Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-09-13

cency on the deiiru6tion of thar per-
fidious government, which upholds
its domination by blalphemy of the
mott high; which difplays its power
over men as over the BEATS of the for
eft; which fets man upon his brother,
and lift bis hand in the name of God
againls the throat of his fellow, who
believes or doubts little more or a
little Iefs, than the governmental ltand-
ard ; government which is iteeled
to barbarity by the cries OF the or.
phans, and the tears of the widows
which it has made. .---- Here Lord
NorbEry interrupted Mr.. Emmtn, fay
ing, that tie mean and aOieked entbnF-
ats 4obo teh as be did, 4Vsre not equal
70 The accomplishment Of their seiid de-
Gsn'.]
=. 2cpeal to the immaculate
God ; fwear by the throne of Heav-.
en-, before which | mutt fhortly ap-
pear By the blood of the murdered
patriots who have gene before me,
that my conduit has been through all
this peril and through all my purpo-
fes, governed only by the convictions
which have uttered, and by no 9TH
er view, than that of.their cure, and
the emancipation of my country from
the luper-inhuman o,preilion under
which ihe has 70 long and too patient
ly travelled; and that | confidently
and afuredly hope that wild and CHI.
merical as it may appear, there is Till
union and lfrength in Ireland TO ac-
complilh this nobleit enterprize; Of
this | fpeak with the confidence of in-
innate knowledge, and with the con-
iolation that appertains to that conf
dence. Think NOT, my lord, lay
this for the petty qualification of CIV
ing you tranGtory unealinefs; aman
who never yet raifed his voice to
aGert a lie, will not hazard his charac-
ter with poRerity by aferling faife-
hood on fubje6 70 important to his
country, and on an occaGon Ike this.
Yes, my Lords, a man who does not
with to have his epitaph written until
his country is liberated, will not leave
a weapon in the power of envy to i'm
peach the probi,y which he means to
preierve even in the grave to which
tyranny coniigns him. Here be 7cat
again interrupted ytbe Coa,t.
Again Gay, that what have fpok-
en- was not intended for your lordihlp,
whole Gtuation Icommilerate rather
than envy; my expfef1ions were for
my countrymen; if there is true
lrifhman prelent, let my lat words
cheer him in the hour of his afflietion.
{ He s0as again iafsrrupfed, lard Mar
bury /aid be did not Jlt there f0-bfar
treajom.
/ have always underifood it TO be
the duty of judge, when a ,prifoner
had been convicted, to pronounce the
fentence of the law; have alto un.
deritood that judges fometines think
it their duty to hear with patience,
and to fpeak with humanity; to ex.
hort the victim of the laws, and to of.
fer with tender benignity his opinions
of the motives by which he was aau-
ated in the crime, Of which he had
bean found guilty: that Judge has
thought it his duty 70 to have done, I
have no doubt; but where is the boat
ed freedom of your inititutions, where
is the vaunted impartiality, cIemency,
and mildnefs of your courts Of juisice
if an unfortunate prifoner, whom your
policy and not juftice is about to de.
liver into the hands of the execution.
er, is not fulferd to explain his MO.
tives fincerely and truly, and to vim.