Herald of the times, and Rhode Islander. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1846-1849, 1848-09-14


We are Wings Of Massachusetts,. We have
supported the present government OF The state
for years with success; aud have thonght
that most of the Wings were SATISFIED With The
administration Of the State government ID the
hands Of those who have had IL but now II
is proposed to establish new party, on the
basis of lhe Buffalo platform, and TO carry this
issue into the State elections. 80 wei az INTO
the national elections. There IL 10 be nolnl-
nation Of candidate for Governor, aga!ns, MIR.
Briggs, or whoever may he nominated by the
Wings and there s TO be a nomination Of 4
candidate for Lleutenan, Governor against Mr..
Reed, or whoever may be nominated BY The
Wings; and there are 10 Be NOMINATIONS
against the present members Of Cong ess.-I
Now, what is the utility Of that! we ha'eI
ten members in The Congress Of the United
States. | know not ten men ot any party VINO
are more Jealous, aud firm, and nfexlble, III
their opposition against slavery III any iurm.-l
and If the Wing candidates should be Ge.eated,
what would be the result.
Suppose that a considerable number of
Wings secedc from the Wing candidates and
90 to candidates of ihis nes party--what ~ll
be the result DO not We know what has
been the case in this county, DO not weI
know that this District has been unrcprescn,ed
from month TO month, aud from year 10 year,
because there "as been an opposition to as
good an,i-slayery man rs blealhcs lG this DIS
trictl On this occasion, and IN this presence,
| NAV ailuda TO our present Representative,
! Mr.. Hale. Do wc want a man to give bet
ter vote in Congress than Mr.. Hale gives =
/ WHY. | und 'rtake TO say that there Is not one
of the Liberty party, nor VIII there be ore oi
| this new paIty. who will have the least ob)ec-
tion to Mr.. Hale, except that he was not nom
/ mated by thcms lives. Ten TO one. II the
| Wings had not nominated hln, they would
have nominated him themselves.
Now, gentlemen. | remember 1t 10 have oc-
cured, that on many very important questions
/ in Congress, the vote Vas lost Tor Nant OF two
or three members which Massachusetts, might
have sent, but which, IN consequence OF the
division of parties, she did not send. Many
questions went wrong that would have gone
right, if this district, ouly, had been represent
I, ed And now ioresec that It N this DISTRICT
! any considerable number of Wings think II
! their duty to Join IN the support ot MIR. van
! Buren, and IN the support ol gentlemen whoHl
! that party may nominate for Congress- lore
! see the same thing viii take place, and we
I shall be Without Representative, In all prob
! ability, in the first session Of the next Con
/ gress, when the very battle is 10 be fought on
| ihis very slavery question. am sure that
/ honest, intelligent and patriotic Wings, will
; law this consideration 10 their cOnscences, and
/ Judge oft as they think 'hey oagh, to do
I Gentlemen, will detain you but momen,
! longer. You know, perhaps, that gave my
/ vote III Congress against the treat! oi peac,
/ with Mexico because IT brought under The au-
! thority of the la,ed States. with pledge Of
! future admission into the Union, The great.
/ vast, and almost unknown territory known as
! New Mexico aud California. Other gentle
\ men were wiling to adm. that territory and
! leave the question as to whether 1t should be
! free territory Or not as an open question, but
/ thought il better 20 keep II ou, altogether.
\ In the session before the last, one Of the
! Southern Senator's, Mr. Berren Of Georgia
\ had moved resolution. to the elect that The
war ought not TO be continued for the purposes
of conqueA aud acquisition. lie declared thai
= the war with Mexico ought net 10 be prosecu
ted by this government with any view tn th(
dismembeunea, OF that Republic, or to the &C
QUESTION, by conquest, Of any portion oi he
= territory. That proposition he Introduced II
the form Of L resolution into Congress; and
, believe that every " hig in Congress but on
voted for it. But the Senators belonging L
the Loco Ioco or Democratic party vote
= against it, The Senator's from New ork 80
ted against Il, Gen. Cass, from the free Stat
: ef Michigan Mr.. airied, from Maine: Mr.
Niles, from CT, and others, voted against II
and the vote was lost. That Is, these gentle
. men, some Of them very prominent, and fro
' friends of Mr.. Van Buren, and ready to tax
{ the field for him--these very gentlemen vote
= not to exclude territory tina, should be obtalne
D by conquest. They were willing 10 bring /
the territory, and then have squahblo On
e controversy. whether II should be slave or ire
+ territory | WAS Of opinion that the true an
Y safe policy was TO shut out the whole question
: By getting 10 territory, and thereby keep q
i the controversy.
: Gentlemen--in an important crisis in In!
: lish history, as is related, when the counil
i was threatened with the accession Of PIlnC
i who was n bigol to the X. Catholic religion
IS then called the Duke of York, a propostle
e was made in Parliament to exclude hun fro
e the throne Some said that was very ras
II measure, brought forward by very rash me-
p that they had better admit hlIn and then p
| limitations upon hm--chaln him down.
3 strict him. When the debate was gong on,
), member is reported to have risen and eNpres
II ed his sentiments by rather grotcsqne al
Y PLAIN COlnplIlSol, DNt Oht =! No'is!dCi"u
c force. which was a. follows;
'rI IL hear lion in tie lobby room.
~ Say, Mr.. Speaker, shalt we smut the doc
I'll And keep hlu out, or irt HIM III
oi And then try h. get hm out again
ssI Other more confident spirits. who are OF t
,c character ot Wuomwel. mere for letting t
'e lion in, and disturbing all the interests of I
in country, btt was for keeping him out aii
gether. And when TIN, Mexican treaty ca
A. before the Senate, It had certain clauses ccdl
IS New Mexico and California 10 the MT
,isl States. 4 southern gentleman, Mr.. Badg
of Of North Carolina. moved to strike out th'
p- clauses. Now you understand, that II II
ed ton TO strike out clause be supported by OF
,nti third, it will be struck out-ihat is, two-thii
IN OF the Senate must vote for each clause, IN
nd der to have j, retained. The vote on Il
IN Question was IS to If. Not one-thlrd. a
ye why was there not unc-thrd Oaly b'rd
,iq four N.1r England S,aaiors rOted cg9ia"
IN motion.
,se That is The only reason. They said
must have peace at any rate. Ano there
1a- this sort Of apoogy-Hhich | confess rat
vas ANNOYED me at the tme-ttat certain p"rli
nd of the public press. that good many respe'
i- ble people of The country, and especially ~