The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-03-13

power and ambition of NAPOLEON /? No, fel.
low citizens, thank God,we hold our liberties
10y more certain, a more honourabls tenure,
or we should not hoid them at all. Twelve
hundred thousand brave ireemen In arms will
not look for salvation To the v0oden weHs al
Eng. but TO their own patriotick and yalorous
deeds. Strange indeed would II be should
we depend upon nation TO sape us from VAS
salage, now we are in the strength OF man.
hood, Who could not reduce US TO yassalage
when we were in the weakness OF infan-
cy
The European world is subjected to TWO
tyrannies. France rules with despotick sway
the continent, and Great Britain the OCEAN
The power OF Britain on the sea is as abso-
lutte and as tyrannical as that OF France on
the land. We have more to feat Git we have
any thing to fear) from Britain than France,
because the ocean protects us from the latter,
and exposes us TO the former hence it is
that we find those same persons, who are
continually alarming us with the enormous
power of France, and SO Inconsistent as 10
advocate, on the grounds oil expedienccy, "a
war with France, and deprecate war with
Great Britain. Great Britaint, by her power
ON the ocean, holds the commercial world in
our commercial men that her advocates and
slaves are found. How can we expect that
such men, whose fortunes are within the
grasp OF Britain, should be willing 20 hazard
their darling gold, in asserting the rights and
vindicating the honour of their county
We have nothing to fear from open force,
either from Great-Britain or France but
:" he fhas overcomes by force, hath ovsrcome
but hay his foe"
Great-Britan has powerful influence in
our country her power on the ocean over
awes cur merchants (; her manuiac lures i'm
ported among us binds the importer and re-
taller to her interest, and operates in the na-
turc OF bribe upon the wearer and purchas-
er. Besides, we have every reason to imag-
inc that her gold, which has been employed
in other countries to purchase adherents, has
also been thus employed in this. 1t is there
tore necessary that we should watch with a
Jealods eye those who are under this British
influence, and not intrust he interests of A
merica to their guardianship. The cause OF
France finds no advocates among us, and
French influence can only be seen by those
who wish this country ruled by British, and
not by american politicks. Ii has been the
policy OF the advocates Of the British cause
to revive among us ancient prejudices against
Frenchmen and France. They are endeavour-
ing TO excite among us that national antIpathy
TO France, which it has been the policy OF Brit
ish statesmen to foster and encourage at
home, and which existed In this country pre-
vious to our revolution. If they succeed,
they will ind IN our preJudiccs most power
ful instruments in producing an alliance
with Great Britain, and in making us sub
servient TO her views of ambition and com
mercial aggrandizement.
Excessive parliality (says Washington
for one foreign nation, and excessive dislike
OF another, cause those whom they actu-
ate TO see danger only one side, and serve
TO veH and epen second tie arts ofinfuence on
the other" There are many men among us
who manifest ercessive Partially for Great
Britain, and ereessipe dislike of France, who
see danger only from French influence, and
think the more we are under British infu-
ence, the more We are sure of protection
But let us be warned by these parting words
of WAsHINeroN, and let them sink deep in
to our minds /: " "Against the insiduous miles
Of foreign influence II conjure you to believe
me, Fellow-citizens) the jealousy of a free
people ought to be constantly awake since
piS'o'y anu cXPericnCc prove 'hat JVefS" "-
fuence is one ofths most banefnt Joes ofa Re"
fnbiican Government" You will therefore,
see the necessity of reposng your confidence
in those who have not advocated the cause Of
Great Britain or France, and who feel no
ercessiae harfiahty for one foreign snation,
or ere esaVc dislike ofonoiher."
IT you are friends TO Republican princi-
pies, to the ind ;ssoluble union of the St4tes,to
an administration directed by American feel
iDgs and interests, and free from all attach
ment to any foreign power, then will you vote
for those who possess Republican, and not for
those who possess moDarchical and srIsto-
cratical principles for those who will en-
deavoar to render the Union indissoluble, ,anl
not for those whose attachment to the union
will not stand the test Of patriotism for