Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-16
Fran fbe BosroS CHRoSIcLE.
ADDRESSED r
To Lieut.. Governor ROBINS. Judge DANA,
and DR.. MoRsE.

NLXAMPLE is more powerful than pre-
eept," is an adasc, which viii ever Rand the fe!t
oi invcitigation in all iitua,ops. either moral,
religious, or political. Without p,atliesi vir-
,ue, there can be no ba(s TO ,beoreHeal-as
fsab si,hout qvo,kI is dad" agreeable to di-
vine law, 10 moral nt7iiSds, without difplay of
toyyrlfosdisq 0t7isn. is hypocriiy.
The 0sle ot focietv, 10 intimately connected
with The conduct Of men. in their oficisl capa-
city--and the ppcep,s Of the gofpe, are az neat
Iy allied TO the example Of IL, protectors. The
nsp6rste is 10 be a {" terror 20 evil-doen, and
a praiie 70 them who do we'll" The public
min,, is in a great rneafure uuder hi, direction.
and his movements foon form the prosrcifivc
habits, on. which the happinels and profpcfity
of III: community are founded "a wrong bias
may destroy every yeR;ge of na,ionsl virtue. and
This patronage may give vital fab TO every
principle which charstterizes the "praife and
glory Of a people"
From the foregoing remarks, gentlemen,
pfefume you have anticipated the debgo OF this
addrets. I would not wifi 70 draw an invsdi-
ous concluiioo OF your character from the above
prcmiics. That you are dehrous to weaken the
bonds Of civil focie,y, or to encourage actions
detrimental TO the general tsaoGuiitysare tar
from my inten,ion. TO reprefcnt.--Bot, II lone
times 10 happens. that an fysdisios' Profsdsys,
may have tendency to deaioy thoie tiss which
hsr,nonixe the human mind, and promote thotc
unwarrsnlab.e pal.ions which tear aiuoder the
cords of fociciy. ! will not, gentlemen, deta'r
YOU on this lubjeet, by along detail OF moral OBJ
fervations - bur, viii make candid ap.
pea, 10 yosr judgment, qvbsfbey an oten cbprc-
5afisx Of abe cka,at7er Of a mar avhe i99 biz life
In dsei, ba, nor a frsdssV 10 snrearHge Fm'fsr
a9isns in fs,uye--asd may NOT pvove is,stioss,
NO, sny 10 tbe yossg m<S ssb0 ;oi~ef in the f'ee.f
Gsa, 6n. to fke esnnssi,y IN general
We can readily anticipate your reply, that
you did not refpca Hamilton in The char,tisr
Of sa,i6. bur for his feiifieai /f,Sios. IL 10
nccefsry then TO know his reputation in this
particular. A few years hnce, MIR. Hamilton
wrote letter, which was induRrioely ciIcu-
lated throughout tho United States, againR the
conduft of Mr.. John Adams. in terms of the
mot indecent invs slive. No pp5lication ever
appeared more rsplste with cenfure. than the
one slcdsd to. Ii was calculated to bring
Mr.. Adams into the u,moR dfrefpeet, and de-
aroy every confidence which his frisnds had
p.eviouny placei in him. Ca!umpy and de-
traction were cpnipicuou, in every page, and the
EGsx Jsnio wero ailiduons to give celeriiy TO the
pamphlet, in the mois ex,enGve circles. Ii may
be faid with jaaneh, thar MIR. Adams never had
a more open and avowed opporent. ihsn Mr..
Hamilton. ThR attack on the prelident. wa,
in conisqoence OF the removal Of Timothy Pic.
kering. There Is no dosbt, gentleman, you
/, have read this ibeion Mr.. Adams, and therefore
ir s unnceefary to detail particulars.
v An snf~er to this letter was made by a
writer under the Genature Of Articles. The
author appeared to be knowing 10 tho Eersf cor.
fS9 VI Mr.d Hamilton. and pesmpsonIy chArg-
ed him as being the "psiueipsl inArumcns In
exciting an unfoundsd alarm, and producing
,caiores which put the county 90 uuueceifary
. expcufe." That "he Addu!ied the e;tixcns OF
the United S,ssss on the neeeiIisy Of rafting On
army, and endcs,orsd 90 convince them Of the
danger ct m iava6on, shen il wm sl,cResher CHI
merical, and aimoA morally iwpoiIib,c." sTnas
she main .objea in eesblifhise this army,
was 20 crsth every ss~ses .isys,iss, and sveas.