Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-08

for no, continuing you in Office. The citizens
are grateful, bot not prodigal-We thank you
for all ne good you have done, fnce your sp-
pointmenu, but you nun execute us, IL We ara
willing that the par Mould Rop. when your la
bos are wholly uiclefs. Though fome OF you
are dIplaced. and Others take your births, YET
n,odeiy Mould forbid you TO sxclaim aeainR
the President for IL he was Andy 10 lay juiice
As the line and righ,coufneE AZ the plumet. he
would extend his removals TO much greater /.
length for Why fhould thofc oppoicd to his aa-
miaiaratioo, enjoy his particular patronage.
The fcorrili,y agsinA the Preddsnt is 70
grofs, and the cscics Of complaint arc 70 abfnrd,
that conceive it ncceIary 10 apologize for seri-
ouny noticing them. The federal party sppear
determined to place the United States 10 the
mcR dcrogatory point Of view in the eyes OF
Europeap nations. While other powers arc lay
ing exorbi,ant Tsxes on their fubjeeas while
England is burthening the people q, ,hs nix OF
m inturrettion, the Britira faction arc endcav-
oring 90 raiie rebellion in Ametica for i,l;s-
mg 7axs. What can be the defgn Of this mra-
fuic The rcaion is obvious. they win 20 con-
VINCE the world. that " TBE ProPLr" arc nev-
er fs,isicd that there is as much oppohtion in
the R,ex5ic of America, for dtexeGsg 7sxrs.
as there is in the Mssarely OF Europe for ,atneE
ing them. This faction arc endesyoiing to con-
found all governments; 10 riot on The earnings
OF the indufrious. and if any complaint hopld
syifr to bring America as the voucher TO prove.
that 7be Psebk are never eafy. Their plans are
deep and fubtle, they are rallyine TO overthrow
the liberties of mankind, and every ffa,ssem
il ufcd TO sffeta their diabolicL purpofrs.
70 prove my poGtion, would remark,
that there IL no more oppo6.ion TO the Bsuth
miniftry for axgmesiisg Tsx0, than there is in
America for i,1ssng them; the Enslih papers
are not more ievere agzinh the Bitiih Rosesn-
ment, under the prcGure Of Taxes, than she fed
ersl papers assinR the American governsens
for the cx,inguiihmens OF them. Would il not
then be Aransc hory in hiGory, If the people
OF England Mould rife in srms to obiaia an s<--
smbfios from sbsir Tsx0, and the citizens cf
ss9 75 il wo:|s ). sass s.s's. s%s rally 70 t.; :;
wonder, for = Recrui,isg Sargsans in the city
OF London, 70 beat op Tor volun,eers to iesk Z
vs<rs6 frsm Tsxn---while in Bohon. one fhoulJ, !,
with equal ardor, hold out the tempting induce-
rHcnt Of an additional aueigbf. 1hi, s para
dox; but the ''.modcrn philofophy" that . 9
rafissoi 6sbf h a rafiossf 5le6Exs." is the only
hypothesis on which fuch IN aufurdity on our
part, Can he fpbaan,is,ed in this country.
The federal faction are nos contented 10
lay heavy Taxes upon us, but they arc anxious
fora x;vjGes of the Northern aud Southern
States. II this lhould take place, what would
be ssv ftustion The fhirpipg Of the Norshern
States NUT lay at the whsrves, and Britifh vef-
fsIs would enjoy the executive privilege of the
Carrying Trad our Ship Carpcnters would
fpecdiy be Obliged 20 lay by their iooIs !; and
every Tradciman in town, committed with nsvi-
CATION, mua retire into the country, or becoms
IN onderling in the Acre Of Bridh Agent;
our Tsmg Mes would be cut of from every
commercial enterprixe, ard have the mottfca-
tios Of fccing Bfitifh ihips unloading Bn,ifA
manufactures 10 the Northern States, and from
thence feat 70 the Southwark for freight Of
tobacco and other valuable produce.
Let u then, fellow cilixens, look around
us, and empire, sUbsf6er ss ssrry IL rot doixe
hnf Who are the men that are urging fcp-
araiion, ard cenfuring the preiens admiaiiirs-
tiou Tell me, whether among the whole num-
Der. there is an Old Tory who 10 not concerned
In this buGnch They psctend 70 call il jfdry-
aiyu, but the truth is, il IL TosYisM in DIFF
Isyf il IL the potion Of the old isqsn, which
threagened, 10 fesmspt the whole lump, during
our revolution. The enemies Of that day, uied
every effort TO make Us jealops Of our PATRIOTS
Hancock and Adams were then sbufed Gmilar
to Mr.. Jcffcrfon ---oss Congseh were Aigmatiz-
ed as bandi,ti---the Temple Of Jpaice was then
defcribed a. having "every window broke and
every door bpra in"--,he " friends TO order's
were then called on TO route from their lum-
bers, and on the night Of 10Th April, i77s,
fwhen the pnfufpctling ciiizeps had retired 20
real they ialied ont 90 the dcfegeeIefs Yeom-
amy, and ere the fun bad rofe to,jts neredisss
embsued their hands 10 sl,e blood. of our laugh-,
tered coontrymen. Al thas fsme they endcs-
~orrd to divide the Northern and Southern
Stsies--bus " Usirf on DIS" was then our
MOTTO, and is 10 now % arong pledge OF ouss
political fafety, Under the guidance Of Heaven.
% the Ark. ar;dA the de'uge Of she old world.
LET us. theo, feIlow-ci.izeos, be coIIeesed. be
6r5 and perfevefing- on ,he goodness of
your caufe and the rettisudc Of ypaf coodsti--.,
depend on IL. Heaven never viii tsfsr 10 to tall
prey to our enemies, after 70 many miracIes
wrosaht in oos favor, during ,he diarelloe pe-
.;,1 e ,,.,, p.xol,s;o,, OLD SC{[yH