The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-04-05
MISCELLANY.
For the RRoDE-ISLAN0 REPUBLICAN.
THE REVIEWERS REVIEWED.
No. !.

ITiscurious to observe. through what vast
variety of,channcls the disappointment & cha
grin Of the tory faction are displayed ; and
though philanthropy may be Disguised at the
view, yet, when the good of society is in
question, it becomes our indispensable duty,
to scrutinize into the dark designs of the en-.
emies of man, and carefully to lay them open
TO the publick view.
While from the presses Of the disappointed
party, wrath and vengeance have been show
cred upon us in no less profusion than the
plaques in Egypt, the good sense of the peo-
pie has generally prevailed, the malicious lies
and gross misrepresentation of murmuring
aristocracy have met with their merited con.
tempt, and the country mostly preserved from
the evils they have threatened, From the
past, therefore, we derive our hopes of the
future.
But British principles have not been con-
fined to our newspapers they have often
crept into works where party politicks ought
entirely to be avoided. This remark is pecu-
iariy applicable to that IMPARTIAL publication,
" The Monthly anthology, and Boston Re-
vie.v," which it is our present design to han
die, and whose editors, after telling us they
are '' II Society 9f Gentlemeh," make it their
constant business to dabbe and decide in the
most trifling matters of religious and political
dispute and besides the appearance of gross
ignorance on many points, exhibit numerous
works of malice and unjust prediction, and
are evidently hostile both to CiS-.Atiantick"
improvement in Literature, and to the Liber-
ty and Equality which our revolution was in
tendcd to establish.
As our design is rather favourable to " the
lad Of cent fer cent" undoubtedly the "gen-
Hemen" editors Of the gentleman" review
will accuse US of high zvMg notions THAT,
however, cannot prevent us from continuing
q course Of candid observation on their Re-
factory Of the sound literature Of .Nszu- Eng
land," and of calling upon, our countrymen to
examine into the truth of what we propose !;
and although We are, in many respects, ex-
posed to the awful tribunal of our gentlemen
reviewers, it is upon the pubick decisions
we mostly depend.
What are the names OF the said editors, we
neither know or care whether they be En-
glishmen or American tories, is likewise
question which I've are at present. unable to
determine but Judging them by their works,
which, bad as it Is, we suppose is the choicest
product of their teeming intellect, we hope to
summon sufficient proof cf all our accusations
Notwithstanding, if we should fall short of
our mark, o. should be guilty of any injustice
to the gentlemen Reviewers, let it be borne
IN mind, that the anthology must remsin its
own witness.
From the abusive manner in which they
haye treated the works of many excellent au-
hors In this country, added to the circum-
stance OF their interfering in matters of opin-
ION, foreign to their duty, and the prejudice
against repubiicanism and attachment to mo-
ther Britain, they frequently discover, with
several faults of less moment, these most ex
cellent Gs-.4tiantick" Reviewers, with all
their " varfons and vigorous erertions," their
erhtoits tn the retu6hek Of letters" have
never been able to make their .1uthology " a
.favourite sSith the fubhck," and probably will
find it less SO.
This is among the inducemel@ to our un-
dertaking. He who will put himself to the
trouble Of perusing their work for three or
four years past. if he have any faith in popular