Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-08-07

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lhe original Of the letter, Certified by
him) from which, as it is long, l will
make the following ex,racts:-
WAsHINGToN, Oct. %, 1914.
I"JAMES RHODES, ESQ. F
J "DEAR SIR,-As our General Assem-.
bly, is soon to convene l feel very anx-
ious as to the course they may pursue in
respect to the business they may have
before them from Nlassac huseits.
~ hope you will conduct yourselves
with great prudence aud caution, tnat
yo, will treat their application with the
greatest respect and give them no cause
Ot otfence, but at the same time have II
due regard 10 the character and peace
f our own State and to the tranquility
If the Union generally, and IN so doing,
i trnst you will give their application the
go-by, by rosiponement or otherwise
They appear To have no particular OBJ
jeci in view by The proposed Convention,
and they will find on mature reflection
that they have taken very imprudent
step, aud whenever they can have the
least pretext that will save their pride
they will retreat. They iud fa"l, rha,
all their resources are taken from them,
and with their own money their men are
enlisted and taken from them, and they
left to protect themselves without men
or money. This is true, and It is our
cuse rs well rs theirs; yet it is better for
MS to suffer wrong than be instrument
tai in doing it. They complain that the
General Government after Withdrawing
Gen. Dearborn from the command of
heir own army, have sent him to com
nand them, without any regard to their
ceilings.
"The General Government will with
iraw General Dearhorn and give the
to Governor Strung aud IA
.ree. whenever they are able, to pay
heir militia as they do those of other
tntes. This will save their feelings and
hus it will end. hope therefore as we
ave no particular interest in this busi-
less, AS il can be of nu possible advan-
aye to ns-and may injure us both at
'ome and abroad, that you will net With
rent circumspection and have nothing to
10 with it. | know that to you this ad-
ice is needless. have more to fear
rom our ardent young men, such as have
t this place plunged the country into
his ruinous war. I he present situation {
t the United States is very deplorable, !
nat of our State distressing indeed and |.
kelly to he much more so. l
!. is much easier u avoid difficulty than
is to get ont when you are IN. IN such !!
situation it is very common To want TO
D something, bu, tho only safe ground, a
you are not perfectly satisfied rs to 81 ::
e course proper to be pursued, is to do u
,thing." "
am sorry to he obliged to publisi, any e
ing respecting this business when ] G
rst obtained this letter it was for the u
nrpose of publication bu, ahho had c
&c evidence in my possession Of my la- K
ng been opposed to the convention yet II
on reflection | concluded that it would ID
; better to let The subject rest and tha, o.
had rather suffer under the odium OF n
proach (findced it is any reproach) of u u
wing been in favor of it, than To say or "
rite any thing that should injure the 10
clings of any one. FROM my acquaiut- ,n u,
zee with many Of the members of that III
nvention should suppose them inca. 81 81
bile of doing any thing to iujure their NJ
untry, yet however pure their motives, &c
had the same influence with the enemy C
if it had been composed of very diff a
'ent kind Of men actuated by bad mo- ns
es and meeting for the basest purpo- ot
). ELISHA Il. POTTER. :"
august Sd 1884. I'D
n. B.-Will the Editors of those pa o'
RS which have inserted any letters of i1i,,'
essrs Lowell g. Oiis, be SO obliging as ti
10 to insert this. nu