Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-02-20


them. He knew, thar after accomplishing their
due effect wita the Iegiliture, they would 20 10
shc narioo. 70 be BY them confirmed OF revert
cd. Nor does his retpett appear TO have been
the leaf impaiied by the thought. Nay, ii we
may judpe, fsom the temperate and argumenta-
tive Ayle he adopted. has ieipett was an su.nenl-
cd BY THE confederation. Hh fpecch, there
fore. was. n we have already Rated it, perti-
nens fpecch. 1t neither deiccnisd 90 common
place defamation. nos feared into the lofty and
obicurc s<eicns Of romance. Ii addrelsd ilirlf
entirely ,{es the teafon. We he6ta,eJ NOT,
therefore3to call Il a ebicfdt ssv,s in psrlis-
mcntary annals and We prcsiittci. ~hat expert
encc has verified. that IL would be the textthar
would refohtc the debate.
NM the coptsaR. Among thoie, who
followed Mr. Bnckcnbrdge, We mua be per-
mittcd 70 throw Mr.. MorsA into the moa pso-
minest viex. To bis ipscches, thenfore, our
remarks viii be particularly applied, though.
ia the general. they equally apply 10 the aylc Of
the Other gentlemen ON his Gdc.
Scarcely were the proviGons Of the con-
flitution on the point ondes diicullion read, than
a cry Of ss:invaHon Of the confitution, and tho
threat Of q diGolution Of the Union," were echo
ed in every ihape that ingenuity could deviie,
or eloquence ernbody. The cfsds approached.
when the people left to thenlelyes would be
come their gsrsrett enemies, and when every
honea mau would Ay our ihou !--The fall Of
other Staies to whom the principle OF rcprriea-
tation was unknown A-wss depicted with fob-
DUNG pathos and the glowing portrait Of the
United States, tho only genuine republic that
ever exiAed, hurled into ruin by an imi,stion
of the Ssates of Greece, was drawn with ihc
moa exqnihlr colourings Of the fancy. The
hesr OF the hearcr was Rruck az, and we isw
tears trcklc down the checks OF Ieprelcnta-
tive Of the people.
We pronounced the fpcech Of Mr.. Morris
ono of the mott fplcndid specimens Of cloquence
ever delivered ina delibcsative aiTembly. The
verditi Of rshers, of more enlarged obscrvarion,
has fully juiiGsd cur remark. k.--Bat as 70 afgu-
mcnt We iaid nothing, nor fhsli We nov fay any
thing. We are perfectly willing to le. the na.
tion appUftioa iss sdnisssiSns- according 60 iss
climate Of the relative value OF inrelicd and
fancy The former OF which may he compared
to the valuable though unoaen'a'ions iron ot
our mountains while the laiscr may nor In
aptly be bkrncd to the uieleis, though brilliant
lufre OF the diamond, extracted from foreiga
ciimes. tt
To the nation be the appeal, who has the
Yighifui hde let them decide whether IL be-
longs 10 thofe who ao for hsfrying the feelings
into imaginary fears or to thoic who. build-
ing their foundation on the understandings of
men, erca an sdi6:e thar no aofm Of party can
hakc. Htt
Memorable this diicuflion win ever be, if
the people. with becoming vigilance. mark
their enemies from their friends. On wbat
depends their happinefs. On their union. Who
are for psofraiing this happiness, II they are not,
who, a. ioon as ,hcir political views arc thwMt-
el. cry oat di0sLsfDs Z a d4Sisfies Were
theic exclamations meant for the yindsl No |;
they were meant for the pcople.--Let the peo-
pie, then hear. and remember them aod let
them on this. ard on all othcr occahons. mark
that representative Of the people, whoever he
Il, whcshcr federal OF Tepablicans who holds
DOT threat 70 dangerous 20 their peace.
~ Nationsi Inteiligcnccr.