Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-09-18

mcneeo & nearly competed 81 ttU n7fbotrs
merely believe for the purpoie Of bcnc6ting
Genl Knox. How, you will ak, was Genl
Knox 10 be sdvantsged by the building of forts
at New. PERT The fact 10. Sir, the engineer
had it in charge from the Prchdent to TO obtain
all the materials from Genl knox-colo Touf-
fard went, at the public expence, TO ST Georges
river TO make contracts which we're paid for in
advance, 4 the forts here were built of tim
Der Bricks &c &c tent here Ia veGrls by Knox
all the way from the province of maine & at an
enormous expence--the very lime was brought
here in barrels from Knox's effste, & when The
engineer was once sked az our Coffee Houic
why he did not rcfufe il on account of It's bad
nefs, he anfwerd t" becsofe my orders are 10
take all my materials from Knox's efate." This
as you can eaGIy imagine greatly fcsndslized the
honef part OF our community. After fort A.
dams was built eight acres Of land were bought
in that neighbourhood for the accommodation
of the Carlton, az 'SOas Jaid, at the price Of
two hundred dollars the scIe-this was an un.
heard of price for land here, and the puIchafe
was made of an old lady of MsGschuiets Who
j, Siffer to Mn Adams. All the Offices here
have been filed by perfons who were recon.
mended only by their violence of charadcr--thc
rule of appointing violent & hot headed men
has governed from the Office of Collector down
wards. The fyaem Of which theie things were
paris have greatly difguAed great majority o.
thi People OF this Stste--paiicuIariy the Qaak
ers who make large portion of EN- Your be-
ginning to corrett the abufes of your Predecel-
for gives os infinite JOY. Stopping The build
ing Of forts her is highly fa,i.fat,ory. The ap-
pointing MIR Howell attorney receives general
appreciation. tho. the appointment OF Mr. Barnes
does not--Bsrnesis is feeble 10 point Of talents,
& in politics is any thing every thing & nothing
with Tories tory & with Wigs lie is wig.
This State Is at prefeot decidedly in the wig in.
tereit lin the Genl Agemoly we have majority
Of more than one third g. there ia a profpeti OF
its being permanently 70. In Connecticut New
Hamplhire & Mahachuictrs political hercfes are
70 rooted, &c pricacrsit is 70 fully in operation,
that you cannon coDcliatc ihoic Staies--but
fome attentions from you may do much here !;
& in Vermont may be ufeful tho in cf de-
gree. Gov Fenner, Mr. Ch6Ropher Elery a
Senator IN Ccngreh) Gen Joieph Stanton, Mr.
Paul Mumtord & Wm Vernon fenr arc yafly
influential characters in Rhode Inand. The
union OF their intereis in the parts of the State
they rsipettively re6de makss majority of our
People. don't know if there be any reafon
for it but 'ris confidently faid here that either
Chrifopher Eley or Paul Momford will he the
fucceGor OF the prefent Collector old Mr. Ellcry
they are both Of them excellent men & the
prom;ti tion of either would give equal plesfurc.
The anf~er you condiccnded to give TO the re-
monArance of the Satellites of old Hl!houfe at
new Haven, ha, afforded Us much p!ealure &
even fome of our mott high toned Tories &C
Knowledge the correctness OF the principle which
requires that the fubordinates fhould be OF the
fame politics with the chief. Some Young eng
liihmen who fcribble for the Papers at Provi.
dence will cenfure this as they will every mea-
lure OF yours, but the great bulk Of the People
in this State think Ills your duty to take care
of yourielf--that you fhouid give fair play to
yoor own aominiftration--that wig principles
ought 20 60 freely into opers,ion-that the
meafures Of administration ougb, not to be fet.
tered by being entruled to thofc who difapprovc
'em. Thefe fen,imeun are nniveriaI among
the wigs OF New England. They are anathe-
matizcd by Tories. but depend upon il Sir yeu
cannot pleafe f5tm. Every thing from Jon ibey
will ccn'ure Il mean the leaders of the party)
Some time paR they faid you did not dare 10
turn men out OF Office, for that your nerves
we're TOO weak. now they begin to thske in their
hoes & fuppofe you will turn 'cm all out. Uu-
lefs Sir the Tories are difmiled from Office (l
all Offices in New England are occupied by to-
rics) you will be betrayed. Your meeting the
wfhes of the People ias exprefed at the late
election) and putting the government into the
hands of Wigs is deemed efential here TO cur
well doing. A publication is neceIary, & we
cannot be poriiied unlefs you cleanle the Au.
gean Stable completely. The People of new
Haven lfet on by old Hiilhoufe) butter about
the appointment Of MIR Biihop, bccaufe las they
fen he 10 old, & yet thefe very People abuie
you, in Sdvanet, for the difmiNal Of old Ellery
here & Gent Lincoln in Bottom taking il for
granted they will be difmified) & both Of tbefe
gentlemen are a. old, and much more infirm than
Bihop. had the honor of being prefented to
you Sir, when you accompanied Genl Waihng-
ton in his Witt to this town, & win you may
think that circumhance & my win to give you
fome local information an'cxcufe for troubling
you with this letter & Of sHuring you of my
refpcet &c veneration. Should your Excellency
vi6t this country il will give me unfpeakable
delight to tender my refpctf & iervices in per-
fon. Your time is 70 fully & ulefuIly employ
ed that can hardly expect the .hosor Of an
apf~er from you, bot mould you deign in fome
moment of leifure to favor me with line twill