Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-23


Can create ~ the peppe any new properties
which shey did not poll & in their primary ha,e.
This" modern phlJibophy" is compodticn
Ct ofitranse. incohsrcar ingrcd'sn, the abfurdi-
~ is evident ~hen we analze il And IN or
der 10 iheS the fully of iuch iyitem, let us
Zee how tar the doetune would have held during
our oppottion 10 Btiiain.
Suppcfe Ho, s'inf,n and Oliver had efFcet-
ell their purpcies ~hen they Applied 10 the Brit
lih Minin,y ior iniar mode OF govspmsa,f
The Nsbhty Of that day were ,he families of
Hutchin!on, O.ives. VaiTilh, &c. This Mo-
b,iy ~eie tobc placed 10 ftuaton iome whae
6niizr to Mr.. Adam {" hole j" that il, in 4
place whe,e the People could not come al then.
rhcse ''.well-born" individual, wcre TO pro-
dDce, iupport aud Improve the political Ma,to-
tions. at America. The fuperior' power, as
thar day. would have been the King ot E,g-
land. Upder this organized .yfen. had the
Coogreh OF the United States aAepblcd, and
diispproved OF The mesiures OF this King and
Mobility, the qos.tion is, how far ihsie tao
branches of The scsernn,ent would have Gp-
to,h6 and imp,opsd tho neafures OF I'm Ham
coek. Samuel Adams, George Waihington,
ThonN ),fefion. John Adans, SC. who con-
aiiu,sd the power hich srofe from the People
Rebel Rebel, Wolves Wolves! would nave
been e,hoed and ie.echo,d ihfourh the conti-
nsnt, and probably hn Hancock snd Samuel
Adams would have been proicrihed ~ the moit
ferocous o mails in ,he hole pack certainly
Mr.. John Adams would never have been elevate
ed 60 the Chiet Executive OF the United States 4
he might have rensined pleader a, the Bar.
but il is highly improbable he would have had
the authority a. appoint v hele beLch OF Judg-
cs, or have placed himfcli Ia Gsuation tn pros
poie torn Of government. which embraced ths
| leading features of The B.i,ih ConRi,ulion.
| The King OF England, and the Nobility ia the
! Hole would have confronted all proceedings
which led to nur Revolution and provided
Cong'efs had had ieiilution to raiic an srInys
4 and appoint Wsihirgtcn as conmsncer, evsu
] the Conesef. Army snd W.ih.rs'on ~ep!d
have been cnnGgncd. not ne,cy TO hole, but 10
the bot,omIeis PIT. The ten Of principle 10. by
raion,ng from facts fpecustive ahins arc uos
nquired in this county we havego through
scon,ef which folly explains all iuch contro-
velGal ppints--~e know what King is, we
| know sha a Nobility IL, snd we know whse
the People arc and will venture 20 fay, that
/ nothing hon Of the immediate iniefpohtion of
Heaven can maintain their rights, bat 6sm-
, Jfit0, and the man is trai,or who fays thy
are " their own WORT enemies" The eyliyht-
eued as,e OF this country, does not require men
in sHsLE, to govern ,hcm; the People arc NOT
only sovereign by inheritance, but fovereiga
from Information.
| C,,zcps of MsGachufc,u i-Ase yor not
competent TO our political concefnsi When ye
hneet as a Lsgiilstu'e, doyou nqoire body Ut
Mobility 10 make your lava, or TO draft yosr
Iefolverl Are ye inadequate 10 vote hlarits TO
your Governor, Jodges, AID othen y, I'VE re-
qnife = body ot N ebiIity. viii the extra COM
pe,fsiions for their titles, 90 carry on the n'ea-
iuSss Of he Common wealth Will the Houfe
Repefeniaiivc, declare the nfelves Incapable TO
ifsnfset ,he buh1cis which snnuslly comes be-
fore them. unlris they have body OF Mobility
TO produce and improve their civil ioiiiu,ions :
Ciuzens Of New. Hsmpfhiie f. What FAY
yor--aIe ye willing to furisoder your rights,
and fubmit your welfare 20 body Of men ,hns
organized ami su,horiz,d Will sc trua the fa-
lazy cf your Governor. 81. TO mco in BoLEl
Ciuzeps VI Connrtiicu, b. What fay ye--
| docs Mobility accord with )ous aeady habits1
| Where are ,c 10 iei,ti your digni6sd order
| Who smspg yoa have fupcrior knowledge. 10
| alter and impfosc your economical fjaemi In
~hst HoLs in your state, can you tepolt
Connesii.ut Mobility
AUlLtUs " Vhttslu1bus AoWC SvBNaVus
ard prodUce your l,ob'i,iy where are the high
| ~ favored Fsniies. bo have claim on your
gratitude. TO Ear. ss 10 fs'rnder ycur privileges
| sxciud,ely into their hands! We rfefume there
are noDe--we ifrf that you hase tcen, now
arc, ard ever viii be competent to IeguIne ycps-
lelvrs. The Ready habits of New. England rife
indignant al foeh new tangled doctrines, ssd wa
hope s,e enioine Election ~iIi convince the sd-
qsesns icfs kooIIity. that not evens JJfss-
Isnf srnm them, mrA eveG cxped 90 mceiss
the fsRisgu o. independent sieetons let us
convince ,he void. that Americans sre not
wolves. By fuPporing govefnmsos which 10
not sceussed ~iin kob,'ty. '.lf1
Crzsnns of ,hc Nonhefn sscsl--Let ne
I FIX VOC, how far yco can conred the pcl,icsCf
w wslh,ngsen sod ihoie Of Adams : The former
never dsgrsJcd The People with the sppeIlssioa
give, shem by the isoef; Wafhinstcs.eves re-
vered the Peo,Is, and coo6dersd them capable
of prs,ettlng sbemieivss ne never sdvocaisA