Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-09-13
For the RHoDr-IsLAsp RrrvILIcAN.
70 CIVIS.


NTE have feen your sddrei, in the lsff Mcr.
Wv curry, aud have concluded TO take fome
NOTICE of fome paris offif. leaA your vanity
fhoalh lead you TO miffske our ilent contempt
for fiIent retpeet.
''A' H~ mba5aass, Sir, Of tie tsaos Of Ntqs-
pert, and as a ruArn adOoeah for bey ,sbeGa-
6ilit,. ard fAe igfsexr in tbr Legiqafs,e Of
"fbb Sfafe, am grieuea 10 find her IN be, prt1-
"sSf de6ejed ffsafien." CIvIs.
As 10 your being warm, thar the hair Of
your head doth witne.s; but as TO your being
orr advocate, 'fis the 6rft time we have heard
Of it. and hope it is not true. If your piece be
a rct Of your abilities, from iuch advocates
good Lord deliver Us. Asto your being griey-
ed at Our debated Gtuatioo, il you do not lie.
which there ], iome reafon to believe, al We can
FAY Is, that yoo happen to belong to that clafs
of men, 1t men they may be called, who arc
fooliih enough to fancy what does not exit, aud
| then weak enough 10 grieve at tie phantom.
IL is, Sir. qvitb exi,eme rrg,ef, fbaf / find
"my/ty PLACED in eveamfaxees qobieb 70 imfe,i-
"osly ls~and a declaration, 1Uosnding inIssd 10
"sbe feeling, Of mary. faiytnI 70 sme. dygraesfEI
10 sbers, bat obUioS5 10 all, Ois--fbsa fbe fozpn
"J Ne~po,f ba ief fbaf commanding Influence
in the LtgyzatHre Of tbh State TO 4ub,rb %e auSs
"formerJ snfifjsd BY fbe talent, ,elpt5abiity,
send me'iforiess JtrVift, Of her rsp,ysntatios.
CivIs.
You were then placed in circumstances thar
compelled you TO make that declaration. IL
| would be pIeafant TO hear what were thofe cirs
cumaances, and how you came 70 caught. Bue
imperious neccfity 10 an execute for any things
| and We are glad you have It in this cafe for
| by your own account of the declaration, il is
one tha, places you in rather ridieaIoos light.
-Itis. yoo fay, declaration, wosnding indeed
20 the feelings of many, painful to fome, DIFF
graceful TO others, but obvious 10 slI.--So ic
wounds the feelings Of many, without giving
pain it gives psis TO fome. withour wounding
their feelings; without doing either. ir dif.
gsaces Others; and 10 fnilh the picture, IL is
an " obvious declarations" Ii wss really cruey
in thote ,yrannical circumaance, to compel you
20 appear like fool /; aud the regret with which,
you fubmit,ed, was indeed very natural.
"I do not apj@ 10 be etsjS,iexs. neifGs, do I
" meda 10 dsjfsnd 10 peytssal isvtl7ivs." CIvIss
Well, then. how came you to be cenforiouss
and to deal in inveetivel More imperous necef-
| fry fappofe.~ Necefity 10 the tyrant's plea !,
bot here il feens to be the tyrant himf:lf. Ic
is lucky, however. that, ihoogh you are forced
TO be cenfo'iou, contrary to your wifhes, and
fcurriloss contrary TO your intention, that You
cannot he forced 10 be either With any eHesas
Nature has interpreted her interdittion, & thers
YOU are met again by impcrioss necefity. #t
| Ell am bo1vevsy from duty eosaraia<d - af.
&c fo4vn, ard 10 a& fbem," 5e. CIvis.
And pray who made il your duty !-Do
you conceit yourfelf fomebody f--Are yos
Il t.
all is degrading enough; bat to have one Who,
himfelf wants guardian. is too bad. Perhaps.
however, you mean only fort Of offer 10 become
our guardian. You pat w in mind Of the fool
in Frenchman, who offered TO come and be
king Of the United States. Oue offer 10 aboue
a. modea ~ the other, and about as likely 20 bo
accepted. cF SIS
After all. what do theie imperiops circum4,
aance' and this inperious dasy Obliee you to,
tell Us Why truly that you do not like our
representatives. You admit. that their private
charaefen are fair and unexcepiionable or to-
sfe your own words. that they may be men,
calculated to fbine. in their private purfnitss
With honor. Your meaning here 10 probably
Engiiih. though your language 10 not. Making.
every allowance for the weakncfs of your intel:
let's. ooe would think il impofIible for You not
to perceive that this admiiion refutes your cali
umnies. You admit them to be honsR, yet inn
pre 10 them conduet thar imports the erofle&
difhoueRy--not merely Of treachesouly besrsy-
ing, but Of openly and uniformly oppoGng our
iutereRs. We have beea witneiFss OF their con-
duea, and have witneied no fsch thing. Voc
viii excuic % for s6ne and coSidisp in the evi.
dcnce Of your own cnfss.
Bot their abilities are not OF fze fos their
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