Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-07-12


| ccutive. Now let me ak, what has been the
copdud of the FedsralySs towards Mr.. Gallatin.
Did they not attack him with the ferocity Of
tigers, the very hra infant that he took part
in the prcfent political conteh in this country
Have they NOT for more than three years paR,
been continually ccnfuring, conderhnng and ca
| Illuminating the conduit OF MIR. Jeffcrfon. in ap.
pointing him to the Office which he now holds
And after all the iumult which they have made
about this worthy Geneyah, what crime do they
aGedge againtt him ! The crime of being aCran-
| ger. Yea, that is the only accufation which
they have brought agaiua him, for the iupPort
! Of which, they have nor the leaf lhado~ ofev-
idence TO offer. And all this is done by the ex-
ciudve friends of arangen--yes, Of fsderalfira
| gen.
Next to Mr.. Gailatin, on the lift of pcrfc-
cu,ed Rangcrs, fands the once venerable and
learned Prieay. As thin worthy and refpetted
face, neither held or deGrcd ., hold any Of
fee under the government of this country, it
might have been reaionsbly expected, that
character 70 pore and untpotted as his, would
have ricaped the PettIierou, exhaa,ions of ffde-
raj eaiHmny. But aas what different leGon
has experience taught Us. For the enormous
and objectionable ofeacc of advocating the caufc
Of Republicanifm; and for the heinoas crime
Of teaching mankind, tina, by nature we are all
entitled 10 equal rights and equal privileges; and
that the confcienees of the many, ought not to
be chained down by the tyrsnnic power OF the
few an a.molt iIfehaible torrent Of the fouleit
handes, and OF unproyoked sbute, was inceaant-
ly iifuios againR him from every .fedtral prefs,
aod every tedcrai mouth in the country. Such
wa, their hatred, their peikcu,ing and mercileis
syclins of f.andet snd malice, was not iufheien,
10 appcaie their unpfovoked, yer tevenssfnl rage.
Yea, had their power been equal to their hatred.
they would have entirely iiripped him OF his
honehly acquired literary honcr; and thereby
deprived hin of the only defrabe reward Of
vir,ne AID talents. Blu, happily for mankind
in general, and fortunately for the honor OF our
country. their bafe attempts TO detraa from the
merits OF that great msa, have been treated by
every hon,6 and enlightened American, with
! thar deiegation and contempt, which they 10
| juRly deierved.
Let me now pafs from the i'll treatment Of
which the Fedetaias have been guilty toward,
| fome eminent Rransers in this country, and
rske general view OF their condutt, towards all
| ,hofs ffrangers, who have at any time cmigIa'ed
here, conGdered 10 an aggregate or collective
| body. And here let me ak who were the ma
| kefs and advocates Of Law, which deprived ey-
cry frapger here refdirs lwho had not gained a
ctizenfhip) of the incRimsble privilege of bciog
tried by jurj, and fuhjetted him to the tyran-
| ny ard caprice Of Jingle individual? Who
were the makers and advocates OF law, which
| made i, nsceGiry for every Rranger coming into
this country, TO IeGde here fourteen years, be-
! fore he could be admitted TO the privileges OF
citizen Anfgcr; the Fedt,ahF,. Were it
not you yes, II was yon. who ct late II ieems,
are alone become the friends OF ftrangen: yes,
let me repeat it, you are the friends OF tedfraf
ffrangen; but moa implacable encmics TO every
republican ftranger. It appears by the laws
joA mentioned, thar you are OF opinion that ev-
cry ftranger ought to be preiumed republican,
until the contrary appears. And in this pariic-
| Ular, sou Judge very right. For it is certainly
more conbaenr with rlvc common dictate, OF rea-
fon and humanity, TO fuPPoie the principles OF
perfon with whom we are unacQoainted, TO be
well founded and coneet, than to fuppo!e them
without any Foundation in nature, and wholly
fallscious. But il il NOT neceiiary 10 have
recourfe 10 laws which have ioIne time fincc ex-
pirsd. in order TO how the srnicabie difpofrion
of the federalil, towards aranges. late
Newport Mercury, reprcfents " Irih aud
Scotch, Engith and French slien,," as being
either downright Ienegadoes, or as pofeliing
character not much different. Time after time
ha, il been confidently aferted, in almoa every
federal paper IN the United States, that the great
er part OF the emigrsn,s to this country. either
efcaped from the hal,er, or brought With them
fears OF wound, cccahoned by the cat-o'nine-
tails.
This is the ungenerous treatment which
Aranger- have generally received from jtdtrGifr.
But what can be more barbarous and iavase,
than fuch general charges. unfuppo'ted by the
leaf colour Of evidence, againt whole body of
peoplef If any of the emisrants to this coUn-
try have been guilty of crimes before their emi.
grafton here. let them be individually charged
with the fame; and let their feveral offences be
fpecifcd and let their aecuien prove the truth
Of their accufations; and then, every horeff A
merican will join in detecting thofe wre,che',
who, il fhall evidently appear, have either eicap
ed from juRice, or brought with th.m the marks
Of an ignominioos punifhment. But to con-
demn every Aranger, the hra infant he fets his
foot upon our fhor, before any thing of HE
character or even his name 10 known, az having
been guilty os fome enormous crime. 10 cruel
and unchriaian and altogether repugnant to
the maxims of ihofe laws, for which the ffdeyai-
;As profcfs TO feel 70 great degree of yeneratiop