The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-12-11

Spring, (2) OF him as Legislator do say,
,Aat know OF no imoral (3) actor Language
ever being done, or escaping from him as a
Legislator, "a * ! do know him to be a
Member of dccernmcnt * Judicious conduct
Sc that he is Credit to the Town that sends
him & of value TO the Statc-------after this
Statement ii may not be amis to say that
have had an interview with him, Sc solicited
his coming forward again 60 as We think he
may be got in If necessary attention be paid,
which have is assent, on the Condition
hat our Federal Friends will come forward
and support his election, & Federal strength
we have in that Town and there is nothing
deficient but Unity, now my dear sir 1t is my
particular wish that YOU would GO in your
own proper person, and without delay Ss see
Mr. Sheppard the Minister of the Church in
that Town, & state the case to him, of the
Utility yes & the impcrious shall ! say ne
cessi,y of supporting our Cause, in opposi-
ton TO Vice, to Poverty, (6) to War and
Bloodshed, rappine ultimate ruin, u gct
him TO disaadc the person last elected in Tay-
lors room, not to come up (7) & that he Mr.
Sheppard in his way (s) as Man of honour
& as Christian would lend his aid, in this
thing, that you may depend Is material, for
very much mistake or the Democrats have an
Idea of attacking even our friend Mr. Isaac
Bailey, by which you see il is not the Man IT
is System, it is part of that evil that will
exist in the world until the happy reign COM
menccs, (9) & it astonishes me TO find SO
many that we hope are Christians, who sup
port such gross Measures, (lo) however
conceive it my duty, do also (Sparc me)
conceive il your duty Sc the duty OF every
man of Principle, in every honorable way In
his Power to use his best endcavours TO rebut
the Vile measures persuid, those or which if
they succeed will bring ruin upon US & VIC
for rcmisness may have to sc laid OH Yoke
that will pass on 10 the third and fourth Gene
ration of an Postcrity (lD Suffer me again
my dear sir to renew the request u to flaiter
myself you gviH attend to it, and also TO hope
that our friend in Newport will NOT forget
jamestown by any means as they need assist
ance. li2)
Wee arc busy u have enough to
do in this Dcmocrattick County, but see no
new difficulty, by any means as yet, " think
in the state at large well shall. come out
Strong, I3) but any remission OF cxcrtion
will ruin U.s.
After rendering my most res
pectfull regards for yourself u good Family
believe me
Your friend
VIM. Jones
NOTES.
(l) There is no withstanding this torrent
Of cloquencc ! 1t resembles
"----ocean into TEMPEST rrrosght.
10 lsaf a-fsafler or 10 d'orr0 a ~"
The election Of Andrew Taylor, Represent
atvc of Little Compton, was to Uikam
Jones, to John Maine, and TO every man o/
virtuc and honour in the STATE, Of material
concern, and called for all the energy Of Meir
United Efforts
ca I" We quish" He was therefore to be
the nm representative of the tosvn Qf Propi.
draee WHAT say you to this, Little Comp
ton.
(3) The reader is requested to pardon the
bad sheifng of His Exccllcncy, which he
may find in this letter, as he never had We
ry iberai education, and, since his revoiu-
tionary services has been too much employed
in the refaii of British spare to pay much at
ten,ion 10 his shedding book, or Dictionary.
CD So, it seems, Mr.. Andrew Taylor was
obliged to come to Providence TO get certi-
fcate of his good character, to carry home
to his neighbours And it must be confessed
that his Excellency has been unusually cau-
tous about committing himself upon the
point, whether he-was or was not Deisf.
He does say, that, " as a Legislator" he
knows . OF no imorct act or language ever
being done or escaping from him as Legis-
lator." The most profigate infdel, if he
where member Of the General Assembly,
would have common prudence enough about
him, to refrain from doing imora! Gcts or iau-
guage while sitting as Legislator. And
with respect to tho decernment and character
of Andrew Taylor, his 0Svn fosvnsmen were
full as well qualified to Judge us his excellen-
cy,
(5) By what authority did William Jones