New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-09-02

q At u o'clock By order
JAS. T. NJ. BLEAKLEY, Chairman.
ssspskIex FAYE, {secretaries q
Rhode Island.
twill be seen by our Telegraphic Dispatch iron
Boston that the Western District OF Rhode isiS'i'
which effected no choice OF Member Of Congress
al the regular Election in April, has been m''' '''
gracefully thrown away by the insane ieud a,'|ns
Wings growing out Of Dorrism, the La" Aiu ".
der ORGANIZATION and the question OF iioe'S',"s y
y.t.;n;og Dorr This foolish quarrel had srea'y ''
,r;ved the State and the Union OF the farther ser
,;... If Senator simmons, one Of the best Legsia-
tors ever sent TO Washington ana 10" "a' -.
D;s.r;ct 20 the Loco Focos In when tne cie" WINS
ro.,oy;tv exceeds FIVE hundred Inc La" Hn'
O,d., men roald throw out Mr.. simmons siu
,oo,,Id thrust aside Gen. Arnold firm wing VINO
,..t this District and now the indiher
enc. or secret opposition OF the Liberation Wings
h.. defeated Mr. Updike, the Law and Order
Wbis running for Congress. We lay the blame
,ovhsre Int is it not high time this suicidal feud
were ended
The Wbies Of MAINE and MARYLAND mustre-
nember and repair this loss in their approaching
Elections. few more such would upset the
uouse Mr.. Thurston, the Member elect we an
derstand, will vote as the State votes should 'ne
election Of President go to the House but ior
Speaker and Clerk he will be against Us.
Political History-silas Wright and tins feop'e'
Electoral Law.
To ssv nothine of the dead but what is favorable
il q rule that has some necessary exceptions
Where what has been i'll done is OF nature 10 per
ish with the doer, it il possible to obey the we'll
known rule without betraying Truth, compromis-
ing Principle, or shrinking from Duty. But when
the wrong done il of public and permanent char
scter, silence s not always consistent with frank
upriehtness Still worse, if the eulogsts OF the de-
ceased are not content to pass over bis grave error
in silence bat insist blazoning 1t as no error al
al but an act of herosm lofty virtue, the stern
bebests of Justice and Public Morality imperative
~ forbid the course which complaisance and kind
ness would dictate
In this position are we placed by the conduct oil
the admirers of Silss Wright with regard to bis
course on the Peoples Electoral Law. Now that
he is dead, they do not allow it TO sleep but nsist
on putting 1t freshly before the public and demand
inc for il general approval and admiration We,
therefore shall consider it more fully. And in order
that no injustice may be even asserted, we Will
copv the entire account OF the matter given in
biography of Mr.. Wright in late Democratic Re
rier and thence copied approvingly since MIR. WIS
death into the Eres,ng Post, and several other
journals of like faith. Weg guess the following was
either written or substantially dictated by Azanah
C. Flagg colaborer with Mr.. Wright in the most
r 1I..x A.
al, the Fall of the wear 1893 without the slightest
nectation OF such sn hi part, Nh Wright was
ed by his Dernoc ATTIC friends as candidate 10Y the
office Of Senator IN the stale Lsx re .,o,;,, in n,
Comfy OF ST Lawrence when Mr. Wright hrsi settled IN
1ou. h had raken especial care 10 express the
hI,c manner his devotion to the principles OF the Re
publican party sill he elected for the term OF tour
yesIs and took hs scar on 'ne nis a. - ~
waved IN NewloIk, o. well ~ m other Saits OF ne
Uuon with the utmost violence II I.salea y. voc s.se
,o February. isx5. The INDIVIDUALS tuifd TOT were
Crawford. Jackson Adams and Clay esuees, composed
~ norton cf the Members u Congress had been heio Al
Washington, which had nominated MI Crawford o. ne
candidate OF the old Republican party Al one ,ile ~
Cahoun. claims had teen earnestly pressed M fenns
wants by many icang politicians No were otfpie1 70 ms
interests bat the ges mas q the people there had e.
ncused the cause II Gen. Jackson.
The friends Of Jackson, Clay aud Adams bad refused
peremporly submit their claims % ihe afhatianeni o.
of the pemocrscy Mr. Wright. sdheTng A. be has ever
done to the principles Of his party advocated Mi Cia"-
lin order 10 defeat this wise honest and fearless
in NewYork and the cont States, large number Of
politicians exhausted all ther nsenuy sno ssn
and asduousy, IN exciting pIeJudices against ne Sou
Appeals made behalf OF Mr Adams to the PRIDE
OF he people snrsed that all the other candidate
Southern men BY these means lAisS n Isi
were decoyed from the Democratic into the feoe'@'
ranks -. 49,, co,.,;
tation up the period Of which we are now s
NewYork had been chosen BY the legislature Inc RED
,ral party which supported MI ADAMS hhNih-
snss TO the Lessature order that they might have
another chance, raised the cry that the Electors oueh
- ~h.en nv the people The followers OF Mf Clay, VII
~e,e eompsTativeiy lew, aided IN this movement As maj
ters then Stood certain that MI Crawford would re
ee,ve the undivided OF the state The conductors
the Fede presses Joined in with tins cry, and eve
where proclaimed that those members OF the Assemo
who shoald refuse to repeal the law, which had oeeh
Ions in force without complaint from any quarter wen
enemies liberty, TO the Constitution and TO tue rights
II wa. Insisted by the Republicans that there wa
much danger that the election OF the President might %
referred to House Of Representatives. that theie oar
ss,n intrigue and management might be practced tina
40 great State "a NewNork should neither divide ne
ssrensfh nor AID m any way taking the election TO
body her political weight could not ne an atom si
er than that OF Rhode Island or Delaware 80
But the timd in the more popular branch OF inc y
ssssure became alarmed and save way 50 tnsi tne re-
srahsts gained the ascendancy there bill was passed
,bs lower House giving the choice OF Presidential Ess
ors 10 the people which thrown upon the senate
its action. THIS body contains ,hir,y'we members
which seventeen bare majority tSes} hemos
except one, Democrat on paper, and bad been
surue sd as
Ssruss,op only seventeen had the courage 10 oppose
and denonuce the views aud schemes OF those VINO n
oneocted and passed IT, They stood 70 their posts u'i
ted and rejected the bill immediately, CetSNne
Throughout the State they were sssaied by the
po>ton, aud branded as "usHrpefs and Nfshts as !
Infamous seventeenr-es the Immortality infamous &c
.neen aud 80 great the hight 10 winch The popn
Sarv excited by the assduous arts OF the asstos u
thsy were burned and hanged IN efsy III many parts
~ The general election in November. 1894 the Den'
r.ey was utterly defeated Upon the causes that eombn
10 produce tins eject IL Is unnecessary mere 70 pau
The candidate Of the opposition for the fNec awe en-
Received a majority OF seventeen thousais votes vei
raj jaime. Tamadse who had belonged TO- sns been le
er in the republican ranks, went over " tne enemy,
WAS elected Lieutenant Governor BY sm&ory OF ihi'
four thousand .s =. 49, :
large number OF the seventeen renamed IN the ;
nate darins the session of 1928 The Nicioss 4uaIte
and fell into distraction In this condition OF an AIS le
seventeen exercised controlling power over the acts
the Lesislaare vacancy was about e. occur an thS
nate OF the United States, An inoiNide VINO nae
lcnsed IN the Democratic party, but who had deserted
some over 10 the Federasts was presented 20 the Sens
msor,ty OF whom declared that they would not vote
this Individual nor would they accept OF his noninsi'
The House refused TO designate any ere else, and the
was precisely a. has been again recently witnessed
election Al the ensuing general election IN ls the
public again carried the STATE and one Of then fren