Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-01-26

phnnt election.
II GovFRN"R MORroN's AppRrss was de-
liv"rch on FRIDAY last. at l2 o'clock. u is
rudicnl L. the core, uDd is little more than an
abbreviaii"n "i the very long address which
he delivered ~ ls40. H.. abuses the tor
,nrr administration Of the State, and ofirms
that il has squnndcrcd the revenue. injured
The public credit, aud Impoverished the State.
II tie recommends rctfench hment and reform.
profrssrs the most unbounded love for the
dear Er0ple. lie recommends the rcduci,on
"f the poIl-'ax. wbich Is u qualification for
suffrage. and c"nsIders padIlonal legislation
NECESSARY 10 protect the balloi-boxrs from
fraud, Upon Rhode Island nfnir., h. bns
The following remarks. The admirers of
Governor Durr will doubtless be mortified
hat valiant her" not recognised nor even
alluded To. But This il no, all G"vernor
Morton congrn,UIx,es the Legislature upon
the approximation TO undnimiiy" which hss
attended "ihe revision aud discussion" Of
natural rights /; and he further says, that
"ihe proporlion who deny the right Of self.
government. OF Tree suffrage and equal rep
reese ntaiion ia VERY INCONsIDERABLE." Sure
y he cannot apply ,hls term 10 the party
which LA. just poIlcd over 1000 votes ~
by "una"imiiy,' u not ,ha, all par'ie. have
agreed upon u liberal extension Of suffrage
aud u Just system Of represenia,ion-ihn,i the
constitution just Sdopied IL the law Of the
and-iha, Thomas W. Dmr is = fugitive
traitor for the one c"nclusion folloss The
other ,nev,imbly. Coy. Morton was willing
to use ,I- Dur,es to gam bis own eirr'nn.
Nnw he has done with tLep.- Prov. Jour.
"a drmocJsiic govcrnment seeks the pre-.
servaiiun sBd protection o' ibe political rights
"ftLe people. Power naturally increases BY
possession; mud. though gruntrd Tor the bene-
III Of the whole, it must be exercised by 0
few, und Ia ever prone To cncroach on the
rights Of the many. Constant vigilance and
energy must therefore restrain il within It's
Legitimate bounds. The fathers Of our rcpub-
lie, apprcbensiye that the fupdpmen'sl prInci.
Piles Of our g"yerDlpent might be forgotten
or disregarc-d. and nnxiog. ib9t they should
be preserved in all tb"jr freshness, IN the
most solemn act of their Ives rnjoined u IRE
quent recurrence TO them. Recent ryenls.
which have filed with anxiety and grief aud
n,"urn,ng n ncighboring State. aud stained
with blood the soil Of our own Common.
wealth, have brourh, IN view aud quicken
I'd in recollection those great aud living prh-
ciples Of freedom which caused aud Justified
our glorious revolution. and which nre the
foundations Of the blessed govrrnnen, under
winch we live. And ahb"ugh we should
deeply deplorc the malignant passions which
they enyendcred, the violations Of rights
which they caused and ibe deep md YrneTpl
suffering winch they inA,cfed on the people.
w" rann"t tail I" draw from them, ns iron,
other affective d,spensations Of Divine Prov
iJrncc, Instruction aud Improvement. They
should rekindle the fame Of liberty in every
patriotic bronsi. They sb"nld develop-
more distinctly and yIvidly, the essential pin
ciples of tree governments. They should
siYpp, more clearly and ind.llbly on every
hesJj ihc innlienablc rights of man.
II .Among ID" elements Of a democratic gov
errInrni are the right ofa p"opl" Ia govern
thrm-rlves--thr rghi to establish and main.
tain such forDD NJ government as they shall
deem most Conducive to their own safety
and hnppiness-ihc right Of every man To an
"qnnl voice IN the fcr,pn,,on aud admin isira
ton of The g"vcrnwepi under which he lIvHs
and the right tn an equal represcn taiion
of the people. These inn,ianeni doctrines,
which our revolutionary fathers deemed wnr-
thy Of thai memorable struggle. nervrd their
oIins G,r the desperate conflict But even
that holy cause did not command perfect
un,niinny MS somc then doubted the unth
or the ssnc,'y "f these natural righ,s, 81 now
there are some who are unable To cornprc
hend their import or 10 appreciate their value. |
Rni in The rrvi-ion and discussion Of them.
which hav" been pr"ni"ied BY III" drplornb!r I
ioccurycpce refrrrcd to. u Js worthy of j,y \
aud cA;lgrntulniion that there bas been So
great mn approximation to pnani,niiy. Al \
though sone have denied the righ, oi the !
people, without tho snihoriiy Of their rulers, \
TO change their 6rm Of government. and
have maintained the rgbifn! power Of a PRIV
legged minority To r strain. by military force, H
The action of the m,jr'ty, yet. with III. ex. /
crpi,on nf those blinded by n scl6-b interest,
the prop"r'ion who deny tho right ofscl'. gov
"rnncn'. of free suffrage, and of equal rep. 4
rescniatIon, IL very inconsiderabe."
The Time Proionged-l. il understood