Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-12-11

vziions, 20 turn 60 the Connitotons VIC theV
find il prcfcribed (Ar. {. fetf. ~ that every
bill. which ihaIl psis the Houle OF RePssieota-
tives and she Senate, fbaiI. before if become
Iaw, be prefcn,cd TO the Pfsiidcnt Of the United
States. II he a1S,evs. he ibaIl Ggn it but II
not, he lhall return t, with his objections 70
that Hople in which it mall have originated,
who lhali cnier the objections at large on their
Journals. and proceed 10 re conGder D." Hence
|it sppeaa that the Prciident is ipgeitsd with
certain powers, and duties, difin6t rom, and in-
dependent II the Legiiature That he IS erect
ed a, one branch Of the Government and IS
placed aionc, thar his ats may be attended
with more deiitcrsticn. more critical aotion,
and circumfpeelion. IL the fury OF fsction
fhould infrft the mott popular branch, and PET
vert the objects Of its in6nu,ion. by oecsscning
ucafures Incompatible with, and dearotiivc OF
the riehts, ADD liberties OF the Citizen If that
fsetious fury fhoud invade the Senate. though
conairuiionally conhde,ed ss pofeiAng more Ma
blc gravity, and ict,lsd wildom than the Other
branch, and lefs liability 10 be hurried asay
:. at times OF unot,crable Indignation !" ifthey
fhould inbibc the rage OF party zeal. and run
With the torn Still the Contribution, contem-
plated remaining horc--Ihat of the ipipcnGye
yxD inyefcd in the Pie6dent. To him along
was conhied the powt. aud rhe dignity OF 4
dainet department. In him one third part OF
the leg, flatye authority was inycfcd at sny
rate until reconsideration of the other b,auch-
en- had given time tor the tofbolcnce of patton 10
fubnle, & they were sdmoniihed OF rhe tslhneis
of the meafaie proyolcd. To him, therefore, in
fis7,s ef ndiyS4fos, were the eyes & expectations
OF tho peooIe diretied AZ the heet anchor OF their
political iaieiy. Elevated in itoation, dignih-
ed in at,itadr. aud indcpendsnt OF local frowns !;
apart, ard free fsom the vortex of csbal and 10 I
rri.ue, with an ample and correct view OF the
true iatcrclts ct the county, aud IN heart focnd
with laudablc ahseii,n to promote, and prefcrye
them, he ihould aand the 'aft torrefs OF de'curc
10 the hopes aod CONFIDENCE OF his confti,uens.
How miicrsble the fliit, then, 10 hold vpti- abcr-
rafions OF the Legyntars as 40 :" APOLOGY" tor h's
own back iliiags & detection: Thus ssknow-
ledging himfeif 30 be the weather vane OF fac
ton; she mere pointer Of intrigue.
What is hi, oosa:d fya-ri That Of three
branches A fyAem which he has labored over
many drcay page 10 Uphold and defend. On
what ground Bccaufc he Elys they are admira-
bly, calculated to check and baisnce" each
other. Bur where wss the " check. or the
+" ba,sncc" during the time Of his sdminiara-
ton Did not rhe three point the lame way,
and run together the couIie Of ufurpation IL
was then in his power 10 have tsfcd his own
theory bot he wa, not 70 much of 80 modern
epicuran philoiopher." TIE times wcte in
dignant: Different principles werc broaght 10
couA:a. and erivr together I; was rot pru.
dent 20 aet an open ana mansui part, until Il
sas decided which fhoold hnaily prevail. lie
may know by this time, bu, his day isoser.
Mr.. Adlms has even gone 70 Tar as to ~.
| tempt to apologize for certain 90 intautious ex-
pniions." Nov he had dog the hole" fjI
his nobility" before thofc '' times of uauttcr-
able indignation )" that 10, befare he became
| PreGdenr; or elfe one would be inclined 10 iup.
pofe that he inended TO ieclude it. II viii
much more readily admit Of an apology, than
many Others he has furniihed: But he ought to
have particulsrzcd ihoic which he meant &c
| apologize for. to the end that We might kno"
how var they were psrd,nsble and no, to have
taken them IN lump, as Friar would The f'a'
Of penitent. Bot what we're thofc tines
which he mentions in apology for I" incautioa'
expreilions'' Il Iecms they were times OF fer
vid aniiooGty, of " xusf,rrabke Indignation
Common ienie wonla dictate that fuch times re
| qurc the more rasf;ou: And that an unguardcd
petulancc is never more cenfurable bccsufe il i
Thea apt 10 involve The mo.t depricsbie COME
| quences. The cen,incl IS not fcffcrcd 70 A=ep OF
bis pof And the general who would rave. ans
| froih in the field, is not Fl, 10 G. mnard.
| One obfcrvstioo more, aod we di!nifs III
fubicct. MIR. Adams feems difpcfsd to impu,
the f,ilics Of h's conduit TO the terror & sipcris,
| OF the ,imes. On the other hand. we imputc IN
terror OF paa times TO the selI;es Of his conduit
Which 10 the fsircf impu,ationi Agreeably q
the doctrine preached BY the federal Paperspow
a-days, Pfefidcnt of the United S,ftes has th
power Of modelling the timcs, and maxim
thsm what he pleafes. :. qbsjt ithey fsy) az
J,6syfss nsres. by way OF diiparagemeut q
Repub,csnifm, becaufe by the rctorat'on 20
peace in Europe, commercc has. 4, iome mss
furc. bocc retarded. and the bu6ueis conneetc
with it has ilsckencd Of courte fbste- wu
have been dse,f nmes; ard he, IN anf~csini
the ad!yeis, has found isnr with his own image
ns~hm is infinitely worfe, pleaded his ow
mifchiets as Az "apol 'gy" for his itriistson'
aud iapprndcncc. |, fuficc,h to lay, that ssf Z
fbsr stoa nosibs st.y ygand eondsnred.
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