The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-02-28

lain touched his body, that did stab, ana mot
Tor Justice 20.
While upon this subject, let me refer gsh-
tlemen TO the doctrines they preached ten
years ago. / viii turn To the journals of the
first session of the sixth Congress, and read
an extract from an answer presented by this
House to the Presidents Speech, II is as iol-
lows, That any portion OF the people OF a
merica should permit themselves amidst such
numerous blessings, 10 be scduced by the arts
and miyrcprese ntations OF designing men into
an open resistance of q law of the y. States,
cannot be heard without deep and setious res
gret under constitution we're the pubiick
bnr,hens can only be imposed 5y the people
themselves for their .vn benefit. hid 10 pro-
mote their bwn objects, hope might we'll
have been indulged, that the genera interest
would have been too wsAi understood, 10 have
producedi in any of our citizeDs, tiisl osiioi
to hazard SO much felicity, by the criminal
effort Of part 10 oppose with lswiess sios
lence the will OF tie whole" This, Sin, is
sound doctrine, il shthlti have betn enforced
in 1908, upon those who Advocated itIn 1899 T!
Onr divisions among ourselves, end our
opposition TO our own laws, are nIgni6ec I'd
our rivals and our enemies. Twrs triumEhs
an,iy said in England, that America was Iva b
state OF insurrection, resisting the bpctatioh
of their own laws. You suffered the harm;
less rattle box Of opposition, to assume xthe
power OF thunder TO Cause your governmeht
to trcmble, and to break up your great SYSTEM
OF national measures. The storm Is past. IL
should have been braved. You ought ID
have made the experiment, and to have de-
monstrated TO the world that your governs
ment has energy sufficient to make its laws
respected. Nineteen twcntieths of the pco-
pie would have supported you. But such
was the apparent condition of the ship of
state swinging from her hoorihgs, THAI neighE
bouring vessels haulcA on to gaze at her dis'
tress.
Hence the disavowal Of Mf. Erskinc's ais
raneemcnt. His Instructions were calculsts
ed forthe meridian Of the Embargo. But,
before the intelligence of his arrangement
reached his govemmsnt, they were informed
that we had receded from the patriotick
stand, which had induced them TO approach
us with offers for negociaton. These cons
siderations admonish MS OF the necessity of
union and encigy, among ourselves andI
had hopedAdey would nave produced Ah uhnr
nous votc upon IRE resolution before as But
Yycnilemen have ;a,p,ised ns Of their opposis:
stion. And, Sir, will beg the indulgence Of
of the arguments gentlemen have offered 70
justify the vote they intend to give agssinsf
this resolution.
This gentleman from Rhode Island, fMf.
Potter has sold US that he was not friendly u
approbatory resolutions anti has referred tho
coininitte to the disposition this House. Yr,nd6
q resolution approving the Presic.nes cen.
duct last spring. That resolution YVES vcsy
81 81 >b.t av,,t>l fl
expression oil the appreciation ot this H6uses
at the Presidents dischsrgihg with sa,isfacs
tion and prom,itude, duty ptibttd out I'd
him by an express law TO votes cf that sott
! shall always be opposed. But the reso,us
ton now before Us is designed 10 express the
opinion Of Congress, upon the conduct OF q
foreign minister in this country, both as II rec
lates to the government and the people whoid
we represent. If we believe tfat he has ins
suited the nation, shall we pass his condt cs
over in silence, especially, when the history
of il is communicated to this House by th6
the welfare Of the nation requires, thet Cors
grcss should express an cp,nion upon This
subjcct. But, Sir, did not expect to hear
objections 10 this mode OF proceeding cofrs
from that side of the House. This couisa
was not opposed by the gentlemen IN the ops
posiiion, when they were In the tlsjoritt. j
beg leave to caiI their attention 70 this iohths
ais of the second session Of the eth Cons
gress, and TO an extract from ah sddrcsS III
the House to the President, In these words.
/" Our abhbrrenec cannot be TOO 81 oh ely eks
pressed Of the h,rigucs sf foreign agents to
alicnate the affections of the Ihdishs, and 10
rouse them to acts Of hostility against the y.
States. No mesps in our .tv&sr shonld be-
omitted Of providing for the Suppression al
such cruel practices, End fbr tire adequate
punishment Of t1eir atrecious a,.thorA"
This authority answers the part OF the Eehs
tlcman's objection. He telIS us that address
scs have ruined th,e President. ,Sis differ
FROM, the gentleman Upon this point, one