Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-07-06
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NEWPORT:
Thursday, July 9, 1897.
NEWPORT:
zig Nomination.
Whig Nomination.
FOR REPRESENTATIVES, IN THE
TWENTYFIFTH CONGRESS:
ROBERT q. ANS TON,
of Ntvpoyt.
JOSEPH L. TILLINGHAST,
of Providence.
We must acknowledge ourselves mi


n newspaper could be found ia the State
that would admit of n personal attack up
on Robert b. Cranston, after he had
maintained from his early youth to The
present moment, n character unmpe sch-
ed and unimpenchable, and had been 50
uniformly and equally respected by his
ltllow-citizens of all parties, without dis
tinciion or exception. But, in our own
respect for the man, we forgot that the
good character and high standing of
candidate in the community are the
qualities which make him most obnoxious
To his political advcrsnries. What a
state "fthings il is when men, who have
no characters TO lose, and because they
have none, are allowed to believe that
they can profit by slandering the fair
fame of their opponents.
In the last r. !. Republicans feeble,
and $50 far to their credit diifident at
tempt is made IT, find some assailable
poin. in the character of Robert b
Cranston. They make up an insignii-
cant annir which occurred twenty years
ago and this they grossly misrcpresent.
They state that upon the arrival of the
late Gov. Jones here at that time to at
tend the General Election, Mr.. c. or
dered the music to play the Rogue's
march. This is untrue no such march
was played or ord. red TO be played =
7 he facts were that when the packet
came into the inner harbor, Mr. c. (who
/ had command Of a volunteer body of ci-
tizcns and of the music ordered the mu-
sic to play the Rhode Island march
Gen. Green's march--GOv. Jones march
- but the music who were strrngerst they
came from Fort Wolcon) heing unac-
! Quainted with those marches, were. or
dered to play such march as they were
acquainted with and they Immediately
sirhck upon n favorite march (oalled the
Retreat which they were accustomed to
play every evening on the Fort. When
the packet approached the wharf the
music ceased for moment, and the de-
tachmcnt and music gave three cheers
Of welcome, and then the music again
played some popular and patriotic march
Gov. Jones was we'll satisfied with
his reception and on Thursday, two days
afterwards, Mr.. Cranston was introduc-
ed Ivy Col. Champlin at his own house
to Gov. Jones, and was treated in n cor
dial and friendly manner Ivy the Cover
nor. Indeed nobody saw any thing to
! carp at until some misunderstanding party
; zealot towards the end Of the week, whis
pered about that an insult was intended
: Upon this the foregoing explanation wa
made to Gov. Jones by gentleman
strongly attached to him, who inquired
fully into the matter, and who nt that
time was no political friend Of MIR. Grams,
! ton and Gov. Jones was perfectly sat
isfied with it, A large majority Of the
Artillery Company were also the friends
: of Gov. Jones, and so well were they
satisfied that nothing improper had been
. done or intended, by MIR. Cranston, that
al the next annual election they chose
, him their Lieutenant Colonel. Mr.
1 Crans,"n was then (twenty years ago) I
!. very young man, but he had then, as h'
:. ever since has had, too much selC-respsc
+" and too much pride of character to b.
v guilty Of such an offence as is now in
I sinnated against him.
/" One and only one other charge
"a found against Mr.. Cranston, and this
~ even more frivolous than the last, an
~ worse than frivolous; for it impe &C hes th
= whole lreemen of the town Of both pal
=. ties. The charge is that he was one {
n. committee which reported an addre.
G. and resolutions to the town upon the sui
u cct Of slavery. Let US again state u
facis-there is nothing like facts. TIL
OF committee alluded to were Henry Bui
" D. Hazard, Tho's. G.. Piiman, and RoI
ert B. Cranston. They were appointe
,r at Town Meeting, Augus, 25th, lS3
he and reported at the adjourned mce,in
s. Sept. l4ih following. The report VI
nd signed b. all the committee, and