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


there defeated, could think it possible thar il
eminent, is Incredible. Oar great doub; as
to the e0ecfuai ekeenfion of this article, re-
suits fsom the character aud habits oil lsc
men they are chiefly Without honses, Injured
only 10 camps, garriscns, battles, and familiar
with no other hopes than such as are incident
to those courses OF life, plunder, advancement,
or what they term glory; 60 that II is nerf TO
fmtossi6ie tbaf such men should eper learn 10
amh Memselpes 10 lhe sober erhectanons Of
TRANQUIL LIFE"
So that, if these men now attempt 10 pre-
vent the absolute and entire conquest OF their
country, they are not to erteet 10 avoid being
hanged and, il they lay down their arms and
are willing to disperse, they {" have no ho"ses,"
and It's impossible, or ncx. to impossible,
that they should ever return to tranquil ife.
AT once ru6fan and hyhocrite He knows
well, that, ii that army could be completely
aunihlated, France would have no chance OF
salvation. But let me beseech you to recOl-
lect what these men formerly said about the
persons composing this same army. While
Napoleon was leading this army TO victory;
while this army was following him over Eu-
rope, these writer's 6ezraiied their fate. They
we're then poor unhappy youths, dragged
from the hre-sidcs of their fond and respect
able parents, tied hand and foot, and thus car
lied 10 the army aud compelled to fight. Oh!
how these writers "pilIed" them and their
parents Aye, that they cid, from the bottom
OF their souls Vile hypoc'i es, and they NOW
call these same persons robbers. They say
that they are " without homes," and recon-
mend The massacre of them, il being rex, to
impossible, that thcy should rclutn 10 iran
gu1 hfe.
And, do your .federaEsts imagine, that they
would be put in possession OF power, If these
men could-slir up conquerirg enemy against
you upon their principles 1t once they saw
your country oyeuup, your government put
TO the route, they would that very momcnt
talk Of the whole Of you in lump. They
would call every thing folly, (" criminal qoeGk-
ness" short Of ihe utter ruin Of your country.
Nay, have you not already had specimen of
their moderation Before the victories over
Napoleon las, year, they always talked of" the
sound parl" of you. They only wished TO &c.
fend our rights, and to live upon good terms
with you. They said that the soand part Of
The people" were with them aud that the
war party we're Frensh focrion, who hated
England because she was the great bulwark
oil religion" DO you remember how they
changed their tone. all in a moment, whom
they head Of the fal! Of Napoleon Do you
RENE mbe' ,hat they ,hen said that no heace
conid be made with JAMES MApIsoN thst
30 ttrsy ough' 10 be signed, except al Me
had quarters Qfshs English army IN she 4tars
s1on tocy dsopped oil distinctions in their in-
...I III "A l~, ~. q IA.
4aSrrioaas 2"
DO YOU remember that they insisted, that no
peace suoup be made with yCG, untl. your
polI.Ich Institutions had been subvertcd, nntil
youi civil and political STATE had been destroy
ed; until thai "pischtp,Hs eromf2e of s~e-
ees9nl DEMocRArIc REBsLLIcS' aed been
done away F? Uoh this was effected, they
said that ,h.;c could be no Saffiy for the reg
uiar COVER. .nents ol he CIVILIZED world Not
word did they Ihen ,sy about the SonNd parl
OF the community no, word aboUt the ted
erahss; not word about "the good Eeohie
IN me eastern states )" no; word about Mr..
Ous or the other Misters, whom they used
10 praise. They looked upon The conquest OF
your country as sure and they were prepar-
ing for Calling aloud for the "nunishrent" OF
you RN. Ii was tho 1" tnIschievous example
OF the success of 9emoerefie rebellion" that
they wished to destroy. And were not the
./ederaisfs democratic rebels as well as the
rest /? .dN your presidents and al your gov
crnors were, according TO these mems
views OF the matter, " democratic rebels"
What reason, then, could they have to sup
pose, that they were, by these writer's, inten.
dcd 10 be spared any more than the rest OF the
people In all their praises OF the soQai
part of tho people" they were actuatcd by
the desire of obtaining the aid of the federal
lists, in rendering your RUIN more certain and
more complete.
Two mouths have no, passed over our
heads since these writer's were applauding
the sending Of arms aud ammueiiioa to the
roydiists Of La Vendee, whom they called
brave, faishfui, religious, and whom they urs-
e. on to extcrminate the Jaca6ins, ~ they cal
led them, who were opposed to the Bourbons.