The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-03-31

PRovDnscn (R. ID March -, 1854.
Politics in Rhode Ilawd-TAr WarmtA, asd its Cdwsss
Reision-Democraic Troubses-Whg ditto
Local Nsminasisns-'V Uncle Joe Garia'- Wlhdra~als
from the Irregular Democratic Ticket, de-, &c.
Passions that are compelled to rage within
limits certain to be very fierce indeed The tiger, In
On iron cage is probably aniicted with Aercer moods
than he ever knew in his native jungle and especially is
he SO after having been well tcked by the application Of
the "ong pole,n now article famous the ongbow
1t is so in politics The smaller the community In which
political contests waged, the fierce and venom
they take this TO be the philosophy OF the
violence of ancient factions which were penncd up to-
gether within comparatively narrow limits, and com
PEELED to another every day until human nature
could bear such provocation longer and massacres
ensued, in which age and little regarded as
they in those grand tragedies whereof Nah and Lot
were the heroes Where parties spread great
territory and but few members Of each be personally
known to another there cannot DO much danger Of
civil following from the Of uncivl language.
account for the warmth of political contests this
by reference territorial dimensions People abroad
who laugh the of contentious because Of
the few prizes to be here won and the utter insgnH
Of most of them when obtained ought to recoect
that our State small and that what would hardly make
respectable shower when disseminated the vast
territory of New York. becomes terrible tempest whom
concentrated narrow limits. We ought not to
hear so much about "tempests in teapots" whenever
we chance get convused by ideas of patriotism Of
plumber by the love of country the de for place
/ have known much iercer contests in Rhode Island
than the present. but still it is one, and
can regret that another week must its end The
utter of all national issues from the ght has
removed of bitterness from IT, The wings have
ought to bring the Nebraska question into it, but with
Indifferent 1t unfortunate for them that
the bill got into the Committee of the Whole
But for that disposition Of the subject it is very probable
that the wings would have made something out Of it.
The in Congress having shown that the question is
party test many of democrats, within the last
days plucked up spirit enough to talk they
fink it. The general sense of the party has always
through the Legislatures resolves weeks ago. but still
there not few leading men in the party who were
inclined to support 1t because of the administration hay
in of the good effect that is expected from such OPP
position in the State election Some Of them far
ton now quite indifferent to the fate of the BILL while
others not Indifferent to their fate, and in
the result OF the New Hampshire election what is likely
to follow from the renewal of the agitation of the slavery
question.
Rum and religion enter extensively into our fight and
neither is agent that tends to soften political
perites. Rum is bad everywhere and at all times. 1t
makes bad worse, and turns even good into evil
to that which the achymists soughtEwho by the way,
discovered or invented rum, am not certain which
actly Religion is in itself an excellent thing but the
pleasant to most palates The fear Of rum will ope
rate minds and the fear of Catholics will ope
few of the old political sagers though the votngs of
last year. the question of altering the constitution
have prepared most of Thorn for almost anything that
occur. If they not equal to any fortune, they
The irregular democrats extending their operations
by the nomination of local tickets the effect of which, it
should seem, must be prejudicial to the regular
party. At any rate, the wings in great glee
these evidences of democratic harmony" and hope for
lrregul0rB
mated carry decided weight On the other side the wings
in some Of the towns are getting pretty quarrels"
troubles in Newport to the wings of which town the
Providence Journal of to-day makes short pathetic
cratic ticket in Charlesown, which is thought by some
eminent (nonlegaD authorities to be clearly unconsti
tutiona proceeding What the Legislature do with
out Uncle Joe's' aid is serious matter to think Of
The temperance putting forward their best cham
po1s IN many nof ~ ane as
being made Of men who are known to be opposed to
slavery extension The whole ticket adds that paper
has been adopted by the free soil party of State and
every vote for it is vote against slavery extension"
The wing organ the Journal calls upon the anti slavery
to support the nominations of its party the only
means of killing off the pro slavery men.
The regular democrats have had doses of comfort
administered to them this morning Mr. Horace Pat
place Secretary of by the irreguars come out
through the Post and declined the honor Of running for
date and that he shall support Mr. Potter the regular
nominee This is dose No l. Dose No. is letter from
IT.
both tickets for the place of Lieutenant Governor Mr.
Potter declares that the placing of his the ire
gular ticket done without his consent, and that he
goes in for the entire regular ticket-sef included
The wings are working with great deal OF vigor to
create the impression that democratic victory would
lead the bringing factions for damages sustained by
suffrage the contest of 1872 Could they succeed
in this they would make something handsome out of the
business There not few men in the dominant
party who to the ascendancy Of the whgs but
who would prefer even that to the chance Of being
mulcted in heavy sums by way Of requital for their
heroic services in saving he banks and beauty of Pro-
violence from being sacked and ravished by those
terrible fellows, the Spartans-not of Thermo-
pyl@, but of the Pewter Mug in 1912 - for
there is among the myths that have come down to
from the charter war; to the effect that
and dollars were put in great danger at that time by
certain gentlemen with empty pockets and liquorish
mouths. But there were too many democrats among
She Agernes of AZ to admit of the democracy of 1854
reprsals or damages Some democrats then hon.
esty frightened into taking the Agernes' side while
others did from principle and yet third class from
hatred of the suffrage leaders, from Mr. Dorr downwards
whom they looked upon engaged in the felonous bust
of stealing their thunder. Even some of the rad-
Dorr ready to do battle the charter side in the
controversy of twelve ago. II would do to
revive old wrongs when thereby democrats would be
made to suffer for having shouldercd their muskets aided
in storrng Acote Hill, and protected the 'femaes"
in the enjoyment of their innocence and the banks in
their want of specie. 1t would look very odd to
democratic Secretary of State member Of Congress
rested tried and cast in heavy damages under demo-
cratic administration, for having cruelty used and
treated suffrage in the evermemorable year 1912
Yet that just what the wings say will happen if the
democrats should prove victorious. WATCHER
Our Hartford Correspondence.