The Affairs of Rhode-Island: A Discourse Delivered in the Meeting-House of the First Baptist Church, Providence, May 22, 1842 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Affairs of Rhode-Island: A Discourse Delivered in the Meeting-House of the First Baptist Church, Providence, May 22, 1842

I, however, beg leave to say, that I here have no question to raise in regard to suffrage and suffrage men. My own opinion, as many of you know, has always been in favor of the extension of suffrage. In this point, I presume that this community is very generally agreed. With men who desire a change in this respect, I can Of course, have no controversy, and they, I am sure, will take no offence. To men who have been misled and deceived, who were not aware of the designs that have been entertained, and who were not therefore intentionally responsible for the measures which have been pursued, I feel every sentiment of kindness and respect. For their sakes, gladly would I cover all that is past with the pall of oblivion. But when a frightful crime has been medi tated, and but for the goodness of God, would have been perpetrated, it is my duty to my fellow men to set forth its nature; and it is my duty to God to call you to thanksgiving, for the divine interposition, and here, in his courts, to celebrate the praises of this merciful deliverance.

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