The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-12-12

TThe following remarks, from that excellent
print, the Yirginia .hrgns, are, to use a
common phrase, quite "haf to the purpose
We doubt il even the moon struck Jenny
Elliot, with all his hyrlras OF French lpila-
encc, can get over them, without m"king
wry faces. The existence OF Gallick In
Auance, in this country, has long since
bccn proved 20 be mere chimcra-while
every rising aua, furnishes some new proof
of an undue inifuancc exercised by Britain
in the United States. Ind Whig.
We hear much about French spies, and if
there be any SUCH working injury TO the u
pi,ad SlAtcs,wc heartily wish then. II hanged.
But the croakers do not say any thing about
Eagish spies. The reason ol this Is, that
the Influence OF G. Britain in this country Is
81, pre ya.iiig with particular prints, thatit no
logsr depends on system st esh@ndye
ana a certain cl,ss of men, the leadsrs oi The
federal party, do hot think 1t at all dis
grace to prefer English interests to those oil
America. Formerly, just after the close OF
our revolutionary war, the very thought oil
B ash SOY was odious 10 all but old tories
Ai:d il WIS deemed necessary To tepei lh'inua-
uvns oI tna sort by declarations oil abhor-
rvnce. BY degrees, however, the ne'p tories
o. present fraiers Of the federdiists, have be-
co ne 80 strongly fixed in their attachments
10 england, that, forgetting the independence
sni welfare of the United States cnurey,
they speak through the medium OF their
pfints, of every thing hostile to England as
ii this country were England. Thus French
spies, which can only he French spies III re-
lation 10 q. Britain are denounced, as II The
u. S.lics ought 10 be on their guard ayains,
emissarics Of that sort. And so, indeed, We
on sht, il we had any thing to spy oui (; but
the fairness, the -openncss, the honesty OF
this goycrament lays bare TO every eye that
Chooses to look that way, the resources, the
improvements, aud the detects oil the country.
Tncn. what have Frenchmcn TO spy And,
ini.cd, nsw can they get along In political
sense, seeing The difference OF their manners,
language, and disposition from our The
case, however, is different with respect to
Eug!ishmcn: they glide IN among us, as it
they we're realty Americans and how are
thcy % be d-tccted Only ny their sentiments;
AMI that is sucn vague, metaphysical mean
ol lutcclion, that il requires great deal oi
raliocination, and SO much vigilance, and per-
severance to prosecute the Counteracuon o'
those SEMI with success, that II Is not
onv IN ,rduous, but very difficult task 20
prc,ervc Republic an doctrines In the ascen-
dan under the perpetual pressure OF British
mon irchi:al ideas. This, then, Is the dan.
& rous esti,nayc this is the shyiny onf OF
wlich we ought truly to beware. The pro-
plgato,s oi British aristocratical sentiments
discover eur weak sides, our productions Tor
m,,her Bg,taia, and they assail Us infeitecfu-
aHy. An tngshnan no sooner arrives a.
m,ns ls, th,n he slides into society, and we
converse with him at once as a citizen there
il no obstruction, no barrier.
l'om.rk the influence which the British
have obtained in the United States, we have
only 10 rccur to the prominent observations
o' the federal prints [; the open .covntenance
given TO the outrages of G.. Britain in the ga
zcttcs of that party and to the publick an
tcrtainmen,s given 10 English agents and dis
c,rlcd ministers. Let US reverse the picture,
for moment, and see how it will look Let
US suppose a minister OF France in this coun-
try had openy bid defiance to the President,
aui whcn MS recall had been requested, he
kno war how we'll he would be received by
ccrtain pirtizAns, should start on Journey
throu,sa the Union, and should be toasted,
and to,stcd and hattcrcd and all this In open
day light H5w would The nation like the
PROCEDURE OH me part u American citizens
ts A French discarded minister. Not at ALI
we arc certsin. And vet il has occurred, aud
more than occured in the case ot Francis J.
y,:kson rous, all concern about the cur
rtncy of British Snies is absor,led In the open
avovl of British sentiments aud the federal
. iass. warmed by the intensity OF thrir owa
id.a, IN b;njf OF & Britain, are so far mad.
ma g;,s themselves on British ground, an.i
rre o,, F-rnet shirs!--rakc care ! 8syare
4 lis would be all very cobcrant in England
ba is very absurd in this country, where W.
..new nothing of French spying bu, the
IA ne wlcrc the Adni ii stration stands in
NJ i,oel o. spi.s, and wure 1t certainly does
NJ, encourage inIorners Our laws are so
h,srsi, that the government cannot order