Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-11-21
AVindieati0n Of Mr.. JEFFERSON.


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The prstdeniiai head. all the wonted vesom,
and inioient abuic Of that mifguided faction.
The hottie pref;s Of the union teen
with productions, exprelive Of thofe acute
ieniations eitrnally attendant on envy, diiap.
pointment, and criminality.
reverence misfortune and affiietions
when produced by opprelIiop.--I can CON-
municaie my iympathy to the cauie Of perfe-
cused worth and innocence. de,ctt an act
OF tyranny, concealed in any hape; " wheth.
er il fulminate from the Vatican, or Aeal
llcn;ly forth, from the Harcm-whether it
come clothed in the certain fcience OF bed of
rRicc, or in the legal folemnitics of bench
Of lawyers whether. it be purchafed by the
cayeaes of a woman, (" or whether, il iHues
from more relpettabIe fource--the foveseign
power OF the people.
Tyranny and oppreiion have been i'm.
puted TO the PreGdent. in the. exeiciic Of a
power legally veaed in him, namely. the dif.
placement ofcertain men from Office, the du-
ration Of Whole appointments depends upon
the plcaiure of the Executive.
II, then, Mr.. Jeff:iion has been aauat-
ed In ,hcfe dilplacemenis, by private or un-
Official corfderations--if he has exceeded or
over -Ieaped the bounds Of authority, by
which he is conRitutionally c5n6ned-or il
his conduit has initiated with the benignant
fpirit of shc republican inaitution ] FAY, If
either of theie particulars can be fairly fub-
iantiated againn him. there is not one-not
even the mott clamorous Of the federal clan,
that would be more vehement in his oppo6-
,ion than myielf.
Loving my country and its contribution,
the ma2iarate, not the man, claims my ref
peet and obcdepcn- citizen foreets his
duty. when he y aaray by an idolatrous
venera,ion for s'Iound--s name.
Without tracing, therefore.a parallel be-
tween an Adams or JsAcrion. in order to
juitity the meaiutcs or conduit of one, by
iimilar meafures or conduct Of the other, ]
ihall proceed to view Mr.. Jcfferion az the hrit
maghtra,e Of the Union, and Ia that capacity
to inveaiga,e the motives Of his conduit, in
diGettion Of the following enquiry -
Has Mr.. Jeferfon by removing psrticu-
lar men from Office, acted contormably TO the
wines and expectations Of the great body OF
the American people!
A diicuihon OF this enquiry, mutt necef-
fafily preccde an appreciation, or condemna.
tion Of MIR. Jefedon's difplaccmsnts.
The ana,hemas of an individual, or a
few ipdividuals, and perhaps ,hcie very indi.
yiduals, who have felt the aings of diiaP.
poiatcd ambition, or popular execra'ion,
ought not in the nature Of things, to be relied
upon, a. an orthodox afccrtainment Of the
impreiIion, on the opinions of people.
The yirulepcc Of an ADcrican, or the
contemplate humcur aad inverGons Of the
yagabopd Srrneo, cannot force conviction
on the aggregate body of the republican cisi-
zent, that there has been error in the pro-
ceedings Of PIeiidcnt Jcf:rior, Mol re-
peat the interrogation Has Mr. Jefsfion
sted conformably to che withes snd cxPee-
,ations of the great body Of The people {
This I have psopoied - the bats OF the
psefent inveiigation.
1 am compelled by the nature OF my
fubicti, 70 take hor fesrofPcts, and 70
catch st fome Of ,he mca pfoluiaens features
of the federal Standardization, ~,