The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-09-02
We think he had better consult
infiction.
Cashier.


We have objection to give place to the follow
ing communication, whether it be from real Wing
or not. But we are not so ready 10 plead guilty Il
corruption as he seems to be. We have too much
State pride for that; and do not believe that anv
large number of freemen are to be bought so
cheap. We are convinced that the State is, and al
ways has been, truly democratic in its feelings, as
we know 1t to be its interest. Those men who are
now seen voting the democratic ticket are no more
or less, than old democrats who have been for a
while deceived by false statements, and specious
arguments and return to their faith and their true
interest, as fast the light of truth opens their
eyes ED.
Mr.. EDITOR:
Although whig, and federalist felt very
indignant at the impudence of that jew editor Noal
for proclalmng to the world that the State of
Rhode-lsand was in the Market, to be sold to the
highest bidder. For such was the purport of his
mpertinent invitation to of wealth from the
great cities to visit State and to use freely, their
money and talents, to influence our elections. 1t
is bad enough to have faithless wife, and vicious
children, without having all your family misfortunes
published to the world and hope that our worthy
Governor will bring a suit for sander, forthwith a.
gainst said Noah. should have written to him on
this subject already if had not been deferred by
dscomforting conversation which l have just now
heard between two of my neghbors Que federal
ist or whig, and the other a democrat.
The Fed. says to the DemO.:-sI 1t is true. YOU
have gained the election, but it was by the mos,
vile corruption"
cir - th. .,l,a
reproach "by what majority would you have car
ried the election, if all had been conducted fairly,
and there had been corruption -
"Why SIR" answers the Fed. "we should have
had more than three quarters of all the votes of the
State without shadow of doubt"
"Well sir" replies the Demo-, 81 always thought
that the wings, federasts were corruptible
enough, Notwithstanding their boast of having all
the morality and religion of the State yet l could
not have believed, that three quarters of them were
corrupt, to be bought by the miserable bribes,
which the poor beggarly Democrats could afford to
give them, if so respectable as. yourself and
one so capable of knowing, had not told me so.
Why sir five have only bought two thousand of you
see what it would cost, only at five dollars head !;
and some of them l suppose could not be had for
ten dollars y!
| The poor federalist dumbfoundered, and
turned upon his heels, and went away.
This mortifying dialogue so humbled my State
pride that | concluded not to write to the Governor
about the prosecution of Noah.
have since learnt that there was, in fact in this
place, four wealthy whig agents from the four great
cities during the election and that of them Wis
tied poor eector far off, to solicit his vote g
eainst the Jackson Party. The old man said, they
had their hands full of money but he did not say
that he took any of it, So putting this and that to-
gether, the whole, think, that the least is SAID
about corruption, will be the wisest part.
A bothered whig, and humJled tederalist