Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-11-15
F,sn tie NAriosAL IsrrlLicrscra.
Walbing.on, Nov. SD, 1900.

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commences this day. We have heretofore no.
,iced the meeting ct the Rspreienta,ises OF she |
people auriug the prefcnt administration under
cifcnmfanccs auipicious and in,eseRing. and
foch as have furnifhed caufe tor general grain;a-
ion. On the prefcat occsdon, We kad abnn- !
dsnt reafons for ielicitaring our fellow cii;zeus
on their ii,uaiion, and awakening their grsunje
for the unrissiled happiness they enjoy. T~en- I
ty-cigh, years have elspfed fnce the people OF
America slIamed the right Of felf-governncnt
and eaabliihed The Reprefsnia,ivc principle as
the bef guardian Of their rights. During ,hi.
period. .slihough ihere have been feaions 'a which
there was cauie for regret. there have been noae
in which there was groond for defpondence.
The wiidom OF our councils, the elevated
and impoing ientinents they inipircd. and
the hcrollm and patience Of our folders during
our revolutionary Asuggle. injured its faeceisful
iaae. and laid the foundations OF our Repahlic.
deep in the eaeem and admiration OF mankind.
Since this era. our juficc towards the nations Of
Europe, sod our enlightened promotion of our
own in,ereits. have given conGaency and folidiy
TO the fabric. The principle OF equal righu,
held up to deriion by the philoicphcn and
aatrsm.n Of The old world, is not only here in
foil excrcife, but in a conaant progreis 10 i'm.
provement.
wha, ere its cffeeasl PtAcE rlINry,
and HAPPIkiss--Can the adv coates Of tyran-
ny fay as much for their iavorite fyftems p
What are their fruits l-WAR, SCARCITY aud
= wide fpresd pIsrRrm.
There 10 fpcc,es OF national pride, ordina-
riiy digni6rJ with the name OF patrioiim, that
il fonrded altogether upon an attachment to
tho foil. or an unjuR compaiiicn between the
h,uaiion ci our own and other countries. 1'his
fen,inent, 70 long as IL 10 entertained in a mod
! crate degree, 10 virtue. aud may be blening.
/ liz iefves 20 render us conienied with our lot,
and to unite Us in more intimate bonds with
thgfc around Us. But when, by dcGgning men,
il is carried TO the unjcfihsble length Of in.
duciog Us TO overlook our own detects, to de-
preciate and dcfpife the good qualities OF others,
and to avoid ioiead of initiating their virtues, il
bccome foufce OF great injury and when il
is carried it.ll farther. aud adminiiep ceaielcfs
fuel to naiional animoEries and hatreds, il be-
comes the deadliea fcourgc Of the human race.
| Il deeroyi that good will between nations that
can alone preierve their mo,ual peace. and hor-
ries them with irre6iii5le impetuoG'y into the
| complicated horrors OF war.
L-tus, fellow oi;izcns, vigilan,Iy goard
againa this fatal fource OF evil. Warned by the
m,fortunes of other nations, let 1t be our wifdom
to nun them. While, therefore, we rejoice ia
the high happiness we enjoy. and the bright
profpett before us Of national glory, let Us hab
itusily eheriih ientiments Of iriendfhip TO al
maikind aud difpoiition to aid, rather thar
scprcfs their laudable attempts TO advance ,hei
iniereAs. Let Us rccollett that the theatre g
competition il the whole world, and that in al
our iuft entcrprifrs there is room for them q
well a, ". If there be a truth indifputabl,
efaablifhed. il Is that the genius apd the indui
Try of Americans fear not az honorable rivalry il
any field.
While, however. we entertain their habitu
al fentincnts OF good will to All men. il 10 no
4 inconGient with the purcft philanthrophy, ol
the mon rigid dttases Of juaicc, 10 Ultimate, II
their full degree, the diAiottiyc principles OF
which our political tirueiores rei, and the efett
that now from them. inien6bility TO the blef
iines Of freedom would bctrsy fpIit incaPabl
Of enjoying them. ~
| The charatteriaic principles Of our polit.
icsl inAitutions arc
The pro,eeiiou of the free exercife Of, ant
expsefon Of opinion upon all fubjets, 70 far ~ !
not incompatible with the good Of our fellow
men. rt
The prostttion OF every man IN all puriuit
not immoral; and the abainencc Of govesomen
from all interference in pesfoosl concerns.
The dependence Of governors. both in thei
appointment and during their continuance ia Of
Zee, ON thc people.
| Theic arc shc deep & cxhsuRlefs fousces o.
our pfoTperity theie are the fountain hesds o
the numerous fresms that fertilife oar wide
fprcad Republic. !.
Their effects arc viit'e to every eye, and
there is not fpot in America in which they arc
not 'coufpicuous. They are TOO npmerous fol
detail but may be comprifed> in three words,
/" pace. hbeyt, and fltsy."
Under thefe circumaances, al the Amefi.
can people have to tx Of their rulers is the pro.
,etiion OF their rights. and the preietva,ion o
the blehings they enjoy. Thefe are the higf
preropatives Of . virtuous government the du-
ties they cnjoin, 70 far from being .irkfome, arc
psoportiousbly elevated and delightful. FoI
what can impau TO viftaous mind more fAtii-
fseiion than fecuring and promoting the Happi-
nek of millions.
In char manner and on whzt objetls the