Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-09-25

1 ttons sna reception OF torcigncfs. nc ssns fsSv
IS dead and MIR. PANE h9f 6sss Il he i, not ssao
! an A~suea~ os,z<s. What then was the hum
rie hoon be ctasedi Merely thar his paaage A.
eroh the Atlantic might be projected by ,nolo
arms v hieh he had once contributed 60 intpire
Siih courage and to nerse with energy. at q
cine. too, when courage and energy were indif-
| pcniable 10 fuccef. . Americans! in pru-
dence Icpreis the fame OF indignation ~hchia
artt juiticc oueht TO BURT upon and coniamc
ihofe auiul, and atrocious attempts 90 iInoshcr.
and ex,insuiih your gratitude. Gratitude! the
fif and bcit Ingredient ia human felicity ! ths
only guarantee of torlitudc. and favor the ioc
reliance ofrettisude and integrity Ills il. amid
the turbulence OF party zeal. and implscsblc
snimohry, TO DC cxpunged from the vocsbolasys
and iu meaaing from the human brealt No:
NOT while true republication ihsIl reign srium-
plant Not while man holds claim 10 civil To-
ciesy Not while the human heart beats 10 ce-
leEial concert with the muGc ot the fphcrcs."
Bot who is this qbsna, Pawe, the men-
,ioning OF whole name shas Rsikcs terror 20 the
heart. and eonvuihon through every n.sve 10
he ./afas's Viccgercnt on earth, clad IN bulls
hide, and brais, and aimed tor devaItstionf { IL
he = political Goliah, whole pondcrocs aeps
will flake The pillars Of aGovernment Is his
foul 80 black aud iaiernsl that his breath will
blaa the irititulions Vt Country, and lead 10
the ihates OF night our cuaoms, aod our laSsi
Can he transform the heart Has he che power
to me,smoSphoie human nature /; 10 Apnihla'e
the world 1--WE mun believe al ih.s, ~e arerr.
dii the tenunciatipns which fsdsosfyss have iol-
minated sgaina him.
Il is tipe. in Aeifical work, Gale" "Jhc
| Aye OF Rcafon," be has manifencd lenumens
hottie TO revealed religion. For this ceniurc,
bot do not condemn hia,. IL ~ss i'll sdyi,ed,
and e. far as relates 70 iis operations iD Amcf,~
| ca. ufclels becauie, tho Il might fervc 10
| ztnufc the curieGsy Of pnuy hsfdy. and ibffc-
! pid minds. our Giua,ion did not fequirsit.
am one otfhoie who proieh belief in the Doc
piues Of ChriRisni.y- Who with TO Ice in
principles, and iis precepts carried forward and
incospors'ed 10 the conduit, and actions of nsn,
But never fclI difpoied TO call che indignation
OF thc world sgaina the asfbsy OF ibs ]ge IF
Ase/ss /: viewed the fsntimen,s il contained s
his own How he came by, or how he was 10
an!wsr for them. Was nothing TO nc. had no
ic!uples OF the integrity 9Th which be eateft
,aiucd, or Inc fincerity in which nc expsehrd
them. conGdcrrd them as BIZ mode vt Latin,
| a. bb ,si,gvs. which he certainly bad right
and. probably, foafon TO adopt at any rate.
fuch Ieafons ss were fstisiattory TO himleli Tie
has certainly in the Communication Of them
msnlaned that kDcrz!i,y which 10 the conco-
infant OF every horsa faith. II appears in the
following quotations.
AsIsr making his [" voluntary and indi.
vidual proielIion Of faith" IN which he takes
care 10 FAY that he "bop<s for b0fpisyj byosd ibH
life HE sdds--" do not mean by this de-
clsrarios 10 condemn thoie who believe other-
vile They have the fame fight TO their belief
a. I have TO mine. Bnt il j. nece6ssy to tbs
happineis Of man. that he be mcntalIy faithful
to himielf. In6dclity does not conf'ft in be-
licving, or in dilb:licving tit conGas in pre-
| fDse 70 believe what be doss not believe"
And again II another place he lays" let eve-
| ry man follow a. he has right TO do, the IeIi-
gion, ard the wo,ihip be prefers"
Much might be pleaded in mitigation OF
| the blame. that under sfb<v circomasnces might
more defervedly attend work Of the kind.
The Rate Of things 1t that tine In france The
| abolition Of the order of PricHhood, Of {" COM
pulGve fyaems Of religion. and compulhve sfst-
| cles Of fai,h'' by Which the nation mad been
fcourgcd and oppriIed his own perfooal htaa-
| ton. ls he was az that time fufcrng 10 PriioDs
under the insufpecivus efefls,z ,zs he conceived,of
an iuccnicd, and iyrsnnicsl hierarchy, which
might operate TO produce an irri'ss'on on his
mind, with many other cifcumaances thar could
be mentioned. al confpire to fhield and defend
him from the execrs,ion which he has had 70
withAsnd.
| Bot have HE arguments leGened the force
| Of Divine truth Arc they like 10 tubdoe shc
word Of Cop Have they broken up and def
uoyed she foundation Of our faith III Doubstol
indeed mua his religion he, who. st iuch eir-
cumRsnce, ucmbles for iu hiefy. II will NOT
cestainy foppers him IN walking spcn the wa
| sess OF uibolsfion. Cso' mortal man Whole life
| 10 IN bic noa'ils, and bat vidon--she " dream
of a dean. and ihadow Of ihnie"---can he
rs;fe On arm that fhAt vspquiih the hcf Of hesv-
er. & difcom6s the LoaD Of all i--it is impioss
70 luppofe IL.
Fsllow. Cisixens Be not horried away BY
the frsns;c pidsres. the wiId chimeras Of difof-
desed. diaempered. or difhoneR ninds. Pane
has been enfcuDssse. Aduased BY an ovef
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