Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-10-17

kind, have difcoontenanced the mitchell, by
! excluding the aasho2of il from their debates.
1T has ever been coAiijcred, that no pcrion
capable of fuch Aagfant mifcondutt ought 20
have any hand in making Lawn for Nation
or State. Indeed. It would be. over & above
the encoars cement TO fuch vicious practices.
q virtual admitlion of pojss to the iyaem.-
Without any prediction for the government
OF thar country. would mention few in
Rances from the Britiih Houfe Of Commons.
MIsso, A,.5ur Hall wa, expsiled fer a qar-
I.r0W h5eI, derogatoy 10 tb- axfbonty Of fbe
Hogt. In ,o7e Mr.. S0ekwH, for elpe,fag
f6e FDa MagyerO.e. In aI7i,. Mr.. SfesI, for
a Eanaai,us and maicisus hbsA ni7eS,
jain Wis. bav;rg been p,<visggy elsttcd a
Member Of l6e Hoaft If COnmans, asd BENG
bresgbt to .be bar If ftbr Jane far a libel 4ubieb
bad beer pHbiyG,d, 4obieb be aekrOrVle4sing
bimjtT 10 be tbe aalbor Of, -vas Immediately
expelled. The fame principle is recognized
by the American Contribution. -" Each
Houfe may determine the rules of its pro-
ceediugs; puniih its members for diiordesly
behavior; and, with the concurrence of two
thirds, sxteI member" The cafe OF lyon
and Gnfwold is universally known. In that
the qneition of expul(ion was taken, upon an
allegation that the former, to repel an iniult
offered him, lad fpit at the other. They
were both members. aud confequently upon
the fame footing. The law had invcited no
pre-eminencc. Yet it was but fmall num-
Der that preie,ved Mr.. Lyon his feat.
What comparifon is there between the
instantaneous eruption of an involuntary and
perhaps, righ,ful contempt. arilng from a
hunourous jeer between two individuals
Handing upon the fame footing. which thus
brought into qaeaiou the right Of Mr.. Lyon
to retain his feat in Congrels and Doyronee' s
deeply msdita,ed and long continocd il.nder
aeaipit the hItt Executive authority of the
State There is none. The fame prirci-
pie, which for Lyons offence, would have
inciiaed him in his feat, would for the incor-
,isabe outrage of which Do,ynnce has been
euilty, icnd him 20 the clouds.
Moved by what feel to be lsudable
inpolie | have thus endeavored TO exprris
my ienlinents upon the fubie6t Of Dovanee's
attack upon the Governor of this State.
Though i arm conicious thar the fubj-tt re-
quires fupcrior talent, YET 10 odious has
been the light inswhich have viewed the
conduct OF Doyyanee, that have been irreiiti-
bly impclcd to undertake it. If what has been
faid is any way calculated TO atouie the asten-
tion OF the public, and toswsken my fellow
citizens TO juit fcnfe of the infolence which
has been ofcIed them, am latisGed. How
ever unknown in perion, OF ob!curc in fitua-
rion. I fball conlole myielf in the purity OF
the motive, fully fa,isfed thar the otjed Is
good, and deierving an earnef attention. As
we yalce our libert;cs--ss we value the intti-
buttons, which, from early time, have kept
us free and firn--as We value their preleiva-
tion, which as they have been preferved TO us
by our fore fathers, we arc bound to tranimii
unimpaind to poRs'isy as we value the
principles by which alone they can he tup-
ported, we are called upon in commanding
voice unequvocally to manifef hearty In
digna,ion.
A comfortable acquaintance with the
public character of our Governor fixes me in
the belief, that he poGeGes heart which
beats 10 unifon with the welfare OF his coun-
try. Not all the invedive of the blackeit
malice can fnake my opinion Of his integrity,
until | fee him depart from his principles.
Others before him have been cruci6ed, and
expired with the fmiles. and approbu,ion OF
Heaven besming upon them. II thorns have
been placed upon his head--if fPear. have
pierced his fidc--if in his retirement he has
heaved ficret fgh. they are bur particles TO
his deGre Of the general good, and while he
fees it advancing, the fhaft, OF his enemies
fall poin,lefs to the ground. II is not on
BH account that have written: | know ne
would rot deGre il. 1t is the general cauie
which have (perhaps vain'y) attempted to
efpoufe. ,s