Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-07-09

We feel great pleasure in laying be-
fore our readers the resolutions and pro-
ceedings Of meeting ofthe Wing free
men Of this town, convened at the State
House ON Monday evening last, for the
purpose Of adopting such preparatory
measures as may be necessary to ensure
a full attendance Of the lreemen at the
August town meetings. The resolutions,
we are confident, are in strict accord
ance with the wishes and sentiments of
a great majority Of. the people of this
county, and will find full and clear
echo in the bosom every true Whig of
our patriotic little State. They state in
brief but comprehensive terms, :he great
objects to be attained by this election--.
the duties and position of the Rcpresen-
tatives to be elected; and do justice,
and no more than justice, TO the merits
and services Of both the candidates who
have been selected with SO much judg-,,
ment and fidelity by the unanimous vote
Of the Whig Convention. 1t is rare,
that in country like ours, where the
mass Of power is perhaps Of necessity
confded to a great Central Government,
which by the Constitution is to supervise
all its general concerns, that the States
Of the Conlederacy can iDterpose in its
affairs with propriety and effect. 1t is
still rarer, that occasions occur, under
the Constitution itself, when States like
Delaware and Rhode Island, have a
voice as potential as New York or Vir-
ginia, and appear once more on the
great theatre Of Government in all their
pristine independence and strength. 1t
is on occasions like these, that the small
Ter communities Of our system, which
are too apt TO be overlooked and con-
temned in the selfish struggles of their
overgrown ighbors, emerge fiom the
obscurity to which their position con-
signs vndcate at once their an
cient birth-risht-and assume, in one Of
the most important acts which the Con-
stitution enjoins, that full and equal au-
thorty, which as independent States
they could alone enjoy. An occasion
which will call for the exercise Of those
powers, is rapidly approaching. In lit
tie more than year from this time, a
President of the United States is to be
elected. From the situation and relative
strength Of parties it must be obvious to
every one, that an election by the people
is not to be anticipated Three, if not
moic, candidates are already in nomina-
ton. AS TO the three first nominated, =,
viz: MIR. WEBSTER, Judge WHiTE, and
Mr.. VAN BUREN, it is now ascertaned
to a moral certainty, that in no event
will their friends consent to abandon
'"S"' ~ 10 oo "oio'y So'toiu diSoJ tuot
these three will be the persons designa-
ted by the Constitution from whom a
choice is to be made by the House Of
Representatives. In that choice, RHODE
ISLAND, will have an equal vote with
Virginia or New York. To that House
you are now called upon to elect your
Representatives, who will hold in their
hands your sovereign rights. How i'm
portant then, that in the choice of these
agents, every Wing freeman should par
ticipate by his vote-and how desirable
that in the election by the House, the
known, independent principles Of RuoD E
ISLAND, should be resolutely upheld by
her most trust worthy sons!
Temperance GLroGl.---The Temperance