The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-06-05
NEWPORT.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE s. l8I6.

OF subject of such universal importance
and magnitude, in SO jejune and imper-
iect a manner, as not 10 embrace the piin-
cipal circumstances of The case, which ap.
pear to be a radical defect in The PAM
phlets published on the above subject
AGAIN, the prosperous and successful issue
depend more upon addressing the judgment
aud reason, than an address 10 the passions.
II, Tor more than an hundred years past, G eat
Britain has declared TO the world her fr IN in
tent and purpose to use all the mighty means
within her power to butcher The human race,
alternately in three quartets Of The globe
And unblotted pages Of English and other
record, give most sorrowful testimony Of her
unrelenting, successful, and bloody purpose,
in Europe, Asia, and America, IL is not only
The interest but the imperative duty Of the
nations OF the world, 10 say to her bloody
sword, cit is enough and let the carnage be
steyed." The cruelty, and perhdy Of the
Spaniards, in their conquest Of South America,
have resounded through the world--and yet
the people of South America were happy.
compared with the natives Of The British Eass
India colonies, because there YVES PEI iod put
to the tortures and sufferings OF hose Ame-
ricans, their sgonies were over Whereas,
four hundred thousand natives in those Brit
ish possessions die of hunger in one year.
In country which may almost re called The
granery OF the world. A fact within cur re.
collection may justify this expression I'm
the former part OF the war Of the French rev.
oiution, lice commanded very high price 10
i:ed those large atmies assembled for each
o'heradestruction. Very great specula,ions
TO an enoI nous amount were entered into in
the Southern States, in that article, but when
II had arrived at the destined ports in Eu ope,
behold. fleet from The British East II dia
possessions, bringing SO boun'iful supply,
and depressed The price so much, as 20 in, olive
the american adventuiers in bankruptcy Can
any doubt then lemsin on The mind, that the
before unheatd OF number 100000 starved TO
death IN one year ie the British Eas India
pos essions ave from motives Of State policy.
This dissolution md i'm me sc waste cG hu-
man lie, accounts OF which, have been ~ peat
edly testified TO the British nation hy most
respectable writcrs-and testimony of more
than brutlsh cruelty in and ou, of paclian ent,
by respectable and unimpeacbable evidence,
during more than thirty veats--l say if,hsse
things are so, is IL not in vain 10 ask where is
the morality, where the religion, where the
manly sensibility Of the people Of Fnels nd,
who have exercised the power of putting
limits 10 The tyranny of their Prince OF home,
yet no disposition of putting limits 70 thar
oioody tyranny in their eastern posse ssious, or
over the world
GENTLEMEN! Are you not almost daunted
and discouraged Ifyou look behind what do
you see but disappointment and if before you,
what but despair When every ray of hope is
fading before yos, is il not time to awaken from
he nf
ty for that Of your country.
FOR sixteen wears YOU have struggled foroffice,
and win perseverance worthy of better cause;
For sixteen years you have waged uure,en,ing
war against the administration Of the Republicans.
For sixteen wears you have strven 10 convince the
people OF your meri,s-.but, the people more fah.
fo' 10 themselves than YOU we're TO them-were
er able to forget the Alien and sedition Acts md
the other errors Of your adminstration-Whv
struggle longer with the streaml WHY persevere
IN contention which only cover you with dis
grace
what arts have vour leaders empoved-w what
Misrepresentation have rot your presses poured
upon the publick mind Every measure Of Mr..
Jeiferson's Administration was attacked ard cslum-
mated Nothing was too high for their rapacity or
too low for their animadversion The scarlet breech-
es OF the President and the horned frog, of'he west,
were subject TO the same fate with the acquisition
OF Louisiana, or the Embargo-The voice Of truth
was attempted to be drowned by the elanors of
'"cuon measures, intended TO support the rights
and honor OF the nation, stigma,zed by every op-
proorious epithet. Then, accusations were framed,
and distinctions invented, which served only TO dis
grace the American name. The cry Of Virginia IN
uenee was rung in the east to alcnate it from the
sou'h-The clamor of a French Influence was nven-
ted TO conceal from the people the real tendency of
measures Foreign endorsements, which required
all the talents and strength Of the people to resist,
were rendered still distressing by the internal
divisions which you fomen,ed. No measures could
be taken to arrest the injustice Of both the belligc
rents. but what was ascrbed TO the finger Of Bona
parte.
But when their injustice and your own persevcr-
ance had led them to more aggravated aggrcssions,
and II became necessary to draw the sword 10 a.
vcnge our wrongs, IL no, time for the spirit OF
party to sleep! launched into with the most
powerful nation the globe not every
necessarv 10 'rrv us safe through it But the am
bi'ion of faction seept not Your leaders anima
ted 70 more vigorous exertors for their own pro-
motion. To palsy the arm OF government. and to
enfeeb'e the powers Of the Republicans, so as 10
cover them with disgrace and on their ruins to ell
evate themselves we're the best expedents which
desperate ambition could adopt-They decried
he war hey III III ~ of n har-