Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-11-18
WHOLE NO 1853.

A usterlllz was brought TO him. The
defeat Of The allies upon that memorable
field wss mol 40 complete as the over
throw Of the Wings at tho election
which has just closed. The history OF
the country records nothing like il.
Gen. Pierce comes into power withovs
any opposition and we presume thai
the Wings In Congress will object tn
his measures only by their silent votes.
and will no. undertake The hopeless
task oi originating hers. The po-
tical map of the country 10 closed.
The lines that mark its divisions arc
obterated. As we write. we suppose
that the Wings are suffering defeat in
the only State but one which we are
certain has given her electoral votes TO
Scott.
Under ordinary circumstances. We
should not counsel resistance n the
tide which is sweeping over the Iund,
and should care little TO erect barrier
against il around our own State. The
political consequence Of Rhode Island
in n rational view is small /; even in i's
federal representation. where il stands
cn an equaliiy with the great States,
IL is OF liile moment now. Every thing
has gone against us, and il matters little
whether the maJorily IN Congress he
two or three gre tier Or less. But De-
mocracy in othrr Statee is one hing, in
Rhode Island il is quite another Uybg.
There il is Democracy, hrre il Is DOr-
rism. There II means free trade, no
river and harbor Improvements sou n
dering the public lands, and govern.
ment extravaganza and corruption 1;
here il means al these, aud added ~
them, the destruction Of The principles .
which we successfully defended and
maintained IN lS42. Here il means ite
overthrow Oi tfe present cOnsli,ul OF,
VIII, I'll! The guards which have been
provided against III gal voting here Il
means the restoration Of the Instrument
which its friends named the "peol lis
constitution and the election of Thom-
AS W. Dorr as Cover or Of the State.
All this, and nothing less is what they
mean by The conf le triumph Of De-
mocracy in Rhode Islaad. In other
States, the victorious party parade with
lnncrs bearing the motto, 4" The hour rof
triumph is the hour Of magnani.Diiy.'
Here the organ Of the parry brings out
on the morning alter the rie,tioii, the
boarded maIgnity that has been gath
ering and fostering for ten years, and 10
the Insolence OF ia triamph. declares
that It's opponents are - unprIncIplrd
assassins," and that they shall be ,ica,-
ed as such. This is The language ap-
piled 10 the men who have controlled
tlon II has advanced in dignity. and
honor, and prosperity. Wha might VIC
expect, should they succeed M the
Spring, in completing the victory which
they have commenced atr
1t ir against this spirit, against the
Dorrlsm OF 1872, against the principles
Of rule - without iaw and against
law" that We are called upon by every
consideration of love ~ our State, 10
rally with our full strength, and To
show the front which we showed ten
years ago. II we did moi bclrve that
II is FULLY within the power oi he COM
scrvative and raIrlotc men or Rhoie
Island 10 DO tins we would not counsel
the attempt. Ii we did not believe that
the salvation Of the State was ol irr
higher importance 10 lie than the result
Of the general election. we should have
no inclination Tor Tie contest.
The majority Of Pierce over all in
tins State is 450. The falling of OF the
Wig vote since the SIrlng election, IN
Ncwl ort ard Washington counties
alone, amounts 10 mure than this We
do not believe that in contest for the
salvation Of the State from the ruiz, of
Dorrism. there will be any such failing
off tA n Hn t,n h..l tlt..t
contest, The true irIchds Oi Law and Or
der in MIddle,own Portsmouth anS
Tivcrton. will iall 10 come TO tie polls.
We b ieve tha, Tie pc pie OF Rhode
leland are attached to their conservative
and attached TO the great
principles which they have, for ten
years, upheld against all opposiiions
without, and so much dissension upon
min nJr matters Nlthin.
The struggle will be fierce one. 1t
always has been. IL will be fercer
than ever, because the destructive party
is flashed with success, weakened by
no Internal divisions, and is enabled,
TO considerable extent, 10 mask its
real resigns, hy putting at The head of
is organization men who do not faith
ny ''P'tN'ut lts f"i'lpicr' out Who
are paced there only to aid IN triumph
Ia which, hey vii have no share, aud
WHO will he discarded as soon as they
have been us.d sufficiently, and are
needed no longer. No man who has
the vlndictive spirit Of Dor
ism, who sees now its malignant aDiici.
)ailoDs OF triumph. can believe that
I viii be restrained by the men to whom
4, has been Obliged temporarily TO sub
MI, or that it will retain in places n
rust men who aided 10 put down Dorr
md his allies in 1912. Still sore ui-
linking men may be deceived and luIl-
'd into false security by these APP
,earances This will make il necessary
or those Who understand the matter in
Is true relations, to work all the more,
o convince others il ticy can, nj ali
vents, 10 do Their own duty 10 the State
nd 10 the constitution. - Pierae,ice
ouIndI.