Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-09-20
F,smibs b. roy caRoxrcLE.
THr EXAMINER.

"A plain and candid Atdreh to the Citizens, on
the choice Of Electors Of PrcGdens and .Vice.
Pfeidcnt OF the United States.
FrLLowcousrRrMrx.
THE efforts Of thc enemies of the preienf
L sdmniararion are peculiarly disetsed TO
Tsije jesloufy between the Northern aud South
ern States. a divihon of the refpeffive ener-
eies Of the whole confederation, is the great OBJ
jeet contemplated by clafs Of men, who arc
enemies - the peace and happineis OF this
country. - they have b.en sfIi iuous 70 fo-
mcnt d,yilons, and, in every intance, are at
rsempting 70 excite a local animoGiy. which they
know will ultimately deRroy the national digni-
ty Of the Unired States. This party, though
they call thcmfeIvcs Americans, are no more,
njr leis, than the remnant of that faction which,
dariog the trying period OF our Revelation,
v. drhgnated under the degrading appellation
! OF Tsyi,s. This is their zeal nfie, and may We
! never espunge th. epithet. The fame diipoG-
tion prevails among them at this moment, as in
the yerrs '7s and is. Difunion ~as bts their
principal deGsn. aud every excrtion wa, aes
made 60 divide snd conquer.-75y kaopv, that
! by "uni,ing we eand, and by dividing we fall"
| Th: fame mesfStes are now adopted by this fac
tion, % bring rs into fate of icrvitude TO Bri.
tain, a. were praeticed while conieaing our Ma
tional Independence. Did NOT rhe old Tories
tell Us, that the Northern and Southern States
could never ha,monize Did NOT the Brinlh
miaiftry purfue every inddions plan 10 cf,tt the
great purpofe Of diviGoo Did they not even
condefcend 10 place our reflective intereif, 10
oppoftion, in order that one State might be ben
ei,ted by the dsprrfi,n OF another The Bof-
ton p,tt Bill was predica,ed on this principle,
thinking thar il the comnerec OF this Detropo.
lis wss oettroyed, rhe other S;a,., would abzn.
don the caulc. in expectation OF receiving ao al.
vantage, by an ex,en6on OF their r,crcsnule ne
gotia,iou,. But, fellow citizens, ho0 did this
wsn.',n procedure of the Brsi(h, operate on the
mi6ds Of odr Southern brethren Did they re-
lax in theii bro,hehy attachment Or did they
leave and forlake ps in our troubles Did they
| fb.x fay that The Northern States were their RI
walls, and that they would embrace the dst ia
| yorablc opportunity to raifc thcmfclves on our
ruins While Britain was lcnieLt towards them,
and at the fame tir,c hearing hard on Mshachu-
ietts, were there any town meetings, OF pabli-
cations In their new fpapcu. uraing lhe people
TO improve out m,stortunes 60 their own emoiu-
ment i--- While Bsaon vas fuffeurg un-
der the irvesity OF a miniAcrisl mandl,e, we
could apply with confidence 20 our Soothefn
brethren for iupport and Alliance. and in no
initancc did they refuie to grant us relief. TIE
day of sdvcr6ty. il the period to try, and
know our ffiends. Recollcct, feIlow-ciiizens,
the hrart-felt emotions in Faneail Hall. while
reading the sfettionate ietters from our bre,hten
in Virginia-wheu every mans corntenance
turned pAle--when famine was allotted for oor
wives and ehildren--whcn orr mcrcksnts, and
tradefmen. we're deprived Of the common bene.
fits which God and nstare had furniihed within
our port: AT this momeutous, period, our dfef
States Rretched for,h their srns. and ofercd us
eveiy fuccous winch pstsiotiim and bcnevo.
lence could dictate. Ioaead OF the cries Of our
childtcn for brcad-initead OF widows perfhieg
sor want Of fuRcnance --inRead Of HE mechanic
and lsboser foif:rng tor want Of employ rnent |;
---our aores were flied with ample fupphes, not
only Of neceRarics, but even luxuries, and the
indultrious citizen hsd every encouragement 10
] profccutc bis daily occupation.
| After this difphsy of orotherly Affection,
wh,re is. the boxsH man who viii p,etend to
iusgeA, that the Southern S;ases are inimical TO
the Northern! In what inftancc has j, appeared
How arc the Southern States benefited by the
| psefcnt zdniniA ration more than the Nouhern
| D,es lyacm Of economy operate moro 90 ,heir
| advantage than 20 ours Is an Eight per cent.
loan more congsnial to our in,ercft than to
rhein Ia Standing Army leh pernicions TO
Manachutetts than to Virginia 10 Stamp
Act more faIutasy to. the Northern, than the
Southern States Is Sediiion Law leis eriev.
oss to our citizens thsn TO Others Will a
| Northern man tcel more competed under hnes
and imprdonmen,s than Sosshern man VIII
IA expcufve Judiciary be more grateful to Vir.
| sinia than MsfIachufetu Are not sxy taxes al
ready foficicn,, that we fhoo!d complain be.
caufe we arc relieved, or fhsll we execrate the
Southern States becaufe they have seeeded 10
,hc meafure Of ledening. infead Of asgmeuting
our annual afFcamcntsl '.o
II there ever was political infatuation, Il
j, concentrated in the EGex Junso. Thefe men
make no other complaint than, that the psefent
adminiar ration have repealed certain taxes laid
under the former. This 10 4 parsdoA, which
muit coniosnd Eorope. While other nations
| arc groaning under an additional weight. we are
clsmoring a. the leoisy Of our eoveromenk--
While other nations are pseiied with new du-
r,es, we are eaitd Of old burdens.> lfany change
| in the Enslifh government had taken place. TO
ieGu one penny tax On Iooo!. the ~hole NA'nd-
I of Great Britain would have fciounded with
| Hofsnnss, in prsife Of the man Who pro.iueed
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