Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-08-21

are u'ed, whea Rraascm and guile, under she
deluEve appearance CT ffiendihip. are impofed
upon our fsiiow men, fleece is criminal and
every friend u humanity and freedom ihould
encourage the genius of liberty" }" LEFT Che be
driven into tefpair. Let us then exert our tall
enu for the geneszl good. and rehgiouly de-
fcni the temple Of freedom. Wirh foberncfs,
snd modcrariS, let Us prsttiic thofc principles
that may tend . PerPctuaIe our Independence,
and be indcfangable in the caufc. 10 vain may
we look with fstisfattion the paR, If il tends
10 heightcn rhc miferies Of the pretenr. In vain
do we pvG.fs an hard earned reputation, if il il
IciEeIe3 now TO be rarnilhed by lukewarmncf
10 vain may VIC hope 60 live in happinefs, II we
neglect oor duties as freemcn. as fathers, and as
good citizens. In vain may We fcek confcla-
ton uajcr the misforones that may happen,
when we cannot aicrib- thsm 20 our opponents.
bat 10 ourfelves. Lrtie need be faid Of what
republicanifm can d. :--Ex pcrience hath fhcwn
III rhat oar dependence Is unaniruity q from
experience n Dnld we profit, nor fuffcr ourfeIvcs
10 be injured by reafon OF divi6ons and mifun-
derasndings taking care, ibn Ike ibe e,ra,
4s,J9idss, " no pe,aSaf EMMY /eaH be able 10 cool
ispe /or eozzfy." However unforu-
nate il may be. that parry fpirir ragcs-is would
be bst On accumulation of misfortune to give
the palm OF victory 10 men, Who have not jua
frnfe Of the rights of freemen--is ould but fan
the aamc of dlcord-- -defpair and bondage
might enfue.
When the " feeble RAYS" of federalifm,
the prototype of Ariftocrscy.n is darrirg through
the land, when prctences ierve innead of truth,
when your privledges are fscIesly undermined,
u behoses you TO awak-. IL behovcs you 70
4 Herta rs H. 1au
| annual elsetion--As you win TO keep facrcd
| the rights of each individual. as you win to
give energy IN your fate government, be not
deceived Ivy baie inGnussions concerning men in
ofice--and let fhofe wh, have not abofed the
important trua of lcgastors, Aill have your
fuffrages-Lkc other men they are not, neither
do they pretend TO be infallib.c--they arc fob
jcS 10 the fame ero,s--aod pofefEcg" lille
| peDgons" With other -Not~ithaanding The
maieYolence which our opponents exhibit, in
gcpious as they arc in pretences, they cannot
,eproach orr rulers with injuRice. they cannot
difguife the efficacy Of oor govsrnment--ihey
dare not feriouny charge Us with that undue
influence, and corruption, which iome are guilty
of.--Economy may indeed be onGdered as on,
OF the queition, when many Of our members in
the lcgils,ufc. ht days aud weeks for nothing
" and fnd fberjSlUts, Why is il then, my
brethren. that men in authority are traduced !
Why IS it that every man ~ho profe 3rs an at
taehacnt to the glorious principles of ,Se revo-
luton is vihhet and sbufed Why is il ,hat the
momcnt ecrfos 10 kno~n TO be republican,
his have OF commSn fenfe Is difputcd by the
tederaiiAs--and though he be man Of aflucnce.
his properly deprcciares Ike the old t" eonfinrs
fSl many 2" Why is il that the z" i0yds Of fbr
land" lock With contempt upon the independents
yeopsnry of the fate l--Is il not becaufe " osr
ruisu ave jsa meu ?" Is il not Secsufe the fed
erslias sbhor the very principles Of the revolu-
ton Is il not becauie the taleats. and property
of the Republicans hinder the " deep laid plots"
which federafifm ever exulted in Is il nor be-
csute the yeomanry dare to act independent J
The man whole confidence is not hoodwinked
will anf~er in the affirmative. lf like Cxy,as
Desfsfss, We remain incoTuptiblc---if We imi-
tate the ancient " Spartan band" in union and
harmony,wc may fruarate the defisn of oor en-
rmy which may difpel the dark clouds which
threaten our political horizon. and " orr dbl
dren, asd err t6iil,sY's sbikd,sa," when they
fhall experience the effects of our sxertions
{" SpN rife sp a~1 call ~ bklsd."
Rcpublcans--Sti bear in mind the fpirit
of '76. think OF /" tie timer tbss frifl mens 3
sah," when many, very many of our brethren
fell victims in the caufe Of lbery--when inno-
cent blood faucned our fields, when nothing
facred vas revered by merceh banditti /; and
be melted to double diligence, to guard the IA
cred dcpoft which il left in our kesping-Be-
ware, befeesh you. Of thole who inforce the
blind doctrines of an Union in Church and
Ssa'e. Iea you he faeriaced at the fhrine Of fed
cral vesgeance, and immolascd az the altar Of
tyranny. Before you relinquifhl,he rights which
have been 70 dearly purchafed--ere you enter
one ftcp into the labyrinth of errors. which ar
iaosracy points out--psuic !--As you value
your happy government, a. you refpee the in
aitutinns OF your viruous toresathws--psufe
As you deteR the wretch Who would level
your Coniiitution, as you fear an hereditary
preddent over you--paoie l.. Picture bat once
that your!elvcs ase excluded from ths right of
fuRrage, your councils contaminated with vice.
your invaluable Conaitution fractured, without
the power of redrefs think how grea, the Ca
iamify how awful the example LIN hne.
look st the ConRitution OF Great Britain--ths
national debt incurred under il conhder we
have men. who openly aud impiouly expreis a
with to exchange ours for fuch an one; men
who like Etau, arc wiling to difpofe Of their