Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-07-17
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Saturday, .Ily II, 1902.

10 hos Wikuout lbiuC reluctance tn1f We
are obliged 10 notice the continual mif,epsefea-
tations which are palmed apos the pubIic ,hro'
the fource OF the federal fpsper in this town.
Ever with'ng as lar as po6ibe q avoid editorial
contefts & ssacstions. from which no good con-
monty accfnes, we have forbore noticing many
OF their ahsrtions, which we'e both untrue snd
nefarious i--uot ihaanding. as il is made part
OF our duty. we ihall not ihrink from the taGk.
The piece we allude 10. appeared under the New
port head in the Mercury of The 9Th infant. -
While we can hardly command our rilible pow
ers from burtiing forth at the production, and
cannot eali'y determine whethes il merits ieri.
Gus rcfotatina--ye think we can recognize an
other. not the Edi,ors. as the author Of il.
The writer appears 10 his i-a fe,,ins ou,
10 be II tar at ennity with Virgins, that he is
carried 70 extreme lenghs, and comparing the
people OF thefc New Englsnd States, with ,hofe
OF thar State, is led. we could hope, into mad.
ver'ent errors. As he is inclned TO think
man may lin his elegant lanaasgc) 'sect drunk
for fes cents" in thar S,are-and as thar GEN.
tleman might poili,ly have knox whether there
was any ma.erial difference IN the espeace ot get
ting INTOXICATED in different States, wc are fur
prized he ihoald nst he accurate in this mott
material part of his aa,ement. Another error
of bis. that little or nothing but uh Ky is drank
IN that State. and vice verta, little or nothing
but bohsa tea IN this. Ii that writer had not
employed quite 70 much Of his time in harloling
with thoie which plsinly msnif:H the extreme
dehcacy Of his choice, with thoicN whole vifasc
are. 1t poiIbe as black as his intentions, 10 the
excluhon of domefic endcarneuu--he might
have known that tea is drank in all the States
and thar the tax is NOT grievous: He might have
kn,wn that none OF the taxes he 70 much COM
plains OF ~erc imrofcd. and only very few arc
retained by the prefent administration. Even
admitting that thcfc taxes are paid by par,icu-
Jar clais OF people, fill the coniuners. who are
NOT the poor as he would make Us believe, have
ultimately to paw il: And il that "Reniirman"
will isfer hinielf 10 reAeef moment on the de-
pcudence tire different ciaGss have. the orc upon
the other. he NUT be convinced IL he is not In
convincible) that il 10 hardly poiIbie TO sffeel
one claf'. wi,hcu sff.ctins the Others.
II we ma, draw any 'aierence from the in
coherent expregions which the writer ufes, We
fhould fuppof. ,hs, he is Duplicated with ,hc re-
pealing Of the internal ssxes. Every on. knows
that an houfe tag was always oppleiliye, aod
ours particularly 70, becaoe the actual ,xpencc
OF II, neary emerged the whole amount. The
tax on LICENCES was unequal. The duties on
veilom, parchment, and paper, were truly OBJ
noxious. and every Effort was made 70 evade
them. He ought not therefore be 70 far pro-
voked, bccau!e the "places which have known
him, ihall know him no more." as 10 fport wan
tonly with facts. Hus according to our coaoms,
which after his enconiuns, he cannot dllke,
we can anfwcr few Of his pTctesded facts, with
different kind of fstls. That I" genflsnau"
maa poacis very poor memory, il he has for
gotten, when perfcos held two Offices. and had
two fslarcs under the general government -
Wi,neis, when Mr.. Jay, who va, then Chief
Jsificc OF tho Uaiied States, & az the fame time
appointed Miniaer PIenipotentlary to the Court
of G. Britain. Wi,nef,, When Mr.. Elifworth,
who was then Chief Juaics. vas appointed one
OF the Minifsen Psnipoten,iary 70 The Court Of
France. Witncis alio, when ] 'hn Quincy Ad-
ans. fhe darling fon Of Psci.dens Aoams. was
Mininer At Berlin. and ALTO had lucrative ap-
pointment TO Sweden--wirh many other inaan-
ces. And nov foflooth, bccaofc the people have
RATED the Republicans 10 Office, land the fises
nut be filed With fomsbodr) hue and cry IS
rarsd, and federal clamor talks abroad at noon
day. Bccaufr Judiciary. an cxpcpIvc, need
lefs Judiciary, pslso in the laa midnight frantic
moments of a former admi,ia rativn, and hav-
ing no other ohjcet in view, fave federal rally
lng point. aad to give fnug births TO slmot
feore OF thorough going feds, was repealed, all
is gone all 10 ioa The Contribution is viola.
ted. yes, violated And il we acre to FIX on the
perfon bef acquainted With violation, ia every
fensc Of the word. we hauId fp-sk TO this de-
claimer IN fcripore dittiop, /" fbes arr fbs ~as.
In the language of. that {" gentleman
Fire times five times for ariif Jcratical fcder.
Alifts,i" the reign Of Mr.. Adams; bur bad ,imes
indeed, when the administration OF Mr.. Jefef-
ION commented. F;sc times, whcn they had the
rule and government over us; bot bad times,
When hey mutt be governed. Fire TINES, when
they could ponifh " fhe fsinih multitude" for
fedition bot bad times when m. people thought.
fpoke. ard acted freely. Fine times, and eqoal
taxes, when se were 10 p,wef. bot bad ii res.
enormous times, shen we csa DO no,h,ne bur
fad !soIt with the wo X our own hands have
msde.-Fine tines when e :ral flste nave ro,e
;hso proportion ~ votes. hnl ,zd times he,
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