The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-05-01

FROM me bosf0n fa.rios.
TO THE
HON. HARRISON GRAY OTIS,
President Of Ms Senate ef .siassaehusefts.

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| on she evening before election, woulu ploba
hly have passed without notice il they had no
beta sanctioned by your respectable Bsme.
An the momen, ot preparation for eIeo lion
some aiiowgice may generally lie made io
The zeai ol tho par,izIn and the ardour OF tb,
advocate. Common minus shoud nor b,
nolden too Id strict account Tor the buslie 8.
| iht time--and small alterations ilom pro
Eflely should be considered with - ienitn
( Sasment. Individuals, whose impol,anes
.e"ses WIN the occasion that con,cAed them
may b. expected, " IL strut their little hour
/ upon the stage ana disguise their inssnif.
.aDce with bustc ana noise - he votes oi
an Assembly Oh such occasions are generally
given without information and infer nttlc per.
sonai responsibility. But the Sanction OF a
diSfingniShea Character, rs conspicuous as
yours In society, TO written proposiuons which
must have been read and examined, i'm plie
deliberate assent to the principles they con
tain. IL pledges his veraciy tor their truth,
and involves him IN equal accountability,
whether the theatre OF his deciamation be the
Senate Chamber of the State, OF Caucus.
Hall oil party.
From the gentleman by whom those reso.
luiiohs were offered no violence ot language
would surprise-us. Mr.. Pollard undoubieo,
wished to shew his good will and his talents
and AIS speech was probably prepared before
hand. Mr.. Quincy gratitied himself aud his
constituents by cicveriy getting through his
harangue. Bu, for Mr.. Otis what apology
can be made /! 1 nat splendid eloquencc which
always aniinates aud charms--wfich on every
subject Is equally ready and brilliant, and by
the magick OF It's voice SO CtteD " makes the
whole appear the better reason" would de.
mean Itself BY STOPPING TO common excuses
NO sir. We rarely have found you sa,rih.
sing prudence and discretion al the alter oi
| political revenge. We never saw you bound
| in the leading strings of formM oration from
| incapaclty tor novai eocution, OF through fcal
OF being made ridio ouous by failure in boil
/ der flight. We ale then reluctantly con- pei
I led 10 believe that the spirit Of The resolution.
yeu appreciated is wholly ia unison with you,
own, and with the views of the party you Sc
powerfully support.
| Let me ask your attention, now the con
| fusion OF election is over, and Inc mind has
| quietly settled into conviction Of the usces-
| ness OF such violent efforts, 10 the nature
| and operation Of the resolutions which you
| advocated. II is thereby
" L0stiy RESOLVED, that such an nLsjf,
ottrfsSfvc and tyrannicat dct, We consider the
| statute passed by Congress the 2d March inst
tending to the ruin or impoverishmen, oi
some of The mos, industrious and meritorous
ci,izens OF the United -States--dnd that the
only means short OF an appeal to force 70
prevent such calamity, (Which heaven avert)
as the ctecfiCn u snch men 10 the Uayious off,
| crs in he STATE Government as will ofIVse
by peaceabie bur firm measures, Me crcca-
Hon u Lays, which, il persisted in, MUST
AND WILL BE RESISTED !"
From men who Till within few years have
advocated the sovei eighty OF The national gov
ernment, and EGulcatcd submission 10 every
act OF its authority who even guarded it
from examination by the severe penalties oi
the sc:,ilon law, and rigidly enforced them
whenever their delicacy was injured by AN
unwelcome freedom Of remark from men,
the pro!essed lovers Of order and internal
tao. utility, the admirers of steady habits, the
oDce high crested opponents Of every thing
even fke dou6t as to executive proceedings
from men, who have described in territck
pictures and denounced with terrible names
Of Jacobins aud Disorganizers; every man
who ONCE questioned the infallibiity of the
government, this violence Of language, this
daring menace, was little to be expected.
But the case presents itstlf 10 far more
serious point Of view than merely affecting
the consistency Of political characters. The
resolution already quoted is bold pr0scrip-
iion OF tine na:ionaal government adeouaci-
a,ion OF ITS authority aud declaration that
physicd strength MUST GSD WILL" he put
in open resistance TO The erecafi0n Of the laws
The meeting az which those resolutions
were offered assembled to prepare measures
for the support Of a candidate for Goyernour.
The present Chief Magistrate was opposed,
not for want Of any personal incap'ciy FOX
the chair no, because any measures of his
administration, was in itself obnoxious, not
that he had initiated his predecessor in pro-
h, al