The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-02-28 00:00:00, page 3

Is her minister dismissed fuor his repeated
paolence ! There cry the tories, there !
“you've doae it now ; nuw you've mortally of
'tnded His Mujessy ! Ah! the Lord knows
what will become of the country now ; notli
ing will do but to senl smd ask pardon.
*lt does not seem aitogether so proper 10 use
the word “ a~0,” forintruth, there secms to be vo
gx® to thenr
Snch, from time to time, has been the
shu fiag, quirking, quibbling language of the
tories or British faction in the United States,
from the beginning to the end® of Enghsh
An<nquiry into the ori, in of rig hts, will dc
f’lonstn-atc 10 us, that i hts are not the gif's
from one man to another, nor fiom ouc class
of men 10 another—for who is he, who could
be the first giver, or by what principie, vr on
what authority could he possess the right ol
giving 7 A declaration ot rights,is not a cre
ation of them, nor a donation of them. Itis
a manifest of the principle by which they ex
is.—followed by a detail of what the rights
are ; for every civil right has « nutaral nght
for its foundation, and it includes the piinci
ple of & reciprocal guarantee of those rights,
from man (0 man. As therefore itis impos
possible to discover any origin of riglits
otherwise than in the orjgin of man, it con
sequently follows that rights apperwin to
man, in right of his existence conly, and
must therclore be ejual to every man. The
principle of an equality of rights, is clear
and simple——every man can understand it ;
and it is by understanding his rights, that he
- clalias his duties—for where the rights of
man are equal, every one must finaliy sce the
necessity of protecting the rirhts of others,
@s the most effectual security of his own.
But if in the formation of laws, we depart
from the principle of equal rights, or attempt
any modification of it, we plunge into a luhy
rinth of difficulties from which there is no
“way out, but by retreating. Whete are we
to stop ! or by what piinciple are we to find
out the point to stop at—that shall discrimute
between men of the same State, part of whom
sihall be free, und the rest not 7 If property
is made the criterion, it is a total departure
from every moral principle of liberty, be
.cause it is attaching right to mere matter,
making man the agent of.that matter. It is
Joreover holding up property, as an apple of
discord—and not only exciting,but justifying
war against it 3 for I muaintain the princijle,
that when property is used as an instrument
to take away property, it is used to an unlaw
ful purpose, as fire-arms, would be in a simi
lar cuse.
Is an arranzement made with her z2ccredi
ted minister, and does she wantonly violate it ?
She had a right to do so, qouth the tories—
why complair ! ifyou complain you’il afron:
Great Brituin—=so, rake care, take care !
Does she attack a national frigate in time
of peace, murder a part'of her crew and cap
tivate another part ! Now, be calm, for God’s
sake, be calm, preach the tories—let’s argue
the point, let’s not go to war—let’s reasno a
bout it.
A man ol coinmon sence would suppose,
after the conduct of G. Britain, towards this
country, that the.lex talionis would Justify any
sort of unreasonable resistance to her insults.
But the ideas of the tories on this head are
very different.
Does she impress our seamen, and is a
demand for redress made ! Take care, cry
the tories, don’t talk to her in that style, if
you want to get any satisfaction.
Does she scize our vyessels and confiscate
our merchandize, and. are complaints made
to her for satisfaction !==The administration
are ali wrong, say the tories—the fone shoukd
be lowcr—=the key 18 too high.
Does she kiil a zitizen in our own waters ?
Be ¢ iy, roar the tories—be easy, or you'll
get nothing—the administration must not be
S 0 Saucy.
“ In a state of natdre, all men are equal in
rights, but they are not equal in power——the .
weak cannot protect himseif against the
strong. This being the case, the institution
of civil soctety, is for the purpose of making
an equalization of power, that shall be parel
lel to, and a guarantes of the equality of
rights. The laws when properly constructed
apply to this purpose. Lvery man takes the
arm of the law for his protection as more ef
fectual than his own ; and therefore every
mun has an equal right in the formatiowr of
the government, and of the laws by which
he is to be governed and judged.”
There will be some apology for the contin
wance of the election law, as it now stands,
notwithstanding the whole force of the fore
going reasonings and conclusions, if one
good reason can be adduced, why every man,
who has attained to the age of twenty-one
years, a natural born citizen of the United
States, or in allégiance to them,in conformity
to the laws of naturalization, who has resided
three months in any town in this State—pays
tuxes for the support of government—and is
liable to bear arms, when called on in defence
of his country, ought not to be entitled to
vote in the electisn of representatives from
the town of which he is an inhabitant, to the
General Assembiy of the State, and of State
officers, and Representatives to Congress,
and in the choice of Electors of President
and Vice-President of the United States. In
short why he should not be complete in the
enjoyment of every right appertuining to a
citizen of a free representative government,
to electand to be elected. I appeal to the
Honourable Members of the General Assemn
bly of this State, for a refutation of this doc
trine, or a revision of the law in question.
TORY QUIRKS AND QUIDDITIES.
From the Vircinia Arcus.
A FREEMAN.
@ o
By the preket Pame, Capt. Walden, which left
New. York on Monday last, we lesrn that Mr, Ma.
con’s bill had passed in the Senate of the United
Slate? with several amendments.
“ The nomination of Mr. Geary as Gov
ernour, and Mr. Gray as Licut. Governour,
has struck such terrour into the ranks of
Federalism, that no doubt is entertsined of
their election. Our Legislature, like the
Devil in scripture, have exerciséd great
wrath, knowing that their reign is but for a
short time.~l hope that the victory in your
state will be as complete as we have every
reasom to think it will be in ours.”
Ihe Legislalure of Mussachusetts hiave re
solved, umong otlier things, that they cun sce
no adenate cause for the rupture with Jack
son ; thut is, that they can see nothing in his
correspondence of the insult ulledged,.
Some who have joined in this resolution are
probably sincere ib ;this proifession of ignor
ance, but it is not "ecasy to credit such a de
gree of stupidity in all. A majority of a le
gislature so void of intellect, wowdd be a piie
nomenon in the political world, = “I'bis vote ol
ignorance being a vete of the legislature, in
cludes every member. The majority have
voted the minority as ignorant as themsclves.
They have voted aw.y their understanding.
This is hard upon them, but the minority
must bear it as they can. If these men are
not so ignorant as they profess to be, it follows
that instedd of being fools they are hypocrites.
Indeed their pretensions to the latter charac
ter ure much more credjble thun their title to
the ignorance which they arrogate, and en
deavour by legislative sanction, to estabiish.
Let us strip them of the mask. We see
in the excuses they muke for emitting these
resolutions, that they are sinning aguinst
knowlcdge. We 'sce the distress they ure
diven to, in nventng excuses that are not
even ridiculous. Lor instance—one is the
tendency of these resolutions to allay érrita
tion. These denunciations against the gov
ernment of our couutiy, it seems are to be
scdanve in their operation—fine composing
drops to allay irritation, und tran;uilize the
feelings. They denounce the government to
compose the people-=they alarm their fcirs
to quiet their apprehensions. Another pat
riotick excuse is, their tendency 1o paralize
the federal arm,®in asserting the rights ol
the country. As that arm might acquire some
vigor from different resolutions of other states,
these resolutions are to be thrown into the
opposite scale, to neutralize that effect.
This make-weight reason, though not so
contradictery as the one before noticed, is no
less insincere. They are not thrown in to
balance the opposite resolutions of other
states, but to make the federal scale in Mas
sachusetts prepomderate. They are made to
make Gore governour another year. * They
are Gorng resolutions. r
These composing equiponderating resolu
tions are to have the further good effect of
keeping that fiend, Buonaparte, - from -our
shores, Had they nol been interposed thus
seasonably, Boonuparte was going to destruy
England, by means of this country, and to
sabjugate this country, by means of Cupada
and Louisiana. The policy by which all this
was in a train of being effected by him,is a
masterpeice of subtle mtrigue. He had
made England disavow the arrungzement with
Mr. Erskine~had made Jackson insult our
government==had maude our government dis
miss Jackson for this insult—=and wes agoing
to make England declare Swar upon us, for
this dismissal. Thus we should have be
come associates, and from this confedcrates
in the war of continental Europe, against
England ; and poor deluded England, be
tween and beneath the force of both conti
nents, weuld be crushed to atoms. Then
was to come tne turn of poor America.
Buonaparte was to transmute Canada into a
French colony in the north—Louisiana into a
French colony in the south—the British navy
to transport his Legions to our shores on the
east—and between al? three, young Jerome
Buonaparte was to be crowned King of Amer
ica, at Washington, by the title of AMERICUS
Jeroxe the I. Though Buonaparte has
been too dcep for England in this business,
vet these statesmen in Boston, have been too
deep for Buonaparte. The cover to his pro
ject so impeyvious to the eye of the British
cabinet, to theirs was quite transparent.
They looked through Buonaparte at a glance.
They have unravelled the whole intrigue.
But England, simple soul, is stid rushing
bitndfold into this pit. Lvery wind is expect
ed to waft to our shores, her declaration of
war. Governou~ Gore told the two Houses,
it would be the extreme of delusion not to
expectit. The two Houses <cho, it weuld
be the extreme of delusion not to expect it.
These men, so able in the publick dongers,
are no less so as to the means of escape.
Their resources for this emergent crisis may
be comprized in two words——opposition to
our govern:nent, and submission to England.
outrage Upon us. Let Great Briwin .do as
she Wiie=lct Lier impress, capture, attock anu
murder us, the ciy of the tories is be calm,
be eaby, take care, don’t offend her, you’il
have wur. Iu the nawme of God is this scene
of degredation never to end ? If it cannot end
without war, why then let war come, for we
cannot fare worse thun we Co at present.
Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Dos-
We shull continue our remarks on the
forgoing subject.
- NeEWPORT : .
WEDNESPAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1810,
ton to the Editor, dated Feb, 22,
Ty
The N. Orleans Gazette of Jun. 24, states,
that the gun vessel No. 65, commanded by
capt Carter, has arrived at that port. That
Brown, the Collector f the port of New-Qr
leuns, who had-robbed the publick chest of
upwards of $150,000 bad been pursued by
the 65 to Jumuica, where he ‘was at the tinie
the 65 left that islund. “I'bat he had deposited
the money in the hunds of ™ essrs. Dick, Orr,
and Clerk, opulent merch:ats of that place,
and bad obtainedsbi .« drawn on David Hicks,
Esq. Church-street, London. On appiication
to the authority fer the apprehension of the
villain, it was found that it could not be legal
ly interfered with. Brown threatc »d to pro
secifte eapt. Carter for defimation of charac
ter! The merchants who drew the bills on
Lonton in favour of the culprit, seemed dis
posed to doevery thing in their power for the
recovery of the money, and have taken mea
sures to stop the payment of tive bills drawn
by them in favour of Brown, i ,
Yesterduy urrived ot this port the Ship A
mazon, Turner, hom Tonuingen, which place
she left on the 10ih of Junuary, Capt T. in
forms us, that the Donish Government had
scized und condemned. 3 American vessels
and cargoes, in cunsequence of their coming
lust from Fugland ; that all Americin ves
sels and property were put under sequestra
tion, Lut net condenned, unless having cone
from a British pout. ~
Capt. T. also informs, that 3 days before
he. salled, the - Danish Government issued a
Decree, prohibiting the exportation of Cot
ton, out of Holstein~Sugar wund Ceffee hud
been prohibited by « former Decree.
Accounts had been received at Tonningen,
of the luss of sixty. two vessels, on that coast
within four months,
Capt. Gross, who arrived here yesterday
from Porto-Rico, informs us, that intelligence
reached that port about the 20th of Junuary
stating, that the British expedition from Mar
tinique, &c. hed afiected a lunding on the Isl
and of Guadaloupe, between Bussaterre and
the river Sallee, having blown up, und taken
several redoubts, und intended 10 attack Bus
saterre on the first of February,
Capt, Mitchell, of the Sch. Active, in 16
days from St. Barts, furrishes us with the
following confirmation of the above paragraph
viz.. That the duy before he sailed, news ar
rived there from ébu’dﬂéupe, that 800 of the
troops belonging to the British expediten
landed inthe Bay of Maho on the 27ih oi
J.nuary, drove the French before them, and
took possession of that part of the [slund ==
On the 2d of February, an attack was to be
made on Point Petre. There were 20 suil of
the line lying off the harbour,
On the 21st ult. says a New-London paper,
fish were found frozen on the shore of the Ni
antick, in such large quantities, that a vesse)
was loaded with them, which they sent to
New York to market. Such an instance has
never: before occurred, 10 the knowledge
of the oldest person among us.
Yeswerdoy avrived at this port, the Ship
Mauliceilo, Kearney, from Lisbon, which
poit she iclt on the 9th of Junuary.
Cupt. K. informs us, that the Britsh army
bad feft Spuin, und that their heads-quarters
were at Comnibra, in Portugalethat the Bii
dsh Government were going to support u
Portuguese anny ol 40,000 nieny 1o be com
manded by Biritish Officers—=tbet no baules
had becy fought verv lutely between the
bpaviaras ana French,
Capt. K. furthier states, that just before he
salled, a British packet arvived, biringing
London ppers to the 3d of January, some of
which our intormunt perused, but did not find
they contuined any thing of importance ex
cepting the dismissal of Mr. Jackson, by the
Americen Government : and Mr. Canning’s
uppointment 1o be hist Lord of the Ireusury
in the place of Mr. Muigrave, The news of
Mr. Jackson’s dismissal was received in Fng
lund by the British Packet from America, * It
exciled considerable ferment at first, but in a
lew d,u\ys it somewhat abated.
A few days since a large salt water Sea!
was killed on the ice in Lake Champlain
He miust have bad a leng, and rather hazard
ous voyage from Old Ocean, up the St. Law
rence 10 the lake.
A dead Whale was found on the North-East part
of Block-Island, the 27th inst, and towed! ashore. It
was a ies of the Balecna, and meusured 59 foet
in lcngm. ‘ »
Capt. Turner informs us that his Tmperiul
Majesty, Nupoleon the Ist. has at length di
vorced his wife. He adds, that the ofliciol
statement, or letter addresscd to the publick
anncuncing the fucy, had been published w
Tonniugen before e suiled,
Extract of a letter, dated Hamburg January
5, 1810, received fier the brig Amazon, capt,
Turners |
¢ The attacliment which the Danish Gov
ernment laid a short time ago, on all
the goods warehoused on the Holstein terri
tory, has for the present reduced business (o
a state of total inactivity=="This meusure has
been taken in order to make further research
es after English goods : snd it is not doubted
that the American property wiil be respected
as before.”
| NEW-YORK, FER, 20,
JATEST FROM TONNING EN.
LATEST FRGCM PORTUGAL.
WESTINULIA NEWS,
BY THE NMIAIL.
THE confession of tat wretch William Cunning.
homw, published in the Riodedsland Ropublcan of
the 2uth inst. exbilits & stukivg trw of Binsh (e
city. lis a docunent which cught to be csitully
preserved and ltlclld\‘eluﬂd by every peorson who
18 not ashamcd to be cailed san Ancrican. Who can
pecal to menory the erucitios of die wirions of wens
orchy, during the revelutionary suuggle, without
shuddering with Lhorrovi—without wvekivg inpre.
cations on the heads of those who plunned @ exes
cuted the infernal deeds ! The part which: Cobiing
hami acted in the direful trageoy will ever enrol his
neme amorg those incarnate devils who hoy Leera
reproach to human nature, and a curse tothe v o,
‘T he character of this wrel-murdeior s consicoi iy
deviloped i the betier sdaressod o by that iy
wous putriot Frascrs Horsaxson, Eeg late of
Philx.dcthi-. It is wisheo thst son c pasor, bwvg
this Jettor in possession, woult o i o e 1o
ders of the Rhode-lsiaa Nepubbicin, Itowils be
round in the posithumous wo ks of thet witer, aud
depicts Cunivglham i just and giewing coours,
- O EDGAR.
On Monday lust the CGereral Assembly of this
State bl wt Jorevadence. We ePk the Kee
SOMLONS Lacpice by e sege oy of e Mus.
sodhusetts Legonlatiie 10 i scgous wnd canad
wllenuon, . h
George the TLind with cue hand oppres.
ses the Cuathiolicks of hielond, s wih the
cother asrvists the Coabioucks of teing e
the former, he will not oW L 0 HUN==io
the lattery he would lestore soveireiguty. He
is, however, as wed entived 1o the epallar of
“ Defenderof the Fanny” as Henry the Bih,
who first wequired it by using bis ;o0 in - Ce
fence of popery, tnd retwined it while ke was
en.ploying the uunost in his fiower, 10 wbridge
or wbolish it. | Tread. Drue vimen.]
‘ F OR SALFE, by the Subuwenber, a
valusble FARM very.pleasently situsted in the
town of Middletown, sLout 4 miles from Newport,
adjoining the main roud, leading to the bridge, about
20 ueres of excellent Land, a good Dwdlilq-lloun,
Barn, Corn-House and other outdiouscs, weil water
ed and well fenced with stone wall, und a good Or.
chard thereon, .
« TO BE LET, :
: I ‘HE HOUSE now ocenpied by
Messrs. DRUMMOND & EASTON, No. 11,
Velham-street. Possession may be had by the 15th of
favy. T .M 1... versaee® :
That new and weli fivished House, one door west
" the above. Possession may be had by tho’.rud'
pril.
For terms, rpply to DANIZL B. YAUGHY.
Newport, Fel. 38, 810. $. 20,
In this town, devervedly beloved and respected by
her fiicids and scquaintance, Mis. Maxina I'ape
WEN, iged 56 years, consott of the lste Mi. J mes
H.dwen, machant of this town, J
Doparted ths hfe on the 11th inste Mis, Euiza
pear Aenonp, v the 75d year of lier age, wiie of
Col. Thomus Aincld of this wown, after o wug and
linger ug indisposition, which she endured with
chiistiur, patierce wnd respnation, -
On the 25d inst. Mis Evizasran Hapwew, re.
lict of the lutc Mi. John Hudwen, in e 79th year
ofhi er age ; a worthy and pigus women,
- On Mol:(h\i' moihing lusl very sudderly Eri7za
peiln, only child of Mr. Charles ("hggtbhu{l. “gee 3
Veurs,
K ¢jublican Cenvention,
Q GENFRSL CONVENTION of
the REPUBLICANS of this State will be
bolden at the Statc-House, in Providence, on Wed.
nesduy, the 28:h ¢y of Felruury, (This Day. ]
Those towns in the State, who are represented in
the General Asscmbly by federalists, sre therefore
desired to clect Delagutes wo mtend thie Convention,
FOR SALE. that pleacantly _sitnated
Hause and Lot of Land, in Thames- Street, next
north by one of the Brick-Maurkel, The lot is 52
feet on Thames-street, and 555 feet buck, with a
large yard, an excellent Garden, and a good well of
water, that is never dry. The Mouse is large -and
convenient, and in complete repriv, snd is « most
excellent stand for a publick lLouse, 3”11 IWo
large and convenient Stubles, Coach and Chaise
House, and & Shed, upwaids of 100 feet long, -
The aboye estute muy be bovght st u very great
bargain, For terms, apply to the subseriber in
Broad-street. ISAAC STALL.
Newport, Feb, 29; 1810,
In this town, or Monday evening lust, by the Rev,
Mr. G.hsen, Mr. WinLiaMm GAxDNER, W Mis E-
Llza Cawp, 01l of s wown,
*.* NB. For the accom n odation of genilenen
living in the neghbouring rewrs, the Coupcil Foe
will be lighied up ot the Wg m on Soutdsy oftere
noon nexty ot hofspes 2 o'clock., Those eitizens
who can meke it convenient would fucilitute the bus.
incss by forwarding their numes by to-morrow evens
LK, 01 18 860 N ws may be,
a N adjourred n cuting of the TAM.
MANY SOCIETY, or Corumniany Orpin,
wiit be weld TO-MOKROW EVENING, [being the
Ist of the month of ** Worms,” ] at the (In\mdfﬂr.
of their Great Wigwam, in the Siate-House, precisely
half an hour after the goirg down of the sun. .
By ovder of the Crund Saclem,
' WILLIAM SIMONS, Sec'ry. pro tem
“ Secaon of Hunting,” '
Muonth of ** Snews,” the 28th,
Yeor of Inscovery, 318,
Fntered—Ship Nancy, Coggshall, Cadiz y ech
Trinh,Lymbning, Dovavista ; sicop hw‘mtry.l‘,w.%.'
York ; do. #;.me'“'aldcn, do. ; gn-»g'lnuum',. G
ding, Alexnndria, ¥ A |
Cleared~Wrig Polley, Thatcher, Havanna ; sch,
Good-lnteny, Povcg, Geoigeiown 'llc;bg Gelaene
Age, Cottrell, New. York; do. Fame, Davis, do g
do. Driver, Mason, Newbuin ; 'do. Prudence, Doan,
Wishington, o T
&
" For terms apply to RICHARD MITCHFLL,
living newr the ’pnm'ueo. .
Middletown, the 22d day of 2d maenth, 15i0.
TAMMANY SOCILTY, o
A VALM FUK SALE.
VALUABLE STAND.
For thie Revvrrican.
MARINK LIS,
PORT OF NEW PORT.
COLUMBIAN QKN &B.
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