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


water, would join rebeliioR against the Genc
ssral Government Do you possess undeniss
bic pledges, tha, the fie,msn Of New. Hpmps
shire and Rhode island would come in with q
&C, of forlorn and abandoned Rebeis.like you're
self !-Or that ever tho mhss Of people ip
| old Connecticut, blue as her laws aad blise 40
her lights may be, arc prepared TO flock 10 tho
| stsndard OF insurrection, bearing tho devices
| which waved on The standard Of Daniel Shsyss
Already, rouaing address has gone abroad
in the District Of Maine, calling tho great
body Of fre<men TO summon convcn,ion aud
denonncc ell connection with Massachusetts
when she shali abandon the General Govern
mcnt; and would dare stake my existence,
| that II yov should hoist your ensign bf disup-
ion Tomorrow, not one fifth OF the population
OF Massathusctts proper, would cross bayo-
nets wihshc regular constituted troops of the
General Government, who should be called
out "fo qnen iusgrrecnons." You are more
visionary than Burgoync, when he declared
in the British Parliament, that with FIVE thou
sand men he could march from one end of
N. America to the other, aud subduo as ho
went.-Shall be told that all this reasoninG
is imaginary! Look TO the strength Of par
ties In the Northcrn States. n We must hero
remember, thai at our elections, IL is not q
question whether VIC shall adhere to the Con-
sii,u,ion, or whether we shall have separate
Government and a confcderacy with England
but merely whether this or that adminstraiion
shall administer the affairs Of the nation and
this test proves, that neayly half Of the New
England population are decided spprovers Of
the present admiDistra ation---to the war, the
taxes, the loans and the draughts of mili,ia.---
The two political parties il Vermont, Ncws
Hampshire, Rhodc1sland and tho District of
Maine arc very equally divided and in Mass
sachusetts and Connecticut you have nothing
more than respectable majoritics, who will
vote against Mr. Madison and his war call
the same majoriiies TO fyhf against the Con-
stitUtcd Authorities of tho country, and they
would prefer the safety Of their hresidss to
insufgrnt eamps.-But, Sir, will make you
concession OF numbers, and let us reason
from it, Admit that lbrcc.fifths OF tho Ncy7
England people wish TO ienouncc the Con-
sitution, organize . new government, beccsno
a separate nation, and ally themselves TO G.
Britain ;--what does IL amount 10 You then
have ,hree-ffhs Of tho New. England people
lcagued in rebellion against tho other, two7
fiiths, united with the Western and Southern
States But you tell Us TO organize new
o,ber States will, iiA MMfaahs.n aams.n section. and
Ncw.York and New.Jcrscy prepared Tor in-
surrection ! Where arc their Delegates To-
Hartford? Is Pennsylvania, with democratic
ic majority Of twenty thousand, ready to op.
pose the government Will the freemcn OF
these great States trail pixies at the heels of
few Boston Rebels, who would lead them 10
batter down the liberties scaled by tho blood
she'd at Saratoga, Brandywinc and Monmouth
II your insane clustering on this point gives
you consolation, for PHYS sake, enjoy It :
but 10 the name OF compassion, do not hand
il out for cosnmo sense. as, 49,. .-
4 And here, sir, let us ponder together,
Before the great drama Of civil war is opened,
and you may rely upon 1t, that seperalc gov
ernmeni will never be established 10 tho nor
thern states without before you plunge into
an enterprise from which there 10 no retreat
but the refuge Of Traitors; for moment,
pause and reflect. In tho first place, YOU have
no evidence that New EngIsDd Is ripe for rc-
belliop, but the resolutions ann philippics OF
facticus meetings whose political fever may
have already subsided, and tho yauniings OF
newspapers, whose columns are filled BY
British pstizans, kindred to yoursclf--Vicw
IL az we may, your situation is desperate. II
you engage in a rebellion. and fail OF accom-
pIishing your obJeet, oetestaole ia'e awaits
you. If you succeed and the nothefn states
should be so infstusted as 70 abandon the ark
Of the nation, ,two years would not eIspso before
the indignation Of an injured, disappointed
and oppressed people would appeal IN Tho Ian
gage OF vengeance 10 the authors OF their
miscries. Then, sir, would you be called
upon, and called upon in vain, to sbcw tho
eopious sources Of wealth tho royal mag
nifccnce which you promise in . revolution.
New.En.land, with an established religion
like the Church OF England and petty NON
archicsl government deprived Of the car.
rying trade Of the southern states with noth-
ing 70 export to foreign markets; and with
no revenue but the ,ythes and taxes " Ireland
would not long submit to the royal satrsps Of
the House OF .Hanover.--Indcod We might
have revenue by one other resort VIC, might
ioin ,he incendisrics Of q. Britsin, eommoni.