The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-08-22 00:00:00, page 2

" 9R THE RHODE.SLAND REPUBLICAN.
a ety
TS design of the Beitish faction, in <he
U. Stites, is to reduce the mass of the people
- of this country to as low a state.of vassalage,
us they are in Europe. There are three cias
sus of mankingd, who have assumed thes rank
and power of sovereignty—=they are Monar
ehy, Nolility, and Hicrarchy 3 (or established
rcligiou:): These three classes are destiturg
of the feelings -of hamanity-=-who make the
great hody of the people in Europe miserable,
from their rigoreus and execrable manneér of
exercising their rovernment over them, The
British faction in this country are aiming to
cstablish such & kind of government over the
United States of Amorica: Self-interest and
ambition actuates and perverts the minds of
the leuders of this faction ; and I doubt - not
hut seven eighthsof the people who join them
are led imta error, and thereby lose sizht of
" their own mterest and that of their country.
If such & government could (which God for
bit 1) be estabiished in this conntry, the, suf
frages of the people, in choosing Represen
tatives todhe House of Coantons, would be
5o mhuch reduced m pnumber, t 9 what thay «
now are, that the indepeudence of eacht state
would be nuilified, and new laws puassed to
reduce the votes to 80 small « number,. that
the ministry may get it in “their power to
have the House of Commons under their in
fluence, as is the case in England. These
weighty fucts the people ought to ponder
-well upon, to lead those from the state of de
ception-they are in j—and those Republicans
wha, at times, take neutral ground, upon un
occasion like the approaching election, ouyht
to come forward, and for their own interest,
and for the good of their country,
_ ~ A FARMER.
PARADOXICAL us this maxim may appear, expe
rience has t:miht me to acknowledge t?e truth and
~ force of it. 'The Government of our State is free,
but how comparatively smull is the number of our
Freemen who go to our polls on Election days, and
act agreeable to their own sentiments ; how many
make a sacrifice of their sentimeats, lest they should
incur the wrath and indignation of certuin men of
wealth.and influence, wlio are able and sufficientiy
depraved ver* materially to imjure them. Cert.uin men
in town are il the habyt of consulting their Bank
books a short d?o’ previous to an Eiection, "in order
to asSertain what persons they have in their cJutches,
and whom they cun proscribe. Others in the coun
try, make usc of -bribes and promises—keep opon
houses at their own expenge,—~sometitnes threaten
snd menace ta corrupt the yeomanryof our Stute, or
intimidate them'to change their sentiments, Mon,
who are elected to officas sy such despicable means
eannot have the hardihood and effrontery to siy they
were eleoted by a m jority of ‘the fiee suffrages of
the people thay rengréué,m-beﬁdcu. what dependunce
oan the people make upon the honesty and integrity
of such men—such men have neithere.nd wilk a
dopt measures more xe!t"stzublc in order o arfive at
- Nigher grades of promation, ¥,
© What think you, Feliow.citizens, of Elisha R. Pot
ter and Richurd Juckgon, who are riding the country
circulating lying and zdnd.nlmu‘ pampalets, promii.
ing to sapply you with a plenty of grog, and suffi-
Cient to eat, provided you wiil give your votes for
them. Yes! thesemep have gone iato WPes’. Green.
1 Eﬁ, nml‘m.bﬂ lowy .:;;erl'cd afyen hrm--a:x‘o be
on B! - TOoTERR e . Liberties
P; mees o; hottaged platd with medest ki, . oun.
. for thirty pieces Mh!\*h‘,fll?‘?m' beceine
| Enpo and panders, "'ﬂc wndd prosutute vourselves
' gnh”tuc pride and vile ambition of these mea,
whose conduct shews them to be destitute of prin.
dples, und, to nse Mr. Pyiter's language, common
honesty ! : TOCSIN,
oL unt so efimated wis (35,647 dollars, and
r efcrence to the estimate for « provision Jfor
¢he navin’ we find that for the y 1800 the
sup ol £603,642 67 cts. wus %&ed, and
for the year 1809, $567,765 onl‘--*or 85,877
AT lesy'than in the year 1800. Yes, Gentle
men, we find that although. the estimate for
the pay and subsisfence of the marine corps
wat $323,894 40 less for the year 1800 y than
for the year 1809, vet that the estimate for
provisions was $39,877 67 more—und this,
will appear the more unfortunate for the ur
gument of the honourable member when it
shall be considered, that the whole nbmber of
parsons ol every description included in the
estimate for pronisions” for the year 1800,
amounting to 7,446 only—and that in the
year 1809, they amounted to 7974. Yes,
Gentlemen, although the amount estimated
for % provisions” was R 39877 67 lras in the
year 1809 than in the year 1800, the number
of men estimated for was 528 more. This
may appear to the Hon. Mr. R. a “aolccism of
our prolitieal arithmetick,” a mystery which
not even his % anaromezing™ head can unravel.
It is howéver as plain as the simplest of old
Euciid’s probisms, It arises from the reduc
tion of the natien j and from the lute Secre
tary of the M:l‘? having introduced into our
.. pavy the use of wiskey instcad of rum—by
which he made an annnal saving to the ration
of frem’s3o,ooo 10 $50,000 !
s AMERICANUS.
2 ( To be continued.) ’
It is said, that while .\“;u. the late Governonr
of Mussachusctts, was on his political, tour through
that Siste, he stopped at a cerain town, where
the feds, 0 show their zeal and atichmen
to the cause of the (Beitish) faction, assembled
and prepared a sumptuous cmcnshn;:t for this au
ust personage, As was customary, claqgm
s:@ in.v‘m:d, who happened, however, not to be an
encmy of his country, but a ze-mn supporter of
our rights and privileges. Afier the eloth was re
n«ﬁu\dm" boqh\t circulate the Parson
w.s®alled upd\l:hb oust. He declined giving &
g mmenta=hil was finadly prevailed upori—swhen he
gave the Hllowing Toast, which was desnk by all the
go.cn—"(hv. Gore, and the 109th Pralm, 8A veres.”
e feds scrambled nﬁv«tbdr Bibles, » nen be-
I-uk*m their mortifieation, they frund it to comntain
“the following worde : * Let kit days b¢ fewaund lct
Mwtier take his ofive.” » :
“A GOVERNMENT MAY BE FREE, AND THE
PEUPLE SLAVES”
FOR THE RHODE-ISLAND REPUBLICAN,
PELLOW-CITIZENS, ¥ e~ - ¥ . . .
A PAMPHLET ham been prem the publick, bearing the name of ELISHA R: POTTER,
replete with errour,falschood, ignorance,pe tothe man ;we deem it 6f some in portance Lo expose (o
your view, the fullucy und uobnﬂcmumm ﬂﬁ is filled. The insiduous mapver by which it was
cmcari from the publick—the secrecy which it has been wyitten—the gare with which it has been giv
en to ¢ few choice spirits, mark the duﬂdlbe-:ﬂa with baseness, stamp his qatmné’ fulse, and prove
bis object treacherous, senting his'state t;‘ou at an eather period, did he fes¥ an investigation
and rcfutation of his fira calumny ! Your.own enligltened understanding ﬁ,‘m sppreciate his motives
and the blackness of his designs. yA7 » « 1 ‘ o
Although ar a late our ow Saturday the .M-rn Mercury gl}nto onr,l~mmps Mr
Potter’s ilhg»ul. false und unjhst sta we wﬂ‘.,moq late, pml;cn_t ‘its Covering, a pose its de
formity to publick abhorrence To et this, the most explicit and Jn ise. way will be to
compare and eontrast the three different Administrations ; the result wilibe agl umph to Republican
honour, integrity, and ecofion y—and the following statement is founded upon lul:n y and truth, and sup
ported by incontrovertible documents, for which we pledge our honour agd our ity. | s
, ¥ TEL . . % }
: - THE THREE ADMINISTRATIONS, 1
Undey the Wushington * Adiinie- ~ The Adams W;ram The Jefferson Administration, -
tration. ! ] ® % * o X
The national, debt was fud- ~ The intereston the six per cent The deferred vu(: drew an interss
ed, and six per cent interest pumd and tiree per cemt Was paid, but f“y' six per cent which Las been
onone third, three per cent on one the deferred drew no interest, paid, and wlso the interest of the
third, and one Hiraas deferre Ay - 9 | , ~ three per cent and the old six per
und the n;’fwﬂal bunk was estabs . eent, : . .
“.hc.‘_ o ) 4 . g : ' > -
' ign g It was continued: '\ Twag continued, and an addition
lkv:lc‘l.. duty on foreign goods was . 3 . al mny ok .li g: ;
¢ T » ‘ : o trade,to support the Tripolitan wap,
' theproducts of which ave equal to
. : the excise duties which have been
’, . ‘ npe“"lh" v - . ‘oF
. 5 X :y 4 r oo r*" fi
e W ey
A duty was laid on salt. ' It Was contnued and wn addi- All “:ﬂ ..""h“ﬁ?d"‘ \
¢ ol duty lad of eighit cents per T g o
' : busidl, .« ) r : ’ S E A ,p‘ #
! ‘ ‘. . g W *:’ . ‘ ,?‘zl
- The excise on carl'iuécm, sufis, <lt was continued. All egpise tenge ;‘h W‘" .'S""]
refined sugar, and domiestck dis- | : ’ we. A
tilled spinits, was levica, ¥ L b o ¥ -‘-‘“,A ' e l
} »~ . . : o e
Aid and encoutagement we's The sume ewcouragementand &d rhe game, and still N&.’m 1
given to commeroe: % Were cottinued ) and en numgt;pent‘w’?ﬂm QO;,
The savages were huinlled Fhe poaed Of our fromiers was c"q‘-:’:}tﬁ‘n&" have bevem:nqﬁt-‘
and peace restored to owr frone proconed, and oa foaendly inier- ly extended, peace preserved, the”
ters. COUL SR iyl A 3 hgh, smost fiiendly dispositions *Mq. ‘
. and the savages induced to muke
1 , . : considerable progress towards cavil
. ¥ ization RLAW TS
The northern posts were gain- No termiferis! questions arose,ex-* e Igland and Tértitq;f B'Ncw"
od, and the luniws fixed betwcen eccpe 0 o wween Muwe and Oplcups and ‘sl the Territory of
Spuin and thus rrution. Nova- siuch webelicve 18100 )\ iguna were purchase®l, ‘eby
’ finaliy settica. we have acquired the E it ! )
T " the Mussissippi and all her tri 2
. waters. The price, given was fifs'
: - teen millions of dollars, of ‘which
. > three millions and ,\hree‘.ﬁgu'n .
‘ . of a miilion have been paid to our
¢y | own merchants for * spoilation made
1 on our commeree by the French.
Tribute was granted to Algiers. * It was paid. It was also paid.
Sewvera! sums of money were Authority was givente loan eight No loan was made.
borrowed, nor could it be avoid- milions ut ibt per eont, ond he \ .
¢d a 8 the goyernmont was just scwlally lowicd hive millions, at that
formed. 4 * 7 interest. ' "
_ Treaties to aid our commerce A commercial treaty was fome;l' ‘ & 4 o ~ P
were formed with Englaid,-p :'m, with Pruscie., A Weaty a!nowllsx .Qtﬂ:r::lq::'::l:. f:: r;u:;mtgg
afd Algiers. He gahed cedress tribuie to the Barbary powers. A Bmanrcistiredty has Been ob}med
for j"j“l‘iﬂ Susimined by our mer- ¢ snmercial treaty wih l"r:mce, in The demands o yth e British “"‘u: 'f
chants. % which “oar merchanis ‘gamed no Juy’s ""ett)‘ have by a. convention |
e - compcvsation for their loises; and heen fixed at six hundred thousand
: . * 0 the mght to demand redress m fus iiounlh sterling, which have beén J
: s 00l ,"f"'“‘:""“.""(;‘; HC MEYEThuid. By the purchise of Louisia.
B e Clmty 10.0UF 1, three millions ppres hundred und
. R Genr e * fifty thousand dollars, huve been
gained of France and paid over to
our wmérchants for those demands
" which were surrendered under the
M, | treaty of 1800.
The native rfight to four hun-* The native tight to one hundred The : native right to .one hus.
dred und ten thousand cigo hone® an ' fifty thousand scres of natonal dred and ﬁ‘k’ dvounﬁd, sixty.one
m und eighty scres of nationa, domsin waus extinguished. square miles, which is’equal to
dn wus extingursived. 4 ninety-nine millions, 'eigt:{ hundred
. . \ and scvetzt‘yoﬂing thousand, and for.
' . ' ty acres, of the natipnal ,db‘nd‘\ was
4 extinguished. - Thus by this Ad.
LT e , | . ministration hus been~ brotight ito”
| : ' ‘ " the atock of natiomal wealth as.
. : muchfu a farm of oncf ::.:ﬁw a
-4 cres, for each fumily of free le
® . " in the nation, R '?'.;o‘;'; .
' v The “(uuonw”\d alien laws were The m‘:‘q:,n law ex“"fcd w’..en
passed. ' . this Administratiun * commencel
- 4 ' \ ~ and the alien law was repealed.
% v P ]
. The stamp duty was levied, The stamp duty was repealed. -
) ' ) o " 8
' g The land tax was laid. » The land tax and sll other inter.
~ 349 nal taxes were abolished. & -
i{ N S
In consequence of the waroffice ' Instead of four thousand, seven
being destroyed by fire on the hundred and seventy stunds the
. day of the mcrease of arms numbePof fire arms have been doubs’
L and artillery cannot be stated. led, and it will be recollecied that
~ . - most of the armswhich this Admin
' istration found in the arsenals, were
’ : those which belongedto the revolus*
-- tionary army. There have also been
added one thousand,three hundred
. . and dnyci‘w: of artiligry.
The average national expense was _ The ave national e;peme has
: ' five willions, three hundred and ‘.m four :'gleinn‘, sixty-three thou.
twenty-two thousand five hundred sardd three hundred nlxtwenty-tvo
7 +_and ten dollars, and twentytwo dollars, and filty.seven cents per
cents per annum. anpum. .
The Adams Admmistrotion. : The Jeffersen w - tua. ' *
From the year @9l, to 180, the hution borfowed No loans made unce the commencement of the Re
twentyseven millions «two hundred and fiftyscven publican Admmisiration. Themational debt dimin
thousand four hundred, and ninety«five dollars. The ished furty one miliions, as before stated.
nationsl debt was increéas d ten and a half millions of . :
donars,part ve-winch wa Lorrowed ateight per cent. - )
Dutics on mérchandize imy«ned and on tunnage Revewue in'lBo7, arising from ﬂm?e im
in 1800, amounted to nine nillions, eighty thoussnd Poried, a}‘ from tunnage, amounted unte:
nine bnn{l and thirty-ww » deilars. nuiliong ef dollars. Voo
: . : a 2
The amount of tunnage in 1800, wasnine hundred li¢ améunt of tunnage in 1808, was one million
and seveaty Awo thowsand tuns, - . two hundred and twenty-seven thousahd tuns.
. - - e .
Cash feftin the treasury by Mr. Adama, one mil- Cash left hzmy by Mr, Jefferson,five mil
lions seven hundred ..3 ine-four w’ aod t‘ﬂl ‘.‘:‘h and twent ~ thousand nine
fortydour dollars. .“c . . MMM i
’l ‘. ) P ' ! . ) r >
The war office.was. burat to conceal vilainy and Tt s standing to perpetuate homour and -
cotruption. | o S delity - ' , ) ,
. s y s " ) ’ ‘
Thirty midnight Tadgesapnointed, which cost the They were disujesed from office as usslese. ‘
t’m&u Mrmud dollars psr anbuin. : e :
- k ‘. » . ) ‘ ’ .
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70 THE FREEMEN CF THE STATE OF RHODE-ISLAND.
¥OR THE REODEISLAND REPUBLICAN’
‘ ' . 4 §
The J(rm. Adginistration, (cortmtled, | .
The pureba« of Louisiana has quicted the mpds
of our western citizens, placcw ;bc%ndiam within oud
Lom. and gives to the government a fund of vacait
nds, worth at the least culculation, rusra nox-
DRED MILLIONS of potLAars. Indian titles cxtin
" gvished to many millions of acres on the eastern side
of the Mississippi. . |
The credit of the nation wss such as 10 €Bfmand
whatever it might require. b
POTTER, in his statement, has blended the Wash”
inton Administration of ciglit'years, witl that of .
Adams’s of four years—during the first six *cax's of
Washington's Acdministration no expenses of comsc:
neéhce were made ; wnd by connectirg these two
idmininistradom together, he lessens ilie extruve.
gant ond ruinous Adminisiration of Adams, onc halt
{ he Republicans find no fault with the Washingioig
ut with Adams’s Administration,
Potter dared not to contrast the expensgs of Ad
ams’s with Jeflerson’s Administration, as it will uml
does exceed that of Mr. Jeffarson’s many nullions,
0;0"" has credited the payment of the nationgd
debt, including principAL and IxTEREST in Wisl,.
ington’s and Adams’s Administrations st twentv-tyo
millions, four hundred and sixty-five thousand 1
hundred and six dollars ; but he hus eredited the
Jefierson Administration with fortyone wiikious of
dollars, prineipal only, withont adding theréio t)e
interest arising on eighty miiliors of the votional debe.
Lotter has-omitied to state that Jetterson®s Adn.ine
istration had x;id o British subjects, six hundred
thousird pounds sterling, cqusl to two millions, six
hundred and sixty.six thouswid gix hundred nd »ix.
ty-#ix dollars, under the stpulutions of day’s ticat,
which was left upon Lis shoulicrs by the glojoa
'}#§~‘Mibi' O A BN . T
» tier. Oﬁ:‘d (‘Oacdm from the expen’g?‘m.rc'.'
of Jef! 's Adninistration three miltions, socn
hundre ,a’nﬂ*ﬁfg{ thousana dGollars, paid our nifie
chants for spoil.. tion and dep: cdationmade by Frcich
c'uptmes,' unGer the Louisiong parchase. !
o ¥ P'tr has omited to deduct ihe amount paid for
-redemption of the ciew of the frigate Philadels
' which was wreekod on Ihe Barbary coast) fiom
‘slavery ; andto notice the expenses of ¢ Tripolis
“tan war { of bulding one brig of war o‘ 16 guns,
“fouruf 18, and two . f 12 guns, und many other things
“for the gi¢fence of the conntivein fact, his whole
statcment is a compound of | novance and falscheod
These facts may be the subject of future investigation
Thus have we unmaskcd this m:n's fa!achood;,
and mista.ements, a 8 fur as our short notice would
permit—in some future publieation we may revew our
remarks and expose his designs, and make them
? apparent=lay openhis treachery, and the base.
ness of his miotives. That he is a pander for office, .
cannot be denieg ; and that he will not hoggle w 1 the
means te obtain it is evident. . That be is'i Monarcl.
ist, and is supporicd by the TORY Fuaction of the
State, cannot, will not escupe observation; his
best friends have not-denied the charge, and the-man
who is buse enough to risque his character
in one instance to support falsehood, and secure his
lection, 15 unworthy of your regard and your “suf
‘ﬁ‘a 8. He has long aimed to' control the destinies
%Sutc: but dcsﬁhlte_ of‘_c,,r“ci.’;’.ulems’ ods
etion, and veraci{y, hmhd'pbf,u to mcet end mere
it your abhorence nd‘d;?‘tjﬁoﬁ. o -
The jristness ﬂ,‘fﬂé ' Pﬁbllm cause (for it is
the happincss of mankind) is the S'rthd biulwark on
which we restour claim {g‘m\iriw rages, framwhich
'?ath‘ no tempmiqn‘n‘?ﬁ ever to scduce you to depart,
«for on itß success vour own, and your childrens’ hap
piness ultimatey depends. Be fuithful to yourselves
—scorn the threats, the allurcments, and the bribes
that may be made and offered you—and our canse ix
secure ; it will flourish, it ﬁl‘ éncrease, and it will
suceed, and in its trivmph your bappiiess) and every
thing deur to Fieemn, 1 sceured. We are suround
- ad.by' l;m overbe ;ﬁ‘.'“ll:mh aristocracy which s rea
vy o destroy 14 " "Feduee in under subjuga- -
tion to Brn"-y"li?'mcd 2‘ W}'O\!‘l.:r!“-ft r chains ;mgl 5?-
vitude w j“"’ Probsq)) und sction.listen not.to our
WHETRIng ‘.,,:t.“;“‘ be cslous, and hear not ;=-hut if
YoM vaiue yowr hanpines, I'berty, and the enjoyment
of your honcst eari cd property—RlSE ! RISE ' in
your strengthydn vour power, and breck the necks of
those forci‘gnel;l whoate striving 10 yoke yours.—Our
dtginy is i your "“ﬂ"""“ﬁ votes ,"*‘d(‘tcrm:nc
whether we :{aubc miserable ot hoppy weeTo GOB
and YOU, we resign the witimate fate of our right.
eous causc, ‘ . ’ !
? POLITICAL MISCELUANY.
g WM
- _"FOR THE RHODEJSLLAND REIPPUBLICAN.
ETHELRED.—Ng. IV.
To the Freemen of the State of Rhode-Tlsland.
THE time is at hand when you will again
be required to exercise the franchises with
which you are vested. In the discharge of
this sound function you are bound by every tie
of hunianity—=by every consideration of the
“publick weal, touct with rectitude, and in o
bedience to that voice, which loudly pro¢luims
the means neeessary to ensure politica! happi-
Mess: For the doings of this day you, will
be responsibie to your country and to ‘posteri=
LAy T e
You reside undera government in-whiciy
the source “of power is yourselves.” From
you law-glvelﬁ_ receive their authority—fron,
you' Judires are empowered to decide contro
versies, and punislr depraved offenders. Ther
ar s youragents. ‘Lo you they are accounta
“ble for the«discharge of their important trusts..
You have, at all times, an indisputable mght
1o scrutinize their actiens, and to. pass prajse,
or censure, s the goed or evil wendency of
their ¢gpdwct justly demands.
In selec ing men for office you are requir
ed to bestow your suifrages on none bug thuse
s ¥
whose political tenets ure firm, whose bosoriy
are the seot of honour, virtve and truth, and
whose abiiides will be wholiy exerted in pro-
Moting your covnuy’s intereést and prosperity.
This is an incuwmbent dwty—a duty cnxm'd
by every right Americans hold dear. Your
own happhiness is at stukc—the happiness ot
vour friends, your wives. and sour chlidren.
The choice that you will now be c:\icd up
on to make, is that of RErkeseExTATIVES in
the Twelfth-Congress of tlie United-States.
For this you have offered two scis of candis
dates. Between these you have to choose
You will, however, have but lutle occasicy
for inuiiy to del}:mhe on which your tavouvr
ought to luil. Their characters ure not o
blended, nor to sirnilaF, as to require much
investigation in order to asceitain which is the
most worthy. They are &3 deficient as
those of Abel and Cain-<as dizmetrically op
posite as bolines and sio. A single siew is.
uﬁs& to fit your epinions——ihe most cuLe