The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-04-26
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For ne RaoDE-IsLhyD REPUsLIcAs.
THE REVIEWERS REVIEWED.

SOME Gentlemen whom We could hardly
wish to notice, have expressed their surprise
that the GO american" should be so full of
g high whig notions" and SO angentlemonfke
as to presume to lay his paw on such gen-
ncmanky isayncd" writer's as the Gentismen-
Rcviewers but if they viii have the patience
to follow us through thcwork we arc now re-
viewing, we intend to dispcl their doubts, and
convince them that no unwarrantablc motive
has induced us to such condescension.
In their Review Of /" Marshall's Life of
Washington" June, 1908, these same Gem
4 AcDien- Reviewers, with little more boldncss
than what is common with most other tories
of the present day, resume the old British
principles of rs, and tell us " 2aration is no
Tyraany"
This immortal sentence will appear famil-
lar to those who are informed that work of
that name, leaving out sis,' was published at
the commencement Of the revolution, and
Immediately answered by one on tic Ameri-
can side, entitled I" Resisfanre no Rebellion"
But to our Observation-Disclosures again
After mentioning the plea of the Americans,
they prccecd---" Whiie ve acknowledged our
setve8 10 be sn5jrcts IF Great Britain, and con-
ccded 10 her The JaH right qf Legislation, il
ahf,car8 10 US" (the gentlemen Reviewers
g thai we gaOe M the right ef making this
hlea." (" Legislation Includes all The fowcrs
Of ciyX gopcrnmeut, and no5c more clearly
hdn thct oftdration." Further" We had
no right to COMPLAIN 9TH, or any ofisa ncces-
Sary consequence as grievance" Again
20 TO acknoretedge the general right 70 tegis-
i1tc, and TO deny me atfHcGhon ofH in most
essenfiql farticuiar, in oUR ofiinioa, included
| an a6sardity; and epery act Of othoSition,
therefore, before tie declaration Of indc1ten-
dencf, ms, An AcT or REBELLIoy I"
Let the friend to his country compare with
the foregoing, the protcstation in our favour,
Of Mr.. Pitt, and many of the most cnlightcn-
ed members Of Parliament, and inhabitants OF
tue kingdom. How Tong shall tories edit our
gazcttcs, magazines and revisws!
The Observation-Disclosures do, indeed, con-
fcss the benefit Of the revolution to which
they are probably induced, partly by fear Of
publick hatred, and partly by Tic consoling
consideration, that, 'f 1vc zcere 10 oGtr 10 re-
snme oar ancient conne.rion yvifh Great Brit
ain to-morrosv, epcry n,otiue Of policy syould
require her 10 decline it"
If the Gentlemen- Reviewers arc so bold
under the present yankcy-doodle state o.
things" to what extent can we suppose they
| would go, had they their will /! And if the
| publick declaration of, and consistent adhcr-
ence to such principles as the foregoing were
| justiiatly rewarded with a Aoits,. in l776,
what shall we say to them In 1908? Surely
| they are more unpardonable, and nothing but
| the insign;fcance of their writer's, can entitle
them to the lenity of the people Let us not
| howcver,be suspected Of any bloody Intentions
or, in other words, that we design to revive
the blessed old &C yankee-doodle" times, and
erect galows to 8tretch the nccks Of the Re.
| viewers upon. No! we arc too mcrciful
VIC only wish to expose them to the lash oi
| patriotick censurc, on the qvhihhing-tost OF
| publick opinion. Should we be reproached
of chastising them too severely, we humbly
refer our accuscrs, for "a parallel, to the Gen.
Hemen-Revicwers themselves. When we
! plead SO illustrious an example, we are con
fdent every Gentlemen Of Judgment and taste
will excuse us without hesitation.
But before wesreturn to our Reviewers a
gain, we beg leave to express the many obi
cations we arcsundcr to their hard labours
especially for making themselves such q
Charming butt for our ridicule. We have
several spare hours, and intend to devote
them to the ss yankee doodle task of selecting
and presenting to the publick, some of The
most beautiful passages in their more beauti
| ful .4ntlotogy..
In the same number before noted, June,
the Genttemen-Rcviewers employ a page and
q half OF their immortal work in abusing the
election sermon OF Mr.. Allen, which Ito prove
il worthy their attention. )sthcy tell us is ga
J'at, W-written herfcrmanec, and does nor con
tain single good seatencc from beginning q
end." Then the sncering Gentlemen begir
to cast sheeh'a cycs at " our ,rost u1rtao9s 0nG
| tions administration" I" oar exemplary trcsi
dent" I" his accomplished secretaries" " The
scisdom Of tire em6argo,' g Mr.. Jefferson,
| shectaeies, and those Of dfr. .fi2c7,," &C ou,
naost ercelent president" "fhot eminent states
man and philosophers" g his hfcfy and attach