Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-09-10
NE W P o r L,
Saturday, SEPT. 10, 1903.

TIE Newport M-reury of this week, feens 70
boaa cf the refr OF the late elections. After rel,t-
ins Ire flecsi Of the fsd.ra, in fveral towns; al
Ter i,indGtng that .nsral MARrIS has been incoa-
hl-nt ald eqavocal IN his poti-s ard aa.rting that
hi gal ous.un his prudence ;--lfter euloszing the
ehara9-r OF Governor RRApFoKp-ini dealing out
tsstr ufall nieafnrs Of abuiS OF Deacon WAsDEII-
eoela les that cdsralfn has iof nothing by the late
els4ions We have 70 often detected the writers for
tns Mercury in all I.rtng falfehood, that il will not
fnrPril: readers fad them deteaed in another
ANohg other in which they FAY "the resalt
was favorable to the federahfs," Rapknton is men.
tionsi---iIOpknton has heretofote returned fome-
times one, at oshers sRysl members TO the Gen.
ersl Aaersiy. BIT we are happy ia learning that
" re tlses tsrrsk" Whatever hopes the skrsEas
may have derived from that quarter heretofore they
are welcome TO all they entitled TO now The
Republicans Of that town have exerted themielses
maaiuiy---sus elected fror, their number, Meirs.
Pecktan ard Collins by msjorities Of "a, and 4s-
in oppoian to the intsrefts and influence Of Mers.
Davis and Ng1ite.-ifthe Mereary writer's choofs to
esul, s' tbs slsciiprr - theie gentlemen they Will
ne; be alone in a. sdemonhratons of t---and we
predict txHif this cGef> of exult ation
Others of irnilar nature win ocear.
.Afler resdaz the obfervstions of the Editors Of
the Mercury, We we're forebiy aruck with this fay
iny ot Sir John Falltaf-" Hsso ibis Waa is gisss
90 .rizs."
TT aannirhing 10 oblerve with what an
bfided ,usp;uie the larki;s Of feders!ifm puT-
fat ,he,r c2urfc OF ds,rat.ion, and iaGdious asn
De-. Even the poa didemprrcd icaloufy is
fOtiicisni ground tor them to proceed upon, and
10 offer with po!Iuted hands the opprohrium Of
nslrsolence, inpudently pIefunnins thai il will
rsn,inne 60 be borne with. and that they may
fil travel on ~iIh i0puniry- Ia is enough, as
they conceive fOrsny man 10 be Nominated to
pu5ic uuH by ontarac he'd 10 the prc'ent gov
enipens u The country. 10 anthcrize an ifnine.
diale, and public attack apon hlnn, and to
warrant them 10 handling his tame az Deit fats
shcir .farcJ!cs.
VIVA, couid be the dei,gn of the animsd-
vcrsions 'vhicn sfpeared 10 tae iatt Mercury up.
on tie pciitical shataetcr OF GenerAi Martin,
sho has lately heen appointed 10 repnient the
te~n ot Ne sport They have but an impsr-
frtt Knowledge OF the nan it they foppoie that
he 70 TO I've avcd aud in,mdateh in that way
q aft ciierwiie than "a he thinks the good OF
the Stare aud thar Of bis country requires. Do
they sffeet 10 reprosch him with converfion---
with chaosiag bis political creed IL any fup-
p9ssi nsst in the pretcnt demons ut ditcord,
aud d,aarhaocc, ever eas&i,nted any particle
10 the articles " hat creed, il is no wonder il il
has chsnssd. The Contribution Of cur Country
Is IN. fafn, no~ that il has bcsa. Ii would re-
qniss 90 cssssriiep, no eisnss OF political faith
thea for man who has hitherto approved IT,,
aili 90 approve, and as ncceiiiy requires 20 Ia
Dor ia hppcst Of L.. I. Do they nein to charge
General Martin with vibrating on this poiat
---g,;h 4 turner attackneat TO the Conititu.
sion, snd ps>ient hott;isy 70 Il !--or with
G,Fcsr fcpugnsnce 10, and preient friendihip
hri1l "A chsTsc of this kind wouid cover than
wi,h F,sn: and dsteai. Here then, on thc only
point shicn che cafe they have inti,n,ed would
In reality admit, they abondsn,y, and evid;nt-
" fail. Their in'inustion amoan,s to neither
more nor iei, Than this" You have hitherto,
~ Si,ne when avt we're the byinnn nsbile--
vixen eyyns we're dictated by or fovercisn will
--whea 7vs had fuh:' 'aa,ial reafon to be sood ma
sr,si, tho't fsvorsbly Of us Bot now, hnce
xc have loRyhe ccn,rcul, and have besa tawsft-
Cd and vexcd, for which ~e have only tradocrd.
ard v;iis.sd che iaai,s,iops OF the cooo,sy, aod
she rsjeay Of its nime-~focc we have been
espofcd and defca,ed, for which we have only
Erued and teamed --6rce VIC have been dcpfv-
e1 ofpoycr, for Which we have only rave. aad
roarcd--6nrc VIC are defpited and detected. for
~hich We have only fcandalized, sod cu'led--
fnce al, thefc shisgs have taken pace, we con-
e.it that we have in the coutfe Of then through.
tkc sMsencc sf our Iote nece.iitiss. expoled The
elnv.n icm which We have always carried, bat
have until OF ia,e been enabled 10 conceal We
fear thar you begin to think that " qet ard os,
Srfrss are raf fr 10 B. nsetd ecif5 to1ver."
And therefore we will take only the mcdea iio-
cry Of doing two ,hings at once We viii in
che fie place re secge ouricives upon ysx for this
ehzuce ofopia,,n ~iih refpest 60 ~, wnich you
had no botinef by any means TO sdsri,: This
eh,nge Of .spiaion Hhch aor e0H Pahing over
from, f-desslifr TO republ,csnifm; Aod we will
., rhr fame time eonvince you by pratticai az
r.nren, that freedom, this boa!ed freedom is a
rerolcious thing, better re6snei than contesdcd
for kesate a6smirGbk mrs eas rake an n6emi-
SAIL NE efn.
We have been at this pains in this infsnce'to
Essl,j6 the ssn,ed Lain of the Mercury. And
nnv, .ha, the eaf. is rendered plain sod intel
leible, let the 9uefson b. afkea--Whn hone& |
nan. who ever ihoosht fsyorsoiy of them. who |
hs, rot, by ,h;, ,imc, bad fufhcient reafon 10
s5aos< flss stiriss!! And where ought the |
blame O, the charge TO 'eR On him sho is
fcr,vpstely rei.r.d lson an error; OF on .rhofe |
wh-fc deceptious demsaaof contributed to ns
sxiAence