Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1833-10-30

he first returned from w ashington in Ju
", 1882, he was warm and decided
though some what cautious, antimason
he then stated that MIR Clay could no
be elected; that MIR Witt, the antimason
ic candidate for President, would mos
certainly be elected by the people !; hi
calculations he put Oh paper, gave then
to several gentlemen, and they with hin
(Pearce) at their head, were to be seel
at the public corners, in shops, reading
rooms, aud ether places otresort, exhib
ting these calculations, shelving on pa
I per that Wilt would be elected. Butye-
ry shortly after, MIR Pearce had to alan.
dom MQt ground-it had become no lon
ger tenab!e--it it was no longer safe ground
for him to stand upon, although Mr
| Wits prospects were Just as promising
then as they had been at any former pc
I riod, The truth of the matter is, Mr.
/ Pearce never believed for a moment,
! that Mr. Witt could obtain the votes of
! even three Of the States s.-It may be ask
ed, perhaps, what were Mr. Pearce' 5
motives then ? They were thcse-Ali
Pearce was then secretly IL candidate for
the u. S. Senate, against MIR Robbins.--
He was managing and manoeuvering
to increase the number Of antmasonic
members of the House Of Representa-
tves, IN order to secure his oWn election
as Senator; at the same time pretending
to be friendly to Mr. Robbins re-elec-
tion, whenever he happened to be among
the friends of that gentleman. In addl-
ton to this, Mr. Pearce was at that time
ambitious OF making Rhode-lsland what
he had previously put her down at Wash
ington, an antimasonic State, so that he
could look about himself and in the pride
of his heart eXclaim-'Mis is my uofk, 4
hare done Il"
Having abandoned the ground he had
previously taken, that Mr. Writ would be
elected President, the next scheme this
man Of all parties, adopted, was one by
which he hoped TO ingratate himself in
TO the good opinion Of the Jackson party,
in order that he might obtain at least, a
Congressional nomination from Mem.-
Thus situated, being sau'e OF Il nomination
by the antimasoEs, and having contract
ed to purchase one from the Jackson par
ty, by betraying, abusing, and in effect
abandoning the National Republican par
ty, he deemed the course TO be clear, and
his election, either as Senator or member
Of the House, rendered perfectly SGje.--
During all this time he was, US the oc-
.ason made it conrcniem .or him to be
IN Antimason-Jackson man-National
the reverse, in each and
every case--just as he happened TO meet
with chaps, as person who drives
sharp trade, will frequently say. Dur
ng all this time, also, 1t was i'll iis power r
o have addressed the iieemcn through
he columns Of ills paper, or any other
'aper in The State, but especially the an
masonic journal, which has uniformly
Imported his pretensions for Office
Why did he not adopt that course? Why
OF like Mr. Burgess, make an appeal to
nc People under his own name, frankly
vowing, with candor of high-mnded,
onscicntious, and honest man, his own
entimcnts, his own opinions, his own feel ,
,gs, and his own wishes, upon any and
Ii subjects upon which the people of; the
tate would naturally feel an interest in
,us hearing from him? All, miserable
IAN, his duplicity and doube-dealing
as too notorious to permit oil his doing I
D. His political career from the very
commencement, is characterised by an
nvarying series OF the most reckless,
eart-sich ening, and unprincipled con-
uct. But we have neither the time, the
atience, or the heart to pursue this :,
IAN in any thing like connected narra- :
We Of his acts; and shall soon therefore,
ass on to put down very briefly, such .
harges against him as we here pledge +;
IrseIves TO prove to demonstration itself, 8
he dare hazard contradiction Of even
&c o! them.
Dutee J. Pearce was born on the is Z
nd of Prudence, in Portsmouth-pasS- i
j through Brown University, and came 1,
this town, where he entered himself as $
Student at Law in the Office Of the y
on. William Hunter. Mr. Hunter, by I
le by, had charge only of his legal cd J
cation-he gave him no lectures upon !
10 subjects of political integrity and {
onsistency Of conduct, or fidelity to {
lends, and Of course should not be held 4
ccountable for the figure his pupil now {
axes in the world as politician or pub q
{ man. "a
Somewhere about 1901 Mr. Pearco ,
as admitted to the Bar, opened an Of c
ce was appointed a Justice Of the Peace r
nd Public Notary, and soon after re- a
eived from the late Col Dexter the ap- /
ointment Of Deputy Marshal For all S
Ieso Offices he was indebted to his po- c
tical friends in Newport, among whom {
0 had then very recently come almost i
n entire stranger. During the first four S
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