Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-09-18

"lt certainly ought 10 be the with of every
good man To exclude, az much as poiIiole, from
all political difcufiim, perfonal 1snder. or the
indulgence of private malice. No caufe howev-
er good. ever can juftify thefc means OF fupport.
No good caufe ever can require them. We agree
that 10 fhe characters of men 10 Office, or thofe
who are candidates for Office, conGderabIe lat.
itude mutt be allowed, or the pubic would re-
main uninformcd, and the liberty of the prcis,
20 certain degree, be fhackTed. But when a
preis IS 10 degraded, as that abandoning all de-
cent and temperate diicugion Of public men and
mesfurcs, il attacks with infolent abuie and
hsmelei, ribaldry, individuals Of the beR private
character. unconccrncd with public life, and an
ambitions OF office, II is tine il mould be mark
ed by the feoin and indignation OF every honeA
man in the community.
How much woric is il, when iu defiance
Of every maxim of civility, and 10 violation of
every duty of nofptality, it attacks aranger,
inroecm ef any ef;nce ts7vards any party among
AZ. naeornrt7sd -Vab on, psiife,, rsf srlv xa1UK-
Ing 6y ary gb'eism Mte,feyencs 10 mezy eenjrrs,
bit evsn /ol,enom BY a tOf0i jordea,ant 10 SVOi4
o6/syvafi2x.
"1'he offence Is certainly magnifrd. when
this Ararger happens to be character highly re-
fpetted by all parties. of confpicuous ftuation,
ct acknowledged talents, OF manners unufusly
elegant, and who tho frank in the syowal, and
reiolnte in the maintenance of his political ien-
timer's, is OF deponment towards all men,
confehcdly polite, and uniformly courteous and
conciliatory. Ii is obvious, that ,hefe remarks
apply to fcveral paragraphs in the lsa 'Republi.
can, and particularly to thoie in which an at
tempt has been made to zbule and calumniate
JoHN RurLrDcR, Efq. OF South Carolina
ihcie remarks. at once frivolous and mag ~ nt.
appear 70 have been inaigated by the idea, that
Mr.. Rutlcdge is the author Of certain compoG-
tions that have appeared in this paper. Mr..
Kutedge, Is not the author. I4vsrk 10 any
iasyfeyeaes in The eaxcerns of a fsn. Of qob,eb he
is not eiiSss, he has not lent the aid OF his ral.
ents to this paer. Al iubfcribcr we 70 far
| acknowledge him its patron, and as Repubii-
| can, Fedefaliit. we hope for his appreciation of
its fentirents. But as writer, he has no con-
cern with this paper, no concert OF intimacy
with thofe who do write Tor il. Yet the lcrib.
blers Of the Republican, to whom fufpicions are
proofs, iodulge in IN, fuppoGtion that affords
opportunity tor the diiuiion OF ilsndcr, and i'm
| aginc Mr.. Rutledge to be the writer, merely for
| the fake OF treating him with virnlencc and in
dccency. IL Is not our intention in fuegcaing
thelc remarks, To commit the fault ouricves, we
| feprobatc in Others. We deal not in indifcrim-
inate cenfurc. We know that the reflections on
Mr.. Rutlcdge, arc con6depcd by many Of the de.
mocrau, as onmanly and unjuR. There are
fomc among them, who have not loR in party
raocour, all fenie Of propriety and good man
aep; we have heard them lament this snnecef.
lary and indefeuGble brqch Of hQfpiuliy.-
There are Others. who in ihe fury Of their poll
tics are ill cunniogly obffrvani OF the craft and
policy OF their tett and regret the publication,
only becaoie they find il has injured inasad Of
bsne6ling them; becaufe inaead of procuring
favor i has excited diigaa. expofed the bais-
NETS OF their mcd'. and at once exhibited their
rage and their impotence"