Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-07-03

fake paufei" Were not the patriots Of Congrcis
denounced as body of Infargents. and were not
the American army defined TO the gibbef. in cafe
their proweh had not been equal TO the great
objcds of our Independence
II We had NOT fucceedcd. Samuel Adams.
John Hancock, George Wilmington. aed hoa
lot heroes would have been handed down in the
American hiitory, in the fame degrading point
of view, as Pfcident Jeferfon now fands in
thoie papers devoted to Junto, who from the
beginning were uAfTisndly TO every republican
chafader within rhe United States and fhould
any prominent character in the tine of the Re.
yolution, be now coun,enanccd by this party,
il would have been only in bret1yfisn 10 biz atg-
faty from the great caufe which bro't him from
obicpri,y. and gave him political reputs,ion.
In every inRshce, the fcderaliRs have fupponed
the old RsaslSfiouSyy Pa,ron 70 far. and no far
ther than they have denounced their Repu olican
creed. Though mao might at thofe days op-
pole feudal fyaem, yet If he is now in favor Of
hereditary PreGdent and Senaie, they will re.
ceive him into full communion.
The pfefent conIovcGfy 10 not merely an
oppo6,ion 10 Mr.. Jcfcrf,o, il i, no more nor
leis than the Outrageous effuGons Of the enemies
Of our Revolation, sgaoa Republicanifm they
may iWtShSu VIZ Phh iSQtIdltuls 10 mdkC
il palatable, but depend on il the moii compo
nent paris arc the poiionous ingredients of qoy-
jim. Theie people find that the PreGdent is Ic-
verting TO original principles; they are anxious
therefore to rally under taie colours they cry
on, WglsiagioS, and. like Judas. would falute
him g hail, mater. and k;fs him." bur, al the
fame tine, would if in their power, cruelty him
and every man who proftlIe to be hi, dilciplc.
The tories always ipoke one language
they do not argue. but declaim they do not
realon, bar denounce they do not attemlx TO
convince. but alarm. They W red in i77s
tliar we had broken the Conititu,lon that de-
arudion would follow our oppoG,ion 10 Britain /;
tha, we ought TO pay take, thar il wa. proper
TO hsvca fsndins army thar numerous body
Of officers, 10 live on the earnings Of the People,
WAS coogenial with liberty that a Republican
government was volcano. shich generated in
its bofom the lava Of its difolution. They at
I',e,npted TO divide the union of the States, by
fhuttng up the port of Bottom, and giving ex-
cludve privileges to the other fea-pous they
fpread alarms among the people. and kept the
continent in one conftant Gate of perturbation !;
they tcld Us that Adams and Hancock were
traitors, and that permanent jodicis,, paid
by the crown, was the only BATS of Engiiih
liberty.
Is it not neceAary then. fellow citizens, to
examine the .dehgos Of ibefe men Why is
calumny heapcd on the preient Administration
Why 10 difuDiop advocated As the dsfldefatusn N
of public happioek Why is thc Prciideot t,ea,-
ed ~irh fuch pointed difrcfprea Are yoo dif-
rreG. a by being relieved from taxes Il the se.
peal Of che Excite on dittilcd fpirss injurious,
when on the commencement of this tax, Gov.
Strong and Mr.. Dalton. fenators from ssis As,c,
were oppoied to the mcaiure II we now fay
! the repeal is unjuffihAbIe, we condemn Gov.
Strong, as he was, from the isia introduction Of
this act. in the oppoiition. Can il be difadtan-
tageocs to our citizcns, when we paid 30,
dollars, and Virginia only 10000 CAN'T be
beneficial tor us TO continue tax which took
twenty dollars ont OF every hundred TO fuppost
the various officers for COLLECTING il. and which
amounted to lSo.co yearly every cent OF
which is iavcd to the people by abolifhing the
fyAem Every other part Of the Internal Taxss
fell largely on the New Engaod itates. and yet
the tory faction are attempting TO renew the
(yAem, onder the deceptive plea, that VIC arc 10
be bcnehtted by the mesfasc.
| The Judiciary Is another fource Of COM
plant sgainA the PreGdcnt. Bot is therc man
in the Uoi,ed States who wiihes TO ex,ead ,his
department. Of our government Where is the
man who candidIy thinks that the Beach and
the Bar though reipetiable as n,en) have NOT
already their iul prcponderancy of weight in the
| community Yc who attend oar Coora, and
| &c who have caufes depending, rxsmioc the re-
cords aud your own bills OF cot, and then an
fwcf whether the liberties and happincfs of
America depend on an extenfoa of Judiciary
prerogative! The man who has difpoGrion to
sbuie the prcfent Administration tor this timely
check of profeiional influence, muR have been
peculiarly fortunate 10 not being obliged to pats
the ordeal OF law fuit, o,hcrwife the evidence
would have been too forcible on his mind and
| purlc TO admir- doob, as to the proprie,y Of the
repeal. To illuA'ate this remark. let tie Viii
of WAsuiSoros ipcak. as he therein declares.
that all controversies as they related to 10 Eaafe,
houlj "bc decided by three impsriial and dit-
intctefcd men," Thi, is the dcliberaic voice
OF aiM in whom ' sK 5ea,is sx,tl." Who
then cao contrevers the principle
| Have ye. feIlow.citizens, gone to your
homes. aiscr attending circuit or diarita court.
and bcwsiied the ~ickcdnefs, and iabeciity Of
the Judiciary. as Il relates to any one officer
within the whole department II il Is true that
the happinefs Of onr county wholly depends on
giving further energy TO the Judiciary, in the