Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-08
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ALBANY, ArRTL i5.
LETTER PROM Cot. THOMAS.
As9Ss/fsssfiss ~ CsXm6. (yo~ Wek1ivsfes
Csss,y, Eerv- Tsrk.
Wafhipeton, March 40, Isoz.

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Wafhipgton. March a9. Isoz.
0IRTLRMRH,
hoods are propsgstsd, in every part Of the Un-
bon. for the Purpofe Of bnos'ag the Federal
Administration into diigraee. In the county of
Wilmington. ] am Informed. that certain per-
fons are eodsavoring to deceive the people by
mifIepefeating the proceedings Of the Exeeu-
tive. the two Houies OF Congrsfs, &c. there
fore. impelled by ienis of duIy 10 my imme-
diate condiments, take the liberty to offer the
following hsAy ketch. as an aniidots 10 the
eslumnics above alluded to.
Thar the federal party never bad . with 20
diminiih the public debt, or any OF tho public
burthens, 10 evident from their psH ss well az
their prefcnt condufi. While they were IN
power, Minihen were fsnt 10 almoa every court
in Europe. where 10 too many inaances they had
nothing to do bot live 10 iAle psgeantry, at the
expence OF their laboring eountrymrn at home
and the b.,tefto foppor the fy aem Of extra
vseance, pretexts we're formed for raidng arm
See, naviss, and for many other meafures calcu-
hted 70 heap lucrative places and conirsSts up
on individual friends; Of thefe. 1 will inaance
one OF two :--HlsRY LsR, who made 70 much
noife in favor Of sppropfisting 100000 dolls.
for ereetiog q maoIoleum to the memory OF
Gen. Warrington. received from the Adminif-
ustion ~ 200 dolls. for q bed Of Ore which was
not worth 1000. il the title had been good but
which had been previouny mortgagcd-So tha,
~ he has ,Gnce become bankrupt. the United
States in all probability will NOT be benefited >
. csnt By H.; they gave to the fame pehon 900
dolls. for porr,st Of Gen. Wsihingroo. which
pof6bly mighl have bsen worth 100 dollzn =
To Judge Cooper. Of our State, 1000 dolls. we're
given. under the pretext of exploring the land
near Lake Superior for Copper Minss. without
a cent benefit TO ,he government.
will cite q few inaances Of their difregard
Of Economy, from the Revenue Department
The Collettor Of Csaoms for the port OF Bottom
receives FER hi, compensation, including clerk
bi,r. &c. is.1to dols. year; the Collector
for the port OF Philadelphia ai,14o dols. the
Collector for the port Of Baltimore, f3.7sz dolls.
shs Collector for the port OF Charlefon. i9 .434
dols. the Collector for the port Of New-Yolk,
ss.438 dolls. and fhe Navy OGcers for that port
Io.i6a dolls. s.----The neceGary documents are
Row before Conyrefs TO enable them to correct
shis psodigioos profuhon Of public money the
fubjett has been taken up aud referred to q fe-
ktt committee.
One ciscumfssnce. places ia ariking point
81 view, the inconfiaency Of the preient Oppo-
Asion. When the French Tresty was before
thc Senate Of the United States for ratification,
. large majority Of that body was federal
They Rruck ont the I'D article, by which the
frrnch government engaged to negotiate at a
tutass period, refpetiing the captured property
uf Americans which had been condemned by
their Tribunals, and the Treaty was ratified
by thar Senate, ant PreGdent Adx~, without
that Article. .---- The merchants or rundefwSiters
now come forward with petitions TO Congreh,
TO be compenfaled for their lofes, and Mr.. GriE
void brought, forward rcfoution few days
ago to indemnify thcfs pe,sple for their ioiIe,,
which probably amount 10 50 or 60 Miilisns.
This retsiution wss fapported by every federal
mcmber y our Houfc, and cppoicd by every
Repub q f---becaste we coo6dered, thar Il
would i6 q ilagrsnt sA Of injuftice to tax our
sona;toen,s win ,his fun 70 make good ,hsloG
es Of thote underwrifen. who AZ the time they
injured the property had premium equal to
the riA and when Il Is evident. that notwi,h.
BANDING thoic loaes, this clais Of citizens have
grown immenEeIy rich by fueh mcans.--And
further, beesuie We conlider thar thoie Ameri.
can citizens who had their houfes burnt and
their property de8royed by the enemy. during
the revolutionary war. we're much more entitled
% decentralization, than the merchants in this
cafe. stn
That the prefsnt adminiarasion rejects the
doctrine, that pabhe isbf u . tsblis bisJTsg.
mutt he evident 10 every candid obierver, when
he rsActis. that under their PrcslsceGpr our debt
had increafed very ccniidetably. notwithaand.
Ing all our fourcss Of revenue; that according
O. the printed aceoun, Of the Secretary Of the
Treaiusy on the "A Of January, iSor. ,hs unre.
deemed principal Of the debt, was So,toi ,,oJ
dsilsrs 80 cents: That in',he hor, fpASe of nine
non,hsthM debt was diminianed TO 17.Ss, 500
iols. 7o cents, A. appears by the Secrctasy's
report, usde on the a Of jan. isos. This
sedutiiop wss effected by carefully applying the
money which came irto the Treatvry towards
the difchasge Of this debt, iniead OF the various
ufelefs purpoies, which Afforded il under tbs
iOrmer adniniRrasion.
Il canaotbe doubted, thar the partirans Of
me Old Scbssi feel fo'ely difaprcinted a. lco6ng
the obje0 which they had 10 vicw---which they
% labossd indesasigsbly 20 obtain. and which
they once faneied was neatly accomplished that
sley will rciosbie their exersions TO regain their
"a trsvrd, reforsioy 20 every srti6ce and Rra.
ssgem Of which the human mind 10 capable. nay
le laisly calculated spon By the frisads Of the
psetsns harpy order ef things.---I am infcsmed
Aas one cfshe esststeus vhich shay have re-