Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-06-25

WITH mach Gnceri,y "we apologize to
our rezdeu," tor giving place TO, or iPendins
breath in reply TO the paragraph in the lsa
Newport Mercury, Concerning the conduct OF
the Senate las it il there expreiedl in negstiviog
the exceptions 10 the iseePiug claale." 1t is
certainly OF fome confequence that fuch protuc-
tions Glould be expoied. however fnesking aud
Contemplate they may be in themielye,. Nor
ought their author 70 lurk behind the bufh, and
continue 10 abu!c sni inluit the pubic under
Rsnding by fuch green and trAiog ,rumpesy and
! uslh. He ought at leaf, TO be told. thar ,hro'
the lazy coarisneis Of his vail. his delighdnl
features are diiccvered and tnst amid his mott
aoded and ingenious ioPhiRy, he i, only de-
ceivng his orOn dear Jfy.
70 illuarate ani prove thefe remarks, we
will fcled his owo obiervationS. For initsnce,
by way OF GLIDING the imputarion OF being
"tbr ax,bsr Of tbe paragraph Hnat, lbe s4aa,iaf
head ef tie" Mercury, he ioddenly jumps into
the fhues Of the Pyizfey, aud ba~ls out--do you
think fbaf Federal Printer ere nor eompfienf 10
tbe toR Of ediimg fbsr O1vs pott,s" "II--Ala',
& a'aeil a'6sy There's Beuy in fack--a pig
in poke Poor fellow he fcarcely brcathes
for fear of difcovery. But like the Oeiich that
hides its head, his ether part, land excellent ba,h
Still aanding in the ihoes of his neighbor, he
fays =" Accordingly. when he finds any ;hing
in this paper (,hc Mc,ery) which touches
"bin or his party 70 fbs gHek. or deIetts ev,o,
"in airy form whatever, he Immediately fathers
." the performance upon fome GsnfIrmax oSt ef
"tA< e1Iee." Can there be more mifcrable
iubtctsuge than thi,' Pray, McGienres Printers
Of the Mercury, were il in faa Jos that forued
the article relative 60 the defects of our infol-
ven, iy fem" Were il in fael yos who paiItd
that violent cenfurc upon branch Of the Legii-
lature Of this S,atei Were il ,ox that laid paw
even upon its independence Surely thoie who
had the honor OF feeling YOU but a few months
ago,mua conclude that you have grown very far !
that you muit he poGeRed of very nervous minds
to embrace iuch important topics at 70 tender
an sge l---But you ALTO difcover Iomc troken
traits of erudition--fomc iwecpings of the uni
veshsy Ii muit therefore likewife be concluded
that YOU have rub'd ,gaina the college. But,
hopeful children, (fuppoing it TO be you that
fpeak, which by The bye is no where near the
truth) do you feriouly mean to give the pctfon
alloded to the rank of " Gesfiemaa"! Ifyou
do, we fhall entertain as trong icroPles relative
TO the correctness OF your notions OF ssnfii,Ly,
as we do OF yout fentiment, upon politics. But
no, children you f,all be exonersicd from this.
All that refs againft you on this icore is. that
you iuffer him to fpeak of hiInieif through the
medium Of your paper. And here il puts rs in
mind of the apple and the -. thsrwere flost-
iog down the river together. The latter Gngs
out, Z" ko1o qve aSpi, /7vin."
But il is time 10 afumc a more ferrous tone,
and reply upon the merits Of the fsbjett. We
are under ,he necesity Of quoting his ientences
length, 10 order TO place him in his true light,
or rather ihadc; and to give him every benefit
of hi, own words. Hear him ! {" The remarks
4" contained in eSv paper the week before the lsa
Gin relation to the infolvent fytem Of thi, Rate
/" had nothing to do with parry. They we're
thrown out merely as birn which might lead
"to reconhceration, and poTibly to an i'm
provement of tha, fyeem." Inimitablc " biah"
to be fure, and very pregnant with "imt,ops.
msrf." Benignant foul y how deeply are the
public indebted to him for hi, patriotic folici-
tude, & unwearied exertions. With how much
confidence, aud heart. buraing expectation do
they look toward him, as the modern Mofes, TO
lead them on, of the wildernef, Of liberty and
jacobinifm, through the fea Of chartered and cf-
tabliihcd principles, to the fair and holy land OF
n'n-,sGfaSee, and paiive obedience. But he is
not entitled to all the merit of this wonderful,
and hallowed projection He 10 only one Of the
innunerable wooden headed images. fe, sp and
put in motion By rspes and pullics. to carry on
an iufdious and ridiculous farce in imitation Of
public fPrit. But. federal friends, whatever
may be yoar ultimate objca. give ss leave to
sdmonifh you, that fuch insges, fuch tool, as
this doe' bot condemn and blsa your esufe
fooner than il would naturally bla.i they In
| duce abortion in all your works.
IL his osjed was the diaeminatioa Of i'm
prsvtmrrf. tah he is the model it y why hn he
not aood his ground, and fhown how il ~n to
have been efeded } IL il wu poflibIe that any
thing like int,svsnesf' cosld have refalted
fron the fan. or from his f,lfe snd invidious
mAanst Of eating it, Why hsi be centraeled nis