Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-08-06

Gao he fs.ls Al attach nent Tor hia county, bot
like S0csatcs, kis ss.eiioas enofacs the uai-
se:fe.
II will te e:c cclr TO reconcile the prinei-
Eles cffuch stalas.... With ,he vicSs and IN
eliaations that govern its psraii.c OF dapotifln.
---The hrn are founded upon balls whole iruth
/. ir,c6asble; ~hofe origin is na,urei Whole
sntinu'c. m,raliry Whole ri'ence. reii,n.
Tse lat (cts nature at Defiance, conf lcn IN ,ra
ity as Gockc,y, aud reion ss fool. If there
fore, Mr. JeGriop ds;s IL opinion w'tn many
Of bii county men, il IS becsole NJ difco in
the degree Of cainNion in which slcie things
ae mutcaly held. He conGicrs nature the
fource OF every human right. m,faliiy the BATS,
sad rcaion the nnerrng guide OF every haman
stiion. Of courfs ne pe'ceivrs no grades IN
foeieiy, no partial diaaaions coofiden the
yeoplc o. the fource Of all power, ard the pecu-
liar egasdians Of their oen righn.--He makes
allowances for the particuar Gtua,ion ia which
he has found m,nkind. he endeasors 10 &C.
eopcilc their diGcIlnt iniereas by ,nitifa'ions
thar are calculsleI 10 produce the tnoa ex'sn-
i've and CON pe,e felicity. ConiuIting nature.
his msxims Of government are hmple and resn-
cd. They do not partakc too much Ut that
overaraincd eoergy, which berdcrs on oppfei.
6er, or Of that losie, Ieentious fanatAc'im,
which is connected with nc iubveT6on Of all or
der and iecuriry in government. They point
eventually 60 reform OF sbaies, which have
continued the gres,cA (hare CT inlery in iocie-
~ which nc con(iden ,hs excssiencs OF Rate,
aad inc germ of deipotnm.
f. ia laid tsar Mr.. Jeferfcn is rhiloio-
pher that cohfeqoentiy ne poheRes peculiar
cal, OF mind, that on6ts hin for ,hs duties OF .
ha,efpan. L-, this objection rsa ia the bofom
ufthe ihibers paraGte 0! power, VIII, ii's az the
foot. tool OF dc!porifm, and drsa1s the influence
Of fngle qualification that m'sht folien the
aM ttons OF nation. For my pait. perceive
not the incompstibiity complained of.--Ths
pniofophcr is nothing more than being, Whole
Usordity is elevated Whole opinions are drawn
from the convictions OF truth & reaion Whole
expanded intellect diians ihs fhackIec of pre-
judcs. and ~hofe foul look, with coiDplasency
upon the errors and fallibii,ics of rnsnkird.
The rever!e Of thefe qualifications. cona'tutes
the features o' ty fanny, Whenever II ~ blended
with ex,eafiye powet. There 10 an invifplc
chain which connects ,nm0raluy with . Gun.
tempt tor truth, contcmpt for truth with thc
t,clu!ions OF error. and the dc!oions OF error
" iih the moa p,uiih tysanny. Reoce the H.
cenrioofneir Of cou,is, aud the pa'rio,ic crimes
of an ,iio, hcncc thar cold philoiophy which
chis the warmth of benevoience. and iscri-
hc.s. on III. polluted aliar OF delpotifn, the te-
l,c,sy Of millions.
Diria,n'ns ,he charaacr Of the conrtier,
where pphlaoiniiy and Asucry are ,he aeps by
" hich the ophq aious sr,ie 10 fame and d,Rinc.
ton, M Jeifedon bs. iIIed the higseh Office
az government, BY bis own in,tinic merit.
The iimpi,ci,y OF his msnner, and the ieieivcd.
aC ~ ,.s he N AZ M a
vigorou. nni, which sra'ps at higher objects
thaa the n.tc ssi, Of p!cAiag. g.-Yct ,hetc i, no
man in private lite more am able, none more
,isnis.a. and none Whole manners poiItfs, iu a
higher degree, the incompsrabls felicity of in
}o;rine tse coanoiacd c,noriuns Of attachment
s.,d seipstt.
He h. Contemplated men and things in
the different lights ia which they are, and 10
which they thouid be. His reflections on this
iabctt are thc furccs OF his humanity and for.
tearance Qualifications ws,ca trave! buhnets
aud books, nav: n,a,urtd into prattice. and CIV
rn 10 hs miad dee,ee ot phiio'cphicai tran
ooity, inh6i,clv lupsrior to mott Of his CO.
,enoories. l., not this plasiii,y Of wnpe' he
,n;asken for coldnch ard appreciation. He
4 !. no, puHci, an spdsritaudNs incapable Of be-
= infpi,ea with intrepiiity, when great ohjeds
dsnand us encrgY. nc AnSrlcaa ueciafatton
ot Independence, his nssoei.,ions in ievrrai OF
the mott lob;le cabinets 0f Europe, and his
communications with the Intriguing miniacrs
ot France aud Goglaod. ~hiiA iecrs,sry Of aate,
" i'll semain the durable memorial Of a great
s,,od. NJ ones capable Of combining the various
qualification. OF energy. dclioSrats coolne!s and
penetration.
The c,udoot OF smicable negocis,ion, IS
to, frsaacuAy the vistiIn of court intrigue aud
os dp rnasic ceremony. Theo vas 10 csoint
tna, Afforded mose picseaf..'us for boh. than
the court OF Louis the i6.h. To IN ilsaa, TO
br,be, AID TO eorrupt BY all the arts oi ehcane-
~ and deceit. continued the peculiar &il OF
every minhef and were the rrelirniusviss Of ev-
cry neeoe!s,ion. When Mr.. Jeffcrfoo vent to
Frarc, ne csr,ei With. him the friendly views
of people Whole Gmpliciy hsi not been COR
Iupscs., and whaie MANNERS, founded upon that
sanaou. which il,ss from q, elevated freedom,
dif sip,d ths liccnsioufnefs Of court. cha, wss
salcals,ed 10 embarssfs and betrsy. Arrived
there, it was very sestunabie 90 fappofe, that
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