Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1840-03-26

the nomination. III the edit0r oil the
Journal has not received the letters re-
ferred to, he will please inform us.-If
he has, he will have the goodness to
publish item without delay. They
were both put into the Office here in time
to 60 in the mail on Tuesday morning.
We copy the following from the
"OLivE LEAF" the only paper exclu-
sively devoted TO the cause of Tempe
rance in the State. We would advise
our Wing friends, one and all, to beware
of" Woires in Sleeps clothing"
Third Party---the COnven-
ton.
We have published in our last two
numbers a call for a convention Of the
friends Of Temperance. We attended
this convention with many Of The most
d distinguished friends OF the temperance
cause of The city and country. We had
expected that the whole subject of po.
itical action would be open for discus
sion this was the general expectation /;
It was with this impression that we ad-
Diit,ed The call, but the majority Of the
meeting were surprised To learn that the
exclusive purpose of the convention was
10 nominate pror, that the proprety or
impropriety political organization could
not be discussed, but oDl y the character
and fitness Of candidates. All lwho were
not willing to restrict themselves to this
specific purpose were pronounced ineli-
g,b!c TO u seat in the convcnti,n. Many
who had signed the call withdrew their
names, declaring that they had not un-
ders.ood that the prior question of politi-
. Col organization was not to be admitted.
On organizing IL was found that eighteen
persons alone formed the convention. -
There was mystery about the whole
affair, and the leading friends of tempe
rance insisted with Indignation on an
saexplanatlon, asserting that The convcn-
ton had assumed their name without Il
sincere ineres! in their cause. IL was
found that the strongest leaders in the
movement were not membess Of the tenn
perance sociriy-that the call originated
with AL individual wac has scarcely
been known TO temperance men, who Is
not only not u member of the temperance
society, bu, who has seldom if ever been
known 10 take an interest la any tempe
rance movement.
These gentlemen may he sincere in
their designs, but they d. not represent
m hat f!l.,
right 10 nominate prox for Meir votes,
but the friends of temperance are not
identified with them, and must not be-
held responsible for their measures. |,
was evident that party politics blended
with the whole proceedings, the politics
o. both parties were manifest and fully
indicated the impracticabilmy of political
organization.
The Boston Convention, the N. York
state society with Chancellor WaIworh
and Dciavan at lis head, and every tenn
perance paper in the country are against
political organization, but not political
action. They recommend political ac-
ton in an individual capacity, but are
unwilling 10 risk the cause Of temperance
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parties This is what we have contend
ed !or and will yet contend for. Let the
friends of temperance go to the polls and
vote for temperance nen and for no
others, but let them not organize a po-
litical party unless they wish to be en-
PEELED from the temples of religion and
divcsted of the moral dignity which has
Al, - k.,
glory.