Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-01-23

Fnm fLe BosroS TRLrcRArHRs
Ma. LILLE,
DEING in State ftree, iuif after that infa
ID nous Addrels came from the Centinel Of
fce, there over heard conveslarion between
Major Ben, Stephen the Wizard, Ebcn the
Great. Copper Bottom. and Lord Mattrafs--
Says the Major to the Wizard, Alas, Sir, fear
IN the sddrcis of my boys. we have over fhot the
mark for l6nd, to my grca, forrow, that many
moderate Federahas do not approve of IL, and
have already threatened to drop my paper, al
tho il contains the ientimen,s Of my heart tor
you know our main object is. to bring the pse-
<enr Administration into contempt---l hnd
have gone too far, and am like 70 plusc oqr
cauie more than help is l therefore s<ho't the
mott prudent meainle could take, was to deny
rhe faet, and throw the blame on my boy
Wizard alas. Major. this Is the mott trying
tine we have been brought to yer, altho' the
addfefs ia acne roo !cvefc for me, how to fatisfy
all our party With it, know not / agree with
you that our main object is TO bring the preient
Naturalization into contempt, and hold up to
the public that all they DO is wrong, tho we
may think they are right; but your denyisg
feeling the addrefs unril the day after it was
printed. will be hard to make the public believe.
for you know thar il is as common for the Edi-
tor to read the proof fheet Of an addreis, as il
is of the paper, and if he does not. he is much
20 blame befdes, if any one fhould be foolifh
enough 10 believe it, they will naturally fay,
how came the boy by thefe principles would
he dare to print fuch thing in his matters
office and circulate it among his cuAomels,
without his matters content i-Belides, thefc
Esgle.ey'd Rebublcans will hold you up in
fenfe
which has been the boat of our party, and by
which many Republicans have iuffered, you
muA be anfwerable for all that comes from your
broke out in his ufual Rrain of cloquence, and
declared The addreis fuiled him better thar any
thing that had ever been publiihed hnce the
d-d Jacobins had got the reigns of govern
ment I; for look upon il to be as complete a
death Souud to Tom Jefferion as harpoon
would be in the bowels of a whale--Here
Eben was going to ana,hematifc the PreijeOt,
when Copper Bottom broke out in violent
manner, laying, DIN you RuG-ll, can CON-
pare you TO nothing but COW that gave good
pail Of milk, and then kicked il over. for took
more fatistaetion in reading that addrefs than
any thing that ever came from your Office, bot
your denying knowing any thing about it, has
Toined the whole, and for my own part believe
you fb and what do you think the Jacobins
will think of you !--Bat to come more TO the
\ poit-RuHeI, what kind OF boy have you
got tha, would dare to have fuch thing as
thar printed. and even have the imPudence to
afix the Free Mafons' Coat Of Arms TO il, and
diaribute them among your cuRomers, and not
confur you in the buinefs l think you have
made bad matter worie, and cannot be de-
pended ON 70 much as DR.. Morfe, for whea he
told lib about the murder Of the crew OF the
nip Ocean, he was a Raunch FederaiR enough
60 Aand TO it, Here CopPer-Bottom was
interrupted, by Lord Mattrafs, with his uipal
fylc Of eloquence-he began by laying gentle
meD, you are much TO blame for having this
csnvcrfa,ion in fuch public place, for fear
there are Tome Eagle-ey'd Jaccbns taking down
every wosd. and il will appear in he Telegrsphe
---norwith&snding, l win to be heard word
or two on matter of fuch conleqnence and
fra, am glad to hear thar you all approve Of
ihc sddrefs, for look upon it TO be the nafer
piece Of competition that ever came from Rut-
felPs Office, for you all know that am mortal
enemy to Jefferfon, and fpent great part OF
my time both in public and private in calumni-
ating his character you well know that food
forward at Villas hall and read the Mazzei
letter, and gave you ny comments thereon
I did all in my power to keep him from coming
into Office and more than this, after he was
fairly choien. and knew tina: he was the man
that the peopI. atlarge, and the electors meant
fhould be Prehd.nt, then went to the Houfe
Of Representatives with my mattrais to keep
him out of the Chair, and eaablifh preEdent
by force but, alas ! / fpent my Iabour for
nought for Porcupine is fed, RuGsll fright
ened, and the Palladium Ariking ground, and
was going to fay. the Jacobins every where
friumphant--At this moment, Mr.. Juiice
Ruff Scruf came up, and declared he thought
they were gang of ranglers. and came to
command the peace. This gave general
chagrin, and the whole difperfed.
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