Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-02-19
TIL MAS p AIN E,
TO tie Citizen Of The United State5.
LRrraR THE FIFTH.


TT 10 always the intercit of far greater part
i of the nation TO have thing right than to
have it wrong and, therefore. in country
Whole government is founded on the iyAem OF
election and reprelentation. the fate of every
party is decided by lis principles.
AS this fyitem is the only form and principle
Of government by which liberty can he Prefcrved,
and the only one that can embrace all the vari-
cries of great extent OF country, II neceharily
follows, that 20 have the experimentation real, the
election muA be real! !, and thar where The election
il hetlon. the rprefentatiqn is fiction alio.
Like 1yiU ai1vay, produce M like.
a great deal has been fad and written con-
c-rning the conduit OF Mr.. Borr, during the late
contea in rhe federal legi1a,ofe, whether Mr..
Jcfcffon or Mr.. Bar h9uld be declared P,eG-
dent of the United States. MIR. Burr has been
sccofed Of in,Iiguingi TO obtain the Piehdency.
Whether this charge be fubfsntiated or not
mikes little or no part OF the purpor' of this
letter. There is point of much higher i'm
por,ance TO a,recd 10 than any thing thar relates
80 the individual Mr.. Barr; for the great point
j. not whether MIR. Burr has intrigued, but whe-
ther the legllaiuic has intrigued with hint
Mr.. Ogden. a relation OF one Of the iena.
tors OF New Jer'ey OF the fame name, and Of
the party sHuming The file Of fedeIsIiiis, has
written letter publiihed 10 the New York pa
pers. Gened with his name, the purport ot
which is to exculparc Mr.. Batr from the charg-
ca brought assina him. In this letter hr iays.
"When abou, TO retufn from Waihing-
"too. two or three msm5e,, sf CorgyyG Of the
.. federal party fpo.sc TO me Of fbei, vie7ci to
s'the elcaicn OF a PteGdent, dehIing me 10 con
AZ f.. h al o., 10. t,,i,, In
{" slcer'ain rpbrfber be rponid enter into K,ms.
O. nv retorn 20 New York called on Col.
" Borr sod commvnicslei The above 10 him.
/" He explicitly declined the explanation. and
oio u1i''ro' pivpofc uo, sg'ee 10 any tefms.
How nearly is human canning allied TO
folly The animals to whom naiurc has given
the faculty ~ecJi euuzisg, know a'wayss hen
10 cfc il. and uic il wiiey but when man def
cends to conning he blunden and be,rays.
Mr.. Ogdeu's letter il intended to cxcolpate
Mr.. Barr from ,hc charge Of intriguing TO OBJ
tain the Proficiency aud the letter that he
(Ogdeo) writes for this purpoie, !, direct evi-
dcnsc againa his party in Coogreis. that thev
intrigued with Burr TO obtain him Tor Prcident,
and employed him (Osden) fnr the purpolc.
To fave A0,su. he betray, .kstfJ, and turns IN
former asaind the COLDER tolc
II IL but OF little importance TO the world
TO know if Mr.. Borr heeard to an intriguing
p,opoEl. bat it is Of great importance TO The
confitncnts 10 know il their representatives in
Congreia made one. The car can commit no
crime, 5ut the tongue may and therefore, the
right policy is to drop Mr.. Burr as being on'v
the hcarr, and ditcH the whole charge asanit
the federal faction in Congreis as the adise
original colpri, or, ifthe prieits will have icfip-
ture for il. a, The ferpens,lhst bcsuied Eve.
The plo. Of the intrigue was TO make MIR.
Burr PreGdsnt on the private condition ut his
sgrscing to, and entering into, terms with them,
tina, is. with the propoiers. Had then this elec-
tion been made, the country, knowing nothing
Of this private and illegal uanfat,ion, would
have fuppoicd, for who could have iuppoied
otherwife, that il had Pr,iident according TO
the forms, principles, and intention OF the con-
Ritution. No fuch thing. Every form. prin-
cipie. and intention of the contribution would
have been violated; and inaead ofa Prc6deot,
], would have had mute, fo,t OF image hand.
bound and tongue tied, the dupe and flavs OF .
yarty, placed on the theatre of the United
States and acting the farce OF Preddsnt.
IL 10 cfliule importance, III con.titutional
fen(c, to know what the terms to be propolcd
might be. becautc any terms other than ,hoie
winch the contribution prefcribes TO Pre6dent
is criminal. Neither DO fee how MIR. Burr,
or any pedon, put in the fame condition, could
hsys taken the oath preicribed by the con,ii'u-
sion 10 Pre6ien,, which is, :" @sJolSmsJ
)sosar. for sfksm) fbat 1ciH Jaabfsiy srs-
ey'e ibe .Diee IF Prsfdsa, of fbe Usasi Stato.
esi aoiH 70 f6e BET Of my ability srstSrvs. pre-
"ts@ and dcfsHd f6e Cssj9'isfies ef fSt United
" Sfafss." rnh ol
How. ak. could fsch pcrfon have tax
en- foch al oath. knowing at the fame time that
he had entered iots the proficiency on terms un-
kno@n in the contribution and private, and
which would deprive him Of the freedom sod
power of acting ss Proficient ofthe United States,
agreesb'y TO his eonfitotoaal oath
M'. Burr, by not agreeing to terms. has
eicsped the danger TO which they exposed him.
sndthe perjury that would have followed, and
: sifo the puniihmen, annexed thereto. Had he
seesp'ed the proficiency en- term, uuknown in