The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-03-04


sacred regard for personal libsry.- When out Of
power my political friends condemned the surrender
OF Jonathan Robbins; they opposed the violation OF
the felom Of the prcss,in the ssdition law they OPP
posed the more insiious attack upon the freedom Of
the persan under the imrosng garbof an alien law.
The party noM IN opposition, then in power. sdvo-
Gated ths sacrifice Of abe unhappy Robbins, and pas.
scd those swe laws. 1rue TO our principles. We arc
now ssruggng for the liberty Of our scsmen against
foreign oppression True t. theirs they oppose the
war tor th's object They hase indeed iSteb affect.
ed terder solictud~ for the liberties of the people
aud talk Of the danger Of standing armies. and the
burden ~ taxes. But IL seyidentto you, Mr. Chair
man, that they speak in foreign ,diom. Their
broeue betrays that 4 Is their vernacu!sr tongue
What, the opposition who, n 1898 and 1879. could
raisc sn useless army to fight nm enemy Sv0c miles
dsstsntfrom u.s. alarmed al the existence OF rat
sed Cor known specified otject--the attack Of the
sdjoinmg provinces Of the enemy. The gentleman
from Massachusetts who assisted BY his TO raise
he army ot $4,000, alarmed At the danger Of our
liberties from this very army
mean 10 speak 81 another subject, which rever
think Of but with tire most awful considerations
1h- gentleman frDm Massachusetts, in inals'son OF
some OF his predecessors of 1879, has entertained
Us with cabnc, plots, presidential pioss. which are
cunjpret up in the gentieman's own pcrturted mag
nation wish. sir. that another pot Of much
more serious kinda plot that aims At the dsnem-
bermen, Ut eur un,ou had onl, the same ms sginasy
existence But no man who has paid AIRY attention
20 the tone of cer,an prints, and totrtnSactdns in
particular quarter of the union for several years past
can doubt the existence Of such plot Il was far.
very fn frnm my intention To charge the opposition
with such design M, he believed them general
y iucapabc of IL. He could not say as much Cor
some who were uuworthily associated with them IN
the quarter of the union to which he referred The
gentleman canio, have forgotten his own sentiment
u,crod even on the floor of this House, psceea6y
sf ,rs cnr, FOR(fELY If .pe rngss - in and .bout
m la sls.rta
ken The Righteousness of that embassy bad been
asnpied "a he concealed by directing the public
tcntion To the price which the gen leman says WAS
given tor the disclosure. AS If any price could
change the atrcciousncss at the attempt on the part
OF Great ErI'ain, could sxenuae in the sligres
degree the cfcnce Of those citizens. who entertain
cd and deiibeiai,d upon the infamous proposition
There WAS remal kablc coincidence between
Of the things which that msn states, and cer-
tain events IN the quarter alluded To In the contin-
gency Of with Great Brits, il will be rccoect.
ed that the Atty and eventual separation of that
section of the union WAS TO be brought about How
SIR has il happened, since the declaration of war.
that Blitsh officers in Canada have asserted 10 A.
mcrican officers that this vesy neutrality woud tske
place That they have SO asserted can be- established
beyond controversy The project is not brought tor
word openly. with direct Al of the intention.
No, the stock Of good sense and pa,'otlsn in that
portion Of the country soo great be undisg used
" encountered 1t is assailed from the masked bat
,eries OF sndship 10 peace aid commerce or the
one side, and by the groundiess m,uthtion Of vppo
site propensies on the othe The affections OF HE
people therc,are to DC gradually undermined The
project is suggested or wihdtswn, the diaboiical
parties, in this criminal tr stdy, make THEN appear
ace their exit, as the audience To whom they sd
dress thcmseives are silent, applaud, orbi>s WAS
Astonshed, sn, have lately read .e,er, or pre-
tended letter, published 10 prominent print in that
qu rter written not in the ervor OF party zel, but
cody aud deliberately, in which The wii,el afec's
reason about separation. and attempts 20 demon
strAe its adv ~, ges 10 different secions at the Un-
ion. repioiing the existence now oi what he terms
prtuices againsti, Du, hoping tor he arrival of The
pelod when they shai! be errdi,sted
But, sir, will qtil tsis unpleasant subject will
turn from one, whom sense of dcconty prorri.
ETY. could RESTRAIN from selling the Carpet which
he te.ts' to gentlemen who have mol forgotten what
is due 20 themselves, he place ia whicl VIC are as
sembicd, nor To those by whom they tpposed
The gentleman from North Carolina, (Mr Pesrso,,)
from Connecticut, (Mr Pitkia.) aud from New-york,
(Mr Bieeker,) have, with their usral decoium,c con-
tended IN. the war wonid not have be-u declared,
but for the dup'icIy ot France, IN withholding an
authentic instrument If repeal Of the decrees Of Ser
lin and Milan that upun the exhibition of such an
instrnnent, the revoca;on of the orders council
took pil ace; that this cause ~ the war, but Tor
which il would not have becn declared, beipg reuo-
we'd, the administration ought 10 seek for tie rostor
alton of peace and upon It's sincerely dong so,
teIuh WIN the aHu nttftst vi
country may be obtained. II il my purpose, said
Mr. c. to examine, fgst. into the circumstances un-
der which the war was declared, secondly in.o the
for continuing il and lastly, INTO the Means
which have bern taken or ought 10 DC taken to pro-
cure peace. hut, sir. really am 30 exhausted, That
little in the habit Of asking of the horse an
indulgence of this kind. feel ] must trespAss on
tn, ir goodness -
lHere Mr. eat d, ,ryn M .sevfen moved hiaf the
co,paf:ee rse reporf ,egress. and ask ieare 10 sh
agnn, riich done In The neIf dsyhe pJocerccd
1 am sensible, NJ Chairman, that some psr at
the debate, to Which this bi has given rise has been
attended by oircumst noes much be regreteo,n nat
usual in this house, aud OF winch IL is 80 be hoped
there will be no repetition The gentleman from
Boston had so ~bsoved himself from every ruc Of
decorum and propriey. had outraged ala decency,
that have found it impossible TO suppress tho feel
ings excited on the occsson.-His coicagne, whom
I had the honor tofoIiow (Nr WbeateD.) whatever
he nigh, have proven. in is very 'esrr'ed,
ingenious, and original exposition ct the powers OF
MS government--- cx"1uoo M which lie has
sought, were nobody Ltf,re hin. has looked, aDd