Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-04-17

n granme set 10 IN IN the organ OF The
Democratic party is exceedingly mod
crate. While the adherents Of The tri-
unphant party are boasiing OF the
sweeping changes which shall signallse
their advent 10 power. and can scarcely
endure the period which the constitution
interposes between them and The rrali-
cation OF their plans, the Post only de-
mands. for Me present, the blind ballot
and the extension Of the time for the
payment OF the registry taxes. The 9th
er matters II consents 10 postpone, prob.
ably TO the June session. The Post
modestly admits that il regards ipvora-
bly, "othcr measures" than those il has
discussed i, admits that it would he
glad 10 see our constitution essentially
changed in several particulars A
mong those essential reforms il enumer-
aIes'the abolition of the registry and
the dollar tax, and the election of The
Judges by the people. These may be
are the blade" The 'iull corn in the
ear" is dmly shadowed forth as "other
essential notifications which we might
b. pleased with aud which we may live
T. advocate" These reforms which
are so family hintcd at in the Post, are
boldly enough proclaimed in the streets,
the removal Of the property quallfca-
ton for foreign voters. the alteration Of
the basis of the suffrage IN the city Of
Providence, and The general breaking
down OF the cOnse. vative barriers " hich
tie constitution intcrposcs for the pro-
lection of properly md the security of
order.
The policy Of Thomas w. Dorr is
plainly apparent in the leader Of Saiur-
DAVIS p st. He never would uvuw any
thing beyond the step next first to he ia-
ken "Do one thing AT Il time" he
would say, "do first the Ihing which is
before US, aud then The II ing which
next comes in order" The Post has no
idea Of shocking the rubIIc by the Ir,-
mature development Of all It's purposes /;
al the same time 1t satisfies lis friends
by hints which they vii, hav no dlh-
Guilty in understanding. II anybody is
deceived by this affected moderation, he
will have his eyes open so soon thai il
would be Il waste OF ink for u 10 uude-
I'VE him now. The men who think
that there ia any conservatism IN the
radical party will Fl, out their mistake
/ withOu. any assistance from us.
4 There is another reason for this mod
/ GRAFTON on paper. The Democratic vic-
! tory is not complete. The " hius have
! ouc-hall the House of Representatives,
! nd there is II vacancy in The delegation
| from This city, II ia prudent to wait rill
! that is filled, before the more radical Of
| the measures winch have been res lived
IL A.
II not do to alarm the " hips of Provi-
II dcncc now by telling them plainly HAT
II the Judges of ,he Supreme o,Irt are 10
Il b. removed aud that the Foreigners are
Il to vote. This will come in due time
II PrOu. JOurHdl
II We have refer ed 10 the two causes
which have united 10 carry the election
so dlsastrously whirh have ovrrthrown
II the conservative administration of the
state. and for the first time since 1897,
| have given the power TO the Democrats.
These causes are the shameful divisions
IN the Wing party divisions which not
! even this disaster seems likely TO heal q.
! and tn proiusc. the Unprecedented ex-
pcnd,urc of money 10y our opponents.
Nothing approaching This was ever be-
| fore seen in Rhode Island Il has al
| ways been considered that an expendi
| ture of five thousand dollars in this small
state has argued great degree of cor
rup,on. We speak adviscdly when
we say II at the election has cost he
! Democrats twenty thousand dollars; ~
is capable of proof that us high aS eighty
| dollars was paid for a single vote. ard
that twenty and twenty five dollars were
| paid in hundreds OF cases We have no
! hesitation III asserting that sixteen Dem
ocratic members of the New Gneral
! Assembly have gained their eats who,-
| ly by the power of money; and that
more than the majority Un The Demo-
| cratic ticket was aid tor in cash
H These are the men who have been
continually railing against the money
| p0uer; these are the men who hove told
us repeatedly that in this state The poor
were oppressed by the rich. that the
! suffrage was corrupt and that men were
forced TO vote fer their employers again,t t
their own entimcn,s To provide Il
remedy for these evils, 10 restore the
purity OF the ballot box, has been the
| profess, cd purpose of their organlZa ion.
This they commence doing by spreading
their money over every town III The
state, and buying votes as votes were
never bought before in Rhode Island
II Proc. JOurHdi
II A HNr-Thc last number of the
| North British Review. in a most intcres-
ting article Oh the Rev Dr. Doddridgc,
| introduces an anecdole which his friend
/ lished Church, vas wont TO natratc us
cnbodyin ing TWO less ns in 81, cution
which he one day received from Gar
rick, at the close OF one Of his lnday
services:
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