Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-03-21

the risk OF losing your LhVerest inend;
but you had missed the tide which set
so strongly in your favor, and it besame
necessary for you to anchor in some
eddy, to await another opportunity. You
were again taken by the hand by the
National Republican party, will the
hope on the part Of your friends thlt the
day was not far distant, when Coy Ar
mold might be relieved from the duies Of
the honorable office which he held, and
which was never an object of desir, with
him, and that honor conferred OF you.
You were advised to come into tn, gen
eral Assembly, as member from War
wick, that you might be constantly in
view Of the People. You were sent u
delegate to the Convention at Baltimore,
which nominated Mr.. Clay to the Office
of President Of the United States, and if
my information be correct, you nor,ina-
ted him yourself. 1t was then consider
cd that you were fast regainog what
your timiJity, added to that your friends
and the irresistible influence Of your
evil genius had lost. While Newport
in June last, this distinguished friend of
yours, gave you but little rest. until you
had given your vote in direc. opposition
to your friends, and that or a mere ques-
ton of policy, as you 'ourself at that
time understood it. Yd,r firmness and
integrity began then u be doubted, and
give me leave to tell y)u that these doubts
have thckened on tn, National Repub-
lican party, from time to time, ever since.
You undoubtedly understand that the
National Republican party is composed
of old Federalists old Democrats, and
young men who have come into life,
since the existence of those distinctions.
1t can hardly be necessary to inform you,
that the remains Of those old parties now
acting togethe,, have strong claims on
the fidelity Of Teach other. You certain
ly have not forgotten, that, at the Janua-
ry session ofthc Assembly, your famous
friend, with his accustomed boldness and
dcxterity, made an alarming assault on
that part of the National Republican par
ty, with whom he had been accustomed
to act in old Federal times, to secure
to himself Mr.. Robbins's place IN the
Senate of the United States. In this at
tack none were never more active assail-
ants than you and your relations. The
old Federalists in the Assembly had the
same feeling for your famous friend, that
you had. They were willing that his
exit from the political stage should be
with some eclat; but while they were
strongly excited by this feeling, they did
not forget their obligation to the Nation
al Republican party. They were not
weak enough to be drawn off, one man
at time, from their duty, but chose to
lay the whole matter before their party,
and abide by the decision. Not n
man of them was found wanting when
tried in the balance. At this trying
time you had deserted your post in
the General Assembly; you had declined
an election just in time to have your
place filled by some one favorable to the
election Of your master spirit. You dar-
&c not support him yourself, but you as
sisted in man9uvreing into your place,
in the Assembly, one who would !; and
yourself attended as lobby member to
forward this desirable object. But it
was all to no purpose. Mr.. Robbins was
reelected land your good friend disgrac. :.
ed himself more than ever by his illtem-
per on the occasion. Now it seems, that
this defeat of this most perseverng indi-
vidual is to be the cause of another vio-
lent political contest, in this State; and
with all your reputation for honor, integ-
rty, and talents, you have lent yourself
to lead the combined Jackson and Anti
masonic parties, in his favor, against your
former friends.
l understand that you were strongly
solicited by the Hon. ID. ]. Pearce to ac-
cept this double nomination. Now,I must
say, that all this is what / call double
dealing. 1fyou are tired of the path of