Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-07-26

P'oee"on Ie1cned zoe place OF intefmeut, Ga
ing to the Aowneis of the pace aud length of
the route. Arrived At Trinity ChuIcS. the
Hon. Goaverneur Morris Attended faae ore
pared for him, and delivered to deeply. imprsf.
led audience, the following pathetic add,ef..
FrLLow CITIZENS,
IF On this fad, this iolemn occafon. fhould
4 endeavor to move your comniaeration, il
would DC doing irjGaice 60 that fenhpiliry ~hieh
has been 10 generally and fo jofly msniisfted.
Far from attempting TO excite your co oiions I
mum Try 10 rePieis my o~n. and yet tear that
inftead OF the language OF public fpcsker, you
VIII tear. only the lamentations OF a bewailing
friend. Bot will frcgglc with my turtiirg
heart, to popr,rsy that Hefoic Spirit, ~hich has
Ho~n TO tEe nanhons OF bfs.
Studenn of Columbia--he wss in the ar
dent purioit Of Knowledge in your academic
fhades, when the & 4 found OF the Americas
war called him TO tie field. A young and un-
protettei volunteer, tnch was his zeal ard 70
brilliant his iervice that we heasd Of his name be-
fore we knew his perion.- lit Ecmed as if Gcd
had called him fuddenly into sxifterce. that he
might sfha 10 fave worldl
Jhe penetrating eye of Warrington ioon
perceived the manly fpirit y hich animated his
youthful bofom. BY that excellent Judge of
men he ~ss ieieoed a, ar Aid, and Thus he be-
came early acquainted with and was PRINCIPAL
actor 10 the mott important icene, Of our Rev
oulion.
AT the fege of York, he psriirsciouny in
Gaed and obtainsd the command OF Fcrlo,n
Hope. He formed the redoubt but let il be
recorded that not one fngle man OF the eremy
re'ifhed. His gallant troops emula,ing the he
roifm Of their chief, checked the upliittd sf,u,
and ipsred foe no longer reffng. Here cloi-
ed his :niiiary career.
Shofly sIier the war, yonr favor--no,
your dliSernment called him to public Office.
Yoo Tent hm 10 the convention at Phiadel-
rhia; re there aaifed in forming thar conftitu-
ton which 10 row the bond of our union, the
ihield OF our defence and the fourcc of our prof.
Petity. In 6gning that CT mpatt he exprca his
apprehension that il did not contain ipfficiene
means o! hrength for lis own pfeieryaiion; and
that IN coniequence We fhould fhare the fate cs
many other republics, and psis through Anarchy
TO Defpouln. We hoped better things. We
conhded in the good ienfe of the American peo-
pie; and above all we truaed 10 the protseting
Providence OF the Almighty. On this import
ant iubjett ne never concealed bis opinion. He
obtained conceaiment. Knowing the purity Of
his heart, he bore IL az il were on his hand ,eypof-
ing TO every pahengsr lis iamof recefss. This
generous indicIetion fuhjetfed him TO cenicre
from INTERPRETATION. His ipccula,ivc opin-
ions were uea,ed a, deliberate de6gns: And yes
you all know how ffenuous, how unremitting
were his eGoIts to eaablfh and to preierve the
contribution. II, then, his opinion was wrong,
pardon, 0! pardon that Jingle error, 10 a Ito
devoted 10 your fervicr. F..I.t
AT The time when our government was or.
ganized, We were without funds, though not
withot resources. To cali them into action,
aud eAabfh order in the finances, Wafhington
fought tor fpendid talents, for extepfve inform.
alton, and above all, he fought for aesling. IN
coroptibIe iniegtiiy.-An rhefc he found in
Hamiiton.-The fyfem he then adopted, has
been the fubjeet OF much aninadvcrEon. II it
be not without fault, let il be remembered that
nothing human is ertea: Recolleet the cir
crmRaces of the moment recollee the conAitt
OF opinion; and above all, remember that tbe
Minute, u a ,tpHbhe msf bsnd 10 ibe zpiY sf fbe
bsspke.- he admnifration which Wilmington
formed ws' oue Of the moit Efficient, one Of the
befs tha, any country was ever bl.a with. And
the reiult was rapid advance in power and
profperi,y, Of which fhereis noexsmple in any
other age or nation. The part which Hamil-
ton bore n universally known.
His uulufpeeaing confidence in projections
which he believed to be Gncere, led ID N to trua
too much to the undeferving. This expofed him
to miireprefeRtatior. He felt himfeH Obliged to
reign. The care ofa nfng family, and the mar
rownefs OF hi, fortune, made il duty to return
to his protection for their fupport. But though
he was compelled 90 sbsndon public life, never,
no never for moment did he abaodon the pub
lie iewice. He never loR fight OF your intereas
= declare 70 you before that God in whole
preience we are now 70 elpeciaiy aGembled,
that 10 hi, mof private and confidential converfa- y
tions, the Jingle objects OF difcuiiion and conGder-
alton were your fieedom and happinel.
You we'll remember the fate OF things
which again called forth Waf,ington from his
refsea, TO lead your airnies. You know that he
a&ed for Hamilton to be the fecond in command.
1ha, venerable fsge well knew the dangerous
incidents Of military proteflion, and he felt the
hand Of time pinching life q, its fource. Il vas
probable that he would foon be removed from
the lccnc, & that his fecond would fucceed TO the
command. He krew, by experience, the i'm
poriance of that place-and he thoughs the
fword Of America might hfely be coa6ded TO
the hand that nos lies cold in that coffin. Oil
my fellow citizens, remember this folemn tefi-