The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-15

letter the editor of that paper, and feel anxious
that the freemen of Rhode-lsland should read it,
the Bank tories can be- Will any man of
common sense or common honesty assert that it
contains a single sentiment, with which the Bank
tories have not been familiar both in precept and
practice, since they had existence party.
Mr. Pearce does not possess an hundred thousand
dollars to buy election like the swill-pail orator,
Burgess but he possesses that which is in every
point of view infinitely more valuable the confidence
of the Republicans of r. Island, who never have,
and never will suffer him to be put down by su-
peranuated old black guard, from Massachusetts,
who never would have risen above his early occu-
patton of cooperng swillpails had he not smuggled
himself into of the wealthy and ndrespectable fam
lies of Rhode-Isand.
Newport, april 9th, 1885.
WIN. SIMoNs, ESQ.
DEAR SIR-Consulting my own
judgement would not have troubled you, the
public, with any notice of what has, large letters,
lately appeared in the Prov vidence Journal and what
will appear in that paper until the 10th of this month";
purporting to be what l said in conversation with
friend in Providence, not many days ago. few
of my friends have thought that should reply to
what has been published, and to their opinions
yield, though should have preferred leaving the
spies and pimpng listeners, who it seems were A.
round me, the full ruition of all the advantages
they thought they had gotten me. They were,
no doubt, in the line of their vocation, and if they
have not been paid, entitled to some compensa-
ton from their employers.
The cony ersation was with Colonel Rivers, on
board the Steamboat Providence, commenced ]
think by him; the approaching election the
subject of 1.-THE conversation was jocose on my
part and have doubt on his, from beginning to
end-I don't think he for IL moment thought sr-
rious, in what said l certainly did not think him
so-he said the wigs would have eight hundred ma
jority. | told him that wasthe precise maj jory we
claimed that was sure of success because we were
determined to conquer, having upon my mind a Latin
quotation which he has heard me more than
once pOssunt quio posse vident,1" what he said
which drew from me the remark which made, and
which now give, l do not recolleet; my remark
was this, all the aid could get from the officers
the general government and the officers of the gen.
era government and the officers of the State govern
ment we should turn to good account. l intend
Colonel every ounce of patronage that | can bring
to bear upon this election, shall be made to tell"
After this he smilingly said TO me, '' as you a
candidate for Senator you of your election
my reply was " if am a candidate | more
sure our prox will succeed, for never beaten
Il have given you, according to my recolcc-
ton, the whole of the conversation had under the
circumstances which have been stated but as
have this subject nothing to disguise, to crafty
the Bank tory wigs in your CITY, and to save some
of them the trouble of again besettng me, when
again visit you now state, that far as can be
instrumental in effecng it, every in this State
who holds an office under the States authorities, OF
those of the general government, shall support the
administration which sustain. them-this in my o.
pinion all ought to do, this have no doubt all will
do, and none but recreant traitor would hold an
office under any administration which he could not
in conscience support-support those who support
you this is my doctrine, and in practice, is the
doctrine quite as much of those who for their own
and for the sake of the argument, rep
udatc it, those who openly adopt it, would
be pleased know, from the mayor to the consta.
, blc,) how many Republicans are in office under
your city authorities if not one, then why if moi
because they in opposition to the powers which
there rue-I would be pleased to know when the
frcemen of the 9th ward, where there is majority
of Republicans ever had accorded to them, the righ
of sending a Republican, a Representative to the
legislature if never, it because that ward was
in reference TO the aggregate vote, in your city, il
the minority, and not with the majority.
Again, is there single Bank federal tory wig
in the city of Providence, who would agree to keel
in office one day, any man in office there, who sbal
dare TO vote for John Brown Francis on the l5tl
in.t.l How long would the gentlemen of Water
street patronse the Providence Journal, if homes
John Miller should admit into the columns of tina
paper, three lines three several times in favor
any man who was friendly to Andrew Jackson, anc
supported his administration Before am arraign
ed for my sentiments let gentlemen wash their hands
will say a word two upon another subject, ano
close my communication. i am not a candidat,
for the vacant seat in the Senate of the L. States
never have been and do not intend to be. chal
lenge the whole State to show by any thing eve
said or ever wrote, that there aught which
e would warrant an inference that ever thought o
}, the place. My apprehensions at times have been
that the scribbers for the Journal and the speeche
. of the /" Bald Eagle" would make me Senator, vii
ling or not-they assume that / a candidate, 70
the purpose Of lavshiug upon their abuse the,
\ show such airnsy reasons why ought not 20 be