Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-09-04


VOWED upon me. 1hese duties, at all
times of the most pressing urgent ma.
ture, are now, during the gny season,
if possible, more laborious, and will
account in some measure for the i'm
perfect information / am able to give
you. do not know the custom that
has prevailed in this State, as to the
decision of the tirnc OF holding the
Convention, or who are authorized to
act in the matter, neither am ! inform
ed in what manner the delegates are
usually elected. The State, as you
know, is entitled to six delegates, i'll
am correct-perhaps only five, and !
doubt not they can be secured for any
candidate by the proper Appliances
l have been long enough in the State
to find that out. Please communicate
with me as to how much can be raised
out of the State to carry out your plans,
in which | fully concur ; and Gov Al
len, Mr.. Wright, of South Kingstown,
and myself will furnish the rest.
Ex-Secretary Bancroft is here, and
has purchased u lot; intending to blild
house, and thus claim poHtieai resi-
dence in Rhode Island, for the pur-
pose of being candidate for United
States Senator in place Of Hon. John
H. Clarke, whose term expires in
1883. Mr.. Bancroft is much mistak-
en- If he thinks that the people of this
State will submit to such a barcfaced
act of politica! ambition.
As soon as ! can see my friends, w.
S. Burgess and George Turner, Esqs ,
l will communicate with you again.
Without them, to tell the plain truth,
| feel like cat in strange garrct."
But this is entire nous, as we say in
Paris.
The two following letters are some
what similar in their style; OF the
genuineness of them, as well as of the
two preceding; we have considerable
doubt. But we give them as We re-
ccived them.
WELCOME d, sAYLEs.
G. Fl. DONALDSON, Esq
You do me no more than ustice
when you recognize me as one ofthosc
who are devoted heart and soul to the
great carse of Democracy in this nigh
ty confederacy, cause which is iden-
tical with that of Liberty, Equality
and Fraternity throughout the world,
and which is destined to free the hu-
man race from the iron bondage of
oppression. To this cause | have Civ
Ell the best energies Of my yodth and
manh BOD, and intend to give The re-
mainder of my life, asking no other
reward than the fare which foIiows
devotion tc the welfare of the people
and such honors as the Republic may
bestow upon one OF her humblest sons
You alludc to my past services IL terms
more complimentary than they de-
scfre 1t was my pleasure to preside
over the deliberations Of the popular
branch of that Legislature which was
organized under the Peoples Constitu-
tion, and | fully appreciated the diff
cult and responsible position upon
which were turned the eyes of seven
teen millions of frcemen. After hav-
ing retired from this Office. | spent
some time IN nakiHg myself acduain-
ted with the people and institutions of
the adjoining States. | had the hon.
or to hold the office Of Postmaster in
this city during the administration of
the iilustrious and lamcnted Polk, was
a candidate for Congress at the last
election in this State, and am now en-
gagged III conducting paper humbly
but zealously devoted to the great
cause of human rights. | mention
these personal matters not, as yor will
readily perceive, to ftatift my own
vanity, but that you may H. enabled to
estimate, at their true value, the sug-
gcstions which am about TO make.
In relation to the place of holding
our Convention, think the Hemocra-
cy of this State, votld be uriarinious-
ly ir favor of Baltimore, and as to
the time, do not know that it is ma
terlal unless we can manage to find
out when the Wings intend to hold
their fonvention, in which case, |
think Justice and cxpedlency would
alike dictate a subsequent day for the
meeting of our own. AS 20 the can
didate, we should prefer to do battle
once more rinder the gallant leader
under whom we were defeated By the
fraudulent practices of our enemies at
the last election, but we rally with
equal enthusiasm if summoned to the
field by the hero of San Jacinto, by
the youthful Douglas, by the mid Du-
chanan, or by that venerable Judge
whose love of liberty has been nursed
amidst the granite hills ofNew Hamp-
shire, In one word, the Democracy
OF Rhode Isicnd will 60 for that man
whom the unerring instincts of the
party shall, in Convention assembled,
select as the fittest representative Of
that spirit of progress which is at once
our impulse and our guide, and which
is destined; after making the conquest
Of this Continent, to overthrow all the
thrones and principallties of the Old
world, and establish upon their ruins
the principles of universal freedom
Enclosed | send You a list OF the
names of some of those men with
whom you may proftably correspond.