Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-04-11

10 90 I'D IL Iuuu ioI poiitiSui, cicC'ioh'c'
ing purposes. We do not say that thi
screw has been universally applied, a
yet. Such rashness would defeat its owl
aim There are some officers who woul,
not submit to such discipline; and resis
tance would lead to exposure, as it die
in the Wiscasset case. But that the en-
gine has been put into operation, through
ont The States, as far as it could be, will
safety, We have not the least doubt.
1t is seldom that such combination
lead to any good, even to those who have
a hand in them ; much less to the com
munity. But the pretencc that the State
is TO be settled by means Of the prescn
combination, is, Of all pretonces, th,
most hollow and insincere. Ii is only by
the failure of this combination, that the
State can be settled. For then the GO
vernment will again settle down in the
hands of National Republicans whose
cause the people have so long consider
ed TO be their own. But let us suppose
that the combination is successful and
that the administration or Fenner party
carry in the anti-masOnic prox. How
in that cnsc, will the General Assembly
be constitu;edl In the House, or 7 an
ti-masons, and about 80 administration
men; the rest National Republicans. -
In what single instance would the anti
senators and seven representatives, act
in concert with either Of the two great
partiesi That they would invariably act
in opposition to both those parties, they
have furnished US with the strongest evil
dence; both from their declarations and
their past conduct. AT the Inst session
Of the General Assembly, it became ne
cessary that u. S. Senator should be
chosen. There was National Repub-
lican and an administration candidate. -
The political anti-masons, to n man, vo-
ted against both. Few as they were,
they would vote for none but political
anii-mason. least, political anti
mason pro hac rice. And this they did,
notwithstanding the administration party
(hopmg TO win them made speaker for
them, and gave them the Clerks. In
short, what hopes can there be that their
conduct in the General Assembly would
be more rational and conciiatory, than
/. has been in the State elections! Look
upon the features of the compact ITSELF
We call it n compact, when, in fact, it is,
much more like an act Of submission
And so it is construed by the political
who deny, Indignantly, that
hey have made any compact and insist
md boast every where that the admin
stration. or Fenner party, have surren-
Tered themselves to them. And how
an this be well denied, when we see
hat the administration committees have
'nly yenturcd, in their own prox, to
hange the Names of!wo Of the Senators,
ind a deputy Governor and have actu-
lily presented us with that phenomenon
Jackson-politicaI- -ant-masonc prox' /
1t appears that Gov. Fenner declined
eing candidate only, because lie
ou!d not be one ofNyee candidates; and
hereby be instrumental in preventing an
lection. If the anti-masons had with
fawn their candidate without substitu-
ng another, Gov. Fcnner would now
ave been candidate. But the ant-ma-
ms did withdraw their candidate; and
id, in con JUNCTION with the Jackson
'anch of the committee, substitute nno-
er candidate to the exclusion of Gov.
enner;-although, unquestionably, he
ould have been incomparably more ac-
cptable to that part Of the committee,
nd to the whole party. This cannot be
Misunderstood. They would not allow
'ov. Fenner to be their candidate, en-
ept at the head oftheir Senate; and no.
n terms presented by them 20 which
C could not agree without degrading
iInself, and prescribing his friends and
lc friends of the administration. They
ould not allow him to see around him
'e Senate, whom he had formerly
cen accustomed to see there. lie was
ot man to submit to such degradation,
I'd is therefore not a candidate.
1t is not necessary for us to show that
Senate Of political anti-masons would
It, with pointed hostility, against the
ational Republican party in the Gen.
ssembly. This is always the case with
ose who have deserted their friends
I'd cause. Ifit is shown then, that such
Senate, though more inveterate in its
'stility to National Republicans, would
,ver harmonize, or cooperate with the
her party; it must be apparent, that to
ing such body into the Gen. Assem-
y would only be productive Of discord
I'd confusion. Their conduct in form
g The prox ought TO convince us, that
harmonize with the administration or
enner men, is no part ofthcir design
lse, why did they Pertinaciously insist
ION having the Senate entirely within
cir own, separate, exclusive control. -
or is this to be admired at. For they