The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-04-04
stance Of SO determined an effort ON the

stance Of SO determined al effort on the
one side TO get rid of Governor. or on
the other 90 hold on to Office by all
means possible, as has been exhibited in
the ballotings of the past year. If Gov.
Arnold was man Of that modesty OF
demeanour which his friends would have
as believe him, he would never permit
his name to be crammed down The .hroats
Of the people in the manner it has been
and still is.
If he was not a man fond Of Office, he
would long since have retired and left
the field to one who might at least be
considered a censsitutionally elected Co.
vernon But the truth is. the people had
hardly Witnessed the election of Gov.
Arnold before the scales fell and their
eyes were opened to the awful blunde.
they had committed, and az q natural
consequence the reaction in public sem
timent was great beyond oil example,
They soon discovered how wretchedly
they had been deceived how sadly dis
appointed. They were told Gov. Ar
mold was not a man fond of Office and
yet they found him disposed to1iold on
in defiance Of repeated expressions of
the public sentiment that he should re-
tire. They were told that he was a
man whose independence of character
eminently fitted him for the station and
yet they soon became satisfied to their
great modification, that he was mere
instrument in the hands of certain
family compact at whose head stood and
still stands Benjamin Hazard Of Hart
ford Convention memory.
They were told that he was man
whose political integrity was spotless
and whose devotion to the interests Of
the State far surpassed that of his COM
petiiors but they soon found that he
was quite ready to speculate for his own
private advantage in matters wherein
the State had very great concern. and
very willing to advance his own affairs
at the expense Of the public, which he
was un Ter oath 10 guard and promote.
On the other hand who have the peo-
pie called upon for their chief magis-
trate I Who Is tho man that from a
sense of public duty suffers his name to-
be made use of in opposition to the pres
ent incumbent? Z? il is John 3. Francis
Of Warwick--a farmer and the friend
offarmers. Aman whose public and pri-
vate character are equally without blem-
ish. He is man who has never been
into Office by the intrigues Of
a brother-in-law and l will add Is not
very likely to be managed OUT Of it by
the same means. He has never been
accused of specializing in Turnpike
Stocks, which of risht belonged to the
State. He has never given intimations
Of support to n,asons and antimasons for
the purpose of securing the votes of each
and afterwards basely, deserted the one
to promote the views of the other. Yet
there are charges ofgreat magnitude brot'
against Mr.. Francis. He is accused of
abandoning friends. such friends as
would have made tool Of him as they
have Of Gov. Arnold to promote their
own views Of prescription and political
aggran disement |; and because Mr.. Fran
els declined such honors he is stigmatised
as traitor to his friends and his princi-
pies. How great have been the obliga-
lions Of Mr.. Francis l am not prepared
to say, but be they what they may, 1
will venture to assent he has never sin.
ned to half the extent that Tristan Bur-
CESS tells us his foster father Henry Clay
has done. The truth Of the matter 10
that John B. Francis has never been one
Of them, though from his well known
and his great personal merit
they have until lately been anxious to
enrol him among their number. He
now stands forward candidate for the
Office Of Governor unfestered by any
pledges save those Of discharging to the