Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1801-12-19

the exchanges, and, like morkics 10 The woods
their teeth arc al Ways conlpicuous. So pungent
is their animoGty that like mad cats. they could
cat FIRE without fseiingir, or bite off rhe head
of a tweoty-penny nail.--1 hns Aa'ioned
loaded, and prirned, every one that Paaes mua
give the eossterEga. OF iuftain, whole broad
fide of federal larcafm. Should he happen
20 furvive the broad Gde, and in a fhatefed
condition ithat is to FAY, 70 far as federal bull
lets can ll,stteI) attempt 10 make off without
waving bis colours fcouts are difpatched
with permits TO nut him off. plumber. fuls,
and dcfroy him. Who, in the name fcom-
mon fenic, would think Of "inyitinR" thefe
folks 80 10 b<llps"! Their filth q )fxed !:
They "bclieye' in Poa,iu; P.lans, the traitor
of heaven. and carth: They " believe ia
rcGfing thc DEGREES Of political. moral, and
religious definy: They =" believe" IN ipirit
Gmilar to that which aaoated the chief of
fallen angels, and impelled him to "defy
Omnipotencc to arms :" They g" believe"
THAT a ftrcnuous perfcverence in iniquity, and
cnormity, viii ultimately sxIinguiih the lamp
of truth, and involve the world in darkness,
and bondage and that as lords paramount,
and abfoluie they may yet walk upon the
fhoul1ers of meu! Ii might as well be ex-
peeled TO arrea the progreis Of the Potomack,
or TO difpel the ihades Of night, as to offer
them icntiment lin any wife indicating re-
pugnancc TO thofc which they have already
braced TO the lae cxtremity,) in the hope OF
working a conviction in their hearts. or
contrition in their feelings. How ablard
would it be, thea, to fuppofe thar the reiola-
,ions were intended to draw the lin" in
order 20 anticipate the verditt of jury.
which is TO lct 10 Providence, furrounded,
and oyerrun by the whole polly Of ariaocracy.
The idea is az irrational as 1t would be 10 add
fuel 10 mitigate fame. For every thing
which has the remotef tendency, or mott dill
tant implication ofintcrcepting their projects,
has been found by repeated experiment, TO en-
lven, aud expand their zeal, and 10 the pre-
fent inasnce 10 excite deipciation border.
ing on fana,icifm. rt3
We night 60 through confederation
Of the other branches Of the Aenographcr's
exploitation but il would, Indeed, be
tedious. as il could only ierve to illuitrate
his inhgnihcance, and the obiiquity OF his de-
6gns, which are already bu, too paspable. 1t
is clear TO demonfration, that, altho at hrt
glance, they iecm to wear femblance OF
propricty, and ruth. and TO extend them.
ielves thto' an ample circuit OF comprcheh-
fon yet upon the lcaa invcRigation, they
are found bleak add barren az the heath, and
10 terminate in rhe hrne lngc point, which
is the low cunning, and ihailow anifice Of the
itcnogrsphcr. II is maniteft that the rcfolu-
iions were eeeted upon large, and liberal
BATS ;--that, apart from every private, and
perfonal confederation, they breath an ennO-
bled fpirit Of general harmony /; that they
were faggcacd by comprehensive, and ac-
curate view, of the complicated efforts which
have been made. by inAimatory jacobins, to
create difuubancc, confuiion and diimay. and
10 involve in difficulty every mcaiurc OF
government; thar they were intended as
faithful. and aufpicious light TO comfort. and
encourage the defPonding, who amid the
clouds OF duff. aud fmoke which bal been
sIied, aud the impetucus flight ofdarts and
arrows, were almoa ready TO cxc!aim 'vexa-
tion. and vanity" and TO abandon the cauie
Of human nature that as mild corrective,
they were dcvifod to feparatc and remove
from the political fy fem, ,thofe guilty humours
ofcnvy, malice, and opprellion, by which II
had 70 long been lacera,ed. and ravaeed;-
and, finally to Icltore, as far a. poGible, the
accuaomed tone of health, vigour. vivacity
and freedom. A SPECTATOR. >