Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-05-07

81 III N ID I C TION
OF THg
M i a ) u X ES
or THg
PRESENT ADMINISTRATION.
BY ALGERNoN SYDNSr.
"whcrc Liberty i'-'herc j. my coan,iy."

NO. i.
Il XPFRlRNCE !, the great tea Of humsa
H. actions. Win her sAiaance we draw ,nst
final conclusion which iafishes all (: Which, not
unire9nentl., oveT,urns the Teaioning Vi ichool,,
phiioiophy aod politics. She proves iha; the
gtesteit abilities, united to the 6sn cducation,
and aided by the hritseR habits Of induHry ard
sttenthn, are NOT always cqnal TO the taik e
conlbiaing in one view, all thofc fse,, and ,ii-
cumAancrs that have natural connection wfth
the iubjett. When fhe ianetinrs an att, 20 !ea-
fon sgsina II is vain. When flie rcinie, her az
ftnt 60 mtaiorc, the motive which induced 10
may be pure bpt the meafuc iiief csnno. la
vile one. Her counieis ought to bc liiencd
10 by all c!aflss, from the man who acquires I'D
fubc cacnee- by dsily iahor, 90 chat orc rho
puides the oe!i:nirs cfs nation. Wher flie Gao
aiord no aid, doubts ai,fe and diveriitics of
opinion exia. , his was IN. cafe shen the lsA
Consseh, st iu sra ieiIep, repealed The in,cr-
nal taxes, and fe-eRabliihed The old Judicial hf.
ten, by abcihins the ore psned IN February,
1901. Thrie tncafa'cs were approved by three
iourths OF the people a 'efpeeisbie portion of
the remaining fourth reluied ih,ir afrn,. This
clsis have one common int>rrt with the ra,ion |;
their with is 70 prferve the contribution, tho
laws, and the liberty Of the country--l fpeak
not Of the kadsu Of oppoGton.
A governments, which yield, protection,
and sbftains from opprtiGon, which mIintains
order, and iecore, hbery, which prcfervcs the
national faith, and praStice, economy, Whole ba-
| Gs is the people, and whole object is their hap
pinefi, is the gtcs, deGacra,um.
The lava objected TO, have long iincc gons
into operation the evils predicted have noe
been realized Expcr;cnc: proclsims their va
lue and the murmpn of 5iicont.nt are dying
away. The time has arrived when it has be.
come the duty Of the people to re.confder ,hs
OBJECTIONS. and decide upon their validity.
We were told ;ha, by abolifhiug The lsto
judiciary fyaem We houd loofca the bands of
civil iocicty, dearoy toe conaitution of our
! country, aud~dc!sat tic OPERATIONS Of jnfiioe.
But the fyaem was sboliihed-,he bands OF io-
ciety are no, loofened peace, order, and hsp-
pinei' pScvaii-,be cppeipt;on retains iis youth
ful cnefgy--,he Judge, of the Seprcmc Court
have isnt'ionsd the Iaw--and juaice is fully all
mioiAercd as heretofore. All the purpofes Of
foceiy are sniwerei--an important cooiiitu-
fional principle fcit!ed--sDd m expenee fayed
equal TO the iupPon of fomc Of the State gov
emmcnu.
We we're told that by sbcIiffiing the inter-
nal taxes, VIC fhould deiroy the nations credit,
violate its faith, dry up its reionrccs. and de-
prive the government of the means Of fupport.
But by the economical arrangement Of the gov
eminent. the reductions Of expenditure exceed
the redcesions Of revenue, moe than o,eco
dollars; thus the people were relieved from an
ppal taxes amounting to near million OF doll
lars. and from all this delay, expence and embar-
rsGments srifbg from the whole (, Aem OF in
tetn,l taxation. and the government is on faIer
grouad than the preceding Administration.
The oppoG,ion has endesvor,d 20 eycite
popular difcunteDt en- sccount Of fepcsIing the
excite on carriages and domeaic refined fugsis.
After having thcmfclyes doubled the taxes oa
isIt, tea and brown fugar. while they we're in
power. sfier having ridicvled the righs Of the
people for yesr. alter beltowing on them every
epiihet which they had genius to invent or
knowledge to'bouow. when they no longer
goide the helm Of State, they have auemred 10
palm themielves upon the public. q, the. cham-
Pi0n, OF the rights Of the people, and the advo.