Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-05-01
Lack son rather than HENRY CLAY.-lN
Y. Com. .Adc.
WASHINGTON, April 6, 1888.

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Y. Com, .4dr.
WASHINGTON, April 6, 1888.
Inst Thursday evening, ] spent few
hours ot the Presidents, in company with
several gentlemen from Nashville, wme',
the subject of your Election was ca''eo
up. - rD,,o IJ,rJ ,,
sa;d the President, " is an odd kind oi
Commonwealth; and it appears to me,
that it must possess most obstinate pop,
ulation. since, after four or five repeated
trials. i cannot elect a Governor. Pray
tell me, my young FRIEND" continued
the President, addressing mc-"Pray tell
me how this is?" replied, that had
not been in Rhodc-lsland ten days at a
time. for the last ten years, & all knew
obou, lis affairs, was collected from prl-
yute correspondence, and the pubic
,ress "From these sources ol Intorma-
ton. General" said ], 81 gather the
fact. that Rhode Island would at all
times be enabled to eject Governor,
we're it not for handful OF antl-masons,
who unfortunately are located within the
limits of the State, and keep it in con-
! slant con(usionp' Course those anti
! masons.n - exclaimed the President, 'they
! are the most unprincipled and vile dogs,
I,tbot ever existcd--thank God my party
has not at any time had anything to do
with the rascals." 'In that, General,
YOU are rather Mistaken" said /, for at
this very moment, the Jackson party IS
eng aged in league to put down Gov
! Arnold, (the man who was first to sus-
iltain your proclamation) and to put up
the anti-masons." Are you sure Of that, =,
said the old General, and Indignation
/. flashed from his eye balls as he said 1t;
care you sure Of that" Can it be pos
sible, that any of my friends have be-
come so degraded, and so lost to all
sense of decency, as to unite with the
anti masonic party, for the attainment OF
any purpose? or all things that are in
famous to my mind, there is nothing
quite so Infamous as antl-masonry, and II
nv parlizans wish to offend one of their
best friends, and one of the last of the
ranks of the revolution, they cannot sue
ceeG better than by blending the name
and fame of Andrew Jackson with anti
> masonry.
Ifyou have any friends in Rhode-ls
/, land, write to them Immediately, and BEG
them to solicit my friends 70 eschew an
ti-masonry, if they have any regard to-
me or my happiness. God OF the Hcav
ems above and Hell below! exclaimed
the General, has it come TO this, that my
partizans have resolved to support par
lily which is ratsbane to my repose, ant
: which, in all that is vile and contempt
, BILE, out-hcrods Herod."
Finding that the old General could no
: speak on the subject Of the coalition be
J tween the Jacksonians and anti-masoD
of your State, without betraying grca
and unnec essary warmth, l withdrew IN
mind from the topic, but not until h'
: sworc, in his peculiar and eloqucntly pro
fame language, that every officer in thu
lpay of the Government of the Cnnct
States, who was found advocating anti
masonry, should be removed iram Othce
!, or Governor Arnold he spoke in terms @
] applause; said that he was aware that h
/. had been amongst the first to oppose NuI
!, LITIGATION, and that, although he regret
ted he was at the head party which OF
poscd his election, he would hail his sue
Y cess with JOY and cxultation, if his dc
= feat could alone be produced by tn
1.-THE exaltation of anti-masonry II leav
here next week for Norfolk, from wlsic
: place ! shall write again.
y Yours, sc.