Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-02-20

oar duty 20 hear them ard to az, and in my
opinion ~rhout debate on our fde. Can we
fuppcic ihoie gen,Iemen mean 10 promote our
csuie Trying to regain their loft power. We
may be ALFRED they ~iil throw aumhling blocks
in or way, impede the buGneh and make
fpeechcsso 10 ir,itSic the public mind. If pofible.
20 dcRroy the caufc we contend for. Ii is our
dn,y 20 act with deci6un. We may truf the
GOOD fcnfe of the people Of this country, they
v i'll underitand what ihoie geotler.n meao.
declare tor myfeIf. . the declaration be
neceaary, that will now vote seainf the pe-
yious qucRion, in order 10 get at the main quet-
sion, TO give il my decided negative. Let me
ak again what we are TO expett from thoie gen
tlemen 70 oppoGte 10 os in political opinions I
Can VIC reaionaby look for aid Or, cslcuIat-
ing on the narurr Of man, and the prefcnf Rate
of things connected with the psf, may we not
expect 10 have every tavorirc mcafure VIC win
10 execute thvared by every pofible obaaclc
they can raiie To me 'tis plain this win be
their conrfe. think allo our courIe ought TO
be equally plain TO Us.
The Yeas aud Nays were called fcveral
times the minutes which you will receive by
mail will give you the particulars, but the only
eifett was, that, the day was waited in manner
calculated to bring no honor on the movers in il.
After fome ordinary bufineis this day, Mr..
Rutlcdee called up the motion of Friday, and
The republicans, determined not TO have any
concern in this mockeIy, remained perfectly
flcnt. Bayard. Rutledge. Grifwold. Dana and
Goddard. fpoke, oil ofthem two OF three times.
Mr.. Nicholfon in order to Tefcue the fub-
jea from the injurious Rate in which their pre-
determined folly placed the anti-rcpublicans,
moved a rcfolution with view TO corred the
language of tie rcfclutions which he obierved
contained word upon which Mr.. Dana had
'aybbird. Here Mr.. Grifwold called TO ordes |,
MIR. Walker defired the words 70 he taken
down; Ms. Eicholion isid h: would repeat
them; tho Speaker was called on TO decide the
pcinr Of order he decided tl,at IL was not out Of
mder TO FAY a word had been quibbled upon.
Mr.. Hayard appcs!ed to the Houie fros the de-
ciGon Of the chair the yeas and nays were call
ed. apd the decifon wss confirmed, 81 to 40.
SO thar Mr. Dana ftsnds qnibbler upon rccofd.
Mr.. Bayard then moved new motion, in
which his bowels ycaIn'd for she fwiaifh multi
sudc for the frt time. His mutton, however,
met the fame ia,e.
MIR. 7. Mcrris. Mr.. Rn,Iedgc, and Mr..
Dana fpoke again, and at length ths matter be-
same 10 ludicr5us tha, the Houie temaioed in
prrfctt good hunour wh,ic MIR. Dana delivered
q kind Of CeTvsntic oration on dumb legiils.
s:on, herein he !hcwrd that Pythsgoras was
tho 6ria teacher Of the ufes ol flcncc, that Zim-
,rernan was his rndern apoiile, bur thar Able
Sieyts was Of all others the grcstrR adept, for
that he had taken the French con!ulste conai-
tu,ion out Of one OF HE pidgeon holes, and the
CoIfcsn Conful had ient him TO practice &.
iruce on the Seine. This il MOI perfect pic.
tnrc, il is but poor outline Of the ors,oIial
farce. The republicans heard him With regret.
aod, while he tofbd all confederation for him
iclf. every one who felt for the dignity Of legi-
lsiive proceeding lanencd.
DR.. huNis, of Bottom, on the queition be.
iog about TO be put, rrqueRcd TO know what il
war. for from the fperch Of the gentleman he
coold not FAY whMit wss.
Some ono chferved that altho' the anti.rc-
puL;icans iof every quceion, they had gained
The Ay--,hat is. they had gained the public isla-
ry which the people pay them. and budoonery
was all they gave in return.
The truth is, that shefe msafurcs were
preyiouily agreed upon, and procrs0iostios is
the folc ckjctt OF them. The republicans with
10 make ihort and ufcful .ciIion, bet their op.
poccn,s ~iih TO dally out the tine, 70 that the
g,ca, a,calotes Of public utility may not be car
rird into effect. They appear defsoos TO retain
she Stamp A6l and The excite. and 10 repeal the
duties on brown iugsr. coffee aod bches tea
,hr conirqoenccs OF which would be. that Brit.
ih ihips would bring into our ports the pro.
duce of the WeA- -lodies, and Eogiih ihips M
der Da,ifh, lmps'ial, Du,ch and Swedi(h COL
ours. would csuy on our pieient Aourilhiog
naic with China. No man In the country
complains Of the price u rhcie articles, yet eve.
W man who has any concetn in bu6nefi com.
plains Of the ftams durirs, and ,he opsNeflive
charatles Of tho excite is well known. m
Thefc people have governed 70 long thar
they have NOT yet learned to condoa shcmitlvss
with any other ideas than tnoic Of command.
Baysfd il the only man Of the whole phalanx
who can fpcak with common corretinefs, OF
withou, offending the cars by dinouaot POUNDS
sr extravsgsnt idcas, but even he has not ye,
familiarifed himfelf with his ftus'iou. He feels
fcnlbly the imbccility Of his aTocia,e psrtitans.
bu, he over a{ls his part in projections Of candor
and imrsstislity. II is hoped the leffans Of this
dry will teach them 60 reipea their fsustions
aid the intereAs sntrufed 20 them. J.fSy~s.