Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-03-12
From the IsDlrrsD.sr cnsoa,cL..
TO the People Of Ma0aebyfsffs.


L States have NOT. like the former, rciorted
to hoaic and land tax. with hundreds OF of
hces, iome of them temporary ADD oIhsrs per-
maoent, bot all dependant upon preddenriL
picatuie. laey have not intsoj0eed an Exc,fe.
an engine OF executive patronage and popuisr
oppEetiion. They have not borrowed millions
OF mon,y' at eight per cent. a year, payable
quarterly, while individuals have been teafnoed
by law from taking more than Gx per cent.
annually. They have not enlarged the public
expenditures. and while they we're incrrafbs
the taxes of every kiud. slio inc,eaied the pa-
tionsl debt at the rate OF about million Of
dollars year. They have NOT multiplied
foreign minifeu, for the double pUfpofe OF ex-
tending our political connections, and az the
fame time iurnifhiag diplomatic emplo, ,nenss
Tor their ions. and favoori,es. They have noe
organized aprosiGooal army, aud given The
actual command ct IL 10 an ambitions foreigner.
unfortunately rendered popular by the mifp,sced
partialiy OF our beloved Wilmington. They
have not extended our Navy. 60 be fold ara
dead lois, or perth in the docks. They have
not easbl'ihed iupernumcrary Judiciary, asa
reward OF party attachment, trook hid of
political principles and a bulwark OF oppofition
to the will OF the nation conitituiionaily aid
unequivocslly expreiItd. They have nor mono-
polized all Offices in their own party. Thy
have not retained, IN their csufe, the eloquenee
OF one protection, by the fe~ssds Of Judiciary
PIeierment nor excited the zeal and bigo,ry
OF another, by Robinionian and BarroeIiaa ARA.
Lhey have not ptottiturd our holy religion 70
the Purpofes of prejudice aud party. They
have not transferred the earnings of our reyo.
lutionary foIden to brokers and fpeculator,. tv
complicated funding iyitem. They have noe
burthened domcalc .nmutattures with inpol,tic
duties. They have not violated ,he i.cedo,n Of
tho Pseis. - Ii,sy have NOT lheltesrd shenfcives
from public in,eRigauon by an unconaitusionsl
iedition att, nor iobjeeied Aliens to atbi,rary
puniihment. at shc plesiore of the executive.
without tfial by jury. They have no, laughed
at Liberty and Equality, the doctrine Of Re-
pubicanifn, tho Iights Of citizens and ,I.e
-iovcrcignty Of the People. They have not
ridiculed popular elections, and confpircd 20
change our confitutioa from the elective TO the
hereditary principle. and gradually introduce 4
federal monarchy. under :he impoiing name OF
aroUg government. They have not ahroeatci
treaties, fought occaiions of rupture, and en-
desvored, by exciting popular claims, and local
and rst'onsl Prejudiccs, to plunge Us INTO the
be,tomlefs pit Of var, debt, taxaIion, patronage,
corruption and ruin.
On the contrary, they have lefened the
number OF foreign miniaeO repealed the whole
of tim cxcifes, and.thcfeby difhAnded near five
hundred excite ehiceu aboiiihed an uielcfs
grade ot Judges, and rcftored the old " acm of
Courts with acknowledged amendments linited
the before Indefinite pcrgaiGtes Of Collectors
OF the Cu6oms; reduced the army TO the num-
Der neceiiary TO preicrve our foru and mags-
zines. and deicad our frontiers and, inltead Of
enIarging our navy, employed il sdvantagccu 0y,
with efeei, in the protection OF our CON nerce,
particularly in the Mediterranean. In thele
and other ways, beGdes prcierving peace, and
maintaining public credit, they have dimihiihcd
the national expences more than million Of
dollars annually; have permanently appropriated
feven millions and three hondred thoufand dol
lars year to the payment of the interei and
the gradual extinguilhment Of the public debt,
and, during the year paR. have. notwi,hllanding
all the federal predictions to the contrary, applied
about eight millions of dollan 10 that purpofe
and atlually reduced FIVE millions and . half of
the debt. and had, 1t the beginning Of the
current year, fous millions and half OF dollars
in the Tresfnry.
FeIlow-ciiizens. rccolIca the hiaory of the
Thea examine youffelves, and Zee IL thefe and
other hmilar meafurcs Of the pseient sdminiaia-
tion do not accord with your own principles.
the pejsdices Of party and the MISREPRESENTATION
Of panizans 10 the contrary uotwithitsndiog.
II 70, al accordingly. Shew youf faith By
your works. Expeh your principles, conai-
tutionally and eAeetually. by giving your fof-
frsgcs, sor all the elective departments Of gov
eminent. to men Who will CO. operate with the
national standardization. Beware of" Wosses
in fheeps' e!os,bing )" in6dcns trimming po-
Iiticisns, vho sGone Republican appearance.
and make fnooth prokf6oa'. 10 gain yoof con-
Gdeuce, and give more efeetuzl fupport to the
oppohiion BY their votes and Official acts. Let
no fucl political hypocriics receive the honor Of
. RrsHtheax vote. The c,ufe Of ofks5RbLs6Sgs
is founded upon the principles Of the American