The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-01-02

my soil, end in return furnish them with a
market. 10 these means also our country
looks up tos- preventing, measurabiy' any col
iisions anu .ecOitrcs with foreigners, TO which
our oi,iztns al. necessarily exposed, In tran.
sporting such nnnu!actries ACROSS the great
ocean, and ior establishing on the brmest pill
lars lis peace and independence, which arc so
dear To US all.
You we'll know, ayersiop,to war has grown
our oi your knowledge oil history, and Is tor
lihed ~ the prccepls oi your divine teacher
w .rs produce debts, taxes, servitude aud sla-
very. W hiie the labour oil man is directed
TOW .ras the means oil lbeir eon/orf they are
free and happy as soon IS II taxes contra
~ course, ana is bent OH their destruction,
wtetcnedness " ensues. 1he victors as well as
tbe v4nqulshed must feel the fatal Effects OF
war. Desuo,isni Is al once It's Cause and ct
lect Our society nave wisely guarded ns
members from these evils, in checkins ambi-
ton and The lust ot power. W hiic this
country icmains IN peace, It's CONSTITUTION II
safe, Ns citzens will be happy but among
the evils ui war We d C 60 calculate on hszar-
ding inc contnuence oil our present tree ana
happy constitution, on the increase ot taxes,
III cs.ry .orm liz which You have seen them
here, or heard oil them cisew here, and On the
eventual depression oi the tommon people 10
t,e CONDITION OF seryi,n@c and slavery peace
on tie contrary, by multiplying tho means OF
subsistence and al wealth, promotes popuja-
,ion, ie.,ning, and the fine as well ss useful
r,s, and difuses happip, IS among all orders
If citizens. Sucn has heen,our happy lot tor
ne ubexan.pied period Of nearly thirty years
The iaboarer finds employmenl, md the hus-
DaDd,nan a market During the las, year, IN
~ especial manner, we have been blessed III
our BASKETS ana is our stores, IN The city ana
in the field, in the increase Of our ki,c and
in tie inihrou, NAM oi our tlocks and espe-
cia!y We recognize the blessings oil health,
and oi sn augmented population oi our leDd
W hiIe Europe is IN arms, and the o6liga-
lions al morality made 10 bend 10 ihe advance
mtht Of interest aud OF arbitrary power,your
iorcit,n seiaiions viii Cali Tor the united WIS.,
dom Of your counois and your rulers have
IN extraordinapy claim Oh your support and
,onfdence.. 1be revoc&uon OF The Beinn
nd Mi.n dectess, and tie expected reiin-
uIsbm.nt Of the British orders IN oonucii,
estrictIve OF neutral comnsrce, seem To
brighten your present prospects abroad An
immense capnul has hoAted from your ports,
ia enterprises 10 all paris at the "o'id nc
credit ot your citizens, and the wen placed
confidence of foreigners III ne Jn.rfr 81 9ar
government, have ,iyen sprins to your COM
mcrce, and h4tter your m"'iuers win me
prospect ct ready welcome eYeh IN the
most rcmo,c and selues,crcd ports ana oi
enjoying there, i.ospi -ainy, trade ana the pre-
lection of the laws oil nature aud naipns.
Al none OF your order either attack oq de-
fend any muscular strength, or Islander, you
are more deeply Interested TO see your ocun-
ny welt governed, and that government VIII
be preferred which yields best protection and
requires least o! your earnings. Pa, the Re-
pubic an administration TO this test. Congress
have sent no tx Z lherer to your doors yet
the nalinnaI deb, has been reduced nearly
f6rty millions within ten years Instead of
Gazing our youth in the array OF hortid war
20 guard our shores, or witnessing the des-
truction OF our pleasant town, and cities, and
Increasing the pubiick burdens by expensive
military establishments by sea and Land, our
, outh have rem aimed at their homes in quiet
Turnpike roads, Canals and bridges, to
con mod ate the interior as we'll as our great
owns, are among The fruits ot their labours
Banks, insurance stock, and other monied,
literary and charitable establishments, as well
IS an almost incredible mercantile capital,
estily their wealth. Your wilderness bios
,6m in your Clues, wood has given way to
},ick, aud brick to marble, with which they
IA, sbecome splendid.
Friends and Friendly PEOPLE,
Disabuse yourselves Of those WHO promise
,ou angels To rule over you, and a restoration
f the gcAen age fabed by the poets. An
,cre of perform .ncet is worth the whole land
,f promise. Compare the Republican ad-
with that which preceded It. O.
pit no, To weigh the difficulties each had 10
encounter. Especially make allowance Tor
he heavy opposition made to that which now
'ubsis,s. by their brethren whose aid mirht
,sve been expected. Your ears have not
,eep abroad. pnc vour nassionS as we hone