Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-10-24
For the RHspE-lsLAND RrPuBLicAN.
Intolerance Of Esdsralym.
MIR. FARNswoRTH,

MIR. FARNswoRrH,
THE human ear has been conRantly az
i failed with the cry of" the political in
tolerance of the Republicans. "A charge
which has been frequently vociferated againit
the prefent standardization OF the United
States, in order 10 deter il from the juit ex,
erciie of its official duties, and to prevent It's
taking any meaiure, lby removals from OF.
fee, &c. TO iccurc the nee.DaU confidence OF
its fubordinste officers. That the Amcri-
cans may no longer, however. apply an err
rsnseai ccsG,rR;on to the words "fsiifieaI
intoltfaner." the following genuine cafes,
founded on that disbolical palIioa /aky,
which occured in Briaol, Federal town Of
Rhode laand, are pre.ented TO the public
view.
Previous TO nsrrating thefe cafes, it may
be necenary to FAY, that they do not, by any
means, involve all the Federalias of that
town. So far from il, that the citizens OF
Briaol are generally characterized for their
humane dilpoiition towards each other. Yet
il TO be regretted. that their induarious hab-
its do necelTarily preclude them from that
fource of information ITO be acquired from
peruial Of the public papers, on bofb fdes
of the qucAion) fo'requiiite TO guide them in
their political opinions, and TO rcpel thoie
fccnes Of difarace and ruin, which commonly
have their origin in the low cunning, intrigue
and Vaccinations Of 4 few of their deGgning
licen,ious federaliRs.
Cafe III. After the clofe Of the laa Pre-
fdential Election at Briaol, aforciaid, large
concourie of perfons, who, during the Election
had been urged on to partake copiouily OF
fpirituous liquors; and who had alto been
fuissbly taught the icience Of federal delution
(of which number one John W.Bourn, of iaid
Briftol, appeared to be their principal or ring
leadcr) with fouls as black rs Erebus, puriu-
ed, and, being ihroudcd under the cover OF
night, aTaulted in mott outrageous and DAT.
tafdly manner, while peaccably proceeding
home, from town. meeting, gentleman,
who had voted on that day in favor OF the
Republican ticket, and exercifed well
known right sppertaining to.he freennen OF
this State, in challenging lin one initance on
ly) federal proxy vote, as being offered by
a perion not conceived 20 be legally qualified
to vote in ,bat Town. And, tho to challenge
votes, fu(peetcd to be illegally offered, IS COM
monty prataiccd, in purluance TO the law OF
Rhode Illand--tho' the vote challenged was
not rejected by the Moderator Of the TOWN.
meeting-& altho' this challenge could NOT IN
the leaf have Affected the aforeiaid John w.
Bourn, in any other way, than in the deci-
Gon Of a political queRion, the vote chal-
lengcd having NOT been preiented by bin, bur
by sxofbey perfon; yet this John w. Bourn
was one Of the fyf wretches who commenc-
ed the aaault, alledging, in publication of the
sbuic, the challenge made 70 the aforcfaid
votc.---This villany was ALTO accompani-
ed with threst, from one of this federal ban
ditti, declaring, that in cafe the pcrion at
faulted complained of them, " the next time
they would take his life"
A difpoGtion, however, to rehore har-
mony to public opinion, and to that OF the
neighborhood, in particular, l am informed,
had, initcad Of the threat denounced, hitherto
prevented iome Of thoie highly federal public
offenders from being brought to condign
punifhment.
But permit us for a moment TO Zee what
has beea the refuIt OF this federal effort, aimed
in mott defpotic manner at the very annihi-
lation of the rights of fufrage. on the one
hard and Of the !enity. extended by the re-
pubicans to thole federal rufians, who i'm
piouily aHumc TO themielves an excluGve right
10 the denomination of +" friends Of order and
political tolerance" on the other.
Immediately after the commilion of the
aforsfaid aggrenion, this John W. Bourp.
whole intelleets nature appears TO have been
more fpdious to endue with fock OF 'mpu-
deuce and dcprsvity, as dcmonaratcd from
the above atrocities, than with common fenfe,
w., re of the ara objects to b. embraced
ard propofed, by few thorough federaliits,
IS me moff faitable character to rcprcfeci that
town in their State Legislature. Bot aot-