Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-10-11
For the RHoDr.IsLAnp RlrvsLicax.
M .8hss CRISIS hs.iY.

ORD ftsrts bs.,S o. FIRE fays he who h
- eontriving 10 pick mans pocket. Be-
ted 6sre ibs isvags T dsmsersgf latter depict
ing hgu,c that wocld serrity Houe0soil
cries he Who 10 aodyins TO elevsse himfelf by
aiyaem OF inttigue. and ferries Of mschina-
lions. The pick. pocket, who had thus i6ed
the purfe Of his neighbor. would smong his az
focia,es, vaupt in his own dextefity. / accom-
plithed my purpcSe. fsys he, in ncR maicrly
maaper. His eyes. & his ienies, were wandering
atsr. IN wild furprife. by means Of my aIarmiug
ialssstion, nor did he perceive, when, BY llisht
ofhsnd. l 6lched from him the precious pen.
nies he had tavedi And thus Ii IL with the po-
litiesl fwindler. who deGsninsIy would beat an
slsrm that might confufe and confound the re-
hettive fenics Of mankind. for the fole end OF
advancing himfclf. and his private friends, into
power. and profit. isN y sa
1t is the Purpofe Of our pretcnt contempla.
tions TO enquire relative TO the real origin, aud
true ohjed OF she " BrLL," which wss the f,b-
jett of the iaR number, and which the Connec-
sicut papen hare imported to dfmoeysfe mem-
Der " fSr LexTdmr Of Rbsd<. LQssx, attended
with tpch pvinted epitheis OF acrimonious ami
nsdysrfioo. Five propoGtions we're laid down
in the fequel OF oer la, n the refult Of the mot
diligsnt enquiry. Having waited convenieat
time. ia order that. if they had NOT been we'll
FOUNDED, and according with che fae, they
might be deuicd in the whole. or in part and
no ioch denial having been made, or attempted.
we xsli proceed. and comment on fnch Of them
- iesrn TO need comment.
The 6ra Of thofe proportions. Rsscd, thas
The famous |" bH' aforementioned, vas tie
bast4ss sfa qfeorshs, and ssf. bsaksd ;sdtraiss.
Atedcsslif, peshaps, would vaunsiegly ak how
il Sas pofBble Il II (hs would fay) marked
with the Leaf feature Of ssy chasaAef Does il
eviiencc the difpoftion you would impo,e 10 us.
az bodys Of nonopoliiing within osrfelves an
the advantage OF fociesy, and Soverhmehi. and
Of cohsert!ns the other. though far greater pot
ton Of mankind, 70 mere inAsumeHu Tor oar
own convenience ! Does Il not on the eontfssy
embrace the very principle which &c roft
frongly Fcprobate, by iss hcclsrative tendency
10 level the neceiIary dRintaions. and introduce
sgainft which We have 70 arduosay. and ss we
conceive meritopioU1y lahosedi We have only
to sniwer ths, furh - the tAa. and IL ren,ains to
be accounted for.
This Il 10 obvious is political problem,
and. therefore. for the folution OF it ~e arc to
refor.s to political views. Az in rnsthemasics
is n freduensIy neceAary to reduce one fpppo.
G,ion, 70 an abfasdi,y (csllcd according 10 the
technical phrafeology ,rdsAs a6 al)s,dsn) in
order to eRabli(h by demonfrstion the truth Of
an oppo6se one 10 the devosers Of the unonaf-
,cbical fy Rem. under the ,difeuifc Of friends 10
ss ess'gefir sor,s,snsas. Have confdered II ea-
pedent for che final grsti6cstioh 81 their wifhess
TO <dnce trpublicshiffi 70 nj sbfurdiiy, or 10
ufe the GoR sppropsis,e wofds Of Mr.. Aaams.
~ sss"ssSS =, ayirs.a E|sas. the, NJ nav. con.
Rantly fought to clothe Il in the mon odious
colours, and 70 sttfi5ute 70 II aii the evils
incident 20 ignofsnee. snarchys aud bsfbatity.
In proportions 40 tbc7 sfeienzbIed to 'iaddle il
with odiuni, and to render Il difkufiing and OBJ
noiioo,, THEY hope 20 zee the brsxeS crft Of
Ariaocfasy elcvi,ed. and confirmed. Who y
not a~sfe Of the manifold device, that have been
invented tributafy to. tHis psrpoie And do We
not fpcHtaaeoully secognize this ielEfame
|" BW." % one, and not sshe lesn Of thofe de-
vices fss' kf1rssSs tiffsysI the consinuasior ofa
|" Retsbi'ess Csvesx@<m' depends On foppost-
fin6 s6t ps~titGsf sf s52skyt b isafbsrfsts
|" further enstted, That lorever hereafter, II the
ID End oftfiifeeen yetfs respectively. there fhsll
"lbe fsw,Sf 66bksss,. Sr A6fj, Ard ah syssi
I" "ljeyi6sGss " pyspsrDf' witfi vhst sdtnir.!
she dex,cfity sfe kese combined tise if,cf fsiS.
sasy principles with she &off pcrsieioss effeels.
lnise ftG place. t,psbAsmgs iSinfdiouny con-
nsffrd. Win q vzgse Sotion Of equslisy, and
then this fsms eqsaiiy is by prstlicsl ssgu-
fuent fet id oPerstion TO defffoy every incentive