Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1837-08-31
From the Pro, idence Journal.
"WE HAVE NET THE ENEMY, AND
THEY ARE OURS"

The conflict is over the good fight has
bccn fought, and the banners of victory float
in triumph over the citadel of freedom
With heartfelt exultation do we proclaim to
those who from every part of the Country
have directed to us their hopes, their wishes
and their prayers, the welcome intelligence,
RHODE ISLAND HAS DONE HER
DUTY! She has heard the appeal from a
ruined, dcsolate Countryside has viewed
with sorrow the desccrated, trampled Con.
stitutlon, and with the spirit that animated
her Greene and her Perry, she has fastened
to the rescue. When did her Country call
upon her in vain? When was the cause of
liberty entrusted to her keeping, but she
proved faithful to the charge.
The returns from all the towns have not
yet reached US but sufficient is known to
satisfy us beyond doubt of the election Of
JOSEPH l.. TILLlNGHAST and ROB.
ERT B. CRANSTON. We congratulate
ourselves and our friends upon this triumph
of principle. In no other State does the
character of the elections indicate so exactly
the opinions of the thinking portion of the
community. Every vote in Rhode Island
represents certain portion of the surface of
the soil; the hills and the valies, and the
rocks and the woods, and the streams speak
OF the polls.
No man is here allowed to vote, unless he
has an interest in the soil. No man can
march up to the polls, and then, putting upon
his back all the interest he has in the State,
walk out Of it. The foreign paupcr, just
landed upon our shores, cannot 60 to the
ballot box and vote for men whose names he
never before heard, and for principles that he
is incapable of comprehending. The hire
lings Of the government cannot be imported,
at thirteen dollars head, from neighboring
state, to outnumber the votes Of native citi
zens-and although the revenue cutter can
be and has been placed al the disposal Of the
Tory candidates, to facilitate his visits TO the
islands and shores, towns Of the State, the
men Of tho government vessels cannot be
summoned at the boatswain's whistle to
march up to the polls and give their votes for
the Administration candidates, in the same
manner that they would obey any other com.
mnnder Of their officers. Yet whatever could
be done has been done, and we bear evidence
that the agents of the Government have used
all vigilance in their nccursed work. We
acqut them, to their masters, Of oil blame in
the failure Of the election. Whatever cor
ruption, whatever falsehood, whatever perfdy
and treachery could do has been accomplish
ed. The influence from Washington has
been open and undisguised; money has been
poured out like water; rum has been offered
free of cost; light houses have been promised
TO half the voters on the shore towns; the ht-
ting out Of the Pennsylvania has been Of
fered to the carpenters Of Newport, aud the
Tory candidate has pledged HIMSELF if elec.
ted, to effect improvements in Narragansett
Bay sufficient to consume half the revenue
Of the nation.
The result has shown that the Freemcn Of
Rhode. Island are not to be bought with gold,
nor deluded with promises, nor deceived with
falsehoods.
II As Americans, we rejoice that the Coun-
try is freed from the reign Of corruption and
usurpa,ion; as Rhode Islanders, we are proud
that our own State has struck the final ond
the death blow to the monster--that while
she held in her hands the destinies Of the
Country, she was true to herself, despite the
temptations Of power and the corruptions OF
office. We now stand erect in virtue and
purity and reaching forth to MASSACHUSETTS
and VERMONT she claims n sisters hand
soon may the res, Of New-Engand do like
wise.