The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-03-28
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thirds OF the people OF this state lhS sse'inceo
in every Struggle YOU bad with your Opponents,
whilst you were United and acted together. HIw
has happened that you haze los; your aseenda,y,
and been deprived Of your rsh,iul head and rule .,
the councils of the state ! You are resdy with the
answer 1t came fiem divisions among yourselves,
srtfuily fcmented ty the epen., by which YOU we're
split into secs and fitted AID play ca of against
the other, To the Iun of 10th The f.derakrs ~
dividing, governed YOU, and govern the state Ey
THIS arr and nan:p ptntnt the few have uIHphed
over the many. Tbs is = painful acknow1edt nent,
but truth and TIE puiiick c'use ucure it. resds
a lesson of the last in poitance, ard which Mpub-
cans must iTscr tor6,,- LsSted fhfy sGnd dsr;asd
they jM! Disenion must be watcltd ard guarded
against, even .its-esuses The aIpfoaches of the
enemy, in whatever specious euise, must be the sg-
nal of alarm union must be the watch woiu, ard
the rslying point of the psny ALI iscr-i feel-
ings, and private regards must be sacrificed cntls
altar Of union. 80, I.sssr@ : Z siFyf i
Experience, the best Of teachers, las dee ply i'm.
pressed on your minds these met entoGs uut $.
The consequence is, hat you are. h,Ppily
united, anu determined 20 temsih 80. Ycu have
INV only TO come forward in your fsH strength, aid
you pu, yourselves in,o reessesson of the govern
pent. Your Numbers, il rallied III d brongli TO the
held, make the victory certain. Let every nai,s.ns-
dcrthe event as depending on himself sntsl alert
at h's post Let no one n'ske';o himself ths' lazy
excuse, that there will be fiee enough without
him and that ne may mind his own business, OF
pleasure. You lia,e every motive of interest, and
every obligation Uf duty. exerton, Tic usnest
ertioh, on this ssiCn. III domesfick or state
point of vesv tie change will be interesting 10 you:
but is much mole Gcsiti BE national censidlrs-
tons CTR national ria hts and intelSsgs, lte in
the hands Of the national goyenn~nt. To enable
the administration to act with snergy ard eject in
providing for these interests, and asserting these
rights. it is recessry that tie ders arm SHOULD be
strengthened BY the support of the state gossrn-
ments. 1t is obviously impossible for the SE derJ
poy Tn
is ,counteraeted BY dc state g0verpbvpjs or any
co1sdesabe portion of them. Experience has cvinc-
dtlt the kderasts. act Systematically onthe priu.
crH OF opposition, without exccftwr If enses, tpd
without regard to consequences There m not SIM
giemstanee in which Abe government has sttcnptedto
obsin redress for violated which the e d.
erass, body, have not sided against their coun-
try, and entleavourcd to cripple ttkir goyernrnent
They have made many gratuitous attempts 70 involve
the government in embairassnerts. On the occasiIn
OF Recess resolutions, they did their utmost TO lunrs
this country into with Spain. On a. late ocCa-
sion they have shswn that the, world not stick at
breaking up the union To- sccomplisb thsn tsctiCtts
views. The fderalists cannot act With this rerri-
cios effect only through the organ " the ssat gps.
ernmeRts. Hence their =. ger6ss to possess them
selves OF state antherries Hence too, yon soc the
Importance oftheir exclusion II - Sf duty 20 prt
them down. You owe tito your con mon country.
to Keep p,t Of their hsnds the stare government
BY eiecting arepubcan Legislature, son will fortify
the federal drm. ard enable it 70 weld the power of
the nation win effect, In maintaining the rights Of the
nation But TO elect 10 suffer 10 be eiected fed
eral Legislature il 10 garrison your forts with the
troops Of the vneusy. y; 49, A ~ flFf
Believe ne, you have an important stake in the de-
pending election II oheht. t.ard Ast.ermysef viii.
rouse all your energies. The desiines of our cou.
try, the most brilliant in prospect that ever bem any
portion ct the Garth. lcsnsder a. depending ON lc
port OF the union of the states---aud oorsi.i,:r
snos As eePending on TIE continued conct OF 1tasr
and federal sy}hSshLa The preshapf source Of dam
GER andto which all our vigilance oughtto be turn
ed, is fros faction, armed with the power Of the
state governments. The federaists are now hostile
faction, and are Struggling 70 Keep, or acquire this
power Their, success might be disastrous to the
S"on IN two ways. BY embarrassing, they would en-.
feeble government by enfee bling government they
might invite aggression and bring the ruin oftbe
conf:deracy, from without But The danger from
within, consider much more imminent. Such n
faction acting with an organized combined power.
would De likely to bring onthe crisis, when the feda
raj government must either control them by force.
or be controled by them. This moment wo,d b.
the signal OF separations the cbnfcderacy would fall;
and every thing interesting TO an American heart ei
ther IN possession prospect, would he buried be-
meath its ruins Beside the share YOU hold IN com.
mon with the rest of tile nation, n the benefits Of the
federal union, you have separate peculiar in,sye,t
resulting from the smaness Of the state Your state
sovereignty only be safe under the federal vin
Let that union be dissolved to day. and tomorrow Won
hold every thing at the will of >M.ssachusett..
Let not these dangers be treated imsgn~sys and as
conjured up to answer electisne erng purpose Go
to the volumes of historyreed the fate of ether ron
federscies-you viii find they all, wthout excxpti,r.
have split upon this rock--the factous insnbOrdins
ton of the members the federal head Let not the
awful LESSONS of their experience be wasted upon M
listen 10 the warning voice. that issues from the
gra~e Of those departed governments. to he-
ware Of TO guard against, the danger tkas tkrest.
ems us. - = 'ths'ss ~
Recolecs the -slarmiug symtoms ofthe approach
what cone by the federal factionif Ns.ochusess.
In Connecticut and in this sate: Their state letsa
lures were arrayed against the Federal gcverbnenf
the federal authority was bfaved and set at Tfslce
The project of dismembernscnf Of lie union, wss
openly advocated, in some.of their nesspsFers--n
y in private einces Look to the ktetesolut;ons Of