The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-01-17
TO MR.. STRONG,
Gorcracr Of me STATE Of Massachusetts.

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To return 10 your butwark )" how has
IL been bulwark Of religion and liberty ip
Sl:ain In Spsin, Napoleon had dispersed
the mooks, abolished the inquisiiion, and CAL
led to meet the Representatives Of the peo-
PIE. The English govcrnmsnt inleifcrcd.
The majority Of the Spaniards join ID.
oorics is called. This body co.opcra,cd with
the English government sgsinst the French.
The cor,es formed free constitution for
Spain. The French were expelled BY the
power Of Eoglish ,axes and English troops.
Tue king oil Spain was restored. He restor.
ed the monks and the inquisl:iou he tore
the free constitution TO rags no put 10 death,
bsnished, imprisoned, or ruined BY etntrce.
oSe's, all those who had diilingui.hsd ,hcm.
selves 10 the fruming of thss consntutioo.
Some Of these unhsppy men, having sought
shelter in an English fortress, we're surren.
defcd to their pursucr. These are notorious
facts. Have you, sir, the boldness TO deny
,hcm! II you say that Ihey are false, take
from your eounirynen the reward Of four
ireudence il you acknowledge them to be
true, blush for your pas, folly. Without at.
tempting to ju,ufy the motives Of Napoleon
10 scizing upon the throne Of Spain, am
net q; all afraid to stale, that, bad II been
Tor the intc,fcrctice Of England, Spain would
never again have seen . Dominican, u Jesuit,
or an Inquisition that she would have he'd
government comparatively free and that
thoso oppressiot1s, against which the people
OF Spain are cndeavoriog 10 rnokc head,would
not have existed. In this case, then, has the
English government been the bulwark CT re.
ugion aud liberty !, might oe, wisely for It's
own lusmediste interest. II might see great
danger 10 ifsey in the annexation of SpaA to
France. If you call il The b,TIwsrk OF the
system Of sway in England, agreed but, as
10 religion and libeuy, II has in this casc, ul
any rate, been any thing bu, a tulwsIk.
II has, indeed, given a king 10 Inc Dufth,
which you viii, Of course, say Is nolofiously
favorable 20 liberty but, arc the restoration
ofthe Pops and tho jesui,s equally favora5'e
10 religion /, Come, say j, | Congratulate
your presbyterian colleagues IN ;hc dssefhbly
with the perfect restoration OF his holiness 10
oil his rights, temporal as well as spi'itoal
Congratulate them, make pfoecssion', and
put up ,hsnksgivihgs for the rise Of the Pope.
dom and the extinction Of the republics OF
Europe. Come nout the devil ps once
Put him out Of counlenance BY this impartial.
leled instance Of iinpodenee and hypoeriey.
II, indeed, you were to style yoor own gen
erai government the bulvsik ol liberty, 700
would have soroe eround;o proecsd on. That
government affords an ASYLUM, 10 oil men.
II welcomes oil, and treats all alike. II has
had but three wars, oue 10 protect It's ciiixsns
against impressment, and the Other tao q
gainst those pira,ical states which ptunder
unoifcndiog mariners, and carry them to cro-
ell csp,ivi,y. These baabariaps to the shame
Of Europe, have, for centuries, eommiued
their robberies sad crucliies with imponiy.
II is ne,orioos, that this buIwsrk government
had il in its power to destroy those nesis ot
barbsrous wfetches at any lime. Bu,,in,'esd
Of this IL has cuItivs,cd friendship with them,
has had epvoys At their courts, msds them
princcly presents. Sir Sidney Smith, we are
told, besoughl The allies, at The congress of
Vienna, TO sfTord him the means or checking
their deprcdafions. No. Sir sidney IS no
eoyRer. But the Americans come scross
the Atlantic seize ho.d Of them shake
them as deg shakes rat; compels them
TO d'sgorgo their pIonjer, TO pay Ter their
misconduct, TO set their capiives free, and TO
prouSzs 40: 10 oGsad ssains' AEnsriSap' any