Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1852-05-06

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Senatorial honors will refuse 10 snbr il
his claims to the caucus, and We !hero-
fore speak with the greater confidence.
We know that in so speaking we utlet
the general sentiment Of the Nllig parry.
II reaches us IN various ways, and from
all quarters but il comes with one voice,
and we trust in the good scise. he pru-
Silence, and the fidelity Of tlr 'Vhigs in
the General Assembly, that lie voice Of
their constituents will be regarded.
From the Nerport News, October 22,
1850.
6t- TheGeneral Assembly will con-
vene at East Greenwich, on Tuesday
next, 29th inst. at 10 o'clock, A. NJ.
IL is hardly probably that there will bs
much business transacted, at ttc coming
session. except the election OF a Senator
to serve in Congress lor SIX years from
the fourth Of March, 1851, when thu
term Tor which Gen. Greene, WIS elec-
ted will expire. The election Of y. S.
Senator is at all times highly i'm! ,oriant,
and never more SO than nov This TACT
must be apparent TO every one who
keeps m eye upon the movements Of
the politicians abroad in the country, or
even upon those within the borders Of
our own State. Whenever any peop'e
shall voluntarily or negligen.y surrender
the management or their public affairs
to professional po iticians, that people,
at once and by that act, become guilty
ola grave offence against civil liberty
and the purity Of self-gov ernmen,. But
il is not our purpose, at present, TO write
an extended article on the subject. nj
though we are not quite sIre that il Ii
not our duty to go more fully into the
matter than we al present ieel inc iAed-
to.
We have heard, very recently, ,ha,
there is a scheme IN operation 10 post.
pone the election ot Senator to the jar
uaiy session, and then further to,posl-
pone it to the May session. We arc
hardly prepared to credi. any such ru-
NOR, inasmuch, among other reasoPs, tie
we have not seen any intimatiob of, Or
allusion TO, anything of the kind. in Tie
Whig papers, and especially .he Proyi-
dencc Journal. SuIl, It may nil be so;
and as no harm can re- ult ~ aUy one
from our thus calling the attention of
the Wing party 10 the matter, W. do sc
the more readily.
Can any Wig mes.ber OF the Geoa
eral Assembly be in favor of putting the
election of Senator over 10 the January
session, and from that 10 the May sos-
sion? Why should il be post poned -
Who are they that are toying 10 accpR-
plish this scheme Wha. cal Tie pco-
pie and especially 'he true men OF he
Wing party gain by sucn a mar9uvre?
Nothing, nothing il the world, except
additional dement's with which nlsehev-
Gus men, united secretly and openly
with the avowed opponents OF the Wing
party may the more successfully in-
crease the difficulties which selfish and
party to which they attach them selves.
Let us see no" tie Wing part stdnd
in the LegiSa ore. When tie two
branches JOIN in Grand Committee tho
whole number OF votes is 0l,--6s in
the House, 81 in the Senate, ID the
Lieutenant Governor. Fiity-one vosea
are required to elect the Senator The
Wings have not only fifiy-one, bi siaty-
seren men representing, in the Senate
and in the House, Wing towns and
those towns elcc ted these men as Wings
and they have been received as Wings,
they claim TO be Whigs, ano there.
fore. they are Wings. WEe', th&I,
we repeat is the difficulty Of elccting u
Wing Senator NJ once, and according
20 the old and well-cstablshed mode
Is there any difficulty ID finding a sound,
honest and competent Wing who vii!
consent TO take apon h'mself the high
and honorable trust Surely not, Let
the Wing members Of th. General ASS
emily. then, follow the oil and long-ap.
proved course. meet together in Cat
IS tor free, full and manly onsoltn,ion,
with the single object in view ofpromo-
iilg the best interest Of the peopie at
large. IL there should, Unfortunately,
happen to be GIite a number oi cabdi-
dates, canvass the qualifications of all Of
them, honestly. openly and fairly take
in'o view every consideration which
porpcrly and i',lrIy belongs 10 the mat.
ter, agree upon the most suitable man,
and then carry out that agreement Ivy
elecling him in Grand Committee. IL
there any difficulty in all THE 2 Does
the hes, tercs, of the Wing party re-
qurc that any other course should be
pursued ? Can any other course te pnr-
sued without endangering the safety,
and furnishing lhe honor OF that party 2
We think not No true Whig Will
counsel or countenancc any other conrae
We would caution our Wings friends
throughout the State, TO be careful thar
they do not omit to look to THE matter
il season and see that everything shall
be done in accordance with Whg
principles. Wing usages, and according
t0 law and order We are in favor n
law and order principles, a0d Of course,
of law and order nien, and of no other
principles OF men. There IS saeiy in
law and order hut gr,ai danger Without
them.
Is there no useful lesson 70 be learned
by the Wing Of Rhode Island, from tie
recent movements of rcckleis politi,ians
in New York and Massachusetts
MAlNE.-An act pas been passed by
the Legislature OF Maine allowing TIE