Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-30

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ETHE agitation having 20 perfectly fub-
i 6ded, an advcrtiiemeht wac put in the
Gazette. calling on The Parkiion's terry delegates
u hold another meeting on the zd OF Oetober.
The mecring was advertiied by fome OF rhe fame
pcrfons vino had bat about a week befofe given
their opinion that an army would be ncceAary
bot 70 fsdden and perfect was the preient calm.
thar they wefc convinced that fuch sifarances of
Iubmilion could now be procured, ~ would fen.
der the march of the army totally uhnecsGasy.
The delegates met and agreed 10 the FOL
lowing refolutions Rcfolvcd unacimoully, thar
il u the opinion Of this meeting. that il the Gg.
natute Of the iubniGion be not univerfal, il is
not ~ much owing 10 any exiting diipo6tion to
oppoie the laws, as 20 want of rirne and iufor-
nation to operate acorrefpondenr fentin.ent !;
and with rcfpcet 20 the greateA number, q pre-.
vailing con!cioufneh oftheir having had no con-
cern in any outrage. and an idea that their zig.
hasure wodh imply fenfe of guik.
BY another reioIve they gave afrurances
Of fnbriitfion in the very words Pfefcribed by
the commiiIloneu; and by third fi,ey refoIved
10 feud David Keiiek and myielf. with thefe az
furances, to the Pfefident Of the United States,
with authority iu behsH of the meeting, 10 ex-
plzin toiim rhe more ciscumaantiaiiy the Siare
Of the country. in order 70 enable irim 10 Judge
whether an armed force would nov be reccfary
20 fupport the civil authority in thofe counties.
"About Eveh o'clock in the morning of
the day on which we arrived a, Carline, we wair-
ed on the Prehdent, and Delivered to him tss
refoIu,ions Of aGaraoce agreed on. at the lceond
meeting at parkifon's Ferry. We found him
alone, and were received and treated With polite
REFS and attention. After fhort convcrfa;ion
he informed Us that he was jut going vu, about
fome buGuefs relating 20 the army when he faw
us approaching. and that after breakfaH he was
going to Zee a dieiGon of the srmy march. that
therefore he could not examine the papers at
preient but would coovcrfe with US on the ld5-
jeet At ten o'clock that morning.
When we waited ON him a. ten o'clock,
we found him in company with governor How
81. to whom be introduced rs. Col. Hamilton
then feeretary ofthc trcafury was prcicnt al the
time. but governor Howell Withdrew bcfore the
converfation ended. The Prefdcnt opened the
convert iation with a diicouffe on the iubjett OF
the Iefolutions, in which he expatiated at con-
fidersble length OF the evils occziuned by the
infurreefion, and the injury refulting from it to
the caufe Of liberty anu the general intcrcas Of
Yepublt an government in the world. He fsid
that the ou,rsgcs. committed sgaina the gov
ernment. and the peace of the citizens ia the
weftcrn counties, had agitsfed fhc United States
from one end 10 the other, like an electrical
ihock, snd difpoicd them very generally to turn
out in fdpport of the violated laws. He exprcf-
fed his aeonfhm meat. that the people we're 70 blind
to their own intereR as not TO have given to the
commifioncss fuch sifurances Of their fubmilion
20 the laws, az would have fyleltered them from
puniniment and fecured the reftofation Of order.
add that we and other veil difpoied citizens had
not been more fuccehful in pcrfuadihg them to
take that faiutary cousie.' Hefurthef obierv-
ed, {" that the good difpofsions Of government,
expfcfed BY the commifioners. being rejected,
and the march Of the army rendered neceGafy,
fome ssonefeuts would be required for the in.
fraeficSs committed sgaint the ls~s. He con.
cludsd his obfervationson this fabjeesi by giving
his opinion, that tie scfolusions which we had
prefented were NOT efficiently uneqsivocaiso juf.
tify him in difniaing the army. now when they
were rendexvoufed, and the greatea proportion
of the expcncS incurred. Obf:rvi1g that the
refolutions referred him to o. for further infor-
nation, he invited us TO proceed in giving IL TO
hin.
" In doing this, we asted briefly the IN
foseieen and untoward circomaances, that Ten
dsred 10 impoHiblc for the we'll difpoied people TO
prevent the commencement of the infureetion
fuch - the backwsrdneis" of thofe " Who were
innocent, to exPofe themieIves, the terror thar
was fpread abroad by iho!e Who bccare leaders
among the infarsents. and the difapprobsiion OF
tho excite Law, even BY many, who. though they
were difpofed to fabmit to il, hefitssed fome
tine before they would pot ,hemfelves TO riique
fot its fupport. We detailed the impesious and
unforefeen circumAances, that 10 eres, meafure
fruAsated the Intention of the meeting Of the
committee Of 80 at Red-aone old fort. and the
motives by which the innocent citizens were ac-
tuared IN declining to attend the meetings. or
refuiiug to Gsn the inasumens Of a6afances fob
mitsed 10 them by the commieioneu. We
gave candid account Of the violent oppofition
thar ~as given at fome sownfhiP meesings. and
aGerted, th,s shis violest opPo6son - fas .