The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-03-27

Strange coincIdences, unaccountable sym.
pathies ana anlipathies mark the progress OF
this MATS postaey.-When his hatred ne-
gins against Jefle son, his rage begins 10
blaze forth against Wilkinsol.--whcn Burr
commenced his Wachinations, ,kancolph began
his tergiversa,ion. All at once lie grew wainI
for war wilh Spain, and IN 1865 moved 10
raise AN army 10 chastisc her, I'm consequence
of the riot Of the Kempers, Tc. )--Then Burr
began 10 plot the invasion Of Mexico, aud
the ACKNOWLEDGMENT ,.s the Uuion--covercd
under the pretence of farming Baron Base
trop's Washita lands. ltis remarkable thar
an extraordinary intimacy subsisted between
| these choice spirits at this date. But they
are honourahle men ." and we know Il was
tne notion Of . swaggcrine hcctoring general,
that if Burr were nut ston Ms honour and
sent 10 Europe, he w0nld have eithee fe>pnin.
cd faithful 10 Amcricx, diverted his 'nl>bx e.
| from her. About the same period, report
states, than Randolph fell in love with ----- q
! foreign embassy also. Both have been disaI,.
pointed. Now, It cannot be supposed, that
they acted in conjunction each seems IL
have acted separately for bimseIf--but failare
happening to be common TO both,tbcir feelings
became similar and congenial. What said
the wrsthful PeIidcs
MY friend must hate the Mat injures me
Burr imagined that Wilkinson had done him
cruel injury, by opposing his imperial views
and defeating his conspiracy and in tie
nightly inlcryew between him and Cla,k,
al Richmond, they arc said to have projected
the plan oil vengeance against the General,
which has since been executed with un em,t-
ted zeal. OF all the puzzlng and curious
sayings uttered by KSnGolph, since he VS.
placed OH ihc grand jury It Richmond, ais
declaration about the reason for which he az.
sented to lndict Burr, il the most extraordiu-
AIRY He has been heard 10 declare, ihat lie
would not have agreed 10 find bill against
Burr, but Tor the expectation of indicting
Wilkinson also
"y'iy friend muss hate the man that injwes NE -
Does a man of honour consent to Justice
only OH condition OF inflicting Injustice
How shall we excuse the incon sistencies Of
this man Some say he is honest, but his UNI y
goyernable passions mrslcad him. They must
then be she most hateful passions for, cool
and settled malignty appears TO be the chief
------ But wherefore, insit on indicting Gen.
Wilkinson What would have been the cci-
tam consequences !---R-y~ Wilkinson being
the principle evidence against Burr, II was
only necessary 10 destroy his testimony, to cx-
tricate the traitor.-----Mai shall, however, by I.
sophistry, OF evidence, and plia-
bic jury, reached the same goal by Different
roule
X must not be imagined, that in making
these pointed structures OF MIR. Randolph, VIC
CO dially approve Of the conduci OF all those
who ae opposed TO him in Congress. We
despise their tameness almost as MUCH as we
detest Randolph's insicious and Aagilious be-
haviour. A majority should not suffer them.
selves to be deferred iron, strong measures,
and reduced to weakness, by ths noisy DULLES
of a minority. Yet, it hss Eapp.ned-and (.
most of the laws Gas they are oahed) enas,ed f
flr two or three years,are miserable abo,,ions.
But, If honest weakness is to be despised,thc
audaeious, indecent aid raneorous exertions
Of Randolph, Quincy, and GARDENER,
ought to be repsobai cd,--scourged. Men.
governed by fretiul arrogGpae and splsssu.l