Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-07-21
GERALD OF The TIMES.
THURSDAY July 2ist 1853.

TduhoUhx July Zist 1893,
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III a lew uneasy rp'ens, Who are al
ways creating trouble in the Wing par
~, and who Tor years past have lnvari-
ably been Dissatisfied with everything
which The great body Of Itu party has
done, unless suggested by themselves,
held meeting a, The City Hah Oh FRI
day evening bui i,w were present,
mainly the members oi clique well.
known in this community. Their oh-
)ect was 10 Nominate a candidate for
Mayorin opposiliyD 10 'he reg MAR Uo~
tnee OF the party. The movers of this
thing prev ousy went 10 he menhe's OF
the Ward committees, who are a.,hor-
ized TO call Ward meetings, and cndeav-
ored 10 persuade them 10 call meslings
IN the several Wards for the purpose oi
nominating q candidate bot thoy ia'led
in this effort, - mud, as u derpicr rcsori,
ikey issued a handful for the meeting of
which we now spesh. After ,hs meet
ing was organized, n Committee wac AZ
pointed 10 select a candidate for Mayor.
When this was done. Mr.. Edward w.
Lawion, Jr. addressed the meeting for
a short time, in a manner which threw
these d'sorganissrs and their operations
into fearful confusion; he thrust more
home trnihs and unnnswcTabic facts
NJ on them Ilan they ever heard before.
thus causing n scene which cnrnot b.
described Oh paper, and which could
only be understood by being Witnessed
The re marks Of Mr.. Law. on were calm,
truthful and potent, i,-hnd coming from
young man, dispassiona,cly addressed
10 older men, who ought 10 have known
better than TO have been engaged m
snch proceedings, - had powerful ef-
feet, II was the tru,tlulnees OF what lie
said that asiounded these instgators
o! trouble.
The confused scenes which followed
on the part OF these uneasy sIirlIs.
hattle all description. We trust that
they wen, home heter men. and that in
intureihey will ponder well upon the
wholesome rebuke and the manly advice
which MIR Lawton gave them, Tor they
can learn wisdom from hts youth.
We repea. again what we have often
said before, we are an uncompromsng
Wing, always have been, and always
intend 10 be, so long as the principles OF
the party remain as they now ere. We
invariably have stood firm for caucus
nominations, and have over nnd over
again voted Tor and supported bitter
personal enemies because they were the
nominees OF the par;y,-aud we shall
continue 10 do SO in future. We may
be defeated now but our principles and
devotion 10 party cannot be affected
thereby. II other and older men forget
their duties, and are recresEt 10 their
party, II Is TO affair Of ours, Tor the res
possibility rests entirely on them. We
challenge denial Of what we assert.
and we openly invite any man to name
q single instance in which we have been
untrue 10 the party. in the matter OF sup
PORTING regular nominations, or in any
other way. The whole party will ulti-
mateiy understand the entire matter,
und they will give credit where credit II.
due, and they will reprehend the guilty
who may long have escaped CEN
sure.
We are fairly before the party rs their
candidate for Mayor if elected, we
shall be grateful for the honor, and en-.
deavor conscieniiously 10 guard the
trust rcposed in our ecpng; il defeated,
we shall sulI be firm and faithful. aud
ns ardent IN our devotion 10 the best in
,erests Of the Wing party, in future us
We have been in the past;
In conclusion, we rciterate that /, is
a strange kind ofa Hhig who will 60
tar iurge, his duty to the parry, as to
accept a nomination at this time, from a
handful OF dIsotganiz RS, when the par.
" have already made their regular non-
inaiion. The recipient Of such nomi.
nation would certainly be held responsr.
BILE fer il rsaI,er, according 10 al pai-
y regulations. The getiers up oil lhrs
hing are men "ho go for caucus ROM.
na'ioEs when they arc suited. and who
nNariRhly repudiate u em aud ,Ae
wholesome doctrine, when they are dis.
pleased with what the party do. This
precisely tie nature o their peculiar
consistency. Let the Wing parry pro
nouee verdict on the conduct of these
men a. they have often done bclore,and
"e shall be sa,I-tiet ni,h, and abide 10y
the result, wLaleyer it may be.