Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-04-11
Tor sae Raoaz-IslAsp RsrusIIcAN.
Frssmsn Of Rbods-Uasi,

Il attention. and 70 ciofe al. obfsrva;ion,
which have psefamed TO adJsefs TO you. My
former Dumbcf vac preiiesfcd on sbaraa prin-
ciplrs, with % LITTLE si!uton ss pofible TO any
sAisg of Pesfoo.I natore. Since thea a com.
piiczted variety OF facts have trsafrircd. which
/ fear will ineyits5ly draw me into, at lcaa,
fors Aight desiAfion. from this liberal. aud ex-
emplary rule which1 had determined 70 adhere
10 with rigid icrupulolty.
There are by TINS time but tew who are
not apprizcd Of ih- doi,gs. of meeting I" Of
Republican CiissxS'' las they call themielvcsj
s' held at Ksxbfs frs i~ Ssnf5 KizsSosDm" on
the ,9th ult. Th=y there paiIcd. AMI ordered to
be pablifhsd. three fevsralr,jsi4,is1 And rhea.
il 10 taid, adjosrsed fbswleipcs into the county
Of Kent whence they were TO sdjourn into tho
county Of Providence, and in this manner TO
perform the rounds OF the State. IL is further
sfcertained that this Meeting originated At byi-
vsse bs./s ia Sosfb Kingfezea enssg tbrsr iudi-
vilsSh, ia tie dead Of fbe nis5i. IL propoies
and recommends an alteration ofa Prox Of gene
raj officers. arranged and agreed upon at Re-
publicaa Coaventioa Of the Ssste, and which
has aood unslsered for rh-fr i>veral years par
And by way Of exhoradon concludes IN
the following extraordinary msaoes: "And
% our Rrtxbliran brfbrs through the State arc
gequefei 70 give them (thst 10, the rcfolu-
tioas) that aida Eapfor which the inpsy-
''sasc> of the fubjed 70 jyfJ merits"
IRON this high authority, therefore. fel-
low Ci,ixens. my former declarations are con-
armed. that il 10 an imporfan /atjed and l
hope that importance will procure n a complete
invc6iestion. Whether fach invcRigarion re-
Eivrs itfeIf into " aid, a4a Izftstf" 10 their
brilliant, and immortal projee. os on the con
trafy, is matter about whica am Indifferent.
IL will futhcs for M THAI the inv, figation is
bad /: For in politics a, in every thing ellie al
ways drirr to resfon analytcally, and 70 ex-
anime M arguments before eaabIih the tenes.
To arrive at a jaR ditccromens of the uu1
merits Of this procedure, and TO kna~ the real
nature of thar inporfaace in which IL fesns 10
vsuot lfor thing msy be inparfaa,J bed a,
weIl as Importantly g,oa) it will he necefsry to
advert TO the pfeiens condition Of the State, aud
fhs courie OF It's policy for shefe fevefal years
paa. And what are theyi
Il nigh, b. unneceaary, perhaps. to enter
very fully into particulars. Thofe who will
iubmit to she trouble of moments rerroipec
and principles, requifre for proper decGon.
il II potdole they could have efcaped the 'ecoj-
lection Of leading individosls at that meeiicg
Orwas il (uppofed shey had become obfolete, &
were confeqaent'y null aod void In this cafe.
Why did they. in fuch a plaiativc piscou, zone,
call on their " RepSSiieas 6refbvs ,b,oHeb tbe
State" for {" aid and fs3psrt I" In What a di.
lemma are thcfe gentlemen involved . How pa
radoxical moa their conduct appear While in
che very act of diGolving the republican aGocia-
ticn. they are calling on them a. 4" Srefbres"
for " aid and Jxypoyt." And, ''dtayy beiovea
trtfbns" !" Dill You in thar dark benightcd hour
really Anter yourieves, with the fondiy cheriih-
ed idea Of being able TO Obtain the countsnance
Of I" Republican, through tie Srafe." TO efett
purpofe. which indeed might a,tter aud gfatify
yous local psilions, and preiudicss yoar fami.
ly and neighborly prePoh:iiions, and par,iali-
tics perhaps your perfonal refentmens. and
difafettion: But which would moR aGuredIy
terminate in the deftrutticn of pablic tranquil
ty the degradation of she State aad total
facrifice of the moi. valuable acqai6tion in point
of principle Did you indeed fappo:e thas your
well drafted rssixiisss would ffrike from village
20 village from town to town from man 70
man, with the inGnaating ceIerity of .wildEre,
until they had brought the whole State into
your }rSteysai embraces, aad laid it in deligh,-
tul bondage at your feet ! We fand enchanted
and aftonilhed l
1t il iaid land believed, FOR fome have been
pointed ont by namc) that there were very
conGderable pfoPor,ioa Of the people called
Fedeyalja,, prel.nt at that Convention, OF meet
iag, who joined in the votes upon thofe feveral
refoIutiors. Such therefore came ia fora ju&
of exhouasion to their RirUB-
LIcAH sRsrHarS." What this proportion
was, fzgacious mind would undertake to de-
termiae from the iefolutions sh:mleive,. They
give birth to scorollery that the preisnt Lieu
tenant. Gsvernor has been guilty Of fome rea-
fonable confpirscy. or grofs neglea or violation
Of daty Or othsrwifE that the Councils Of fhc
State are NJ preient hallow and impotens; and
that nothing can feitore them to energy, and in
doe them Wi,h penetration add depth bot the
elevation Of 7boma, Haxft. Efquire, two grades
above where he nov tands, to wit. ss their third
Thst he d mifF'd with his prefcnt
and is Determined no, to " ope bis
mouth to fpesk, nos to impart Jingle fcin,il- |
lio Of his wiidom. and erudition. unIefs he can
be prrviouny ersti6.d ia bis wines Tor foch !
elevation. Ssch n the plain fenfe. and obvious |
import Of sbe rcfclusions. Bat 10 il the Ian
guage which the Conveatioa that formed them