Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-08-22
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States Congress. He knows your ir-
terests perfectly well; and no man ex-
ceeds him in iaithfilness, industry and
diligence. You have tried this man; and
the electors Of Bristol District know that
he has earned q fair and honorable char
acler for himself in their service, as one
of the Congressional deleg alton Of New
England. II The youthful Shepherd OF
Bethlehem, when going out TO combat
with mighty adversary, would not
throw aside his busfy sling and stone, put
Oh coat Of mail, and arm himself with
spear and shield, because he had not
prored them, well may you say that YOU
will not relinquish your well tried and
faithful representatives for all the spe-
cious promises and glittering recommen-
dations Of a new candidate. Unless,
however, the friends Of the new cana;e
date, or of the former representative, re-
linquish the contest, ii is net probable
any election can he made. If every man
votes as he has voted, the result must be-
the same; and at the end Of two years
from this time, you may have had twenty
contested elections, expended 100000
in time and money; and been without a
representative notwithstanding all your
labor and struggle. In the present exi-
gency Of the nation, when men are wan-
ted who have been used in the public
service, can it be required Of the friends
OF one, who has been tried and is knOicst,
to give him up for One who has mol been
tried, and, therefore, cannot be knowne
L ,,oaa hat .,tst
ought not to be called upon to begin this
work of patriotism, because you cannot
ccnscienciously and with honor vote for
a mason for any office. You are not re-
quested to begin this work of patriotism.
Vermont has done this. In that State
the Governor and a majority ofthe House
of Representatives are antimasons. They
have elected MIR. WILLIAMS, a Royal
Mason, Chief Justice Of the state Of
Vermont They have Also elected a
clergyman who is Knight Templar,
Chaplain Of the House Of Represents
tives. They have made these elections,
as we are bound to believe, because they
were satisfied that the good Of the State
required them TO do so. Can, then, the
honorable and patriotic antmasons Of
Bristol District, for moment doubt con-
cerning the course they ought to pursue
for terminating their election, so long,
and so ruinously contagious?
Mr.. RUGGLEs, the opposing candidate,
has given to all the Anti nj asonsc Elec-
tors OF your district an example by whic.
they might vote for Mr.. HoDGEs. He
was sent by these electors as delegate
to the Anti Masonic Convention at Bal
timore, to nominate an Anti~Masonio
candidate for the President of the Uni-
ted States. This Convention laborsd to
discharge their trust with all fidelity;
and tothc very letter Of their Instructions.
+! They offered the nomination to Mr. BysIs
and to Judge M'LEAN, and, it is said, to
one other distinguished gentleman, all
Of them men of eninence, and known,
or believed to be, Anti Masons. These
all declined. They then offered the
nomination to Mr. Writ. Mr.. WIRr
told them that he was Mason, and althoA
he, as every other honest Mason, or hon
est man must, abhored the murderers Of
Morgan in New ork, and all Masons
concerned in it, for shielding those vile
bomicides from the law; yet the Masons
with whom he was acquainted were high
minded aLo honorable men. With these
facts and sentiments spread before them,
in his letter to this Ami-M asonic Con-
vention, they unanimously voted to NOM
mate and did nominate him as a candi-
date for the Presidency Of the United
States.
II MIR. RUGGLEs in voting for the nom
ination Of a Mason as candidate for the
, Presidency Of the United States, repre-
sented the will Of the Anti-M asonic
Electors Of Bristol District, and fairly
and honorably followed their in
structions; and that because an Anti
Masonic candidate for the Presidency
could not be obtained; then surely these
Electors may fairly and honorably vote
for a Mason to represent them in Con-
gress, who, equally with MIR. WIRT, alb
hors the tragedy Of Morgan, and all Ma
sons concerned in il, or since aiding in
sheltering them from justice. This they
may and are bound to do; because unless
they so vote, the District will, in all prob
ability, remain unrepresented. Should
il be said Mr.. RUGeLEs acted unfairly
and dshonorably in voting for Mason
as a candidate for the Presidency, nnd
thereby deceived and disappointed the
Electors of Bristol District, who sent him
as their Delegate to the Convention at
Baltimore; then how can they vote Tor
him as their Representative to Congress'
for how can the agent who has once de-
ccivcd and disappointed his constituents,