Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-03-13

T.. was called by men OF character, OF
wealth, of business, and OF industry
men who had no ambitious views to grn-
tiCy-mcn who sought only the interest,
and the best interest of their distressed
and suffering felow-eiiizens. II would
undoubtedly he remembered, that an ac-
tive and .entermisiog merchard, friendly
i'm some respects To Gen. Jackson, aided
by a number of other gentlemen, not
long since called a meeting OF the citi-
zens ofthis PLACE, for the purpose OF ex-
pressing their views and sentiments in
relation to the causes which had 2rOdu-
ced the distress which every where per-
vaded the county,. Mr.. Z then went
on to show how maj. Bull'brohe up that
meeting, and the triumph he expressed
in having accomplished that object
He also endcavored to show by the con-
duct of mai Bull, that it was his evident
intention to defeat the object Of this
meeting. Mr.. Cranston then alluded to
the character that maj. Bull had gwen
the gentlemen who called this meeting;
he has seen fit, said MIR. G.. to designate
them as idle, lazy, loungine men. MIR.
Cranston then asked for the reading Of
the names OF the gentlemen who called
the meeting After they were read by
the moderator, Mr.. c. said--are those
men, mr.. Moderator, iders and loun-
gers 1t is hardly necessary for me to
say that | do not appear here as the
champion of those genlemen--their own
names carry with them, the full and per-
feet refutation of all such charges
But, said mr.. G.. wish the (rcemen dis
Itinctly to understand that the words
made use of by maj. Bull, were not us
ed hastily by him. When such man
makes use of such language, in refer
cnce to such men, well ght he mean
! ly s,ulk from the responsibility Of meet
ing n reply, even from the humblest in
divdual on this floor. Mr. G. con-
tinued TO speak upwards of half an hour,
! in which he answered d in detail the argu-
/ ments Of mr. Bull-showed the iallacy
of them stated number of strong cas-
es as evidence of the great inconven-
fence experienced by men of acknow-
ledged wealth in procuring money, even
+ in this town. lie met ma or Bull IN cv-
/ cry position he had taken, and fully and
succ essfully refu:ed him. His speech
was delivered with unusual warmth, and
in terms of great but merittd severity TO-
wards mr.. Bull. We regret that our
limits will not permit us to publish entire
the remarks made by mr.. C.. ns noted
down by Us at the time. We will ust
however, add, in relation to the attack
made by nr. Bull on mr. Burgess, that
in the course of mr.. C's. defence of that
gentleman against those impu,atons, he
among other things cmphatcally said
"Tiisiam Burgess have brush with Du-
tee J. Pearce?-Tristam Burgess opera
ting upon Gov. Gibbs, and the other
gentlemen who called this meeting, for
the purpose of availing himself of their
influence TO enable him to have success
fully another clinch with Dutee J.
Penrce'-to procure from those gentle
men club with which he might demolish
Dutce J. Pearce?-.Is there a man with
in the sound Of my voice, or is there a
man any ,uhere to be found, who can be-
lieve such absurd, such ridiculous non
sense? Tristan Burgess, continued mr..
G the enemy of fDu,ec j. Pcarce: This
is prepos,erous Mr.. Moderator, ask
you seriously, do you believe that there
lives on this earth, n man who would
willingly avow that he was the enemy. or
even the honest s. sincere political friend
of Dutee J. Pearce =? make no war,
said mr., G.. upon Dutcc J. Pearcc. |
could not, if would, become his enc
MY find in my heart no other emotion
towards that man, than that Of piiy-he
is safely removed in my view, even be-
yond the contempt of any man-the idea
therefore, Of mr.. Burges getting up
meeting to rcpcl Du,cc J. Pcarce, is TOO
, ridiCulous ...... .....
: After Mr.. Cranston had concluded.
Mr. Hazard said, that he had given no.
tlce to maj. Bull in the morning, and al
so that afternoon, in the Court House,
that he should reply to the observations
made by him in the forenoon--bu said
Mr.. H., maj. Bull is not here, Eff he
was, l should proceed and answer him. -
have no desire to triumph over mai.
Bull. lregret exceedingly that gen.
tlcman, who has heretofore rendered so
much service to the town, and who can
be as useful as he is capable of being,
should place himself in the situation in
which he now stands before the frcemcn.
l regret and lament, said Mr.. II =, tire
manner he has arrayed himself az ainst
us,--that he has turned his face upon his
fellow citizens, and shown disposition
to do them all the harm he could. Mr..
ii. did not proceed any further, as he
was unwilling to take advantage Of the