Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-10-30
HERALD OF THE TIMES.

were active and thorough going polli
clans, whilst the Republican party wer'
led on by band Of pure men, possesse,
Of good sense and sterling integrity, bu
they had not the advantages of finish
ed education. These facts will account
in some degree, for the rapid promotion
Of MIR Pearce about this time, to severa
I Offices Of considerable importance
( There was nothing very remarkable il
the history Of Mr. Pearce until abou
1925, when ho became desirous Of su
perseding the Hon. job Durlee, whc
then, together with Judge Eddy, repre-
senteG this State in Congress. 1t is due
to both those gentlemen TO say, that they
did themselves and the State honor, dur.
ing the four years they were in Con
gress We should have stated, thai
somewhere about 1922, Henry Bow
en-, Esq'r, then Attorney General, was
elected Secretary Of State, which ol
course left the Attorney Generals office
vacant. Mr. Pearce's friends put him
IN nomination for that ci!ice-he sue
ceeded in obtaining the place and held
1t about two or three years, when the Of
flee Of United States District Attorney
became vacant by John Pitman Esq'rs
being raised from that place to the Office
of District Judge, and Mr. Pearce being
desrous also Of attaining the honor or
becoming District Attorney, his friends
procured the situation for him.
In 1921, -, Mr. Pearce still looking
forward, expressed a desire to run against
Mr. Duriec for scat in Congress. The
Republican party at that time were en-
tirely satisfied with Mr. Durlee, notwth-
standing few OF them had previously
felt little dissatisfaction towards him,
in consequence of his having suffered
himself to be run against the late Hon.
Nathaniel I!azard, who was at that time
the regular caucus candidate. The best
friends Mr. Pearce had, used all their
influence to persuade him not to run u
gainst Mr. Durfee, but he was deterinin-
ed to make the effort We ask Mr.
Pearce directly, to what itro gentlemen,
moro than any others, he was indebted
for his nomination-his support, and his
final success? Ii he cannot, or will not
recullect, Let him review the history Of
that period read over the list of the
lreemen's names who voted at the Au-
gust meeting in 1895, let him read over
the newspapers Of that day, and forget if
he can, uho labored, by day, and by
night, to sustain him in his hopes and in
his prospects, and to defend HIM in his
character, against the unrelenting at
acks of the re,y men he is now united
with, hand and glover So vindctive
md bitter was Henry Bull at that time
against MIR Pearce, who are now bo-
om friends, that he had determined to
challenge his vote at tho town meeting,
or want Of sufficient estate. 1t is true
hat his freehold was not sufficient; but
N an occasion like that it seemed too
much like the desperate, unrelenting
ury of Indian warfare, to challenge, be-
ore the lrcemen ofthe town, the vote OF
man and u re z hbor who was candi-
ate for Congress, on the ground Of his
oto not being worth one hundred and
hiriy-lour dollars in real estate. A
'arm, personal friend Of Mr. Pearce,
hose namo we need not mention, hear
lg Of Mr. Bulls design, called upon him
nd demonstrated against the severity /
nd cruelty Of such a procedure, and
ried all in his power to prevail on him
lot to make the challenge. To all these
ntre aties Mr. Bull replied in these very
words, which were noted down at the
imo--"By Cd, Iadopt old Tom JeE
syYon's rule--uhen go TO wGr PH do my
'.emieS all The injury can--Pearcc has
Ol no roie, and FN &c id u ! don't ;
ialienge him; and besides aNhis, he a'mt {
Gt man for Representative 10 Congress- ,
" te a disgrace 10 Rhode de-Is!aad TO scad
ich a Jtiio,c 10 Washington"
1t will be rccolIccted that there was ,
D choice of Representative ior the south {
art of the State at the August meeting .
! 1898, and that second trial took ,
lace in November following. The de-
gnof MIR Bull to challenge Mr. Pearce's /
Dtc, and the conversation had with I
'ull upon that subject by tho friend Of ]
Ir Pearce, was communicated to Mr. $
}. q few days before the November ,
,wn meeting He appeared to be dis t
essed when that information was given {
, him, and said to his friend-"What in q
rs name shall doi"--''you must at {
i events" replied his friend, purchase ,
freehold; it will not do to suffer your ,
oto to be challenged by Bull, for your !
My resort then will be to take the oath f,
rescribed in such cases--that will not !
nswer--it will not tell well when pub
shed in the papers," Mr. Pearce then c
aid, "you know very well cannot pur- o
hase lott" to which his friend replied, O
you must have frcehold--go TO Prov G
lence to-morrow--tell your brother your S
is a0le to assist you--tcll /