Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-03-20

TO il, was highly beneficial. in ilvering aiunder
tho Limitations and reitrttions OF power. That
the republicanIin IL ircnred, meant ssy thing
OF nothing. !, gave him therefore great plea
iure at this time 10 obey the injsnetions of gea-
tlemen 10 'allyiog round the contribution ss the
ark OF cur political faic,y. and of interpreting
IL by the plain and obvious meaning and letter
4 OF the fpecihcd powers. ts
But, he faid, as it il wn always the unfor-
tunate deitiny OF theic gentiemen ~ be upon ex-
tremess they have now cot round to the oppo-
ite extreme point of the political compsfs. and
even beyond il. For, he faid, they no, only tie
down all contribution TO the letter OF the ioaIu-
mcnt, but they tell Us, that they fee, and call
upon Us ALTO to Zee written therein. in large cap
ital characters, +" the indefinite independence of
Judges which, to the extent they carry the
meaning of the tesm, is neither TO be found in
the lctier or ipiris OF tia, intruncnt, or in any
other political ehabiihment, he believed, under
the fun. MIR. Giles faid, he sejoiccd that this
fubjeet was now % be difcuiFed he thought
the criis pecuiarly auipicious for the diicuitop.
he iaid the European world, with which the
United States have the m5a ,elsiions, is ROW
tranquihzed. The Tremendous fcrnes Of blood
& revelation. which had agita,ed that portion of
the globe. had at !cng;h iubhded into profound
peace; and had LETT mankind, in Glent amaze
ment, 10 retroipe0 the wonderful events which
were paaed and ne hoped, with calm delbers-
ticn 70 improve the leiions they had furrilhed
for the benefit Of mankind in time to come.
The intercas and ly mpathies, which the people
OF the United States felt in theie events, no
longer turn their attention from their own inter-
nal concerns; Arguments OF ths highcf conf
,he lhrrtv as the ,l;yrn, M lorse, or ,he
ihort reolv F,r,ch r,,I;,,n,i Iscoh;n,i Dir
oro.n;zer. And ,,,h,,ob IN. s.o,leman fror,
No,,h. C,rol;o, (ces' or ,h;Ok, =. Zee, ,he de-
n..a:.s 49,. ,,onr,s;r ,h. ,h;,l.;nJ .rd Al.
rsa ~. 6o,m les him Ne conG,lea bv ,he in.
c.s-...;ar :" ,h., III ,,sS, ON, ,yao,. ~. .,-
n...,..ad a.. d,aolyea ;,,o ,h;r ar" Y..
TX, JEv ,hr;s. ,r,.;e.I delufon. are now v.o;fbsa'
and have ieft the American people and their
soooref. In their real ne rfon, and original Amer.
;can eharaSlcrs. engaged in the tranfastion of
nme,;c.n concerns.
IJ,on taking a view Of our internal fitua.
ion he ob{e,ved' al,bo' marty race nav nor
he done avay il NAV be hid. il, h,pbef parox.
;6r !. naa. And a,tho' the ueo,iemsn t,om
Nsw. .Yo,k. fMr. r. Morsis) vsllerday obieyy.
"A ,h,, the Prs6dent had cornmeuceda fyaem
Of oer{ecution /; 60 iqnoran, nc faid, he wa, of
the ex;Neucc Of fuch a fyasn, that he could no,
conceive TO wha, the gentleman alluded. = IL il
fome time. Mr.. Chairman, fince membcr Of
,h;, Houfe. and fundry printers Throughout the
United s,ste,. have been ame,csd sod imprifon.
ed TO sppesfe the vengeance of an unconaitu-
,;onal edition se. merely for pubKlhinr their
own lentin,epts, which happened TO be uapaia-
table 20 the then exiting aaminifisstion IL is
iome time. Sir, fncc We have fcen Judges who
ought to have been independent, converted into
political partizans, and like executive miiiona-
,ie, prououncine political harangues throughout
the United Staiss IL is fome time. Sir. fnce
we have feen the jealous Judge. ftoop from the
bench to look out for more Victims for Judicial
vengeance Il is fome time fince NC have ices
the fame judicial inpetaofity drive from the
bar. the moa reipee,abie council, who humane
" propoied to iniefpofs between friendlefs and
unprotected man, and the judicial vengeance to
which he was doomed It 10 fome time. Sir,
fincc we have fsen the fame judicial zeal extend :
ing the proyiion. OF the iedition act. by difco-
veIing that it had juriidieion of the lex non