The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-02-14


Sutierland and Van Rensselaer, There bs,
been no appearance Of any rising in any
part Of Upper Canada, since the dispersion
of the insurgents in the London district, by
Col McNab.-Boston 1imee.
lG5- An honest and consistent Whig's o.
pinion Of a uew convert.
TRISTAN BURCEss-wM. sPRAGUE.
From the Providence Courier.
Providence, Feb. 9Th, 1888.
Mr.. Larned--I saw in your paper, some
duys ngo, a communication, by which,
was accused of such q change in political
principles rs might render it proper to COM
pare me, in that respect, to the Hon. VIM.
Sprague. The calls on my time have been
SO numerous, that I have not tiI now, been
able to say to the writer of that article, that
he either did not know me and MY poiti-
cal opinions, or that he had knowingly mis-
represented me and them.
When I returned from Washington, in
the summer of 1874, where l had been TO
attend tho Commissioners on the Florida
treaty, l stated to the first Rhode Island
men whom l met, that l preferred Mr..
Adams to Mr.. Crawford, and I retained,
and on all occasions expressed that opinion.
well reeollect all my intercourse with Mr..
Peter Early, on that subject. He was an
ardent friend Of Mr.. Crawford. saw him,
often, in Washington, and always told him
that Mr.. Adams was the preferred cnnd-
date, not only by me, but, As l believed, by
a majority Of Rhode Island, and New Eng
land. held The same opiniun to him,
when he was here and when he visited
me nj Seekonk, where I resided that sum-
mer~-I held The same opinion to the friends
Of Mr.. Crawford, nt all times, in Rhode-ls-
land. Mr.. Hunter, If here, would confirm
this. Other leaders Of that party are now
departed from the world, or they would
confirm this statement.
1t is matter Of regret to me, that any
person should now he found, who deems
il necessary to make this erroneous declar-
alton concerning me, to justify the very
small number of men now in the Wing
party, in their nJis,instlon Of the Hon. VIM
Sprngue for the candidate for Governor for
tho grea, body Of Wings in X. Island.
nnu peeH cOusuHeO, l snoulO nave re-
commended, as l did without being con-
suited. the Hon. Richard Jackson for the
candidate.
l should have done this, because Mr..
Sprague is not, ms ] believe, u Wing; or
has not given such proof Of his political
opinions as would warrant any party in
reposing airy confidence in him.-He has
been in so many parties, and has so often
and in so short times changed his apparent
opinions, that il is difficult to know wha,
are the true opinions entertained by him,
on the great principles Of policy in the U.
States. 1t the Wings of this State commit
tn him the great Wing cause in r. Island.
they have not, nor can they have, any as
surance that those high interests Of sur
country, will not he sacrificed by some un-
accountable change in his opinions, before
the end Of one year after his election.
have no wish to advise and certainly
none to dictate but | yield to no man in
anxious soIlcitude that the great whg prin-
ciples Of the revolution, and Of the Wash
ing,on school, should be The prevailing
principles and policy Of our country, and
especially of Rhode Island.
TRISTAN burgess.