Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-01-12


indicates the course Of the writer, if not
"l the tue democratic party in " Washing
70" county, and, in Tact, throughout the
State.
From The Providence Daily Chronicle.
KINGSTON, r. |. Dec. lG, 1912.
DsAR SIR: As respects my sentiments
~ relation 10 HE present situation oi onr
nhairs, can have no objection ~ their being
known To every one.
have expressed 10 great many Of my
friends desire to see HE Democratic parry
reorgnuizcd upon IT'S old basis aud that the,
SHOULD nomlna'c aud support ticket % res
pcciablc candidates tor ttficc. My attach
Gients TO The party, both personal aud polili
cal, are strong aud had all along supposed
that It the constitution were adopted. lis va
Ildny would be uckno" lodged, aud that par
ties would divide again according 10 their
old party lines. When The late convention
was first called at Providence, we slIll enter
talucd hopes that moderate counscls wuu.d
prevail, aad that The Democratic purity mIghl
bc once more united.
Bot II Is now very evident that such hope
can be no longer euterlalnrd. The resoiu-
tIuns passed al srvrra recent meetings oi
the Suffrage parry, si,uY plainly that they do
nvt acknowledge the legality oi The consii
iuiIo. recently adopted, aud that they con
scnt 10 orsanlLc under II only Tor the purpose
ui obtaining the power 10 overthrow II, aud
sct up the called peoples institution ~
iis stead. The r,sniutions passed "t the sui
rage meeting 10 Warwick, at which John
X. Waterman. one OF the leaders OF the par
", presided, declared thus distinctly. u such
Gnln>cls arc to prevail, there can evidently
6c no uninn between them aud The Law and
Order Democrats. 1t the men who have
been The means %: getting the State lnlo ali
lhc trouble aud eAprnse we have been a..
NE 10 have the control Of the pretended
Democratic Cunvention, IT behouvcs every
Onc VINO regards the preservation oi the gov
CrHncut aud The supremacy al the laws rs ol
more cuhscQuencc tnnii name, 10 take par,
Hralnsi 'hcm.
II L. vriy well known that, in The spring oi
1911. the Dcmucra,ic purity ot the State were
divided on the subject QI adopting couslitn.
Iou. A portlun oi ll!"in, uniting with mum
bcr Of " hlg. aud IA Considerable number 81
IiansipHt persons and foreigners, uudcrtOok
~ effect an TX en- ,i"n OF suiiagc, by lrregu
j.g aad evolutionary measures. The othci
aIa ,hc larger portion of the pary were f"l
uatalulng an ex eus,on ~ the Icgolar aud ,-
gsI manner, jnsliy con>ldrrln. That, III re
i,uUlicun government, respect for the laws l.
absolutely urce.sary To- The prrservail"n al
l,Or,,,, and that any violation OF law by any
ru.nher. Tor any purpose, would be st ttlng II
Precedent dangerous ~ IT. co,lSrqnencrs.-
lr rev Iuionary party nave nov assume"
10 Themselves the name OF Democrats, proba-
b thinking lIt name vii assls, IN gaining
tncn the y mpalhy oi the Democratic part!
~ other States, and that II m,y also aid IA
obtaining tor SOME oi them Influence ai
Wnshlu.tun and patronage aud office from
the Gencial Government. They undertake
10 dcnounce as nr,>lucrals all those who dad
,al approve OF their course. They, however,
r.ry kindly offer 10 receive back any who
have rrp,utrd at il"ir sins, aud who are WI
nr. To humble themselves before them ~
Tie. law and order democrats, who constitute
th,. ualnrl,y Of tn" old Democratic pnr,y, are
not conscious of having committed any sin'
~ supporiIug the law against lnwlc's VIZ e
lrncr. they cannot, OF course, accept The III.
yltu,ion
The course Of the $ r!lrogc papers in DE-
nornclng, as hlgGrin"s, those Democrats
who have come forward 10 support the gov
crnn,cnl and their continued miSreptesrnta
,lou End ubuse oi The Law and Order party.
would not b1 very likely to uid much IN pro-
duciug n re- union.
II Is, perhaps, not very wonderful 'ha' IN"
Suffragr papers should misrepresenl, or thai
then readers should believe them as It would
seem they have succeeded ~ myklng Their
p,rty believe that President Tyler is on their
side and after that, II would be Of no us" Ia
slick AT the trihcs more easily swallowed
These opjuions would be worth but lIltlc, u
they were only my own, but have reason
10 believe ihl, they are the opnInus g"ner-
aIIy entertained by the anrl.rcvolu'l"nary
PARTON uf the Democratic party IN tins quar-
Ter. We have changed no oplolons II we
never were Democrats, (Which perhaps some
or the new lights may affect to doubt) we are
dr,uoctnig still. Bat we do not THINK 'bhl
democracy obligGs u TO encourage sed',l"'
and revolution.
/, IS plan from their recent proceedings
,ha, the object of The dlsorganlzer1 Is not
gwen 40. They have "ny changed then
ulun nf attack FINDING threats and i"rce
in, frclusl. they now resort to more covert
uudr, and they will cndcavof 10 drcelve a.
many rs they can by pretending to organize
undcr the Constitution.
II they would gIvc up their illegal C"nstI'
tuition, aud II when they obtained the power
they would conduct themselves according lc
lov. aud attempt Ia AMEND the constitution
ouIy ~ the urudc prescribed BY th' C"na'l'''
non u,cl. few people would care VII" nae
ih, offices. Some parts at the constitution
should probably Ike Ia have amend'd my
s.,,. md you have probably objections ''
.,u,r porilous ufit. But the suffrage party
mo, only d. mol pledge Themselves to lh'
,topcr and legal coui.c, bn' they openly
ry,w ,ha, their only object ~ obtaining pow
,r .. +, enforce the Peoples Constitution
.nl restore Mr. Durr. wb". they drc'ar'
:. already The rirhlul Gnvrrnor "l lh" Sla''
m. ouly course ,h"rcloc. that r"m'in'
s,.u.. cousi.I,ni uIih honor, is in rmhii'l'
ave have brguu, to support The I'w nn'
. o,..r ppty uulti our d'iiituIi'c' ar" s'''''d
mud ai,ntmqh. ~ doug w. ho'h Wings an
Jcuoc,,,s may hc Obliged 4" vet" Tor s"'n
r,p,ar pnluiral opponents We shall r"l'"'
o,rsr,ycs with thinking that The principles ="
,.,atrpd c,r ere ut mntc consequence INA
T.. .u.tcs. ci az! rian or "i ary patty