The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1833-08-17

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Justice TO yourselves and TO your fellow
citizen. TRISTAN burgess.
NOe.
PEOPLE OF RHODE-lSLAND,
1 have been accused Of interfering, very
,,nius,ifably, in tho late election OF Br,s-
4oi District, in Massae huse'ts, where MI
can II. RucoLEs, Esq. and JAMES l..
HopsEs, Esq, were candidates oPpsed to
sncb other. This offence, it is said, was
committed, by writing a letter, on the sub
;sci of that election, to ALLEN HUET, Esq
ane of the Electors Of that district. ms
letter. il is also said, was des,gnedto aid
the cause Of Masons, and to oppose the
cause of Anti-masons. This allegation
has no foundation in fact and ! solemnly
protest, that wrote the letter for the Pur-
poses stated in it, and for no other Pur-
pose whatever. That you may know what
these purposes were, and because TINS
letter has not been seen by many, VINO
NAV have censured me for writing 1t, 1
shall now communicate it to you that
YOU may Judge whether any man, not
mere slave, has not perfect right to com
nose. and send such letter to any other
freeman. Prov., Nor. l4ih, 1882.
ALLEN HuNr, Esq.
Dear Sir-Our long and friendly ac-
uuaintance induces me to address TINS
letter to you. The property which hold
in your District the cordial regard al
ways felt and manifested by me for all the
interests of Bristol County and the close
resemblance and intimate union OF those
interests with the important concernments
ofthe people of Rhode Island, will am
persuaded, be to you and to all candid
men. nv sufficient justification for writing
to you concerning your present Congress
sionaI election. :.
Ii gilmore than ordinary importance,
that your District should be represented
in the next Congress. New England
cannot afford to lose single vote, on the
preat questions which will come before
ths National Legislature, at the next ses-
siou. One ofthem is the appointment OF
the Representatives, according 10 the new
Census. We now send man to Con.
press for every forty thousand people; and
New England, whose interests are so uni
tad AZ 10 be like those of one family, has
tbirty-uine Representatives. II the ratio
should be raised up to fifty thousand New
England can send but 35 and will have
nearly 10000 people unrepresented.-
Rhode Island must lose half her represen-
tation and have unrepresented more than
$1,000 people. five can place the ratio
$4,000. the representation of New En-
yIand will be increased This question
NAV depend on the single vote of your
repre sentative. Do, Sir, / pray Of you,
consider, therefore, the Importance OF E.
)ecting and sending him on to take his seat
Another question before the next Con-
gress, will be the repeal of the laws made
10 encourage and to protect domeslic in
dustry the American System. The en-
emies Of this system have made every ar
ransement and will make every effort in
Congress to destroy it. Among the men
of the South there is no division no man
will bo absent. Every dissension is sac
ri6ced to the great question and in this,
however, they may disagree on other
questions, they are all in the field all
stand shoulder to shoulder os the New
EngIanders did at Bunker Hill. Are we
the sons of those most glorious Parents'-
Shall we, in controversy equally imPor-
tsnt 10 our independence, not unite ,as they
did especially when, If we suffer our
selves to be divided, the want OF one man
more, a, the conflict, may secure the trI-
umph of our adyersaries, and bring on US
defeat and ruin!
This ;s, / think, the sixth time you
have met TO elect member to Congress,
In Bristol District. At what expense has
This been done, do not say ofgood feel
ings, good neighborhood, and all the cour-
tesies of social life; but Of time and mon
ey only9 The writing, printing, reading,
going TO town meetings, with time and
cxpenses there; can 40, 900 people do this
a, a cos, less than $4,000 for each con-
tested election f-Where is to cndf-
will no, $5O, 900 be enough to have ex-
pended, without benefit TO either sldef-
Is il not best to finish the election, at this
time, when so much depends upon its be-
ing finished, immediately
1fyou we're now selecting a candidate
among many who had never been your
representatives, you might well examine
and pause and hesitate; rs you would, u
YOU were looking out for an ngen, to su-
.,,er;otend farm or factory. Whoever
dismissed from his service man who"
he had employed for four years, and wh"
baS during all that time, boon 'anhiu';
..,ho sav ever dismissed such man be-
csuae ne was a member Of different So
eislv, and for the sake Of getting man 10