The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-09-30

weak and to all who had claim upon his aid or
protection he was fortress of defence. The poor
and honest petitioner will long remember with graf
ude the generous and generally successful exer,ions
made III his behalf while the rogue and the viii
lain will probably often remember him for widely
different reasons. Just and honorable in his public
as well as his private relations, he knew how to an
preciae such qualities in Others and therefore ever
proved himself alike the patriotic citizen and the
firm and sincere frie ad.
lie has LETT large estate, nearly all of his own
acquisition, and family of five children to mourn
in common with whole community, the loss of one
whose station both in public and private life will
soon be filled.
SO much curiosity and dstrust have been mani
tested by wings and whig papers in this state con-
cerning letter from Ex-Presdent Adams, to the
non. Dutee j. Pearce of this town that we have
soicited' and now have liberty to publish the letter
ana we accordingly present it to our readers, word
Tor word, and letter for letter. If the wings as q
party, or Mr. Burgess personally can derive from it
any consolation under their present defeat they are
entirely welcome TO 1t to mind, it is like eve
ry thing that proceeds from his pen,) forcble de-
be read by all his friends, and by every true friend
of the administration, and of the liberties of the
country.
DUTEE J. PEARcE, Esq. Newport Rhode Island
Quincy, 7th September 1885
Dear Sr-l enclose copy of the proceedings
OF the town of Quincy upon the evil report of the
the Rev'd William NJ. Cornell, to the Massachu-
setts missionary Society, and as further evidence
that the Inhabitants of Quincy are not so graceess
set as Mr.. Cornell represented them to be, ask
your acceptance also of pamphlet containing the
proceedings of the first congregational church and
society in the town, upon the recent settlement of
colleague their Pastor, after thrty-ivc years of
faithful service by him in this land of desolations.
heartily congratulate you upon your reelection
to Congress--ahough upon many important pub
lie measures, differed widely in opinion from you
in the last Congress and although do not fattcr
myself that we shall agree much better in the next
l am yet convinced that the party which has been
these two years struggling to break you down, the
base compound of Hartford Convention federalism
and Royal Arch Masonry, is so rotten with the
ruption of both its clements, that hail with joy the
victory which you have achieved over it /; l rejoice
by the same party to Mr.. Sprague, and have
ed him to congress as your colleague OF that par
ty, treachery is so favoritc instrument, that
have heard Mr.. Burgess complain that they have
used it with him-It is their nature and their
vocaton-I welcome the result of your election
pledge that their chalice is returning to their
Iips-They betrayed Mr.. Burgess, by not eecting
him to the Senate of the Unitd States.-Thcir own
organ Providence charges the loss of his election
to the House upon their treachcry-So will it, and
so mote it always be-They have no honest princi-
pie to keep them together-Their only cement isa
sympathy of hatred to every man of purer princi-
pie than themselves.
Towards Mr.. Burgess himself 4 cherish friendly
feeling for, governed he is by impulses, and
bteI as he is in the indulgence of his sarcastic hu-
mour, he has brilliant parts, classical taste, occa-
siona flights of eloquence, and too much honesty for
his party-I deeply regretted the division between
him and you, and lamcned still more his open
eectioneering speeches against you-ln my hum
bic opinion public men debasc themselves by per-
sonal clectoneerng against each other-Ihe de-
positaries of public trusts should be ashamed 10 make
themselves the scavengers of party-Mr. burges
suffered himself to be used by the party to which
he belonged-Verly, he has his reward-They have
paid him in kind
have taken as much interest in the Rhode-lsland
elections as in those of my State, since the ex-
citement on the Masonic controversy has had SO
much influence upon them-What the politics OF
the State may be hereafter, or what yours IN Con-
gress will be, do not conjecture, but hope they
may be such as to promote the cause of sound prn-
ciples, good morals, and the Union
am, with great regard,
Your friend aud servant,
J. @. ADAMS.