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

inpious wrath, 10 be tuftercd TO want0n IN
the Purpofcs OF his diiappointmenr, with i'm
punity truf not. Itruff he will be over
taken by the indignation Of . generous peo-
pie. and taught TO reprefs the infolence Of
his nature with which he invades their autho-
ri,y. Who il this " To5n Doyrase<" =
Fellow Citizens. enquire for ycurlelves.
VINO are the miicreanss whom he has cnlift-
ed in his iervice, aud who from the hope OF
reward, or bankruPts in every hope. have r
long been dittorting and torturing their facul.
ties in the mott violent psroxilms of defpc-
ration Sure am, tha, they are
Monae,s ef@ boyrid mien,
" As to be hard need 6at 10 be Jeex."
Pre,eroatural in figure as they are monarous
in thooght, their abodes, like their deeds,
are in darkneis. Forms that wonld fhriok
and fneak from common obfsrvation hearts
that would Gcken at the fight of virtue
minds that would rccede from the truth like
vaPor from the beams of the morning. Are
we, then, 70 far bcnightcd-fo far loft to al!
duty to ourlelves, and juiice to tho(c with
whom we have fol.mnly engaged mutual
fupport in right and privilege, as to fufEer
them to be traduced, vilifcd, and fcandalized {,
and not extend hand 10 their iupport Be
saured, that iffoch means, by iealon of our
peglett, are found to be effeetual, we bid an
Immediate and eternal a6ieu 10 oor peace, our
liberty, & our iatcty. A Dcrrance, in the foll-
nefs OF his impudence, and the itrength OF his
pride. will rife fupcrior to law, drive us
whither- ioever he plea!cs, and convert Us TO a
fwiniih multitude" indeed. By iraducing
the conititu,ed authorities, diveh the State
ofits coDtroul, deitroy its weight in the bal.
ance OF other States, annihilate our govern
mcnt. which refufei him office, and rife him
ielf the iole arbiter of 4N Office, and all con-
trout. Such is evidently the tendency of the
numerous publications o which | allude, and
Of which D0sraare as evideatly has been
the central fpring.
To attempt recapitu!aton Of the re.
iterated caiumnies which have been pronu!-
gated in every pofiblc ihapc which heated
and invidioas Imagination could place them.
againit the fi,it Executive of the State, would
be painful in the extreme. The various ar.
tihces OF iuggeition and furmiie-cf tab'icat-
cd interrogatores, deititu,c Of foundation
of fuole and deuGve feinu, and inloent
menaces, have been employed, and again and
again repeated. Every icurrility which the
mott degenerate nature could afford, has been
ieized upon, and hurled with claa;cal dexteri-
ty, TO render his htuation unhappy. for
bear a further inveRisation OF the falites
which have been employed. Thofe uho have
feen the different papers from Providence,
will be enabled TO judge for themirlses ; to
,hoie who have not feen them, it would be
impoiIioe for any one not indned with the
fame temper and the fame feelings, to give
any adequate idea.
Citizens of Rhode Isand, paufe and re-.
Ae6. Examine your hearts, your under
Randing, and your feelings. AK yourieives
whethes you mean to be free, or TO bow be-
meath an accumulated prefure of audaciiy
and uicrpation. Are the laws 10 be pseierv-
ed or trampied under feet by an Egyptian
throng OF ndolent vernin are the authori-
ties 70 be rcfpeGfed and maintained, or are
they to fall devoted facriGce to the enVen-
oned breath OF private aninohty, aud I'M
placablc revenge' Are the departments pro-
vited by our Contituion for the projection
sil'l uClSuSS W bDCi'lSc, but hNNt, ~ WI
property, to be vacated at the viii OF an IN
furiated junto ATE they, when told IN the
language Of the Contribution that theil fer
vices are not required, to qucft,on its autho-
rity, and turn the en- nifty thereby excited up
on thofc who are retained as de'erv.as conf
dence Are the barriers erected By the origI-
nal conpat, to be borne down by a wiltul
perseverance in enormIry and confaGon, en-.
tailed upon iociety by reRlef, faction, be-
caufe their project, havc.io fomc mealure, been
defeated Are few men in Providence, or
Newport, or any other town, by the dint OF
their brains, and the fovereigntv of their
goofe-qaills, to fay who We ihall, or ihall not,
OF ought. or ought not to elect our GJvcrnori :
Is John Do,rance. Of noted memory, by the
metaphy iical iharpned of his pen, and the al
iiaance of his elqlFral adheren,s-with the
indsfatigable labor of his bead, and the re-
lentlefs atrocity of his heart, to be tolerated
in harrailing, through the mcdiom Of a newt
peper, the principal officers Of our govern