The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-01-28

Efgs rake great Pride in na5issing in oar coz
umns The following iefIer of0a .4meyican
sfatesmsn, svho, rphateUe- may have been
the errors Of his administration, redeemed
shem all by the insrbendence o. his corip and
tate hoitseai eond..rf by the yfrmness and
mistaken Integrity Of his character, me res-
oianon svifh svhich he reteiied .he eror6ifonf
EreteHtiors Of ambition, and 6y his uniform
attachment 10 the national r,ghts Of this
country. II .vas addressed TO ne tafe WN
KETTLerAs, Esq. Of this city, in anszper 10
tcner svhich thur gentleman addressed 10
Mr.. ADAMS, inciosing cohy 0a famhh-
ies gvriiten by hin emitted {" The Crisis."]
"QuiScy, Nov. 2s, 1919.
Sir--,l have received your polite letter Of
the 9th of the month, and your present Of the
Ctisis. You will excuse II question or two in
page is,, you say "Our administrations, with
the exception Of Washngtons, have been
party administrations On what ground DO
yoa exccp, Washing.on's II by party you
mean majority, his p,ajori,y WAS the smallest
Of the four, in all his Legislative and cxecu-
- acts, though roiin his sec,iqu.
You say, "our divisions began With fejer-
alisn and an,i-icderalism; alas they began
with human nature, they have existed in A.
mcrica, from its first plantation in every
colony divisions always prevailed la New
YotK, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts,
and III the rest a conr, and county Eariy
have always conicnded whig and tory dispu-
ed very sharply, before the revolution, and
IN every step during The rssni''..::S-sr every
measure ot CLr.-1ss from l775to 1887, in
clnsilriy, WAS disputed with aGrimony, and
decided by as small rnajo'iies as any question
- Gscas;,.@i in these days. We los. Canada
tnen as we ate likely 20 lose IL now by a SINH
TAR opposition. Away, then, with your false,
though popular distinctions il tayor of Wash.
ington.
In page ! !, you recommend a coDstitu-
ionsl rotation 10 destroy :Ee snake In the
grass )" but the snakc will elude your snare
Suppose your PIesiden, in rotation is TO be
chosen from Rhode-Is.aud. There will be a
federal and republican Candidate in that
sfa,c. Every fcderalist in the nation will vote
Tor the former, and every republican for the
latter. The light troops on both sides viii
skirmish the same northern and southern
distinctions will sill prevail the same ,un-
ming and rding,ihe same railing and rcvLiDg,
the same .ying and libeiIing, the same cu's-
ng aud swearing will still continue. The
same caucussing, asst mblagins and coDvcn-
tioning.
In the sGmc page II you speak Of "a por-
tiou of our own people who palsy the arm OF
the nation" There is too much truth IN
this. When was exerting every nerve, 10
vindlcatc the honor md demand redress ot
the wrongs Of the nation, against the tyranny
oil France, the arm Of !hc nation was p1sicd
by Que party. Now Mr.. Madison is acting
me same part for the same ends, sgsiDst q.
Britain, the arm Of the nation is now palsied
by an opposite party.
And so il will always be While We feel IKE
colonists, dependent FOR protection On France
or England wh,i- we have so little national
public opinion SO little national principle,
national feeling, national patrictim while
we have no sentiment of our own strength,
power and resources.
I thank you, sir, for reminding me, in page
18th, OF my (" many bIunders 10 my adnIinis-
irsiion,' aud should have been sill more o.
bIigcd to you, il you had enumerated them IN
detail, that might have MADE a coiIie ssion
Of them one by one, rcpen,ed oi them on
conviction, and made all the atoncmcnt for
the 20 in my power.
In the same page, you observe, tha. yoa
never knew how lar extended my views, as
10 maritime force" | will tell you. sir,
ny views extended very fer. As FAR as Col.
barre s.w hcD in his last speech ia parliament
nc c.c.s!useS, a Who shall dare to &C, limits
10 the commerce aul nara! poses cF this
country - Yet kpcv TIE. Warrington