Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-03-28

ulSOWHCu hu'hS my ""'N "N ''''S '""e-
ter. do not doubt that he said the truth
should never suspect him of attempting
to cast somerset; and from his charac-
ter, do not believe that he can take
pleasure in the exhibition Of such feats
by others. What do you think are his
feelings on this occasion? Is he not NOR
tilted that the grandson of John Brown,
and his own near relation, should have
made such an exhibition of himself to the
good people Of Rhode-Island, for the
bare probability Of obtaining an office,
which has been repeatedly refused by
other members Of his family, if net by
himself? Will he not complain Of the
man, who has thus made tool Of you TO
answer his own ambitious purposes On
this occasion you have proved youself
but lump of clay in the hands ofthe pot
ter. The good book says that "sohe
vessels are formed to honor, and some to
dishonor"- this master workman has
not moulded you to dishonor, l am mis-
taken-He has placed you on the pot
ter's wheel, and, having spun you round
until you have become giddy with anb-
ton, has now made you into thing to
be cast into the mud, for him to ster on
to pass into the Senate of the United
States.-He will find that you are too
slightly baked for his purpose, and you,
that you have ditied yourself for moth
ing.
Some years since | heard story of a
member Of the Assembly, who came to
Providence in an old Wagon, with an
old horse shabbily harnessed. lie met
with near relation of yours, who told
him that his equipage was unworthy a
member Of the Legislature. The old
man complained of poverty, and your ge-
nerous relation directed him to 60 to his
coachman, and tell him that he desired
that he would deliver to the honorable
gentleman his second best chaise har-
ness. The Hon. member took him at
his word, but when he arrived at the
coach house, a new coach harness at
tractcd his attention. He delivered his
message, changing the word chaise har-
ness to coach harness. The coach harness
was accordingly delivered to him, and
this was the reward which your kinsman
received for his lberality. Now, sir,
this same trick is again practised on your
liberal apd bountiiul relation. He was
undoubtedly willing to assist your friend
in his election, with his influence, and
perhaps with something else, had it been
wanting; but he never would have given
his consent that you should be dishonor-
ed for such purpose. Sir, if you had
applied for advice to the good heart Of
he man ] am speaking Of, you would ne
yer have committed this egregious blum
der.
| will mention one other report, which
your new friends are circulating with
great industry, and then l shall have
done for the present. They state, in ex-
cuse for your conduct, that, although
you were nominated by the Nationals,
they were never desrous that you should
accept that nomination. This you know
to be untrue. Your Littlerest friend was
unwilling that you should be so identified
with the National Republican party, and
your relations remembered that the Ma
ional Republican party consisted, in a
great measure, Of persons who, some
time ago, had been called middling in
lerest men, for whom they had imbibed
m antipathy. They dissuaded and pre-
vented you from accepting the nomina-
ion. 1t is also said that you would have
accepted the nomination, had you been
of it in time. This is also un-
rue. You know that you received a
communication in Philadelphia, inform
ny you Of the nomination, and that you
we're requested not to decline it until y ou
heard further from the writer of that let
er, who promised to give you his reasons
why you should accept the nomination.
believe you waited few days for this