Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-09-03


.tion of rhs, dcipieaole fellow (" . Banker."-
Our obfervaiions on the chsraacr of this nox-
lou, animal laa week, has sroufed the holy in.
disnstion of certain men--yst this. nor threat
nincs fha!l deer u, from the path of duty.--We
have TOO oiten been the objects of their reicnt-
ncrt to feel any appschendons on taat account;
and xhea ei4ier y Bonker." the editors OF
the Mercury (who are fytony meus) or any other
writer in the Mercury. hall mifrcpreient facts,
or sG.rr ought, which may tend 20 miilcad the
pubic opinion, we conceive il our daty to no
tics il.
The Mercury hys that Jo Baskry " has
ven,ured totell few honsh truths" bus Wc
Think we can dsm,nfrs,e thar he has .ventuIed
TO tell a few (rot 70 few neither as honea men
would at d'h imagioe) srof,, and palpable falie-
hoods. This writer appear, TO us 60 be mere
mechanical genius, who hn copied old and
worn out fsfehood'. that they might look like
new insensions. No'hirg more Than peffevo-
sncc, added to wicked heart, IS hecefsry 10
make fnch writer as g ~ Bnpker" is. out OF
any hovice.--By 6ra eaabiihing faife propo-
f;tion, .hen arguing from il as truth, and per
fevc,ing in it 10 the Isa-rhe work ia complete.
No fsdsyaiR can t.s' 70 hard, bot he mott
Zee rne proprety Of thele rensrks.
nut LEI us examine ia Bnrtrr's produc-
ton: Our Mcmbe, Of Congres receive fix
dolirs day--snd is nor this agreeable 20 the
direction of the only Statute made Gncc the
adoption OF the Contribution fixing their COM
pen!siioDi Was il avistpc in the Members Of
Copgleis tsrnSrly 10 be paid for their ierviees,
and i,m vice now In whar age or na,ion
do We live, that the immptablc principle ef
compensation for public iervice,, has becomc
mo able By wha, magic power has il been
efFe ted Doe, j. Bunker" fup,ofc that our
Me obers in Congr.is can fubfit on wind--oS,
like hmlelt, on falfeheod, delrattion. 4 abufe ?
Aesia. lie lays he furprizes his neighb,u
by the following aatem-nts and he would fur.
prize any man, woman. or child, the leaf &C.
quainted With the fslfe aaemenu he makes.
IL 6 not mr. that the new administration ip
teflon OF f,cr months cof the United States
fevcrs thoufsnds OF dosn more than the fcXs,a-
f1s had done in a preceding fe(ion OF eight
months. Bur il is true that the fejcralias fqpan.
deTcd more in one fiiioc than they favcd IN tour
ycsn. The aory about Mr.. Daane req iires no
cor,men,. None bot Jsd,,aiN would have
male tuch an shcftior--ronc except fcdSy0Lf,
believe IL. IL IL not trn. shat Mr.. Da ~fon vas
C
thoIfsnd dollars TO carry the ratification OF the
Trcsiy 10 Hsece. The yeGe in which Mr..
Da sfJn went to France was the Maryland. -
She va. fired, and her Rorss laid ip under The
LAG sdm'niara,ion for the purpofc of carrying
Mr.. Bsysrd, who w@ 20 have been the bearer
OF the treaty. Upvsrds Of twenty thocfand
dollars Of this expence was incurred under the
Ad niniRra,ion of Mr.. Adams, and'f the ac-
comnods,ion Of Mf. Bayard. Mr.. Dawfoa had
no allowance OF ra'ions, he psttoyl OF the fhir's
Cores. Had IL 70 happened that Mr.. Bayard
had been the bearer Of the Treaty, we prefume
no fault word have been attached To this fcde.
raj meainrc. IL IL ros fvne that unncceG1ry ex.
pence accrued on the repairs Of the Berceau.-
She was regularly repaired under exiting ap.
propriations, and not in a more expeoGye man.
ner than other veifcls. IL hnn frue that the
nex Administration have larger islarics than
their predecehor, under the AdmipiRraiion Of
Mr. Adams, received. II our recollection is
correa. the Law which gave the principal officer,
larger ialsries, ~as enacted ~ 1899, and limit.
ed TO two years. This limited time was after
wards extended.
A, obirrvs;on or two more, and we leave
{" 10 Bunker" to fink into that adherence end
Oblivion 20 ~hich he 10 iaia hsAening. IL b NOT
f,ne that the fom engaged TO he given for Lou
IsiAra, 10 enormous for that serritoy. When
or right OF depo6t az New. OrIesp, wss denied
us, Geveynrr, Ms,,v, Nv. Rs5. ard Others Of
,h- ftdtral party, exclaimed iha, we had ;ol
csafc TO commencc hoillify The war ~hoop
ga, founded-,hc fcd,,af tocGn rung in our car,
Our independence VS. a,tscked--oar riahts
invaded They nted their utmoa 10 drive n,
into war, 10 shieh ihoufsnds of our fellow
nen nigh, have been murdcred--in which mil
licn, would have been expendcd-aod which
would have lGeret cur nsliopsI eharsticf
broad /: Bot A foon a, we have scqsised IL by
punhsfe. the fesle turn,-=-our right ofdepo6t
dir;oiihes in value - saf 81 did the old coryi-
nestsI currency. Tbefe ftdr,af politieisn,--
'h-fe 7, Bssisrs, become diHsns6ed. Upon
IN. whple, we think our readers reed no further
proof OF the truth Of our pofrion, that "
Bunker" has vsufured TO tsli iev groi, and
Pa'Pab!s fali:hSSsi-