The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-10-23


World. federal paper. The name of Henry
Clay. for President. was displayed at It's head,
until the day after the election in Penns ylvania
, when it was removed. The editor says he sees
no chance for Mr.. Clay. and yet thinks his
: chance as good as that Of any other whie can
didate He therefore takes in his sign. and
comforts himself with the reflection. that on
The whole. his party deserves to be beaten
That The picture which he draws of the federal
party is correct, no candid man can doubt.
From the Philadelphia World.
PoLITIcs.-The result of TUESDAYS cop,es,
wing victory" one Of those victories
gained oy Pyrrhus, of which another he said,
"ou'd rum him. In the country, The Whig
party is now thoroughly beaten in the city
IL has achieved fruirless victory at the e.pense
OF all its elements Of stability Ii has succeed
ed by an expedient which insurss its dssou
ton, and 1t is now 10 that tottering condition
which proves that the next election will leave il
PROSTATE. In the State il was beaten soupdlv
at the last election; and we have no reason for
supposng that ii has gained any thing since.
and doubt not that complete returns will show
that II has lost abundanty. In other State, il
IS beaten till scarcely any thing is left to beat:
ana IT'S prospect every where is that Of annibil-
alton.
The Wing party, of this State, county. and
city. may thank itself for its defsat the copse-
Iquence of its own misconduct. The lesson is
Impressive, and upon the considerate portion
will probably produce a salutarv impression.-
But this portion is not large enough to retrieve
the disaster. and all that the Wing party can do
is to dlsband. and leave the task Of reformation
10 new combinations. As party il has lost
ana cannot regain, the confidence Of the people
In nearly all the states, the Wing party has
ldenihed itself with the abuses of the banking
SYSTEM and the people, indignant at this per
version OF inStitu ions to purposes injurious to
regular business and productive industry are
punlshng It by rail- wing under the banner of its
opponents. The alternative is arievous TO q
! large portion: but between executive usur1a-
non bad AS it is, and that reckless speculsiop
which unsetles all foundations. and thai Grind
ing usury by which the idle prev upon the in
dustrious. few can hesitate 10 choose. The
majority say that even executive usurpation is
more toierabe than the heavy yoke of an infla-
TED banking system perverted 10 speculation
and nsury. Poor Wings The manv are
paying dearly for the few You have held
each other. while your oppressois skinned you
alive Solace yourselves for your own ex-
hausion of means, by contemplating the for
tunes which your idols have made-at your ex-
pense Smile over your blasted hopes. your
pluudered pockets. your broken credit, for it is
the work OF your own dear friend. For three
years past you have been urged to reform your
banking system. But you would not and
where has IT left you In the hands Of the u.s.
urer Some OF your sapient organs will as
crihe all your msforunes to the removal Of the
deposites, and you will believe them. But
when you remember that with the State admin
Istr'ton 10 your hands for the last three years
you did nothing TO correct. but much to en-
courage the abuses of your banking system.
you may perhaps. doubt little the wisdom Of
your advisers and do little of your own think
ing.
The Wing party in this city and county has
been destroyed by it's own imprudence. At
the last election, ii certainly attempted very
bold game in the Northern Liberties, and cave
It's opponents numerous reasons for suspeeting
fraud. To meet these supposed frauds, its op-
ponent resorted to violence and by the mis-
conduct OF the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
the reckless course of partisans on both sides
in the Senate and House Of Representatives,
and the violence Of mobs assembled in the
Capital, the State government was in imminent
danger of dissolution. The consequence Of
these proceedings was a new election law, Civ
iEg to each political party share in the in
spection of votes. which insured fair canvass;
and the operation of this law has demonstrated
hat In the last election. the wings could not
have made correct returns. Upon no other
hypothesis can Nc account for the great differ
ence, between the vote Of the last and that Of
he present year. These improper proceedings
of the last year we're we'll known, aud produced
a deep impression upon the considerate portion
of the community They left the whig party
hu undreds unahle rounfppanre such MO-
ceedngs; and the returns OF the late election
demonstrate the truth OF their conlectures.
The same result has appeared in the city; for
n the midst of great excitement. well fitted to
,all out every voter; while the Van Buren
men have gained more than five hundred. the
= higs seem to have lost more than fifteen hun
ired.
Some account for this decrease. by saving
hat fifteen hundred wings staid at home. No
rend of Mr.. Swift stsid IT home, for all of
hem felt that TO elect him. desperate .irgs.
u. Vas necessary. No friend Of Mr.. Mont
gomery stsld at home. for all Of them knew
hs, no eSertions would be spared by their op-
'onents. In contest for the Mayoralty,
shith every citizen regarded as important 10
he good government Of the city, neutrality
ould not De extensive. and did not probably
include five hundred. Where then. are the
'iber thousand! We have reason 10 fear that
'aaggerstIon IN the returns Of the las, year VIII
ceount Tor the most Of thsm.-But even sd-
hitting that fifteen hundred Wigs siaid at
lone. though We believe the number vas less
han fre hundred. we can see nothing IN toe
act but dissatisfaction OF the Wigs with the
Of their party. We cannot Won
er al their dissatisfaction. when they see their
srty sacrificing every higher consideration 10
be personal interest. OF individuss.-Bui how
YER the decrease may be explained, it shows,
D eouneetios wiih the returns from the cour'y.
bat the whie party of Philadelphia is oTssthins
. lss. and .iI die ~i,h the ~his party every
rhere.