Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-11-22
Fr,n ibe POLITICAL BAROMETER.
P ,TRONAGE OF NEWS. PA PERS.

PATNONAGE Or NEWS.PA PERS. e
THE Iauguid iupport given by RepubIi-
cana TO the papers which advocate their canir.
has been matter Of general and reiterated com
riaiat with their editors. lr isa fact too clear
Is dengnitraied. tha. printers. OF all the sHbhet
bam5k Jt~vavf's, are mod nende rly parronized,
and moa poorly paid. There are but few
country printers of any degree of emincnce.
whole weekly expcnte, only TO circulate their
PAYERS. is not from 80 TO 40 dolhs a week,
part OF which mutt oc promptly paid, and all
mutt be paid within three months from III. time
OF contracting while but little dues. smount-
ing 10 4. s. q. and 10 ihillings from each man.
fprcad over different pare. OF a widely extended
country. remains, ,moa part OF IL unpaid, for
years.
But ,here is an evil which ov.rbal,nccs all
thefc. There arc number of republicans who
ffi ps,ronizc and take federal papers, TO the ex-
cufion OF ihofc that are republican. This is
moa fhamcful outrage on ,heir own principles.
IL il encouraging the hand. il is harpening the
dagger, sim.a at their political exiterce. What
nall we think of the prefags2 republican, who
ya,her than fend halfa mile 10 the poM road to
obtain a pspcr Of his own principles, will receive
one of different tendency, becsufc il m.bropeh,
10 his oun door Let theie things be ierioully
confdercd. while we give the following from as
refpeetabie weekly republican paper as any in
the Union.
Fro-, the NATIONAL Eo,s.
Patronage Of Nt1Uipsbeyi.-Perhaps we fob
j.et ourfeve, TO the imputation of intereacd mo-
tives, when we declare, that no fubjed, in our
opinion. is more worthy Of the attention OF Re-
publican, than the proper diatribution OF their
patronage for Newspapers. II isa faet that will
not BE conreaed, thar large number of Federal
prints are received by Republican citizens. We
may fafely fay. that greater number Of real
Republicans. !n this State fubfcribe for, and re-
ceive Federal than Republican papers. And We
believe cne ioli,sry iuifance o. federaia fup-
porting democratic paper cannot be sdduced-
We willingly riik the charge of fclhlh views,
when we aa.rr, that this procedure ought 10 be
corrected. We are fantiioned in this declaration
by the avowed opinions OF gentlemen, for Whole
judgments we have Difference. And the very ef-
icet ofthe courfe purfued evinces IT'S impropriety
TIE Republican lends his aiIaance to '"wasd a
printer, Whole paper con,inually nsr.' IS the
Adminifta,ion, abufes its friends, and ridicules
the principles Of a free govcrnmcnt.--El thus
's Rrcngrhcns the hands, and encourages the
heart" Of the unprincip!cd calumniator. Hs
directly aids. in diiIemina,ing the vi!ett icanda
agsinfs men, he pretcnds to revere, in foherine
the vipcrs Who infea the paths Of !attion. Hs
furnilhes the enemy with reiources. and thct
pretends TO wonder at their progrefs. At tht
fame. time. that he fupports the man. whole
ialfehpods ne deieas and whole yulgsrity he alb
hors, he withholds from the Republican, who
advances as the champion Of truth and reaion
the fmai.cf pitrancc and thc lcaa aiiaance. Hc
ungratefoly neelests his friends. and fabiidize
his foes. Folly or pefverienefs like this, on
would think moR carry its own cure, ,bnt We be
licvc we are fate in faying, that nearly half tn
Republicans Of this State Purfuc the very path
we have dcfcribcd.
Perhaps we have laid too much on the fuh
icet, on which faaidioos delicacy would hav
heGtated TO FAY any thing. We were led &c
ttreie reflections, by the valeditfory addrris o
the Printer Of the Dcdham Minerva, h:., Re-
publican paper, which has lately been tiicon
iinued for want Of ps,ronage.-We would draw
the attention Of Republicans 10 confederation
Of their condaa in this refpeet-and fericuny
ak them Fl, il fane.ioned by policy or proPri
ETY.!