The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-10-21
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Few peTs"ns seem TO remember how very
much like is Wing Boosting in 1910 to Wing
Boosting in 1886. They are perhaps little
moro uproarlously confident now than they
were then, but the increase IS not more than can
be accounted for by the iniroduciio OF new
element Of enthusiasm" Hard Cider" In
proof Of this we extracted ths following little
miscellany of bygone glorfea'ions.--Iio How
clearly and concusively they elected HAKRIsoN
then
In 1896 their predictions were unusually
boastul and confident. They staggered with
Il consequential importance equal TO that Of
Jaek tho Giant Killer. They said tha, Mr.
Van Buren, would be defeated, and he knew il.
The Albany Wing, few day before the cleo
ton, made declaration which il declared could
be depended upon, " being made on the best
information" by whirh 209 vstcs were to be
given against Mr.. Van Buren out of 294, max
ing whg ma jority Of Sc; when the result was
made known, there was trining difference Of
only 100 electoral votes.
The Boston Atlas, leading federal oracle
declared a day or two before the election in
] 836, that Mr.. Van Buren, would be beaten e.
ven if Pennsy lvana voted for him-ihe Wings
did not even need the vote Of that State 10 de.
feat him. 1t was charming prospect TO dwell
upon, doubtless, but there came nipping
frost, and those fair full leaves Of hope"
we're dried and vhhered, as we trus, that they
will be in 1910. The following may be consid
cred as curiosity, and we give it entire. II
is the grand Manifesto Of the " Harrison Re-
publican Committee Of the City Of New York" 4"
issued in the summer Of 1896!
I've can assure you that on all sides around,
/ the people are fall Of courage and strength. Al
ready the glorious tdincs of victory are pour
ing in upon us from tho South and West The
name of Harrison and Liberty is carrying terror
and dlsmay into the hearts of our opprcssors,
cheering onward the friends Of freedom and re-
form. Go on. theo fellow citizens, 10 the res
cue, and as sure as the time for election arrives
Just SO sure will General HARRISON the gallant
Hero and the able Statesman, be elected our
next ProsideDt!'
(Sisnedl
Guii,n B. vcrplank, Thomas c. Pinckney.
:. Nj. Stllwell, David Graham, ir.
Robert Bo.ardus, Clarkson Croliu,
Seneca Stewart, Willis Hall,
Corns. Hanson. and others.
At the election the vote stood for
VIM. II. Harrison 49,,
All others 22l!!
The junior publisher of the Republican
would inform the publisher Of the Herald that
he knows of no obi CATION he is under TO furnish
him with shipping news. fle boarded the
AZ -, ,,,a ,,J c,iJ ok
tain her list, and had hardly got home with ii,
when it was sent for and demanded by the pub
Usher of the Herald, who, suugly esconsed in
his office, had waited to have il brought ashore
for him.
As to the Esprit of accommodation" mani
tested by us, it is perhaps fully as ,oclI that the
publisher Of the Herald ha, left the public to
Judge Of il; but we will state few facts TO en-
able them to form a correct judgment.
| The publisher Of the Herald says. I'VE ac-
cordinsly sent for them, (the lst,) and was re-
fused, as tcc erpccted." Now why was refus-
al expected We will explain il. On the ar
rival Of the Audley Clarke, a short time since,
we boarded her and obtained her list in the same
way, and it was thea sent for by the publisher
Of the Herald. As soon as he had made Of a
cspy OF it, the Junior publisher" carried the
list We had obtained to the Herald Office, where
he received nought but supercilious treatment
and no thanks for his pains. tie then told sew
eral OF the Herald's whis friends that it was the
last list with which he would furnish that con
eern;" aud this is the reason why a refusal was
erpected.
AS To our regard for the public interest it is
sufficient 10 state that we are the acknowledged
: maritime correspondents At this port. Of the
} principal Boston, New York and Providence
papers, aud that We frequently beard vessels
passing up the river, aud get their lists for all
oil which we receive no other Compensation
than daily exchange with those papers. The
attempt To institute any comparison between Us
, and the Herald in this particular is so ridisu.
) ous that We are surprised that it should have
been invited. In the present case. we printed
slips containing the shipping news brought by
the Margaret, aud sent them of TO all ports OF
the .ighboriug States, by the next morning 8
mail, and distributed a number Of COME, abou,
town, in all public places, more than three hours
before the Herald made It's appearance in our
neighborhood.
Tue pnblie can now Judge which coueern''
manilesis the mos, regard for the public inter.
est. ..>,--
BETTER THAN GoLp.-1he Day State Dem.
oera' says the iederalis's insist iha, paper prom
ises are much better than cold and silver. tn,
latter are So easily coHnteyeied. The last mum
Der Of Bieknsll's Counterfeit Director gives
description OF nineteen haadred aud d.irty eieh
kinds Of spurious hank notes.