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

iDtuited people. But trc public Iighrs are
not to be bafa.d, or trihcd With. They are
as facred in the hands of Rspablicsn., as
they were formerly in thoie of fedefal;;l,.
And he who in the purfair of private reveoge,
doth wansonly lrefpafs upon them, mel L ex-
pect TO be admonifhed of il in manner
adapted to his aggrciiion. To fiUn eqei'y,
he mua do equity.
Suppoie for the fake of argumcnt ,ha,
Mr.. Dorrance had real ground of action
Though if be bad, il is great par, o: won.
der that he did NOT think of i, foonet, a. he
is commonly quick witted on ihe!e occa!, ons
fond of the law, and mcxey, &c. and Et,een
bnndred d0lla,s would have been yerv
clever thing for him. even as a price for his
charatte' y fupI ofe he had great confidence
in final iuccei. fill it is contended thar the
reiolutions would have no operation TO tho
injury of his cauie. Ii is true it might, by
remote poiibility, dampcn bis ardour land
thar of his CO. -adjutors) for making sxs,sG.
&c. out and abroad beforehand yet every
one knows that when it comes on TO trial. ie
is to be determined, under LIE folemniry of
an oath, according to law, and the epidtrce
addxetd. Shonld it be determined eartrary
10 fuch evidencc, il is ouly ncceHsry 10 make
il manifeft to the Court, and new trial will
he obtained Of courfe. Though il as in
geniouay obierved by quondam Jadee."
that the re(olutions might he made uic OF in
the argument of Council it wa, replied, il
is preiumed to his full faiisiattion, that no
Court, which knew its duty, would all w il.
From thefe obiervations il appears, thar in
order 10 inveit their objections with the
force which they ieem deGrous TO attach TO
them. they are reduced to the nccellity Of
iayng, in the hrft place, that the frcemen of
the county Of Providence are fubjed to IL
luton lforafmuch as they are not 70 he fup-
poied capable Of distinguishing betweea what
relates TO ts6Aie faii5, and what TO private
right {; and, in tine next place, thar she courts
Of that county are partially attached 20 ntx.
and will yield their opinions TO the tide cf
party. Thus they are reduced to /adex-
trem:ty; for, even in this view, their areu.
nents rnuf fail them. Setting afdc :hc
" r.lpeafal b,nage, and bomegf Of ,s5els''
which ioch fappodtion NUT extend to
fquire Dorrance let it be taken for granted
that the refolutions. are calculated " 10 drazo
fbr line" between the differeo, political prin-
ciplcs, which are contending tor the afcen-
dehcy, and that the protectors on one Gde viii
adhere to them, AZ their adopted banner,
with all the frietnefs Of military de!ciplinc.
This, however, is mere hypothesis, and il is
prefuned, very far from a reality. Expc-
riepce has taught, that republicans have no
other principle of union than that which
arifes from the natural fympa,hy of original
fentimcnt. To decide uPon queitiop, they
do not enquire whence il aroie, or qpbe frh
dcviied it they do not fuay its relations to
immediate infereR. and what they are PER.
./ouAiy TO profit by the refult /; they do not
look abroad among men, to fec how fbey
Rand affected, and how the current is likely
to fer: No; all thefe federal accomplish
mcnts, they are itrangers to. But they have
a more fuse, and iniallible index, in the IN
err;ng dictates Of their conicisnces, and their
feelings. By this, as their anchor ground,
they have withAood bluaering tempcf OF
perfecu'ion, till az length the ftcrH, is pzfed.
and they arc enabled to unfurl their fails, on
promited voyage TO fasety and enjoyment.
On the Other hand, the fsdcraiias II on all
occafions, have ihes themielvc, mere knot,
ucvcn with iatcrutablc complication. Their
faith is the fnbfsnce of things which only
they arc entitled to hope for, and the evil
dcnce Of things which their orgars are ex-
cluiively calculated to difcern. Gregarious,
intuitive. and en,erprihng. they are band
OF brothers. Gmilar to the fraternity ct the
bar, firmly cemented by the moa endearing
ties Of interra and right or wrong, will
Jaard BY each efker--becaufe their scuteueis
has iniirueacd them in The maxim, that unit
cd they pofibiy may aand, hut divided they
certainly mutt fall With thclc .delineations
Of the different parties, which il is believed
will be generally acknowledged as corrsa, We
proceed TO analyze the fobaance ef the OBJ
jeetion. A SPECTATOR.
ITO Be Continued.
Judge Biekxai.