Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-08-20

them of their guard to have defeated their
o'5eet. Having. In covert irdeftry, prepared
and laid train, IN the sRxious hope that. when
fred II would opera'e together and carry con-
hsgfation where they would have il extend
tnat train has been premsturely touched, and
the fuipner ard fmosk and FIRE which they in
tendsd fhould blind, and arangle, and coniume
thoie whom tnes hidsoun gsoan TO detroy,
falls 10 righteous re:cHtmsnt. and Indignant
vengeance on their osn precious heads, and
) makes them fcowl, and wincs. ard uink. and
weep in huddle. The " ,e6sHbtabs riuAI'
F. (ls for. OF his redoubia6k friend, has cenomi-
mated mimi il is Dot too evident 10 fharply urg
ed Like wild. goofc that feels its feathers
pcrlofated with lhot, and its fcth wounded. he
lags from the Aock, fallies away. and honks tor
lite.
We spoligize for the indulgence Of thefe
idess but they fecm to be 70 promptly inipf-
ed by the ohj-tt of preient aninadverhon, and
10 richly merted by the motive which aeiuaies
him, thar ttfief jutice forpds their iuppIeGi ~.
Oo hi, former sddfef., i, vss propoied TO
raife tvo D ,iars tor ferrous dilcufi,n. The one
va, thar which has already bten handled rela-
tive 10 fhc gooa femptr that has been eEiffvHirS
b, the enc enics IF .hr Administration, which be
sGl.nef AZ poGtive ground The other upon
rne ale tim which he not lef pc6tiyely made
tha " fbr fSvaiFs aVtn fbe f,f Of men r,bo
mat fb. Coafixs,o1. and zvbo 6eY,vt6 ,bey
xouy jrom fbrr anatbm1t 10 n g' The merits
OF h Rfit have ocen exsmined evidently TO bis
condemnation. and il is preiuncd 10 the Joll fsr-
isGaeton Of every candid enquirer. He hath
hnT of red no,hi1g that ought TO detain our
attention iron liquidation Of the Claims Of the
latter.
BIZ, determined TO meet, ard 20 anlwe,
him AZ nil points where his ieeaO and fcpiments
are noe roo hst, asetiDg. unmeaning ard inh i'd
TO ad nit a reply, we viii Aop fora momen, 10
conidcr an obfefvstion which he Incidental,
made IN thc radiant couris OF his lsft appear
sncs.
RE has there sgs-d--" OfwIat eo~ySgu>nee
is ii 10 tb> ts6he pvb9 tbr QEt5o, 6 r ibs s6Jr,pa.
sisys IN or Lsa pASeyS' l. he sked !5T que.-
ton :-Ot rhs conheocucc 10 the public is The
SSibsy VI thnf. obfervations he would certainly
have been more IN point, much better found
ed in truth The pfoprieiy OF an affirmative
anfSer would in ths, cafe have been Inaantiy
perceived. We ccuid not--no>ody could have
hcGtatcd moment TO fay-nsAe at all. Bot
%s6o the author Of them wa, 10 thoie Who did
not know, was OF the grestsk ami moa evident
copieqrencc in fetsling the qaeAion then under
conGJe'ation.---Tbe potion cReed was
"Wk baus rs6.avored 10 ezAivats gosa kmbv :"
The veay kia enquiry then IAN inquiry too
which his Own terms in their own in rinGc na-
turs had inaitutsd, aad which the mind could
not pofibly evsdc) xss. Bts baps ssdeepo,t1 TO
d. this laudable thing Wbo nak,s roe sHerion !!
Wbo :" is fbs aatbor ?" 10 the afeisi ,9ue OF
BIN ? Is 1t true OF ihe bidy collectively in
Whole bchalf he makes it, and among @hcm he
expressly enrolls h,mfeif ! To NIKE il true Of
the aggregate, il oughr TO be of the items Ard
what item more fubjettto inisettion on this sc
count, than the one thar makes the declaration,
|'and therfose. BY implication. calls for IL Boz
no He did not mean 10 call for 10 He mean:
that il n uld be received as it vas given. With.
out qaef,or. and "ithout irq,iu that it
fhouid he taken to- Svanied as ief,ed ruth on
account Of IT'S poY,st0s> !: That TO doubt or
quett,on ought ~ cioId sgi'e with 'ess'd ~ II.
bscaufc il had illuR iosAy iiiaed from HE pom
derous, onnipotem and iasaiiible lips.
Here then is plain. poitive, but vre,ched
example OF the incorr,eib'e dulorf., and. biuo
dering ignorance Of ,hi, blubbeting pretender to
fciepce, elegance and art. Here, then, We have
coocloGve dc'nonR'ation Of the thick fcuicd.
black bl,oded ueachery Of his oveuures: CT
the illuhve import. snd frftlet q oesure ef his
la guage and petitions: o. HE eeregious AFRO
gancc. and papahle aupid,i, in ufurping the
prerogaiive Of cenfuriog the endowmcno OF
others. Il he eosbled bv the ffreneth, energy,
aifcip,ne Of hi, iutc'lett TO conceive Of things
IN sheit real charstsers; TO recognize the stt'i.
be'es OF geou'ne principle, 90 opurfue and deve.
iope the truth Are his nerves and organs at
ioood to ,hc hrer vibrations of liberal and pa
the,ie fentinen,f Il he really qualified TO fwag-
GER. and Ralk the proud and invincibe champion
Of polite and polifhsd literature Thefe con.
alterations, raifed> ard applied TO him. like the
heat Of FIRE to leathern fubasnce. Contract and
corrogste his pretenEons. and mud to his o~n
ferfstions, if be Is ~1 4Diibssf any, render shofc
pretcn6ors not only contemplate & ridiculous.
but unrleaiant and ,h-ohve.--The creative
powers Of the mind. ~ an Ordinary circle cf ac-
qaaintanee. may afford objects so'ihy OF ehecm
and venersticr but il will not do TO pah from
them to eur .prefent main JueAion the deicent
il too rapid and amazing !, 10 like leapicg from
the elouds, and falling into bottomefs OFT.
Thos much may iuhice for the prefen'.-