Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-02-13

"Bi o'ouPyHiS ch'nen' aiu H"ioi""
positions, in the confidence Of the party
and in the councils of the nation, ,---can-
not become treacherous with impunity.
II should have taught them that no po-
stion is so elevated, that no talents are
OF so high an order and that no iuhu
ence is so extensive, that the possessor
can become Il traitor TO his party, aud
abandon its principles by the deliver
ance of its rights 10 the enemy. with
out suffering "A traitors penalty.
But those who were desirous 10 be
great have tallen---yea, they have Iea'-
fully fallen and thcy a'oue nr. no.
disgraced by this act OF lred be. .
it was so, the case would moi be SO e..
The party, here and elsewhere, sharrs
in the stigma, for the Wings have LOST
what they cannot possibly regain un-
der six years.
John WhippIe was the fairly nomn.
aied candidate Of the Wing party in
caucus, and he should have received
full party support IN Grand Commit
tee but there were men who refused
to be bound by the doings Of the c. IL
Gus They boIted from the nomna-
ton, AMI they thus continued to fan the
disorganzing and ruinous flame which
James +. Simmons Ii; in 1915. These
men are maniiestly to blame for their
conduct, ard they should be held res
ponslblc for it by the party. 1t was ur-
gcd, by experienced members Of the
party at the caucus in East Green
wich. IN October, and again AT that in
Providence, just previous to the Scna.
torial election, that it was vitaIly I'M
portant for the welfare OF the party that
all the menb bcrs should pledge them
selves to stand by the nomination Of the
Caucus. Had this timely and wise
counsel been needed, all this trouble
would have been saved these men
would not have proved recreant 10 their
p"i'y "h" iS Iih''l'No, ~ '''"e w
Gen James land we should have had
ii Whig Senator in Congress.
But the die has been irrevocaby cast
the mischief has been completely done
the foul deed has been fully consum-
mated. Upon the heads of the IA, cleo
ted as Wings, rests the direct response
bilty Of the act and upon those who
refused TO be found by the decision OF
the caucus, rests the iHdifeCt RESPONSE
bility oft, for they aided in accom-
plishng it. The latter lalJ the train,
and the former touched the lighted
match to the powder. Past history most
clearly shows that there is no political
grave so deep us that which traitors
dug Tor themselves aud although they
may make the most renuouS efforts To
keep out OF it, their struggles only sink
them still deeper in it. Surely, this Is
exemplficd in the case Of James +.
Simmons.
Men must be politically as well as
morally honest, if they expect to retain
the confidence of their party, and the
respec! Of their constituents. If they
depart from this rule, al inevitable doom
awaits them, which no talents, no mon
ey, no reputation and no previous innu
cncc can save them from.
No man can Justify the votes OF Ben
jamin Finch and Christie her G Perry,
on this question, on any ground what
ever as Representatives from the
Wing town of Newport they have
grossly mIsrepresented the Wings who
reposed confidence III them, land the
regrets of these men, now that the act
is finished, are enll sy unHv Ii e, Re
grets cannot atone for the injury DONE
and no amount Of pciitcntIHi sorr.r
can absolvc the eIugmIy u. OBJ. SPA. ..
moral or political point o, N,,..
The Wings ofNewporr are Ju...
dgnant that they have been So hasr!
betrayed and their eXasperatIon ls as
relentless as il is honest and just.