of misrepresentation and detrac-
q Ition. But Gov. Arnold was not select
: ed as candidate for the qualification o.
!, any wishes Of his own. We are conf
! dent that he entertained no such wishes
: His services were claimed by the Ma
= tional Republican party, for the bcnei''
J. of their causc--and having acduiescee
}. in the nomination, and been elected h,
/. the people, he cannct withdraw himself
l. while, in their opinion, his services na,
I; ho ,scru, 10 tlat cause ;--osnnot with