The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-04-04
TO THE REPUBLICANS OF THE ST.iTE
OF RHODE-JSL.fJND.
FELLOW CITIZENS |!


THE crisis has arrived, which viii determine your
political career as freemep or confirm your ser'tnde
as slaves You have taken your ground-you nave
seected YOUR candidates--it would be sriminM 10
retract-it would be defeat To recede
Three years have expired, during w'gsh youf
dearest rights have been surrendered py uie reue-
raIs.s in power, To the belligerents OF Europe;
They have deserted and forgotten your interests anu
abandoned your claims To justce-they nave VII,
bushingly abandoned the cause OF your country a"u
your privileges and advocated with nsolent asPer. %
ity tile perfi.ious outrages and wrongs OF Great
Brtain-thcy have, by falsehood, treachery, and de
ceit-and by an srtful, nsdous address, endeaSeureo
To excite riot and revolt, jealousy and distrs1 !" s'e
mnds Of the people, towards their government
they have denounced by State Legislative resolves,
the general government, and appreciated inc insults
and wrongs of foreign nation--they have sug'"a,
tized the administration with the most unjust ''u
fallaciOus accusation, and yindicated wthA fcsS
peculiar To s's'''', the outrage OF foreign mnis-
ter--they have invited and encouraged foreign
war, AS = preiext for annulimg the consttuuon-'o
separate the States, and on their ruin to erect ty-
rsnny and despots,n--tl.ey have exonerAisA 9iie
part ofte community from military drafts and nnes'
TO secure popularity and adherens--they lave en-
couraged disloya!ty, riot, and resistance 10 ne
Of the general government, to dishonour kepuph-
canisn; and have exonerated the vioators OF those
laws from p0nishmcnt--a punishment due 10 them
for their crrhss--they have displaced from efncc'
not only the STATE, but Tows oFFIcERs because
they were Rcpubiicahs--they have united to frowh
you down, should you dare to use the right OF free
outrage, and tote against thcmthcy have ieagued
together to destroy your independence and your
freedom--to chain not only your actions, but your
willthcy have proclaimed the fasehood that areat
Britain is only protection, and to their proecton'
not to the resources Of wealth and our bravery
we owe our Independence aud liberty. Is tie as-
scrtosl true .alas e has nsf yet denpolished the
fcrtifca5t6ss ~h wich she Engsh rvaghened e cem-
ny y sxskss you-nsr Msse ne ine'se"ns rassd for
Msir defsncss their ssunded sansifs sfW appeav
in every guarfer, asidss b'ainsen t tops " nofs's
| The 1rasssr need nocsswch for the ditch whch served
10 encompass es; is stH open arder he feet Seot-
tered rns sf hsnses laid waste, which he fire had part
\ Brespecsed, ~ order 10 eave monmcfis Of Brssish fury
are sH 10 be found Men snN ersf, who can say, here
croceus EngEsi~san slaughtered my fatherthe,s my
,yEe fers my tieesng da.ehfer from the ands Of
6ridyed Engshna .aLas the soldiers, whs fell under
the swords 2f the Brjtons, NOT gee reduced TO dust
te abourer, turning up hs eds, stH dra10s from the
bosom Of the earth, their uhitered bones-.ohde the
bloughnsan, 1uifh Of and sw's sH rscei
ecfs that hs 6ed no1v covered xitA rich harvest has
been moistened with american bieod"
staty Of ports and har6ours, a6nsea-onr citizsns
s,lrdersd ,eist the beaceabe psrnit Of dosestick
co,cerns--our National fag insufed-the bosd Of owr
ssamen ,santon sed and the perpetrators " tose Dor.
y,Je acfs hGve been secured and protected from punish
spenf, bv nsockiaLs in instances, by ereb
deeds. hape enjoyed the snites, and reeeived PROMO
TON from that re,y GOVERNMENT, nader ychos,
.aUTH0Rl1Y they acted, svale "a hypecriaca4y pre-
tended 20 disavow the deed" ~
These are but the faint outlines ofwrongs, Amerc,
has received; and from those who falsely s,lcd
the Protectors Of her Righss-tese arc but the faint
outlines Of the conduct Of that amiabe nation, con
tending for her existence, and who has done vi
| essential injury 49,
BY this protecting nation. and their hirelngs, III,
vital sources of our wealth, have been assaiee
Our best and brightest characters have been ca
lumniated and abused and incredible pains have
beoN taken by them, to poison the publick mind, tc
render unpopular man and his administration, who
on every great national question, either foreign OF
domestick, has proved himself the LIBERAL eioquen
advocate of the PEOPLES RIGHTS and who, I'm
like his sssailants and caus niators, having once
vowed just and patrotick principle, has made n
best efforts to carryt into execution. Every scands
lous epithet. and all the gnobe aiti6ce, have bee
employed to brand reputation, which, in every i'm
partial point Of view, rises, superiour 10 the n
putation Of those who thus vilely caumnate him, .
light is preferable to darkness. II is not difficult Z
trace the source Of all this calumy-to British II
| tachment--to British reward and corruption and I
yoke the destiny Of the American nation with that @
Great Britain-with her TO rise--with her to fall.
This may be stiled severe ; but there cases
where severity is Justice, and it is known, that tn
persons in question, too incorrgble to be chas
ened by any animadversion, either OF gentle q
harsh rcproof Popular esteem should be- attachs
only to purity of principles, or an union OF virtu
| and talents. When superiour genius serves only
| render moral Jeprav,ty more notorious. general II
dignation should rise in proportion.
REPUBLICANS, Of the State Of Rhode Island!
/ The duty you owe yourselves-the duty you o~
postcrty, calls in restless voice, to RisE-UNrrl
and cxpel from Office. those men. ,Fedcsallsts-l
name--but Engshmen in principle Emanc'pa
your enthralcd rights from their iron grasp--ibera
your fettcred privileges from their merciisss contr
fear no threats--dread no pcrsecution-will yo'
frecdem--the conquest is accomplished.
You have now ceased tc adopt men, instead
| principles Your progress towards the recovery
your a,urped rights, may be slow but it wilfbe su
| aud uninterrupted.