The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-03-20

10 prevent such laws being enacted, the Gov
ernonr or President Of each State, shall be
appointed by the general govcrnme mt ,and shall
have NEGATIVE upon the laws about to
be passed in the State Of which he is Gov
ernour or President.
ART. XII. No State to have any force, land
or naval, and the militia to be under the sole
and exclusive directio of the United States,
the officers OF which to be appointed and
commissioned by them.
This ininitabe plan is drafted from the
pswer and.prerogative Of the King of Eng
land and no power that he possesses but what
may be found blended in Mr. Hamihon's mod
el for constitution. We will turn f.pm the
productions OF the man, and examine the
sentiments and acts of some of his ooadiutors
)" Republica,ism is the asp and cockatrice
which has poisoned halt the nation"
Pert Folio.
If the p .ople have righ, of self.gov-
crnment, may they not prefer KING TO
President :" Boston Gazette.
" The celebration of the 4th Of July is
custom more honoured in the breach than the
observance. IL answers no other purpose
than to make the people drunk" Coleman.
The custom of reading the Declaration
of independence ought to be omitted"
Morse's Geograhhy-voi. /, n. ass.
"The Declaration is wicked thing.
thought SO when it was first proclaimed, and
think SO still. Dr. Dwight
We never fought for Republek. The
form OF our governmen, was the result of ne
cessity, not the offspring oi choice"
Boston anthology.
When the federal constitution was ra,ifi.
ed, the majority of all parties joined In the
general Joy. The MoNAReHIsrs thinking
they had gained the first step towards ROY
Atty, and the Republicans they had con-
Ao,id4,ed lhe Republick."
Ct66eu's HorkS-vok. !, no. s.
I" If in all my attacks, had been as well
seconded as in this, the black cockade busi-
ness, an HEREDITARY FIRST MAoIs-
TRATE might now have quieted America !;
Jnd an alliance o6cnsi0e and defcnsive, with
Great-Brilain would have protected thar
country from foreign insults" TBid.1
The monarchists were powerful by their
talents, their riches, and their connection
with Great.Britain. The MERCHANTS were
in favour of MONARCHY, md an intimate con-
nection with Great Bitain, because from that
Soohtiy lhSy 6aAbCd NiCiC circuit anu rlCncb
Did.
! had rather be dog and bay the moon,
than own myself republican,"
'Evening Post.
cit Democracy is an illuminated hell, tha,
in the midst OF remorsc, horrour, and tor
ture, rings with fes,vi,y for experience
shows tina, one JOY remains to this mos, ma
lignant description Of the domnea, the power
to make others wrelched.''
Fisher .4imes uork, n. 49,
It ispretiy enough to say, the rcpubick
commands, and the love of the republick die
tatcs obedience to the heart of every citizen
This is system, but is it nature The Re-
publick is a creature Of fiction it is every
body in the fancy, but nobody in the heart,
Love to be any thing, must be select and er-
etunve. VIC may as well talk of loving &c.
ometry as the Commonwealth. Ibid, 39s
These documents can neither be obscured
by scphistry, nor invalidated by assertion
10 make any comments on such extracts,
would in the opinion Of every impaired man,
be to offer an insult to the common sense Of
the publick. They are sufficiently plain and
intelligent to speak for themselves, and the
mind that required calculation would be in
capable Of pro6ting by il.