Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-08-07
Fon TIKI REPUBLICAN.
sEvENrr-fIvE-No. w.

'Hk pretcnf, and rihng generations. are
i to be sccnsased reoul,arl, happy, that they
live 10 what Is drnomioated an 6gs 81 ,sajsn."
Wben dothinss, aud argumsRt take prcctoenec
of the tafgct, and IN. fpcar OF force, ard me-
mace whca men, infead of contendins in open
arms TO rhe deHrseti,n OF each o;htv, have only
20 martial tkeir refpcttive opinions, which be-
ing maicht into the field OF intelligence, and
wiidon, which every honee ciuzea pciI,iles 10
osmfnon VITA III, counsfymcn. the weaker and
detective tall oi ccnrie, before the potent ensr-
gy OF eniightsnei jn.sice. truth, and utility.
Why are the nation, of antiquity held up
/. The h'Rosiaos OF the prcfent day, as barosr-
GUS. and sivagc Il is brcsuie ihey we're too
caGiy iinPeI'ed 10 WELD their implements OF car
mage, and dearueticn. Recauie ,hcr psiiiors
were crude. and inpttuous-bs they knew
no, juaice, and vented understanding. They
eretled Tslten images 20 worthip as ,hei' g I'd Z;
they fet up" "anseh in the form OF KngI,"
with pahons, f pofiibse more wild. and uncul-
tiyated than their own. with unlimited au,hoIi-
~ TO govern, end ccn,rop them. Rsaion had
not dswned upon their lsnd--,he principles Of
expectancy had not catered their minds.
Would il be believed that the exiaence Of
juAiee had ever beer made iohjctt OF ferrous
diiesGon { Strange as IL may appear TO an en-
lightened reople. il is not the kh true. thar It's
very exiaeace has been queflosed. This came
TO psfs becaufa political, and individual pyadies.
was rspuensnt TO its 7recepts. Gfowu,, the
civilian, was the FRI pe,fpn of eminence who
,estersd in iu behalf /: Add he deso,essa large
fhsre Of a folio volume 10 torJify, and defend II,
ss an sbar4el, uoiveiial, and eternal principle.
His fruggle was arduous--he contended with
zesi--hi'smpie. aad onyieidine mind GOOD like
the emblem OF Judgment mentioned in the pro-
phecy--ss an inRrutnenr in the hands OF The
Almighty, his iuscei, was deciGve. and com
plete. More modern authors have entered III
the train, lnd kisaleI 10 bhxc the fpsrks that
he frusk. : A celefial blaze that, costiosally
ventilated BY abe living appreciation OF the we'll
difpoied, which ccmprife the bulk Of mankind,
Mas expanded, and incresfed, aud bids fair to
envelope the world, 10 chace the clouds OF op-
plciion from tn. earth. to fpread far and wide
the kindly realms of peace, and rcpofs.
Endlsf, expsnence has thought, that req
Isz is prcgrsdiyc, That. like tender feed i'm
rlantsd by divinity ;s fprsng UP in the mind
That its growth i. in proportion as sis noprih.
ed. and cherifhed sad that il requires tine Tor
nnstan,y, and ps,fettion.s A. with individ-
upon itfelf 10 eth States and Nations ihe IL
frequently aSfctved {, halt, and b,ok aroond 10
decide upon her further flight. ksnmplss of
this we have had in the late " French Rs- olu-
ton" Indeed we ourielyes have not been
without examples of the kind. The esg/ts Of
il, arc to this day, before our eyes.
FIcnehmen emball,ed in a csufc which
WeNmg@. himidf land every quarter Of the
world where liberty d@elf) acknowledged TO be
glorious. To cali the " nation b,aqr lfaid bel
would be 10 pronounce but common broif :"
they are a F" aoosae,fvi s,7bis" All nations,
and all satvrc. have faGetionea this opinion. as
worthy Of We/5ns,cs. But in charaaerizing
Frcnchmen, as a marion, as o bsebie. we are rot
ainenabie for The ireachcrous spoaseics OF indi-
yiduas America, in the days Of her calamity
has been mortified by the condud of an AyroIS !:
But did this rarnjh the luGrc Of Der csuie |!
Did il ispair the value of Bbcryi Did il re-
duce thote ccnfeSatcd principles TO an empty
found We're thsy thereby coo scrted to an igsH
farm, that would begsie. and bewilder, but
which could reyer be oycItakcs, and enjoyed 7
No The plains of Lcxingteo |! the frozen
clods Of Jsriey the blood a.ined fields Of Amc-
Iics above all, her prefcnf happy condition
which, 10 ipite of an Amold--ia fpite Of Trait
os., 's,he ions CT liberty" continue TO defcnd
and fruggle fer, ara enough TO prove that the
ssufe does not conla in the vague undulstions
Of air. as IL, crafty, asd vindieiive adserfsrics
are dudyis3 TO inccIcste.
France ia the eosrfs Of her revolution has
exhibited vsros sspeSs. She has alternately
appeared I" pillar OF clood," and "a pillar OF
fire." The conmrneemeo, Of her afuggle was
az brilliant as il was defpesaie. Thirty nil
lions Of the human race ri6ng 10 arms 10 vindi-
cate tie Law: of heaven, was indeed fc'sms,
and awful fp-dscle. Having lsneufhsd for
Centuries, under the iron hand Of an obdsiste,
sna fstrIed defpsn(m. which hsd bid defiance
TO nhsme. and fi at nousat every prisciple ct
Juice, and homaaiy, reafon told them they
wes wrsnIcd. add comnanesd their re6ltsncs.
fha r,fragss IL ir'srdd 10 Be gfd IN a
EaasdErj Jbs perfeetion Of ,ssJsr Il, IN mib6