Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1853-12-22

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the following from the Providence Jour.
ma! and while we give it a place in
our columns, we must at the saihc time
say that we cannot endorse all the sen
tments Of The writer, as there expressed.
To THE Coon AND True Men! or ALL
/ PARTlEs.-lt is useless TO attempt 10
\ disguise the tact, that the management
! OF our public affairs has fallen INTO the
hands ol men, a majority G! whom are,
through lack Of understanding, OF sound
! principle, or Of both. totally unified to
conduct the government Of the Stale
Especially DO this class OF men pre-
dominate in The Legislative department.
Untll these are displaced from power,
in vain may we expect TO enjoy either
safety or repose. The exigency I'M
perauveIy demands from all good cllI-
zens, OF all parties, that they should
sacrifice ali personal feeling and section
al anlmosity, and unite as one man TO
put an end TO the misrule by which the
people Of Rhode Island are TO vexed
and iusuled, To insure this result
State ticket Of general officers should
be selected, which conservative men
OF all parties may consistently sustain.
Where there Is pHi, there is erer II
uay; and this, ! doubt not may be
readily done, II leading men Of the dill
lcrent sections Will come together in d
spirit Of compromise, and endeavor TO
agree upon their candidates in unison.
| admit that no sound principle should
ha "A hmm tim ~ no ma Dnt 1,aF "A
IL be. All the tesis that need be main
tanned or insisted upon to insure IA iairh-
iul discharge oi the duties OF every pub
lie officer elected Oh general ticket, ARE,
lst, that the constitution OF the State
sail not be altered, amended, or de-
slroyed, save m accordance with It's
own provisions aud, secondly, that
every State officer thall, in Tie dis-
charge { his public duties, faithfully
maintain all laws that now are, or Ihat
may be placed. during his term Of office,
on HE Salute book.
No good and true man Of any party
who has been accustomed to look truth
honestly IN theTface, can ohlect 10 ac-
cep,lng Office Oh these conditions. No
public officer in fact, can Swerve from
them without rendering himself guilty
Of the henious crime oi perjury, whatev-
er political quibblers may advance 10
contrary. Let us then have q general
ticket made up OF true men, without
distinction OF party conservative Rhode
lslanders-who ieel an honest pride in
the institutions oi their native State and
who are resolutely determined on sus-
tainlng them against the assaults of
both domestic and foreign foes. Let
there be no mystIiyIn! OF the subject
The occasion requires that all private
and purely party interests should be
sacrificed Oh the al ar Of PATRIOTISM, and
that the virtue and intelligence Ol the
Stale should unite and confront the Ig
norance and vice that has concentrated
within our borders, and which has re-
celved ts main strength from abroad.
Such ticket, il selected in spirit OF
compr.mlse and justice. and with prr-
dence, WILL doubt not, at thl time, re-
celve the supper, OF d large majority OF :
III people OF this State. But again L
say, let there he no mncing OF The mat
ter, no attempt to.decelvc or TO mysuly.
Let everything he done above boasd-In
good faith and in the face Of day and
then let us trust IN the intelligence CT
the people to sustain the nominations,
and all will be well. A powerful party |
will be lound 10 exist in the State, who. |
wnen once firmly united, will present
an impenetrable barrier for generations |
10 come 10 the Vaccinations OF selfish |
degraded aud sell. interested politicians, (
who will henceior:h have 10 seek some .
more congenial soil than ours, on which /
TO publicly preach the shameful doc .
trlne, that Rhode Island men, who eAA .
pee, Office from the federal government /
must first turn traitors 10 their natlvc .
State, ere they can hoTe Tor their re-
ward. No DlMAGoGuE,
Portsmouth, X. |.