Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-04-09

If thea the general intereA OF Americs is
: " oppoicd 70 war. oughr IL 10 be profecured,
I" when The clAmovous voice Of the intefeifed
/" only demand il II neither national policy.
(" nor iccurity render the srbitIation Of the
fwoid nec,Ga'y can the isns ssissry inter.as
:" of q Eao iadi1,dnaL, founded on kssve,y.
+" dyobpoixfmsi. aud ambition, Poaeh the leait
t" claim 20 IT'S dsci6on Al war IN iome degree
lsscrs the bonds of civil sG,cis,ions. and re-
haze, the nectHay vigopr OF joitice it N Iuld
"uever he enssgcdia bot With hranets and
{" dsliberu,ion, to puniih unwarrantsble inis!t,
{" 10 defend the mot faced rights. TO prevent
.. the mott dsogesous coniequenCcs. Bat when
ana,ion meIcly 10 avoid iniults, which car
I" srL BE- nmp0,ao. and 10 si.' fbs ,3Ve~'s' ap-
" psfits' g s)s7D Sye6tdra. fa,bIlsrf and igao-
Z" rasf isd,yidsSb. conmences hoGilisies, evi
I" den,ly in oppol,ion TO every principle ofpo
icy; nay, At the r'lk OF he' glory and exit
/" ence j, may well I've termed national quix-
/" ottm, poli,icsl wonder"
Reader, would you believe ne, II told to
you, that the above remarks were extrseted from
ihe Newport Me,curyf MoR il nos awaken
your furpr.zs 20 read il a. sn exrratt from thar
capes, although oi an carly date, and compare il
~;,h the haiih founding ieu,imenis which now
below forth. and ma,ks every foeceeding CO.
lunn. beGdrs the load of abufe il Ihfow, upon
sne ofie srs Of our government, The scu,imenu
which IL then ineulcated were true, and worthy
OF the paper. the wiitef. aod !. sdnor.--Co'n-
psre them wuh thote Of the prc!ent day How
changed its tone nov TT only tor tavage cara.
They then Rsenaooily oppoisd every war mea-
iarr, and like peaceful doves, would put up
vih any intult rAihcs than wsr viii, Huia'n
Nov Gather than not have war with France
or Spain, we will faSr6cr every tarshins ia thc
'rrrafury. and drain the lsA fcus from the farm
CT, and immolae every principle os lUS;ce asd
h,nor. Such ], their inconGHenc. and varia-
b;luy of character. This writer. after diicua
ing fully ppon ths rsinoSs proieet OF going 10
war, FAY, his obiesvstions were ceeahoncd by
thu frequent obiervaiious Of pesulcst icribbiers
in various paris Of the Union beings, who
feemed 20 be a. deAi,ore of sbili,o as OF virtue.
and defined saIhcr fpr the mcpiai irrvicrs cf lite
than the exalted cfhces OF Maternal CsSsol1s,s.
Whether they are fomc Of ofthoie, Who, through |
weakness Of viriue or in,clleds, have besn on.
nariccd IN the dy9,,6s,iou fs1ft1. and cosie- |
q Iently arc determined 10 involve America 10 I
ard war or iome OF ,hoie Who, i'm |
Ecdei in poverty ard impudence, with 10 col
lea a fortune at the sxpence of che money, |
biood!hed, and perhaps even the lof' Of their |
conu,ty or fome Of ;hoie who, through aari
~. Yno,csee, and i~fenin~es, lare led public |
ly "a, i~secb aSnm5d,cs,ss. and 90 dictate |
fyesrn ot conduct incon6ltcnt with policy. or
resscn or fcmc Of thole who, thruugh an i;,h
10, .Ey,S5Ii~s, crosd the pspeU with iaSsrsd
xesEys upoo the fate OF naions, Nth the names
,f ~hich only they sse acquaintcd Whether
they are Of one or of the other of ,heic 10 imms-
serial. foce they all tend so one point, s. char
stier,xe one party. siz. Fsdt'3l,aJ. The leo.
,;menu OF ,hi, writer are NJ Isfs grating TO the
pe,,ifoseing ears OF the Meeo'y editors than
t.sc as ,hcv oppofe the rude tempeA Of patton,
rs they ndenn the mad policy ot thofs Who
arc. eager for war. and as they expclc their po-
liiical chsrsttes. ~hich iome of their dark VII
sses are hu, an emblem. They. however, have
lorg free been tressed 9TH shat contempt. by
toe candid part OF .hs community. which they
teiervediy merit. And With oae caution 10
Republicans, viii difmi6 ,he fubjett. The
vehicle by ~hich they have icog conveyed their |
}csudsl. has hecoms 70 notorious tos abule ard
naoder Of our p,efess Roi.rs. that not week |
ispfes, bot iome iaesi6c.s OF character arc by |
,hcn suewr,ed, Who Rsnd tho fa;sea on the
pace Of hiRory. You nva. sm coshdent. /
turn. .vour attention Immediately % The New.
pcrt Mercury. IL 10 ihe editors Of ,hn paper
who saest ~hat,h please, and never attempt |
. prove ~has they ans,t. ], is they who re.