Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-10-04

A print. whole ihameful difregard Of truth
we have had frequent occaiion TO notice, con.
tains the following declaration: 4, tt'g
's Nov we ,edersts have been this minor
ity in the United Sta,es for about four years,
and 10 that time. seey sse fxs, who happened
20 hold en- Office under the government by the
fair difcharee OF whole duties, we were enabled
TO earn bread for ourielves and families, bape
beer dsprivsd Of ia. becsufe We dared TO think
differently on public aHain from the aathor OF
this liberal frn,imsnt tMr. Jefferfoo y
This is the language OF the Editor OF the
New York Evening" PoR. And yet the truth
is. thar Of the exiting oiicers under the general
government majority arc federal. We have
deemed il our du'y TO notice the Aagraot viola
tioh of truth. 70 new the deplorable lengths 10
which party prejudice carries men. Should il
pycduce Gmlar torrent OF invetiive and bill
lingigae. with that recently excited by like
detection, we beg leave 20 fay that on this ss on
that occsGon, iilence fhall mark our contempt.
". lat.
Atolerable idea may be formed Of the ma
ture and extent of the iniurretioo, a. it is term
ed, in WeA Florida. from the following taeh'
Mr.. Kenper, the leader OF the afociation, was
tor fome time in the fevice of Mr.. Smith, OF
Tenosilee. to whom he became indebted 10
comfortable amount. Being ptofecurd. he fed
TO florida. whs'e at the head Of fbnty msn, he
rsiied the ffandard of revolt. 1hcfe arc the
circumaances attending an occurrence which tits
attempted to magnify into vaif importance i-Ib.
The political hemifpherc of Europe feems
to be daikening with an approaching ftorm, and
every thing that rcipeeis the public tranquility
ia IN fate OF gloomy inceftitudc. England at
fetts 70 he,ielt the merit Of forbearance, in not
attacking Spain bur the truth is. that ihe dare
not aIsemrt L.. The hope of plunder would ab-
roga,e al othe. coniidcrarions with her minitry,
if the FAD knowledge that lhe fhou!d have Port
ugal torn from her interets in the rsfult OF fuch
an attack did not iearaio her ambition. Great
Britain drswsfro Poftogal, for rnanofattorcs,
ber ween, Eve and fix millions Rerling annually
which Is a greater fun than fhc extracts from
any orhef county, excepting the United States
of America: and this charming government Ie-
pays us with fngular attention. for fhe tends her
frigatcs to blockade our harbon, and our (bips
to Halifax, for adjudication, to fave us the
trouble Of unloading them and vending their
carsoes among ourfelvcs !
Itappears by private letters from London,
that Mr.. PIrr cannot acquire the confidence OF
the nation He is privately upheld by the favor
Of his King lperhaps. VIC ihould FAY the Qneen,)
but that is not efficient for all his purpofes.
The poor fubjesss OF that i0and have felt his
icourge, and they cannot bot recolled his paa
administration with trembling. whenever they
look at the afpe0 of their diauaed conn,ry.
He has carried his militia bill thro' his obedient
Senate, but the fuu-ihi Of appreciation did not
attend the meafure. We hope the Byii@ p'sDss
in this tom viii not be outrageous when we de-
clare, that j, is very poflible for Mniter TO be
protected by the Sovereign and Detected By the
community. Bot. Cbros.