Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-16

the great principles of their free CouHitution.
The 'ss,ss, il is true, cooiidrrrd the town cf
BaAon a. den OF wolycs--,hcy fuppoied Il
necellary thar a body of Mobility fh0pld hs
created to check ard coniroul them; Hu,chn,<
ion & Oliver even wrote 10 the Miniary for THE
parpote, and when their letie. were diicovcrcd,
the general diigaa OF the people convinced them
10 what abhcuence they were held.
Did not Mr.. John Adams find that tho
fpitis OF liberty was iatsrwoven ia the foul Of
the people, when he was in Congrefs, doring ous
Revolution Il was thn tpirit which originated
thar body. The People called for this aHvmD,y
OF the S'a,es; the eletlion OF the menher. was
the evidence OF the fpin, Of liberty exiting With
in them. The people had no idea that body Of
Nobility was necrfary FOR sAcir iscu,i,y they
choic h,nea men from among them, Who sers
in the fame grades of lite w.,h shcmleIvcs, they
did NOT voie tor ny Lord Sxss. sse, or Dale
Sseb-a-s~s |; the csndidAtes ia general wero
icaIceiy complimrnt,d with the tlilc Of E,dsi,e.
When this ref,ettsble body sGembled, wAom
did they addrsis Were no, all their spplica-
tom !. de 10 the people Who formed the ar
any irsdeimen and Farmers competed ,hs
American phsianx Who coinmanJed & man'd
our hip, Of war ard piyaieen--were they
Dukes, Earn, or Lords No--,he Proplr---
the Pcople--the plain American Cidzens, whole
fouls acre invigpsased with liberty. unawed BY a
Mobility, and ~ho difasincd tn conlder them
ic!ves under their immediate protection. Thete
wete tho folders sho fought our battles ths.e
were the isiloss. who, even AZ that period, rcn.
tered the hag OF America respectable aud dread.
ed.
cannot but paufc, and wonder how a FEM
sipem OF the kind could be advanced by Mr..
John Adams. That .he. People are not m,rs
rational in fopport of their Liberties than
qvoivss, unleh iappored 'bv a ho5iiiy--is Of
aif declarations the m,a extraordinary. In tho
days Of advsrGty. Mr.. John Adams kney tho
Obligation he was under to the Psople; icn,i.,
me't of this Kind. caniog from . nremberof
ooi fift Congreis, would have E,iisj the corli.
nent 10 fame. Suppoie IL had then been laid.
that the People cannot be truasd we mna have
Nobility 20 governs VIC mutt put this Nohii.
~ into q" bsA," and ffom this fab,erraneons
cell we mua rely for all our ioccour. Tho
Bitiih army would have bccn praisd With fuch
vihopary oppoftion L,rd Hove would rs-
iher have heard Of loo. oco Noblcncn ~ a
{" HoLs," ,han 10000 Yankees in the field.
Bsrkn-iiW was not defended by men thus ia
covert no. The citizens did not LUX In ksy,.
bot food on eminenccs Warren fcoined 10 be
hid 10 a-caye, bur food 10 the front raok. in de-
ferce OF that Liberty, which was .interwc,cp ia
hii foul. and In the fouls OF his brave compan-
ions. The immortal Wafhing,cn looked 10 HE
comrades OF Citizen soldiet he did not en-.
qaire whether there was body Of Mobility 10
fcure his retreat; nc did nor view his chofcn
bard ss z0sEpfs, but conGde,ed hinrfei at the
head OF men, Whole fouls were invigorated with
the powerful energies Of Liberty.
II the love Of Liberty (as is declared by
Mr.. SamoeI Adsmsj was not interviewer in the
foul Of man. il would have been impoljbl 10
have effected the Independence Of America.
Whss bur this fuQairsd The lpisif, OF nm army
conftanily on fatigue i--Wbst bur this ehce,ed
The wa'-wofn folder, when dcaiiuic of cloa,h-
ing Add ,he common neceasrics Of lie What
bu' this animated the Ansucae veterans TO con-
tend sgainl The formidable troops Of Britain,
with icarceiy Cartridge for their defence, or a
drop Of cheering comfou 10 their csn'ren. !
What fpiIi, mort Of this. rallied the undifcipir-
ed troops OF Starks, TO attack ard capture the
boating BurRoyne . 10 what energy OF the hu-
man mind afewe indebted for The luuct der &C
Cornwsliii Was il the refined fJecuaions ofs
Mobility. efcping in hole, or vas IL the ire
hitibie impuife OF freemeo. embodied 10 exp,efs
thoie feelings which arc interviewer 10 every fibre
Of their fouls
l~oold not win 10 put an uncandid con-
aruciion on the paragraph feleeaed from the Let
,ers, but il ihcre is any precifr idea expreGed
by Mr.. John Adams. i appears to be ,hi,---
that the People are as ydrseious, favsge and ir-
rational as -oslvss, nnlefs they are enlightened
by po'itiesl irfti'utions, which are at f,e pro-
dried. fosder't, ystSs,,ed and imb,evrdb by Me-
bility. E am net correct in my concnGoos
fhsll readily sckuo~Iedge my error; but the
Ensbfh language cannot conveys hronger. idea
TO my mind Of 'he real political principles of
any individual. however diiagieeshle may be ths
application.
Admitting my pr.mif-s 70 be fobasniated.
how far does Mr. John adams ecciIstion
confom TO our Bill OF Rights. which empha;i-
csIIy Rates, that Government is ineitu,ed fof
the comnoa good--,hs f5e Fsstk n'eue have
On inconieiiiblc, nssI<rebk ard indstsfblc
right to inff;iu,e gosenment--ihas the idea Of