The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-12-28

meni II may give 10 the enemy. New-llaMp-
shire sands aloof Vermont has absolutely
refused; Connecticut has restricted her delo-
gates, and the great, state OF New-York has
taken stand that says, I" thus far shalt thou
60 and no further" II may be we'll here TO
remark, that sonic time ago (ftsm two. 40
three years) person that seems deslined for
the Ro6esnisrre OF Aew- England, If the plans
ct his brethren be ,petiec,ed-.he creature
who declared IN his place in the senate OF
MASSACHUSETTS, that be wss ready TO receive
the government of Englsrd, /" monarchy and
al" was sent on mission TO Nsw-yor To
induce that state 10 join what was then 10 DO
drnominascd the :" northern cortsdercey."
But az svonidn'f do ! and that recently, in Oc-
! tober last, convention was invited at Albany
TO feelthc pulse OF the party, which was sicn.
derly attended, and closed IN smoke. The
late asGnimous resolve Of the legislature of
New-York, 10 stand bv the government and
repel the base propositions of the enemy az
Ghent, (see page 1881 connected with other
proceedings OF the session, speaks language
that cannot be misunderstood or rnisin,erprc-
ted. IL is the language and the conduct Of
the best times OF the revolution, and has cx
alted N. Yoik to the first rank in patriotism,
as she IS superior in population, wealth and
resources. But TO return 10 the subject.
Thete is nothing in the proposed convention
,oexci,e my fears iurthor thaH that measure
may add to the duration Of the war. I'd } They
have been acting upon the principle eper
since they had no EroSsecf Of getting INFO ugi-
innate hosver. They want Offices, md as tive
people will not grant them they might as
above excepted" build castles in the air"
n nh1tu k.sv~ -, <f.Ik kx,o
the parapharnaiia OF royalty itsclf--but here
they must stop. The stanano, tho bone and
nerve OF Boston itself 10 with the constitution.
Ihe bsyonet pays less respect TO tho tongue
oil lawyer or the purse Of a merchant than TO
the sinewy arm OF the yeoDan. The spccu.
!ations OF the counting house or chicanery Of
the bar, are uolhing IN the field Of battle.
1t is nor my design TO point out the horrors
OF the Civil War that must follow the pro-
jccts Of the Jaeobins, if The people do not frown
indignantly upon them. Let the honest man,
who, direc.iy or indirectly, contsnances their
hsocesdi0gs,. come to q pause----snd re-
tire within himself, few minutes, TO reflect
upar .he state Of things as they viii inevita-
bly, be. Let him suppose one half Of the
fighting men Of New England--his neigh
bors and friends, nay, his own sons, srrsyed
with deadly weapons in their Hands against
each other mutually staying one another, and
dcsolating the country by fire and sword. My
pen cannot do justice TO the terrible subjcct
the most fertile imagination cannot picture
TO itself the horrors that must be realized
For, be Il remarked, that though a majority
of the men OF wealth and ioAoencc are appar-
rcn,iy with the lscobns, the body Of The pco-
pie, the hardy farmers anu mechanics, among
whom are thousands who Go appear en- the
lists cf voters cunningly made up, will no,
easily 6ecome the slaves OF England. The
alliance the lacobins seek will destroy them |,
and dreadful will be the vengeance OF the peo.
pie on the rnisera able wretchcs who shall in
troducc insolcnt Joreiyners TO settle domestic
questions of right Look at il, men Of New
England----" your corbaclds will be faiten.
cd with the blood Of your sous" murdered by
the hands Of other sons The darkness
OF the night will be chased away by the
flames OF your villages and the shrieks ct
the virgin, mngIing with 6eep~ gtosos ol
the matron, fiji up tho hours devoted to re-
pose Even the dead shall be denied sepul-
tute, and the stencil Of the carcases Of men
pollute your highways, The Priest shsl! be
slain at tho allcr-,hc bride murdered in the
nuptial bcd--,hc infan. destroyed in its era.
die What is sacrcd--what is holy--what is
respected in civil yar Nosbing--all the
ehariliesof the heart & ordinances OF God viii
be PROSTATE. Whs, will you do Where
will you fly! Who will you trus, Alas
you know not. Rum, desolstion ard death
encompass you on every side. All history
teiIs you ihis--call TO mind the wars Of the
house of York and Lancaster 10 EpglaDd, and
the late revolution in France, and hDish the
scene of terror ! Color it as high as you
wiII,you cannot reach the perfection of mise
ry that mua be accomplished.
WY shonM Mese MingS be Because somc
ten or twenty wicked men want power--be-
cause the minority ought to rule ! Gracious
God !--rathcr annibiIate the wrc.ebes than
permit the things they aim At
But let US suppose, (if the supposi,ion be
not political blaspbemy) that the jacobns
af New -Roofand. ny A BgITIsH