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

pharisce looked down with contempt upon
the poor and humble followers Of the meek
and lowIy Jesus their poverty was then
considered a tcproach, and made use OF in
order to bring their religion into contempt
and abhorrence. The heart Of man is the
same nozv that II was then |; Riches swell the
heart with pride the foor man becomes con-
tcmptible, and his rights are considered as OF
no importance, when put into competition
with the rich and gvouid-6e no6lc--Such were
evidently the feelings of his Excellency when
he thus mentions hOverfy among the abomin-
able things Of Republicans. But, may 1t
please your highncss--the vote OF foor
man is still counted in. this Statc--and for
the sake of gaining their votes, you may as
well continue TO huH eF your hat and shake
hands with the POOR, although you may tho
roughly dcspise them In your heart
RI Here was q further business tor tins
Minister to perform in order to bring in the
righteous fedcralist He was not only TO set
tic the tender conscicnces Of the zoeak breth-
ren, by convincing them that federal Deisf.
was to be preferred to a Republican Church
member, but he was also to make use OF his
pastoral influence to prevent'this Republican
church men6er from suffering himself to DC
was double intrigue to be carried on. 1t
was not to be confined 20 the pale OF the
(hured, and the pale of /ederaAsm, but the
pale Of RrfubHcanisn WAS also TO be invaded.
And the freemen OF Little Compton were to
be made the dupes of this intrigue, and to e.
lcct for their representative, not the man OF
their choice, but the choice of Wm. Jones
and Nicho Brown, and the junto of Proyi-
dcnce
(s) (" In his 7ray :" What way In his
ministerial svay /? 1t will be difficult to find a
way pointed out in the gospel, which would
authorize christian minister so to walk.
But we find it was TO he /" in his zvay as a man
Of honour and as a christian" Z" A christian
(says YouSG) is the highest ayie IF man"
But how often is the name abused, and made
a cover for tho most scandalous hypocrisy
Here we behold the benefit resulting from an
union of ChnrcA and STATE How convenient-
ly it serves the purpose of hypocrisy and to-
hticat ambition Here also we behold the
reason that federal clergymen SO often intro.
duce hohticks into their huihifs. They know
it will be agreeable to such christian hokifici.
aus as Nicholas Brown and William Jones,
and those rich men who make common
cause against POOR democracy.
(9) What hahhy reign is here spoke n Of
Is the millennium sacrilcgiously alluded to, or
the reign of a. federal king !? or the glorious
reign of William /. in Rhode Island Chris
tians look for the haf.hy reign, not of a polit.
ical sect, OF Of federalism, but OF the goshet,
when swords shall be beat into ploughsharess
and spears into prunning hooks, and nations
learn war no more. The federal system is,
chhosition to the administration of peace, SO
long continued amidst the commissions OF the
world, by the councils Of Jefferson and Mad
ison, and goar with France, and alliance with
Grea: Britain. Was this the happy political
reign spoken of by his Excellcncy? When
the reign of George our King commences, the
democrats Of Little Compton viii have some-
thing else 10 do besides attending tn politcks.
(lo) What gross measures :?'' The idea
of attacking a church member? Was not Mr..
Sheppard to be employed for this very pur-
pose, and against a member OF his o7on church 2
But his EXccllcncy expresses his surprize
his astonismnct to find any that feds. hohe
arc ChriSfians upporting-What? The gov
ernment of their country |? The laws enacted
by Congress The constituted authorities of
the United States That fundamental princi-
pie OF Republican government, that the ma
jorify shall govern His Excellcncy some
time previous to this had become the instru-
ment, as Speaker, of smuggling the disor-
ganizing resolutions of the Boston and Essex
junto into the House of Representatives of
this State resolutions tending TO organize a
combination of certain States, against the
constitution and laws of the Union And
this man has several times taken an oath to
support the constitution of the United States
Let him be covered with the mantle of relig-
ion.-Lct the same cloak which covers him,
be extended to hide the denominations Of his
christian brother and correspondent, JOAN
Main.
Ql) 1t would be as we'll for his Exccllen-
cy to be as solicitous concerning the welfare
CT the yfrsf, as of the third and /oarh gencr-
alton Of his posterity. But" They arc no,