The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-07-13

stituuoh,wnicn the prevailing faction piotases
at pleasure. The small States, (says Fish.
er Ames) are now In vassalage they obey
the nod Of Virginis. The constitution sleeps
with Washington, having no mourners but
the virtuous, ard no monument 5ul history.
Our vote and influence Chose of the eastern
ststes) avail no more than that Of the Isle Of
Man in the politics of Great Britain" IL
this was true before the annexation of Louis
lana, how much more strikingly so how, that
that addition has quite broken down all ball
ance between the states, and poured an ire
sistible stream of corrupt influence int the
channel OF the executive ! What il very
remarkable is, that the prcponderance of
tho southern states is chiefly owing to the
slaves they contain The number of votes
which each State has in the national govern
ment, is determined by the whole population
Hence, though the slave has no political
existence, he gives weight to his master
over free man in different state /; and by
another curious but not uncommon paradox
IN human nature, the slave ownsr there, is
generally furious democrat, aud the detno-
crat has hitherto been the most servile OF the
tYrshts' adherents. Clear, therefore, Is il,
that the free constitution of the United States
is either incompetent: in itself to afford an G.
quail protection TO the wisest and best parts OF
the nation or else that constitution has been
violated and overthrowb by the faction Of
which Mr. Madison is the ostensible head
and, In either case, the oppressed States
would act Justly TO themselves, to SEPARATE
their interests from those Of the insofa6ie and
redcher0Rs individual spho has dragged them
reiaefnnfiy inro spar no Tess ingior,ous than
n ysS nf has fha
like crimes as perpetra,ed by Mr. Madison
individually, we only mean TO use his name
in the common way, in which persons in EN-.
inent stations are generally spoken Of. He
stands at the head Of the list, Mr. Clay more
furious, Mr.. Jefferson more malignant, and
80 on and besides, there is ferocious ban.
di,ti belonging to his party, of whom, per-
haps, he himself stands 10 awe, and who, as
they consist Of Irish traitors, and fugitive
bankrup,s and swindless, from all parts Of the
United Kingdom, may easily be conceived to
exceed even the native Americans in rsncor
against Great Britain but the more shame.
less and abandoned arc the individuals who
compose this faction, the greater odium must
be cast upon Mr.. Madison himself, in the
eyes Of the moral and rejecting part OF the
American population. 1t is great mistake
to suppose that the United States are wholly
deficient in characters of this latter descrip-
ticn. They have had many wise and many
eloquent men, whose words yet live in the
hearts and in tho meditatiohs of their coun.
trymen. Mr.. Walsh, the accomplished edi.
tor Of the American Review, has attained
high literary reputation even IN this country
and though the late Fisher Ames (the Burke
Of the westers henisthere) is not SO much
known in this country, ne deservedly enjoys
much greater popularity in America
These, and many more such writer's as these,
have kept alive the FIRE Of genaine British
liberty in the United States. Whilst, on the
other handj the miserable blundcrs 0f the
Dearborn's, and Hopkihs's, and Wilkinson's,
aud Harnpton's, and all the long list of defeat
ed generals, have thrown ridicule on that
invasion Of Canada which was one Of the
great bats OF the war. Lastly comes the
fall of Mr.. Madison's grand patron, attended
with the cxecration and scorti Of all Europe.
Can we doubt, thar vigoro0s effort on our
hars will dnnihiiafe the hower Of a faction a.
like hostile TO Britain, and Jafat TO .dnisriea !!
Is nor the time nrohifiols for 1bianing at ie0sf
the sounder and better harf Of the Americans
10 an anion Of interests sDifh tie country from
WneHCe tHey EV0Hy
II is impossible to read this Article without
Being convinced that there are men, who Sc
riousIy entertain the wish 10 see America re-
eotonized who Wish 10 see our King resfor-
cd in America, as the Bourbons have been iR
France for Mr.. Madison is the chosen Pres
idcnt of the union I; he does nothing of him.
seif; It is the President, the Congress, and
the People, all acting it concert. Yet he Is
to be faf down - peace is to be made with
him any more fhan NTH Nahoieon tho gov
eminent of the States is tyranny the con-
siitution IL v,oiafed, or is Inefficient its exis
ienee is inihrical TO iasfing feaee the time is
proPitious for winning he sonnder hdrf Of
fhe States, at least to an union Of inferesfs
'vifh the country whence they shrdng. These
are sentiments and declarations to begin with:
but, in fact, they 90 to the whole length Of
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