The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-04-10

SYLVESTER GAVIr, -.
ALANSON PECKHAM,
, of 1Addleteyn.
Sceyetayy--SAMUEL EDDY.
Attorney- General. HENRY BOWEN.
Gen. Treas. as.-oAMUEL VlNSON.
MOST or these gentlemen have distin-
guished themselves by their efforts TO po-
mote those saiutaty measures tending to pre-
serve that desirable harmoDy so necessary
between our State Government and the pcn-
eral Goyernment. All Of them are deserv-
cdly esteemed for their integrity aod patriot
ic solicitudc for the welfare of our common
county,
Rehu6deans, and honest hearted FtdcrGtiSts!
The recolle clion OF wbaryoo have e%perien-
ecd during tho gloomy 'iod oil those :riais
aud difficulties, rendered uOavoldahle ny the
unna,uta ak and wicked coDdIot Of cert aio char
aciers, when your county had to contend a
caipst its late inveterste enemics---thc red
savagcs OF the wilderness, stimulated 10 acts
of barbari,y, by the sliil moro oatbarous saw
ages Of civilized Eu6ope--a yiudic'ive toe
whose " tender mercies 'were cruetHes, s,-in-
asmuch as they violated the chastity OF de.
fsncelsss femaIes--apd wantonly destroyed
your unfe sisting villages--ihe monuments OF
the arts and sciences--contra,y to The usage
cf civilized nations in time OF war. You will
recoilcet that at this awful crisis OF national
calamity, when the rea! friend Of his country
made bare his bosom in its defence, the un-
pripciplcd leaders Of that same party which
has had the effsonlery TO call Tor yonr sutfa
ges TO continue them in Office were making
every possible effort to increase the mui,ipli-
ed em mbatra.sments OF Distressed md inluc-
ed country which inconu ove,lible fact will
demonstrate the depravi,y of their heart. in
producing such embarrassmen,s as in The n,-
ture of things wcIe baseiy calculated 20 pros
trate the sovcrcignty OF the American nation
10 the feet Of its f" legitimate" bat icrorious
enemies. How humiiia,ing the idea TO he
proud spiri, Of an American freeman. Die
they not ioin issue with the Massachusetts
fsctionis,s, alias Hartford Conventionis,s, to
accomplish the iavoriie plan Of that arch trai-
tor, JOAN Hen,y, the British spy, which wes
no less than 10 disnember The union cf tie
States--and consequently TO establish on the
ruins of your beloved country the long pro.
icc,ed Northern Confsderary. Yes, for when
these stase men Of tAe easf met in grand eau.
Gus q, the city Of Hartford, and the sole mn,.
ties OF prayer having been performed, and the
meeting organized in secret conclave, the
krst proposition made in that august assembly
was for the dismcmberment Of the eastern
from the southern states, and TO usurp the
Unconstitutional authority OF making o scpa.
rate treaty, or alliance win your enemies,5ut
their fcicnds. Oh shame, where is thy
blush =" And OF .eour se III ~a,ust, hsyes hHAa
predica,ed on the b. SIS OF Offensive 'snti-Sde-
feusivc measures. Strange infstua,ion in
deed but it is no less strange than true ); as
our infor nation is from an UNIQUE s,ionable
source. Thus, fellow-cilizens, were the ban.
uers Of tebellion evidently TO be rnlnrlcd a.
gainst the con -itotca authorities of the fed
etal compaS,--,hc bulwatk o, our safety.
The limits ol our paper witt No, admit Of
exhibuiog all'thc corrobera,ive testimony we
could adduce 10 substantive our decided o.
pinion relative TO this unpleasant subject.
We briefly ask, why did the B itish csbne,
at this Go thcr) interesting jonciurc Of
those expressive movements, which ipdica,.
ed more than net the eye, throw body OF
veteran troops into Castine. the neighborhood
of " head quarseri, Of good PRINCIPLES" Un.
less its operation formed par, Of TIA, diaboli-
cal " conspiracy" to give counteuaace and
support to those poli,csl apos,s,ss whose
conduct disgrsced the American character.
But the impartial historian will retoyd ne IN.
deiiblc degradation Of the a5crors ard ss,e-
lrcs Of the Henryiie system, system Tro n
whence sprung its "legi,imne" usfsprinr,
the Hartford Convention, which gave s'-eug,h
and con6dencs TO an inysdins eoemy.
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