Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-08-22
THE ELECTION.

The contest is rapidly approaching to
close; the merits of both candidates have
been fully canvasscd, the principles which
are involved in the election are fully under
stood, and the freemen of the State are now
called upon TO decide for themselves. They
are called upon to decide whether they will
have the public treasure placed in secure and
proper repositories. or entrusted to the hands
of irresponsible, dis honest paitlzans;-whcth.
or the industry Of our own population shall
be adequately protected, or whether the man
who works in England for ten cents day
shall be allowed to send over the productions
of his labor, to compete with those OF the
American mechanic ;-whcthcr the govern
ment shall be administered for the good OF
the people and for the sake of the governed,
or whether it shall be prostituted, as il has
been for the past ten years, to party purpo-
scs, and used for party objects only.
These are great questions; thrice, within
the past two years, they have been put to the
people of this State, and each time have they
answered as becomes frcemen and the de-
scendants of frccmcn. They are now to say,
whether they still remain firm in the prlncl
bles which they have sustained, or whether
they have abandoned their political faith and
bowed again TO the yoke Of political servl-
tude.
II ia not often that an election OF greater
importance than the coming one occurs; In
dependent of the great importance OF secur-
ing a strong majority in the House of Repre-
sentailves, on account of the ordinary qucs-
tons that come before that body, 1t is by no
means impossible that the next Presidential
election may be carried into the House, and,
# so, the election in this State may decide
whether the Wing candidate or Martin Van
Huren shall be the Chief Magistrate Of this
Union. Surely, here il enough TO stimulate
every Wing of Rhode Island to do his duty
at the coming election, and TO use every
honorable exertion TO effect the reelection
Of the Wing candidates; surely, 10 Wing
can be willing that the thrice rendered YER
dict OF Rhode Island should now be reversed,
or that this State should return to those men
whose unfilncss she has thrice proclaimed,
ond TO those principles which she has thrice
repudlatcd. For your own consistency, tor
the honor of Rhode Island, for the good OF
our common country sullrr not this Disgrace.
We have n ma joriiy of one thousand, II we
bat Use the proper excrilons to get 1t out,
and we cannot fail to carry this election, un-
less we fail from our own supncncss and our
own over confidence. Our opponents are
making every cycrtion in their power, and
they will be aided by tho disciplined troops
Of office holders at home, and the gold Of the
treasury from abroad. Every assistance that
the administration can give them, they VIII
receive; every aid that the Post Office, the
Custom House, aud every other department
can furnish, will be afforded without measure
But against this we have an nndoubted ma.
iorty, If it is properly brought out; good
cause aud the memory OF past success. To
l...t ~ an
is in our own hands, aud we will not believc
that the Wings Of this State will prove 40 re.
crcant To- themselves and their country, as to
desert that cause. BE vigani, be active, b'
united, aud We must be successful Pror
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