Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-02-20

II viii appear more hrspge 10 his conaitnenis.
Five years have been 10 Congreis with that
gsntle,nan---he was uniformly 10 the maj j,risy
all thinga were in the power Of the majority.
every fuhjett bent 90 their wiihs. Duling that
well recoletted i've years, il Vas completely ~
The power OF thai gentleman 70 have taken of
ih,le dutins decided m.jasitics ruled beth
Houies OF Congrcis, YET The attempt WAS Dos
made. Ii is this thar appears arrange TO me, II
the duty on iusM and coffee Is 70 oppIeihve
nhw. il truly wa equally 10 then. But how
Walt the couiiisurnts al the hon. esntleman feel
ihii attempt trua they viii underRand 1t a.
they ought, and Gay 10 him. FIVE years you. AL
I'd Win majority, then you had power 70
relieve 10, you ncveT once attempted Il yop
have nov loit tha, power. are now ia the mino-
r,iy, aud can ordy now talk about what ycn
ought to have done years ago. Thatgeatlemaa
fays, are they tmeaning his peope) |" doomed 70
bear ihcic burlhens i'' ak test gentlcsnAlss
~holaid on shrfa ounheus on his people Hs
will NOT FAY il was the mnorisyi it was the ma
joriiy, ot which he was onc, that laid thule
bnrthens, or 'tis the work OF hs own hand.,;
hasing ls.d them on. and continued them tlr
yean. while they yet had power. a. foon ss ther
power ceaics they call tor rcIlct from ,hoie OF
preilors. as be calls them. which were vftheir
own creating and who, do they ak this rslief
from From the ahuied and infulicd minority.
The humble mover OF the Iciolufinn lMr. Rat
icdge) talked about the poor and about riding
cariisges. told os the rich rode in Ra,ey form
ia <ktIiAges, the p,or did not VIC all. know
this bur we know aio that ifthc carriage tax
il continued we muA continue thoie sxciic cfh-
GERS, and their Zee, hf collecting will amonnt o.
more than the TAX. We viii therefore, 10 yet I'D
OF the officers. get rid Of the laa slfo. But how
il il thss thole gentlemen have 70 much tympa-
thy fof the poor now Has the lois offowrr
brought them 20 confdcr their iitus,iou 'fn
the FRA time have heard them fpesk 70 feel
ingly rejoice q the proipett Of their returning
humanity This mode Of fpeaking now poriucd
BY thois gentlemen ID intended 10 catch the pcp-
ulsr ear, but the people Of Amssica arc TOO well
informed 20 be impoGcd on by appearances ct
this tort they se Applied that the tcinicr
msisvi,y have, daring their power. greatly in-
creaicd the public debt. BY loans a. s per tcnl
they know ALTO thoie dcbu are 10 be paid the
government without taxes or duties cannot do
this let US then take thofc taxes ieaR odiolrs
in their operation, sod lcaa txpeoGvc ia their
mode Of collection. The gentleman from Con-
neeiicut mt. Dana) fays," this is fubj,d Of
uUdU%S sOoub WttN~h W e~Hbh ~ 49, 80
Tor this caufe cannot agree with him. The
report OF the Secretary Of the Tnafory now be-
fore us is predicstcd on the pssicns duties. We
are told by him the national iebr can be paid IN
t7years but this opinion 10 formed on the fup-
potion that no alterations W VI take place in the
financial fyiacm Of the United States, except
thofe alluded oby thc Pfciidcnt 10 his commn-
nication 10 Congrcfs. II then VIC break IN on
thoic regulations, We will derange thoic calcula-
tioos aud Ian the rik Of throwing the Adminif-
ration into embafraGment, by cutting off the
revenue ai6ng on certain articles. II we att
up to to the opinions Of the executive depart
nent, and an error foilows, the refponhbiity
rrits with them If We carry oar heads on their
calculations, and mitchell follow, we arc rei-
poniiblc 10 the public.t The gentleman from
Connecticut Mr.. d. isys the fare Of the pa
tion is ditfcscns nov TO what it was lev iriions
hack true, bu,docs this favor his aIgpmenuf
We then had, 10 fAy the moi, quarrel With
nation al war with almoh all her ne;shbon. un-
able 10 any manner TO hurt Us exccpt In our
commerce then thofc gentle nen thought every
fost Of tsx proper. How Aaods the nstioa
now : Actually at war with one of the Bsrbary
powers. To quarrel with one nation we mut
dsss from our people the Lar faflhing to
wage war againG another. nothing 10 10 Of aiksd
for. tf.a
The eentIemas complains of delay: Did
they not rife levsraI fimes 70 fpeak, alter their
propohton. aud complaia thar their ngpmenss
were not rcfumed After having provoked de-
bate they complain Of delay. Hope this day's
experience will reach Us how to meet propofi-
tioas that conc from shoic gentlemen and TO
free ouriciycs from embMssnment, we ought 10
negative them Iet the gentlemen fPesk, tits
BsGlts ibn sIjsd,e~. sretfy ss~aIJ
gysne s,yf, TIE COMMITTEE ef Wyi y M1aas
bevs nSs,ssd Q k,H. ~ Ssbie6 Jevfs maiYism h,Ss