The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-04-04
We copy the following Letter
from the Providence Her.
aid OF the 27th inst.


70 BENJAMIN HAZARD, ESQ.
n have read communication in the
Newport Herald Of Tie Times, of the
Slst. inst. addressed to John Brown
Francis, Esq. upon the subject Of his
nemination for Governor Of this State,
signed "TRuTH;" tho authorship OF
which there needs no apology for attri-
lQting to you and j therefore have ven
ss{rcd TO dedicate directly TO you, the re-
mhrks ! am about to mike in reply
ltoit.
You may have imagined, sir, that un-
der cover of the fictitious signature of
"Irufh," you would remain unsuspect-
% of-so wanton and malicious an attack
upon the honor, the intelligence, and the
nxderstanding Of a man of such preemi-
nent character and standing, as you ad-
np5apd whom you have formerly been
proud 10 call your friend; but you should
lave rccollected that il is the nature of
some animals TO emit, wherever they pass,
such noxious eflluyia, and mark their
course by traces so indelible, that no
cG9r, is required either to establish their
identity or to expose their retreat: were
totherwise will agree that the sigma
turc you have assumed Cor disguise
would have served your purpose effectu-
oily; and none even of your most inti-
mate acquaintance would have supposed
YOU the author of any thing over the sig.
nature of "TRuTH." 1t is one of the
characteristics Of greatness and genius to
Imrart portion of their spirit, to what
soever they touch: No person can road
youf letter with out acknowledging that
there are other qualities of the mind,
tIatmdy be communicated in the same
way, and that the disappointed ambition
ofa hftte great man, may be as easily
detected by his style of writing-as by
his counteaance!
seems that, without asking your
PERMISSION, Mr.. Francis has al!o wed two
of the three parties, which, for the past
political year. have made repeated
and inefectual attempts to elect a Gov
ernor and Senate for the constitutional
organization of the State Government,
to place bis name atahe head of their
ss''.s s'rIsets 1,nesit;A u Z z,,~ FRO
! ther-m-iaw, the presentincumbent, Gov.
Arnold, who, during the period mention
ed, has been no less than FIVE times re-
Jected by minority Of the freemen of
ihe State. Itis quite natural to sun nose,
considering the very honorable means
you used to procure his election in ApriI
1881, and the measures you have since
personally originated or supported in the
Assembly, to secure him forever i'm his
seat, that you should now feel some So
lIcitude for his reelection by the People |:
those who have long been acquainted
with you and your party, entertain little
doubt, that you would consider and find
defeat and destruction, politically, as sy-
nonImous terms-and that you would
struggle against the one, as much as you
would shun tho other. But how far, as
a legislator, statesman or a man, YOU
ought to suffer your zeal for the faa,iiv
compact, and the "spo.Ls of rictory,''
to violate all the charities-nay all The
decencies of social and cicH life, it is not
my present purpose to inquire, as they
are questions that may he safely left to
the silent monitions Of your own con-
scierce, and the avowed judgment of
nm intelligent public IL shall confine
myself 10 consideration of the objec-
lions you are pleased to urge against
the propriety of the course adopted and
Ipursued by Mr. Francis--to some re-
marks upon the conduct of the Arnold
party towards Mr.. Francis in relation 10
the election in April 1881, and TO snch
occasional notices Of yourself, indiyidu-
ally, rs shall satisfy you, that am not
inattentivc so the large space you fill in
the community, Of which am very
humble member-that / do not deny
your extraordinary personal merits--or
bear unDilting testimony Of their variety
and extent.
You seem to consider il matter Of re.
proach to Mr.. Francis that the family
from which he springs, is and has been
respectable and 'ceaithy and to incucate
upon the minds of the unthinking and
uninformed, the same narrow notion
you sneeringIy speak of lis Patrician
family. You are roputed to bo a good
classical scholar--you are known as o
respectable lawyer-by some are eteem.
ed a profound statesman, and you nrc
at loast by yourself, considered very
distinguished Leffer-prifer, and il is snid
have foiled the venerable Ex-Presidcn,
Adams at his own weapons. Admitting
all or any part of this 10 be true, you
cannot be ignorant that the liberties oil
Rome were not snbverted because her
citizens we're pafricians, but because they
were bribed and corrupt---nor can you be
Ignorant that a deserving man, loses
nothing Of the esteem Of society, becnuse