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

of every worthy honclt, and intcrciting
quality, for which the People Of thst Coun-
try are generally diainguifhed. He has, for
a courfc of year,, been an iphsbitant of the
| town of Providence, in this fate, here, By
the fupcr-cxccllcncc Of his wits, he has been
| enabled 70 annals confiderabc property.
He has always moved in the tsiuieal fphcre,
and was early initiated in the miGeries Of the
Hamiltonian iyiicm, from whence il is pro.
bable he derived great many "calm lights"
aud agreeable convictions. AT the time when
the Republican, in the United States. we're
about TO make a fsud sgaina the proving
aggrefiops Of fadion, which had aGun,ed
the fyle of fsA,aiJm, and, under tba, garb,
were carrying On a predatory warfare, upon
the interea, rights, and immCritics Of man
kind, this Doryaaee was diaingUiihcd for his
activity, and zeal. His conduct cviDced
thar he had much to fear from tie change
which threatened him. both as Tefpc6tcd his
fwayin politics, & the means o! adding to his
pccuniary acqaiitions. Hc accordingly be-
came dcfperate. With an invidious, and
vengeful eye, he viewed every hade of
opinion, which was not Dir ozvn." If faint
whi(per of diasnt;on from tholc ty ranical
opinions. moved within the circle of bis pow
cr, or was heard fghing with anxious alarm,
along 'he borders of focie,y, bh will darted
like dreams of lightning, to extinguifh 10
blaze. or confume the unprotected victim from
Whole fears it aroic. Like the champion of
Gath. his language, was, /" byisg him INTO me.
and 4 4OiW giUe bis J9t/@ into tbe tspuA Of ibe
air, and INTO The b.eds Of The feld"
Thus originally endowed of all the u,of
hcrn,' rigid, and inveterate properties of ma
ture trained up amid the arts of COLLATION.,
and nourifh-d by fyhem OF public. and pri-
vatc pelf, it is rational TO fuppofe. that the
entire netiM which ihofc arts have met with
in the recent turn of times, would enhance
his audacity, aod itimulate his revenge. Too
far advanced, and too we'll known to avail
himfelf Of reformation. his only alternative
was 10 " cone oKf 6sidJ:" And ifby the scr-
ror of his afpeet, or the force of his ferocity.
he could hock and retacd the change Of fenti
ment which is rapidly fpreading through the
continent, he vainly preinmed that his afcend
cncy might yet be acknowledged, and himfelf
remain in proud poGeaion of authority. Jut
before the laft election, he conjured up pre-
text TO attack the Governor. and like rude
mOr'aoJasr ruined upon the public, bust-end-
foremoH. With as much juaicc, aud for the
fame caufe rnight he have made the fame az
tack upon many others Of his town. Tie
very charges which he has made againR tsc
Governor. which compile the conju,ei pre-
text of his n0r'-qcsaer, were whiircred in
different circles for mouths, and mcnths ne
fore. That the vipdication of his chasa6c:
made 90 particle of The Objed OF his pub!ica.
ton, is nsnisea from innumeIabse Circrn.
aaoces. He is one of that hardened race
who are no way concerned about cnar'eer.
Give him but title 10 fubtilty, and craft.
which, indeed, he is every way calculated 10
iecurc, and he covets no more. With that.
and an inexhauitble aock of a0urancc, he
expects, like Jupiter with his thundcrbolt',to
level at blow, the oppoii;c f,aem, and to
trarnple it under his feet. He knew that
the report was founded that it had arilrn
from circumstances which had created, and
confirmed a fuipicior, and was extended by
that principle Of the human mind. which i'm
pels il to fpeak (though cau;iouny) ofwhat
70 materially concerns it, as the ioviolabie
fanetity of the grave. Bot amid his IN
fstbomab1e refources. thi1nRas fagseaed by
his rgenuity, as means enfarr political
project. Thus while he appeals TO the heart.
aud Affects to bewail an injury done to his
character, he fsizes political opponent. and
makes a iellonious a,temp, ar his d-arrttion,
ard through hin the liberties OF thoufspds.
Amuling, MS it were, with one hand, she at
teotion OF 'he public, he sifsiis ks mott in
portan, in'eysa, at an unguardcd point. with
the other. If a redemption of charseter was
his only Object, why could he not have been
fatished with temperate difavowal Of the
fact, or even with common icurrility Why
need he have ranfscked every region Of lis
cnvenomed fancy, for terms Of uncommon
mslisni'ys Why need he have put his livid,
and fulphurious foul upon shc rack, TO con.
ned them in rrodigioos phraies of perfea
and iafernal hatred. Why, when about to
appear before the public, could he NOT re-
pre!s, for moment, that food of gall, and
bittcrneis The rcafon 10 obvions. He har-
h,.a1 (>,te ,oosra ~sr,o.,, rv.r 90 ols. -vk.~k