The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-15
BLACK BEN.
c. F. SEAsLE, Sec'ry.

This notorious individual who for the last thirty
madman against the liberties of the people and the
welfare of the country-whose ruling passion is, and
ever has been, to substitute tbe pleasure OF the few
for the will of the many asserted IN his speech
made at the whig meeting Friday evening last,
that the object Of the House in placing the three
millions at the command of the President was that
he, jackson, might raise an army, place himself at
the head, orcrthron the present Republican system
of Government, create a monarchy and make himself
king
Is it possible Has it then come to this An
drew jackson accused by Ben Hazard of being a
tyrant, traitor, and enemy to the liberties of
his country He, who fought and shed his youth
full blood in the times that tried mems souls for
those very liberties we now enjoying is he a
tyrant IIe who when frontier villages were IN
flames, and the air was loaded with the screams of
murdered and mangled victims He, who when
the yell of the savage rose fearfuy upon the wind
and the face of the father gathered paleness while
the frantic mother clasped in wild despair to her bo
som her trembling infant He, who when the
shrek of the maiden rang wildly III our ears and
helpless families were butchered and scalped by
savages mcrciless and inhuman He who then
nterposed in the breach, stayed the raging torrent
saved the country from plundcr, and the people from
indiscriminate slaughter lis he tyrant lis he a
traitor to his country's constitution and awsl Can
he who amidst the wild torrent of the country's
fusion, asserted with the cannons voice, to the
querors of Napoleon, thus far shall thou go and
no farther Who, when the watchword of the en-
envy was Booty and Beauty" and a ferocious
soldiery were to be uukennecd to follow unrestrain.
ed their licenous defend
ed the property Of the capitalist and preserved the
trembling maiden from the of ruthless ruhans
invioatod and unpolluted-cdn he be a traitor, ty-
rant and an enemy to n republican form of govern
mentl Who believes itl Who believes that he is
endeavoring TO break down our free institutions
and to substitute the "prde, pomp and circum-
stance" of an hereditary monarchy and peerage
There are but few who believe it, and that few are
the miserable and fonatiedl followers of miserable
and dishonest leaders.
But, where, nkere was Black Ben in those DAYS
of trial when the liberties of our country were wei
nigh drowned in the blood of the brave and chival.
ric defenders of their native soil-when confusion
and dismay, and fear, and trembling, pcrvaded the
country from Maine to Louisana-where, rher,
was Black Ben then Was he not at Hartford, de-
yisng means to render " confusion worse con
foundedl' Was he not at that time member o
The far-famcd Hartford Convention-the assoeint,
Of Harrison Gray Otis, Of John Lowell and other
# tho same infamous stamp and brandt Was h,
not acting in concert with that band Of traitors
who, had they received the jus, reward of thei
merits, would have long since had their neck
" ornamented with hempen era'a,," aud mad
to dance their last jig. upon nothing. betweer