Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-08
Il CaNDfD APPEAL,
TO rur cIrszfKs or rHs vriTED srArRs,
On a, sstefares sf fbs pys)ssf .s<mMy ySraiis1.

TO THr cITSzrKs OF rHEuHiTEp srATRss
On a. A.stefres sy RE prs|s<f .s<mmy ysraisn.
THE political controversy in this country,
i i unparalleled in the hiaory OF the world
governmrnt aRaied by the intrigues Of fac
tiou. who have no Other pse,enes Tor rhe;r con-
dua, than the attempts Of the adminiara,ion TO
ie1en the Taxes OF The People. 10 angular phe-
nomcnon in focicty. This peculiar mode of
creating animufty among the cisizens, 10 re- $
feryed fora wondcsfnl event Of the prefept day
il isa political paradox, and meh excite the sd-
rnirasirjn Of Europe, a. cifcumtsnce OF q Pc
collar nature.
The caiumny daily beAowcd upon the Exc
cnriye aud majority Of the Legi0ature. natu-
rally calls upon the citizens to enquire, Wbsf
sv,l h~vs fbo Ssxs Why are fuch conaaDt
ala.ms excited Why arc the papers 70 ffaught
with kbuie and drtrattion aesibn every man
who sppsap dearous TO fupport the pfeient
governinenti Why isa party calling on the
People 20 rally Why are they urging fepa-
ration of the S,aies. and endeavoring by every
means - deDroy our eo.fSssrs in the ExfeHnoeS :
Wbat eva Lave fbey done 2 Is a qusaion
which aill reeurs. Where is the man Who is
injused By the neafures OF government b the
Mrneb4sf. 7rsdejnar or Farmer injured by the
lstsek u Fases? Even the Sfsek HslGsr has
no reafon 70 complain. as his quarterly demands
are a. punfusl'y diicharsed as when the gov
errment borrowed money az 8 per cent.
lsit pofiblc then that there can be feri-
onsfifpoGtisn in the People. to oppofe the pre-
ient administration II no man 10 injured, who
is TO bsein the oppo6rion IL no citizen is ag-
arieved, Who is to rife in arms. and under what
Aandard are we to rally An army in the field,
with al their military appasa,us, IN oppohtion
10 government which is rsl<ving fbsm fran
qaxer, muR be as ridiculous a. the vagarivs Of
Don Quixotte. 1t 10 poilble, however. that
fome Ks1bs-ErYasi may, contemplate fuch, a
whimGcsl crufade, and fcmc Sancho Pancha
Rand ready 20 attend him in his entctprizc /,
hui the good ienfe Of the People NUT ever hold
PreGdcnt JIrrEksos. fince his inaueura-
tion into ofRce. has By fyRem OF Eeossss,, fav-
Cd the United States upwards Of fbrys miiiisss 81
dsi2Srt and yet. ftfange to relate; has been q
bufed in the mott Outrageous manner, for tho
very neafdrct which efeArd II Ineead oi
which had he~ads al addition Of this fum to
the <,pences u tbs Ish Standardization, his pre-
fens clumniatofs would have been his warfnee
advocfss, for ii nauft be remembered, thar his
opponnts arc Of the t" feet," Who hold the doc
trrine hat Psbl3 Dtbt i, q IsSie 5ls@Tsk Z"
confidently. every dollar expended is pledge
Of thsbis9Ers, and every ihillins fsvrd IS the
forebding of aafisSaf eayt. 1.-THE Prcfders
inRea OF repeating oor Internal Taxes. had
,sugmIted taem-inRead of diicharging 4 nu-
nero, body of uielefs officers, had increaicd
them inRead Of paying .he Stockholdcn with
thedies atifng from 1mpoa only had reqpeA-
ed Ian Of Millions, at 8 or 10 per cent inte-
reAsF he Had done thefe things, the Federal
pape~ould have been croudcd with congra,u-
i iatiol on our national PROPERTY addreGcs
woulhsvc covered the PreGdsntial table, and
In sitrobability we Mould have been called
on tuvive the Corkd<t, n the emblem of our
attac,ent 70 his administration.
il, alss, il happens unfortunately for this
clsfs gentry, that Mr.. Jefehon expiodes the
!. icntint that |" public debt isa public bleG-
!. ins'te DOES not with to place the hzppipefs
\ ofhountsy on this foundation this "~s-
lsssbiislsth," he difowns 4; he. ,Rudies. the
/. gene welfare ofbis, fellow -citisens, snd s not
:, deGs TO heap bIefIings on one claf Of men, BY
= esofevsyr cfbsS rpib faTU.s ~
: o lis, fIlow-citizeps, ,M, tx. wi .wk,fs be
4 bes1x--he has leaened the burden from the
faous Of his conaiiuenis, and has pledged
: him that ke will purfoe Ibis linz, of conduct
!; 20 extineuihment Of the, Poblic Debt
There his crimes, and sbeie arc the Ems Of
=. the rnt sdminiaration any man Is i.jsr-
q = 81, ,im fpeak.
= = IRE, metkink,, bear number Of men
! exc. BE- kM xySed ne sI sf s6ses. Alas.
z eeneu, your cafe may be deplorable as TO
- !, yourticuIaf private intcIea but,you mua
!. conyoulfelyes, that this PfeGdentis not 10
" "a partial, bot BY sssyaf lass. II you
hswd the good fortune for many years to
liveoor Offices, il does not follow, that you
: iho;oa,iuue In them, II the exigenses Of the
of cou do not require il. II may be very
y prships for you, to receive an spnusl COM
penn sfiGne from the public Tsse', bot x
al wos . efisyoos thing 70 thofs who fy
st,your iesvices are no longer oeeded. II
for VOC enjoyed ihsfe b'eainss fov numbsr
q paA, you ought rsshsr to consrs,olsts
n. voes that Won have been 70 far benehtied,