The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-11-01


associates. These conveniicnaiists arc men
Of no sigor. Why do they not, like The brave
VendesDs, take upafms and cooperate Win
our navel and military commanders i his
was what we expected. Or, al The very least,
we expecledtne rcLlrsliiy of the New-Eng-
land states 30 be declare d.--As things now
stand, these sta,ts ough, 10 longer to exPer-
ieDce ouI fo:bearanoe, seeing The ingrsti,ude
18th which our past ioibear-aee has been
paid"
Was here ever irppudtnes like this heard
Of before Is not fhis insulting The feelings
of mankind Ard, what humiliation mus. i,
have been 10 MIR. Otis and others, 10 be OBJ
jects of such mems praise l do not impute
10 the Hartford convention the base design OF
aiding in thc subjugation OF the country, aud
in the destruction Of free dom amongst men
but if we take the then circumstances Of Am
erica into view, il is impossible to deny that
they intended so 10 embarrass the general
government as 10 compel il to do what would
have been disgr aceful, at least TO their coun-
Try, IN order 10 sink their rivals and raise
themselves upon their ruins and this was,
10 say the least of it, carrying party spirit 10
an unwarfantabie length.--There Is no doubt
in my mind, nor in that Of any man OF infor-
nation that have ever conyersed with On
the subject, that il was tho encouragement
held out by the conduct of men 10 the eastern
states, which prolonged the war after the
peace OF Paris and indeed, it was tha, encou-
ragement, which, mere than any thing else,
produced The war. lhope that those men
will now take warning. That they, like the
Vendeans, will no1v sec, that the praises be-
slowed on them by our writer's, are only spon
the presumption, that they arc ready TO cut
the throats of their countrymen and 10 aid in
The subioga,ioD of their country.
IL ] were asked vhy those writer's OF ours
should be such implac'blc enemies to the
freedom and happiness OF mankind 7nhy they
should desire TO stir UP war, internal strife,
and all manner Of evils against every nation,
where freedom is eDjoye~ ] might answer,
tha. am not bound TO snew the cause OF their
abominable wishes, having 30 clearly shewn
ttaf shey hope those zciShes. But the cause
appears 10 be this they see, they Jeeb that
the weight Of the taxes III England, joined TO
other causes, must, X the world be left in
quiet Tor years, produce great degree oil de-
cline in this country. These men have, Tor
many years, been 6awlers for war..-~-They
now tell Us, that the war has been crowned
with glorious success; bur they iorcsee that
peace 10 ps will not DO what peace usuGiiy has
been. They saw that the peace of Paris in
stead Of crouding our ports with ships and
goods, and filing our streets with the hustle
Of t,ade, produced calm, stiffness, ~ to
trade, truly gloomy. They saw THAI our own
people Aocked TO France for comfortable lv-
ing. They saw enterpfisiDg tradesaen and
manufacturers focking TO America. They
,,A I Mt
ed. They evcty where heard of the decay
of trade, and Of ruined iarmers.--They saw
tha, without law 10 raise the price oil corr,
the taxes could noI be paid oy either landlord
or tenant. They saw, IN short, that the war
had created the cause OF impossihiity 10 live
ID peace while France on one side, and a.
merica on the other, held forth the lempta-
lions of Liberty and abundance.
And they saw, which, observe, was not the
smaliest object OF their terror, that the land
lords and tenants. II almost every part o! the
county, complained OF the hardship Of fyfAeS,
and pointed out example of France, Uhere
fythes had 6een abolished. They know, that
we have about forty FIVE millions ol pounds,
or 80 millions of dollars, aYEAa, to pay in
taxes toreper, being the interest ot the debt,
Instead Ct the nine millions Of pounds, or SO
millions Of dollars, which we had 10 pay on
this account before The zyar.--They see, that
in consequence of the increase OF industry
produced in France by the revolution, and of
our bardens produced by the war, the Ffehch
are able TO sell in our maj ke,s at much less
lhan half the price that we must sell at, or
must leave the taxes unpaid, They see all
these things. They are seized WITH a,panic,
that the /" tight Ef;ie Island" will become as
desert as that Oh which CAPTAIN LAKE put
the poor fellow Jc6ries, who Mas saved blythe
kindness of one OF your coyn,rymen and, in
the rage, inspired by their forebodings, they
would, if they could. render every Other
country too miserable for maa 10 live in
They do no, recommend the reduction OF The
army 10 what it was before the war. They
know thai this would not aRswer their pur.
pose. They might recommend the teduc-
ton OF the navy but, then, you stare them