Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-12-25

+ A Congrefs Is on the poiot Of meeting, the
Apublic papers will neeeGarily be occupied
With the debates of the enluipg Sciion. aud a.
in coniequence of my long sblence from Amer
ica, my private affairs require Guy attendance tor
il is ntceiary do this or could not psefesvs
as do my lndepsndence) nall clois my ad-
dtefs 70 the public with this letter.
] congratulate them on the fuccrfs of The
late elcdions, and that with the additional con-
6dence, thai while honeR men are chofen and
wife meafurcs pufiued, neither the sreAiou Of
apofacy, naked under lhc name OF fcoessaijn,
Of which have fpokcn ia my tecond Ics,cr, nor
the inttigues OF foicigo emiaaries, attisg in
concert with that max, caR prevail.
Asto the licentiouipch ot the pspeu calling
fhemielve. fSdfraf, name thar spoaacy bss taken.
Il can hurt nobody but the party or the perfons
who import ioch papers. There is naturally a
wholefome pride in the public mind that rcvolts az
open vulgarity. IL feesi,lelf dilhonoured even by
hearing IL, a. chaifc woman feels di(honouf by
hearing ooicenisy ihe cannot avoid. IL can fmilc
az wit, OF be diverted with frokes of tatirical
humour. bur il delets the hiaekgssr6. The
lame fenfs Of Propris,y ,hs, governs in private
compsnirs, governs in public life. Ifsmsn ia
company Iuns hts Wit upon ancshcr. il may drav
fmilr from the pe,fons prrtrnt. bur as foon as
be rnrns a blackguard ia. his iangvsge the COM
psny gives him up, aud il isthe fame ia pphlic
iit. The even, ofthe late sIetlioos hsws this
to be true; for In proportion a. thofc papeIs
have become more and more vulgar and aboGve,
the eletfions hsvc gone more and more againR
the party they hppou or that iupports them.
Their pIedcccG5r. Porertirs, had wit 1hefe
fcrbblen have none. Bot as foon as his black
sspysyln lfcr il Is the proper name Of III oatrun
bis ~it, he wac abandoned by every body bur the
Englifh Miuifer that projected him. ~.
1 The Spanilr proverb faye, /" sSeys Sr~ey xDas .
pvt, iSrks esosgb 10 b.d<igsLf." sad the psovefb
applies to the cafe of ,hofs papers q the ihaurred
remRap, of the faction that iappors them.
The ialfehoods they fAbiica,e, and the abuic
they circulate, is cover TO hide fomething from
being iesa, bur il not large enough TO hide it!eif
Il is a. . tub thrown ost TO the whale to prevent
its attacking and hnking III. yeGeI. They want
TO draw the attention OF the public from thinking
aboar, or enquiring into, the meAlsres of the laa
adminiaSa,ion ssd The reafoo why 70 much pub.
lie money vas raiicd and expended. And 70
far a. q lie to day, and a new one TO- morrow,
will anfwer this purpoie. it anfweu theirs. Ii
is nothing to them whether they be believed or
NOT. for il the negative purpofe.b be anlwered the
main point j. apf~ered TO them.
He that picks your pocket always tries to
make you look another way. Look, fays he,
at yon man tothcr Gde the fireer--what nofe be
has gos Lord yondcf is chimney on fire
Dye fec yon man going along in the ialamandcr
Of Jupiter's facilities and fold il 10 acounfrymsn
& IL = f. ~t..< e.
Nov the man that hss his hand in your pocket
does not care g fanhing whether you believe
what he lays or not. All bis aim is TO prevent
your looking at him and this is the cafe with
the lcmnsnt of the federal faction. The leaden
Of it have impoisd upon the country. and they
want to turn the attention of II from the fubjcA.
Ia taking up any public matter, have
never made it a confederation, and never will,
whether il be popular OF unpopular, bur wbeth-
er il be ,ig6i or svrsxg. The right will always
become thepopular, il II has courage to ihew j,
lelf. and the fhoriet way is alwaysa frait line.
deipife cxpcdients they are the gut,er-hoIe Of
politics, and the fink where reputation dies. Ia
the pfefent cafe, rs ia every other. caarot be
accufed Of. uflng any /; and have no doubt but
thoufands viii heresftes be ready TO FAY. as Gov
erneur Morris fsid TO me, after having abufcd
me pretty handfomsly in Congrrf,. for the OPP
potion gave 10 the fraudulent demand Of Silas
Deane, OF t~o hundred ihoufand pounds fleri-
ing--WfH! ys sperf all <xSsi, and 4 among
fbs ref.
Were thelste administration 10 be cslIci up
on to give resipa, for the expente il put the
county TO, it can give pone. The danger Of
inyasion wss bubble that frrsed A. a cover to
ssife taxes and armies to be employed for fomc
other purpofe. But ifthc people Of America
believed IL trpc, the cheerfulncft with which they
foppoued thcfe nesfures and paid thofe sares.
j, an evidence Of their pasrio,ifm. and IL they
fuppofed ne their enemy. though in that fsp-
potion they did m- injnaice. twas not IN
iuaice IN them. He that sSls as he believes.
,hDueh he may aa wrong, is not confeious Of
wrong.
4 But though there was no danger, no tbsrks
.rc due 70 tke ATE zdmini(l r1tioo for a. Ttev