The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-04-17 00:00:00, page 2

luded t, very pzmicma%yscll. pnd I know
. the above statimcni 1o be correct ; rd it glso
clearly appears by suid letter that the friend
ly disposition manifested by onr government
¢+ towards England, ynd the desire of our admin
istration to remiin at peace with her, in mak
ing the arrangement with Mr. Erskine, and
continued, in the despatches transmitted to
Mir Pinkfiey, ufter the dismissal of Mr. Jack
#ony ‘made very favourable impressions on
- daord Welleniey ;- and finally, the conduct of
-, bur government in the negociation with the
_ iritish ministers, Krokine, Rose, and Jack
o re h’ﬁm,nmngxhcn.tho friendship
. between the United States and Great
i%" n. 1 really do beileve that the subsist
» ;_'.‘mammmu betweén the two coun-
Aries, will he removell; unless prevented by
‘ 'ﬁn.fl«glsu FACTION in the United
Srates. -However, perbips, when the Brit-
Ih goverminent are ntude -ucquainted with
- the condigtof BRITISH FACTION of this
s M ?'“"; 1 of our country——the great zeul
43 N " uifested in supporting Mr.Jack
(4B, the Brivish nidoistry niy feel under sotge
el ..,{4,.,.:.‘ ‘W ‘them, and, of course
- Meluy entering ol o treaty until they learn
.he Plassure:f thelv-parizins here.
*‘l - ackno bﬁu‘ t:‘v ally that America
. BagLigeh grassly insultgd by. the Britsh, and
l’ { Mlﬂiﬁq’ ndeed o every genuine
: erican to Yee hgn LEGISLATURES, and
o members of pur nati legisluture endeavor
~ing contir Hally t 0 embarrass the general gov
. ern nenl, and actively supporting the conduct
of the Biitish ageats, particularly Mr, Jack.
“wun, in the nggociations with our Secretary of
Suaes when st the same fime, his conduct has
oIV 40 ‘much vut of character, that the Brit
it govera-acnt i(sell, does nnt even attempt
to Z'NWT,‘I.‘ Laredt is trath, and it shull pre
wall, 000 A REPUBLICAN.
”““MM.»N
g L),
‘REPUBLICAN PROX.
~ Sopporwers of the National Government.
B niy ExceLLzNec’ b
JMES FENNER, Esq,
r o 5 . v ) 4 0y Y
“ " GOVERNOUR, - = '
""ﬂ‘. :_4.‘ ~ " ¢ ¢ j ‘
. " i WIS HONOUR. |
JSAAC WILBOUR, Eso. |
S VLILUTENANT-GOVERNOUR. . |
S LWL SENATORE 4
Ul B NS ) '
Ple (8 * o Providenge,
,@IK iﬁw,WKSTCOTT, Esq.
el ST N e e Werssek o
~53 DANIEL BABCOCK, Esq,
e R e s dopkinton.
7 4-JOSEPR BRIGGS, Edq, i '
v :.,'n,,“ - e % 7o B Ut Nk ewhort,
- #:DANIEL MOWRY, jun. Esq. .
L i L Smithfield.
08 WILUIAM WWATERMAN, Esq. |
. 2 ‘;f‘, “‘.-:-' e,' ¢ SN S """. "i .JOM.MI 1
£, WILLIAM REYNOLDS, s |
SRR P oy ROV ristol. | .
8. QLIVER GARDNER, Esq. '1
',o%‘ L 4 NortheKingstown, |
;ﬁ;& BARKER, Esq, .
T Vo - Middletown. | |
A 0 WILLIAM PECKHAM, jun. Esq. -| .
SR e SoutheKingatown, |
. SAMUEL EDDY, Esq. ‘
: W e A Secretary, | |
" _JAMES ‘BURRILL, jun: Esq, ¢ b
;hﬁ"tz‘ DL Ly . yH4 Jl&orn.'yooemul. i
" CONSTANT TABER, Es.
Cm L T General-Treasurer |
e e ee e n.'*— 7 |
D.g; s : . |
To the Citizens of the State of |
* L Rbodes [sland and Provi
" dence Plantations. ,
0 HAVING heen informed by a | |
namber of my fellow.citizens, that, with
2 yiew of influencing the pending: elec.
on, n »I%cul sentiments huve been |
wtisrepionted, lam induced to bclicvt |
“thit a deckyation from me on that sub- |
ject, will not be considered obstrusive, |
My pßusip'es. have been distinctly, | |
une ‘uivdp Wy and umformly R publican; |
o i ageusion have [ hesitated to avow :
axl w them openly, and, -as 1 wrust, |
canlidlV. IF 1 cee i this d.claration, 1 |
appeal ta. the. Gentlemen with whom F |
baye been wssocinted in the Publick | |
Council ta évrrect e, If [ have been |
represented by political partizans, as a '
federalist ;as an opponent of° the Nu- |,
tivwal Government, aml as having **pled. |
gesl myself tosupport the federal prox.” |
sugh rq?ncnnmumwcmitdy ground.- § -
less and FaLstE, . \
- A thus addeessing myself to vou, 1 §
ofer au _apology in the consideration, {
wnmd«me it merely in.defence of | 4
my own pranciples, and to guard againat §
Wwﬂch may be attempted |
Tw A 'd.'mo“ b . . ;
. e e SRRt v .
;._'}i,' :,.’:r b ‘\‘ :“"‘Mnas ﬁpmm . t
“Pruoidae, March 30k, 1810. &
‘o : r‘ w ' o. . '
We tuke the liberty of addressing you
as your fellow-cinzens engaged in the sup
port of the Republicun cause, to state our
views of the importunce of the approaching
election ; und of the mesns of secufing - the
success of the Republican Convention Prox.
The events of the last year have manifes -
ed_in the most clear and convincing mahner
{ the wisdom of the meusures of the Nation.l
Government—-their impartiality and good
faith towards foreign powers, and their desire
to preserve for the country the blessings ot
peace, and to maintuin its sacred rights and
important interests. The result of the re
cent elections in Vermont, New-Himpshire,
-and Massachusetts has evinced a great change
in publick upihion—=has brought back these
States to the stundard of the nation, and has
dis ppointed the views ol the men who aimed
at a dissolution of the Uniun—who endeav
oured to invoive us in a war with the Euro
pean continent, and its inevitable consequence,
an allisnce with Great Britain, futal to the
commerce, the inde et‘uncc, and the hber
ties of these Stuion’.'p y )|,
In-this situation of affuirs, it is surely an
object which must present inelf to every |
putriotick mind 4s of the bighest ymportance
to reclaim this State fromp-its present degru
dod und disgraceful conditian.. “This sbject
can:only be obtuined by the utmost vigilunce,
care, and ‘exertion. . The same pretences.
Which first. brought the opposite party into
! w-nm still attenpted to be used o cons.
ieioe them ip it. But their aﬂoctqdo‘mdcrv
“tan’ dnd 10 the’ eof societ
‘have been ved by fm The Re%
publican Party is now firmly united, Ler
that Union be extended to every fown, g,
- overy: neighbourhgod. Let. the -meuns :}
information be placed.in the hands of all,
Let those who have left the pathiof Repubiic
cunism be reclaimed-the doubtful; confirm
ed==iund the zealous, animated 1o persevore
in their zeal. : '
We would also beg leave to recommend
(s 0 far as the same may he practicable) ta di
. vide the Towns inte Districts——to appoint
- Committees of vigilunce in every district—i@ -
collect the Freemen in meetings for the purd
< pose of diffusing information~=and to defeat.
the arts, and detsct the misrepresentations of
our opponents. ' We cannot refrain from ims
pressing upon you the importance of not
- suffering a single vote to be Jost. The resalt
ol the present election will probably decide -
the choice of Representatives and oil a Se‘nu‘;
tor in Congress. - This consideration, we
think, would be sufficient to rouse the most
indifferent to exertion. .3
That the Republicans are a majorit{:f the
People of this State is not doubied.—Let that
majority come forth in their strength, and &
gloviows . trinmph will be obtained for them
selves, and for their country. :
' We are respectfuily, -
~ -Your Fellow-Citizens,
- THOMAS COLES, HENRY SMITH, PHILIP
MARTIN, JOGEL METCALF, JOUN MATHEW
SON, SAMUEL THURBER, JOIUN PITMAN, jn
HENRY WHSA"ON. e
FOR THE RHODR-ISLAND REPUBLICNN.
FREEMEN OF RUODF-ISLAND, .‘
are called to rt the Republican
Mﬂw Prox. l::i:;‘;‘mm Fu::n!g
s € Isaas WiLsous Esq. Licaten
TR b
oi R e, &
» ‘
all foreign influence, or '
Do you wish to see. the countey united in a vindi.
cation of ity r Pvench and British af
wm!% ‘hra. Do you wish to
sce an internal faction lying prostrate at
feet ! Vot for this prox. Do you mng
France end Great Britain. that we aré no longer a i
vided prople, and that they must do as justice or we
~shall do ourselves justion ? V'lhl:rm Are
ym.mwm:f-,l_ tl. Great Rrimin
aguinat ! Vote for this prox. 1o you still
hate land tages, stamp acts, sedition laws, and ahe
of tax gatherers? Then come out in your “"E
and vote for this prox, N&nﬁr&u men w
e S,
Sery . ’ y=
yﬁmﬁ"m m’;w . -uﬁ haw bt-;!
X assessors and gknn to prevent you from
%&. are now out of power as it respeets
t@o rich und too independent. :
the nal Government. They are endeavouring to
oruwl inte pawer by artifict; dissimulation; frand
falschood. Wuw You tg say whether t
'rd_ht, state shall be crowned with s
Keps bnde iew iy fuied
o
hud the: cmbarge ed be
SIR,
‘ OBSERVING my pame insertec
in the Prox calied the Union or Coulition:
JProx, for the purpose [as I beheve] of
sowing division ameng Republicans, and
to divide and weaken their strength at the
approaching cleetion, md considering it
my. duty to prevent, as fir as possible,
my name from being thus used, | do
hereby declare, that my pame is inserted
in that Prox, without my consent and
that T entircly disclaim and disapprove of
the same. Ly
10 the Citizens of the State
A Rht/e’-l:/!md and Fi’ovg
‘K dence. Plantations.
. Regpectifully,
3 gﬁ:ur feliow -citizen, |
' WM. WATERMAN.
Johngtony vipril 13, 1810,
FProvidence, April 9th, 1810,
. T'o THE REPURBRLICANS OF THE S#2:TE OF
, RHODEJSLAND. .
2 | [ Continued.) ,
- TO-MORROW is to fix your poﬁt*'al con
dition for anether yeur. . Let me agiin con
jure you to raily your whole numbers to the
clection, and appear there 70 A MAN. Let
ne ope excuse . himsell, from the {dea that
his vote cunnot be wanted ; or still less from
an idea that the result cannotbe - muterial to
him. You, and each of ‘you, have an impor
tant stake in the event. Your welfare, and
_that of your children after you, is bound up
in the weifure of your country—that welfare
. depends upon the success of your cuuse.— By
electing Republican rulers, you becope par
.takers in the sovereignty of your country, und
. the guardianship of her interests. Influence,
- consideration, respectability, and dignitye—ev
.ery aoble and ennobling consideration, will be
_the fruit and reward of your success. ‘And
iet every Republican reflect, that his individ
' ual inattontion to the bosiness of thé clection
~may hazard and . lose all these precious advan
‘tages und interests.~~Let him reflect that by
‘replacing the power of the state in Republi
‘can hands, he not only strenigthens that
of the geaeral govermnent, in the work of
our common presperity, but ensures a more
prosperous management of our own adminis
tration. The federailsts bave been so busi.
ed in getting and keeping power. that they
have attended to nothing else. Their whole
conduct has been purely and exclusively sel
fish, that iy directed to mere. party ends.—
The economy and finunces of the state, they
‘have accordingly eatirely neglected, because
an attention to these might endanger their
popularity, Their politicks, if continued,
will ruin the state, -
' Republicans; €xn it be necessary to soy
more. You will'not, [ am persuaded, be di
verted from this great object of transferring
the rule of the siate to. Republizans, by any
personal feelings, and still less by the artific
es of tie ensmy. Your candidutes are all
good men, and true. But recollect, it is not
‘on their personal account, whatever personal
- merit &y Muy have, but on account of the
CAUSE they are 10 bé supported. In this i
tdea let'all other feelings be absorbed.
- As to the artifices of the enemy, they are
such as de{ﬁrwin account fory but will not -
excuse. They still represent, even in the
Jast Mercury, thit their prox is a cogiitiens
prox. ‘They cling to this pretence, as a plank
10 save themselves from sinking. Nod:rﬁg'
can demonsirate more conclusively, the con
scious weakness whith the federalists feel by
uselves. TW they are lelt 1o them-
Ives, anil they knaw they wre 30, they can- -
bear, even to own to themselves, that this
:‘Nfoﬂu‘m - Their falsehoods
on this point, are at once detestable aud ludi
rous: “They cannot forbear to attempt,
h"&-m v:-h i, aguin to
. :. I ‘ ’ 2 '
| the denunciations of the Merckry a
'::n:br.uhh’tmﬂuund
congist the governour’s commucation
~od the wddress-of the Republican commiittee,
r THE Republicans of Newpore—
Friends of the National Government—
and the enemies of Eritish alliance,—.
are invited to assemble at the Représen
tatives’ Chamber of the Stalc-housc,
"THIS EVENING, at haif past six
o'clock; - to consult upon uny suiible and
hoourable methad to sceure 10 the ma-
Jor:ty n this town, its voice in the coun
cils of the state government. 5
*»* A general und punctual atten.
dance is carnestly requested, I
Let, every Wepublican come to the polls, and
Rhode-Island Villp'b‘c regenerited, the British faction
reddced to despair, and the northern confederacy
“broken into fragments,utterly hatmless and contem
tible.” Devote one day 1o your sountry, if you would
escape years of misery nu(v bondage. If you will not
cxereise {onr wof sufliage, you are guilty of a
species of suic You would glow with f:-t indig-
Nation were you deprived of this right, but if you vol
untarily relinquish it you ure no less a sluve. Thisisa
grisis when every man should come forward and de
chre/bj' Lis vote Lis attachment to his country.
A REPUBLICAN.
,m prodiced thedesized efiect But you were told
it was laid on 10 depiroy comm erce, lot o imduce
France and Great Mto repesl their Ovdem and
Decrees. Thereforeit wes not executed. Ir Bosto
Mcrchants called salors into their houses, askin g
them if they did want assistance, and promising it t.
them if they would sign petitions .gaimt the embar
: ao The mob that Leseiged the house of the Joe
soyernour SvriLivan in Boston with a ery fo
‘bread, was raised and excited in this way, Ard
when a Committee wus appoini¢d by the Massachu
setts Legisluture to listen to their compluintsy L
five but of wpwards of & hundied whose names war:
to the Jntili«m, uppeared ut the time and place ap
w by the Committee to hear thenl. " Yet d
. men still glory in their shame, snd make a nic:
it of having forced the ruising of the embargo, whe
“had they acted like faithful citizens the embarg
“would have sooun céased,with the cause which produ
ced it. Had the embargo been kept on no doubt 'l
British government would have executed Eiskine’
znnm This rhiﬂz‘appean from the letters ef
. Pinkney, wherein he states the conversation:
"!icm”(d between him and Mr, Canning, befor.
anvl this agreement. Tothese federalists there.
fore it is owing that this agrecment was not execulec
W’cv—ﬂawm and Massachusetts, hav.
around the Nautional Government, shall Rhode -
Island slso not be found in the ranks of patriotism
Forbid it w‘tm forbid it Freemen. The fud.
eralists in this state wish to lull you 10 sleep with the
song of moderation und hurmony. Be not Jullcd—it
m ,itis the sleep of death. We slumbered,
10 ourselves—in the lup of federslism ou:
Incks were shown, but they have grown uﬁ.in, We
feel our strengih returning, and our united cfiorts
shall crush our enemniies. , L 3 .
TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 1810,
NEW POR'Y :
A writer in the Mercury of the 7th inst. is gravely
in doubt what to make of gov. Fenner’s leticr. Aftep
several colymes MJM and cons, -be conchudes he
ccun mauke nothing of it. 1f the writer canpot con pres °
‘heénd the 11-—ﬂ and motive of thut Jetter; there o
mp.he'p for it, Hia frot eomivkal o prgibaly. -Dt
«why he should think it necrssary to this parace
(of his stupidity,je for.bim 10 cxplain. “We o aot knc w
olhh\'md‘em\m lligence. ﬂ""’ﬁ‘“""
.'&l'u:“bdm\ ,WE it witl make 80 ies
gof a book. K. R T
“But Jet ue for a commit sgrinst,
this m.'(--m to yur m to s
w»wkh \::lidl.eaf.
o be, “hﬁ.!%ﬂﬂn!"qﬂ-'
ing and mative of (hat letted} ‘'wiy, zlol being
eﬂdﬂuh&. h&dhw his ir sin.
cerity —and we wish ):‘?:mh Mis.,
artifices to parry the effect of that, If!xﬂ-rt
ible m&‘.ﬂ;t we do mot know, that any'Bed; a
hat e-t.ouh‘ have done betrer. "!:c scts harself
Pas & sort of Harieguin, tying ‘o hocus pocue
iricks upon language M*ath '&u‘n Ard 8
do hiw justice he shows himseif 10 be somrelh ny, of 3
juggler. His masterpicee ithhp'hy:blﬂ'rvmd
Crepublicen. It was crming:n extrvvramer fist, ‘o
hew that the federatnes The povemmous ¥ erd o .
greed. Yeu auhqu. slempis it. And how suyeu
. THIS is the lust opportunity we shall have of sde
dressing you, previous te the pending election, The
vigilunce of your political opponents pan orly be bhifa
fled and annlled, by your own exertions, and youp
punctual attendunce at the townameeting on to-mae.
row. i : .-
Abandon your business t{r one day ; and give see.
cess and thipph tothat causé. grunted ’w"g,-pob.
and secured by the gourage and blood of wNCes.
torg. Imitate the zeal and patriotism of . i'.,.
sctte d New-Humpahire, and your swedess 1y cop.,
win. Sufler no threats to déter—ing' eet 1 ded
lide you. Every stratugem M!‘\M ‘ean
gest willbe portrayed in brilliant eolours, 1o w‘:f:
andl deceive you. Weneed bm;ppﬂéhnmm“
ations of the Federal party fog the f.of out ¥se
segtion, They promised you, -shﬂgey-h cleey.
ed to power to remove the British Opdeps m Coxmesly
and compel Buonapurie to sbandon 00l relingysr ch biv
Miian and Bayonne Decrees—they promised security
to vur seamen, and proteciion 1o our commerce from
British and French rupdeity and robbery. , Have tl.g
done it (NG lm{ead of svcurity beifg obtuin
for our seamen, protéftion toour commeérce, and re.
paration for mudegnduion and “insult, with
matchless efirontery, - and unparalleled audacity,
they have not bnly in private, butinpubliek ackrowl.
edged these outrages, commitied upon eur persons
and our property, by the belligerents, ju:: but ‘have
actually conceded, by publishin pnli\kal‘:ﬂh hicts,
specches, and Legislative nmfm."m ,in!,:mouc
and u:nj:ut assumption of ous wutioval rights
Read, Fellow Citizens, the Federal: pape's, (“rheg
speak a positive and unequirecal language thit canmet
be smisunderstoed ;: _)'and if, for a memint, & doul
er existed in vour minds, of their hatred ard ‘(M?
toward the Liberty, Happiness, and” Wkﬁ&'—'}
America, that doubt willL removed, al ’ﬂrﬁ"
c&ﬁtmdm;‘«-naimy. F- AR S/
ut doés their cnmity and hatred stop bere 2
Look at their dark ploting and intriguing designs,
within the State. Mave ‘they not admgqqdﬁ:— nes
cessity of scparating the States—to destroy frve suf.
ﬁ"gp y~and; on the ashes of Libertyy, too erett in(-
Arnistocricy, the worst, and most _despotsig
(hat possibly can exist. I, you are will becona
."m-h-: Hewers of wood, and drawers. m" Vig.
itnot the meeting on to-morrow ;or do, voie
for the Federal Prox—your servitude 'wﬂ confirm.
ed ;—Bat, i( you wish to preserve your L bertics n.,
tire and ‘unimpaired—wishing to hold a runk among
the nations of the uﬂh——m'!‘ in your strength 'w—in
power '—Viait “,'f xeﬁng, and vote for the
% ll‘.mmﬁ; v OX, an:' :‘y‘lr::.ﬂwrcq
your happiness, und 1 ppiness of millions yet un-
The writer would perver: that doermient inie
tie means ol exciting jewicusies. T hat coc
wihent, wLicl is at ence the proot the of e
union of Republicrps, thut Merveury winer i
weak e cugh w indgine Le G niketke oc
cesion of preducing ur peipetuating division
and discord. '
K cputlicans, you knew that the suthcrs of
that circular, as it is_justly culled, are yous
fricndsemycur wzim, nxicus f’i","}” i nd
you will despise the bine aits wbd pruiui cun.
ing of your ind their cnemies, w 0 prejucice
cou against them. The statements in that
L uperyere seficus truths. The lecerai fuction,
vave in their conduct, wimied cCirectly it ibe
disselution of Ihe unicn. To what purpuse
's it that senic of the small retuineis of fed
eralism disclaim such «n miem [—FPerhaps
hey did not see the consequences of their
misconduct ; but their leaders did, : pd stangd
charguble with the guilt of it encrmous
crime. Their punishmment ought (o bé eters
el exclurign from the conficeuce of their
country. It is al€o trte, that (L€ same Tuc
icny hove endeavoured o involve onr desti.
_uies with those of ‘Fnglund. Their whole
conduct hus declared i:—tte proofs of it 4rs
mpumersbie and inccntrovertible. It is tco
‘ute now for them to protest their innocerice
of any such design. They may quote scm.e
occusions on which they ffected a seusibiiiny
10 the wrongs committed upon us by Britain ;
but even on those you will find their resent.
ments very gentle und. forgiving, ind conpla
vothing agsinst, if they de not üblish, the
charge of their British altticbmg& cohueq.'
von. Well too may the condiiion of the state
be said to be degraded and disgraceful,whenthe
Republicans who constitute the majovity ok the
frecmen, have had no agency in thelr cwn
government ; snd when hat gove’h'nk'iﬂnq
been abused, to oppress them, utid 1o preju
dice their rights end interests, both us nem s
bers of the state, and members of the union.
Federulists attempt to varnish their unpurs
donable scts in opposition to governnept, uns
der their right 1o - privite judgmiehit anil Tices
dom of speech.’ “Tbeir’ vights which they
have so factiously ‘abused, protect them fremn
legul punishment, but pot from the moral
of utrocious wmisconduct. Hud " they -
8O ro {urther them t 0 svow and supiort
their opinions 1 debate; bowever | lse chi' o
dious these opinions wight be, they hud siop
ped short of cxime.; but their actious conbine
ationt and procecdings went airectly to Lhe
.ml;vcnlo.n of the federal government. ~-Here
18 the point of their criminality, skich never
ought to be forgotten or forgiven.
REPUBLICANS OF THE STATE OF
RHODE-ISLAND !