Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-11-22
F,sm ibe NArioxAL ISrrLLiosScsR.
TO THE PEOPLE.
THE DErENcE-No. VII.


roos fpirit OF economy, IN wich the lcgiilatnre
and executive heartily united. This is the com
mon promiie Of refermess; apromiie. which,
uofotluusic!y for 'he rsopie, is rarely kept. In
thc prr,ent cafe, however. m was iac,ediy oh
ieryed. A fun mech larger than that derived
from the Internal revenues, war faved.
Without any redot,,on OF the navy, the an
ncal expenditures of that department were re-
duced zo, 900 dollars.
The military arrsoscmcnu were brought
down TO the Gtoatioo OF the county, and ,he
sonpsl fun OF ,a,ooo dollars rctienched.
Other fou,ccs ot expepces were snnihils,ed
c- reduced. by which the public icrvice ~as. in
fcne infarces. pro,ao,ed, and in no initauce
impaired.
Among thetc were the fufpcnGon of two
foreign embailics !
cut judges:
A oiminurion in the compcniations Of col
eaors oj the conums:
With variety ot other retrenchmenis, the
grcater part OF which i'c@ their minu,cnth TOR.
bids fpec,hcs,ion. but whcich. in the aggregate
amounted TO no uncomfortable iom.
The whole ot rhtie faving,, taking foos
fuceeilivc years, may he compuad at the annua!
fnm OF one million Of dollars, amounting 10 more
than fourth OF The whole diibuIfe ments OF the
treaiuty. w,th an exception OF the fam applied
10 the Payment oi ,ne public debt.
There is lit,le occstion to dilatc on this
branch OF orf review. X docs not require any
logic TO impreis on the people the infesence de-
docible from foeh reform. II may tvfice 10
fay thar while il luiifrd the repeal Of the inter-
nal isses, il tried the inoerity of,he projections
OF The administration in thoic points. IL is the
mot rarely obiervsd. The love OF Office in the
United States IL uniostooately too predominant.
He sho is the 'est acquainted With the iec,cs
fprings OF government, perceives il with regret
mineling i,ieIf with The mott important mea-
furcs, and snening its claims with alternate ar
roeance and ,c,vihty. For an standardization
10 porfue ne itrsieh: line OF joltice; without
giving way "a the ~cs or r,enaces Of men sttu-
ated by ihtcrefted motives, is an arduoos duty.
To go farther, and 10 cur of the very provender
on which The, hope to fatrep. is to rik incur-
ring the di i-afure Of clais Of men, whofe want
OF regular avocsticns, connected with an ardent
& deipersie ipIrii, give them great power over
the prejudiccs Of The people. An administration.
rurluing iuch reforms. can only be upheld by the
affections o! The people. For their iuppor sionc
can he iufiicicntly powerful 10 keep onder thofc
fecrc, csbs,s which the dnsppoin,ed and dh-
eonien,ed will always excite.
The rcsfu,es of the adm;nif ration tried
their lncc,,y on another irpoitsnt point. The
ionding inseIcA, with what policy.se fhzll not
pretend to fay. had uniformly reproschea them
with hosiIty 40 the rcgaSsr payment OF the
in,eIea and the final diichsf9e OF the pub
lie debt. This opinion war indeRfiouiiy xnd
widely dihcnina,ed AID OPERATING, with Other
circomRsnces, prodoced the ain,oA total sranf-
fer OF the pnb.c Aock. ei.hcr 70 foreigners, or
10 clafs OF me- ,he mott infurisredly hottie
10 the new order Of shines. Duped, by deGgp-
ING ndividsais, they had. by every mean OF ie-
cret az we'll 40 open enuity, borne conipicuors
fh,re in trsdocing tie ebsrseter OF every diAin-
euiihed republican. and in refing the growing
fpirit OF the times. they had, on the other
hand, lent thcmielvcs as willing inaIumepts 10
ihofc Who diGurbcd the peace, and menaced The
liberties OF the country, ny iptemPera'e or on
conititutionsl meaiufes. This deicnpticn Of
men monopoiaed the evidences OF the public
debt, smouating to above eghty millions.
Under rhefe oircumasnces the new admins
iitra,ion came inro Office. Had they liaened TO
any voice bot ths, o. deiy, they might have
ftafoncd thus Z" Cus promotion has been OPP
pvied by q BODY CT mea " no derived their pow
er from the bounty ot The government. How
ever Efficient, from their wealth. their number,
are iriaioe. The g,ez,ea part OF the deb, is
due to foreigners, and the rehdue IL in the hznds
OF men ever ready TO dsRroy as BY eoliiting in
any fchemc defsotsivc TO the general good. The
moornsuI exre1eeee Of England osgm 10 teach
u ii,zt this formidable iotereR nscefsfily lesds
10 prodigsI expenditure Of money, to ear, ard
to oppseAior. Let us then, while We have the
po~er, cruh the mcreer. which hes arien In
fpisit of fsvoritiim, and in views hottie to lib
cr,y. By Iris means we nbsll deRsoy oor
gres,eh enemies. X n true sc fa'l difoblige |
them but this cannot make them more our
enemies. chile wc fbsH make the nation our
friends. We fhsl iniuIc, perhaps, zen thoaland |