The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-12-12

II is really cheering to hear occasionally from
our friends in various parts Of the State for b.,
this means we are enabled from the intelligence
received, to form an opinion az to the strength o.
the Constitutional party. The prospect looks
bright for rs, at present accessons are making to
our cause in several towns recently heard from
and an Independent Ticket ofState Officers, fol
the Spring election, will doubtless receive the
support of numerous voters who are not at the
present time numbered among us, as our friends
The people atlarge are becoming more and more
convinced of the propriety, yea, the absolute ne
cessity ofhaving written Constitution for the an
chor Of the public safety. The difficulties contin-
ually growing oat Of the Old Charter party
concern. has at length opened the eyes of the
hardy yeomanry-ihe bone and sinew Of Rhode
Island and may God in his infinite mercy. grant
that 3" good things may come thereof" for in
these days our opponents nre so blinded BY party
zeal or some other description Of political mad
ness, tha, it requires constant vigilance on our
part, 10 counteract their vile Vaccinations against
the Constitutional cause. .--.-.,--v-~
! How much pains have our enemies taken to
frighten some of tho Landhoders into belief that
in case the Constitutional party should succeed
in obtaining the desired Constitution, the State
would be Immediately overrun with wild Irishmen
aud other desperadoes in fine, the offscourings Of
the oirih, if the testimony Of these self-constu-
ted Judges can be relied on as truth, would
here congregate, to vote away the rights Of the
honest Farmers, and ill the land with the sound Of
alarming riots and SO forth All such nonsensical
slang has been repeatedly manufactured, and as
siduously promulgated by sundry easy and " hap
py 20 lucky" characters, who, in the distribution
of these tough yarns. will chew their cud with :" q
deal'' ofgrsNiy, while the political partizan is
equally busy in circulating such calumnies as will
best answer their base purposes, caring no more
for the welfare Of our Farmers, than they do for
so many Turks.
These hunibug stories, sir, are got up for mo-
mentary purposs--to divert the attention Of this
people from their manifold grievances, and to
IUjsseeure The potes Of these same Farmers
Tat elections !! :!
II is well known fact. that The grca, Farming
interest is completely identified with the other i'm
portant interests of the State, and can never be
separated iherefrom this being the case. it is easy
for any person Of common nous, to see, that ex-
tending the righ, OF suffrage far as is asked ioI
by the Constitutional party, will no: alter the po-
si,ion of the Farmer jot, in respect to political
rights and privileges. Their situation will be then
precisely as il is now, with the exception, howev-
er, that in having a uritten Constitution, the
affairs of government will be managed more adj
vantageously I; SO that in this respect an immense
gain will be secured to themselves and Their pos
terity.
Viewing things in this light, what is there TO in
duce the Landholder 10 oppose the views Of the
Constitutional party, as expressed in their mani
fes,o when they have nothing to lose, but OF
the contrary, something important to gain by the
change proposed. They surely cannot hesitate il
deciding on the course that the finger Of JUsrIci
points out for the IN TO pursue in this matter, be-
tween MAN and MAN. The rights Of their fel
low citizens, the non-freeholders, are sacred ant
can be secured 10 them without the least detrimen
TO the Landholders Then why in the name o
that solemn declaration Of our fathers Of '76
withhold that which justly bclOngeih unto them
as if for no other purpose but TO crafty the ma.
| Ievolent passions ofthose who care not for th,
welfare Of the State. only 80 Far as their own sell
fish views are promoted thereby.
! FARMERS OF RHopE ISLAND Look into
the Constitutional question with candor-sifi i
thoroughly TO the very botton'--esamine ], in al
its bearings. and you NJ" find ,boe smoothing yer,