The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-01-17
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Sln--In late number Of the Sciota Ca
ze,te printed ut Chilicothe, the ques,ies es
the Presidential Election II canvsAsed, and
what 10 OF more conse quenee, local tie esvS arc
assumed, which arc unjust, ana which, IL
persisted In, will ultimately prove pcrniciods
10 the best Interests OF the country.
Fhe writer Of that cotnmunica,ion tnAkes
tinalIy deduction, that, 1t viii not ptose inx
jurious TO The nation, # Virginia gives aho,ks
CT President 10 the Uuiou. "a
With this q. Iuc.ion snn no. dispostd IL
quarrel. do not believe il will provo injutx
,oas to this country were President TO core
from any State From Virginia or Rhodcs
Island, from Ohio or Massachusetts, from
kentucky or New. York. IL the proper csns
his local situation oskht not 70 form any o6s
lection TO him LILA contrary doctrine wefs
ssnctio0ed, il would unique stiohabiy Iced 10
~ oost disastrsus conse cuences. It wod!d
- adopting principle foreign 10 The eo0s
stitcsion, end one that would be an equaiht of
rights which thst instroment asstses 10 all The
Statss composing the eonfedsrscy
But there 10 one pass Of The comm unicSs
ton which feel bound most sole mnfy 10
dissent from. shall express my opinion, ifs
a frank, but trust temperate manner {
ON sensible in doing II, ] sfn runnins counS
ter TO The lido Of public opinion at the Souift
and Wss, bur that tide, II n be coursins ia
an improper channel, will be reeucns, for
public opinion ultimately correc,s itself
The writer Of the commdnication TO which,
siiude has denounced most OF the OF
New EuGlnnd en.masss. lie has TO bo sure
= Little charity for Vermont, and son,e pnJ
for Nsw-Hsmpshire bur hiassschusettzs
Rbodc-lslsnd end Connecticut have so eoDl
Quoted, ihai they ste pa, "to tho very ban Of
the empire" without sxcuse or even COM
misefaion. They sre degraded from tho
rank Of sovereign and Independent Stuesy
and ars assigned 10 the hun,bie duty OF being
"hcwers Ut wood and drawers u wsler" for
the other sections of the Unio1. No Presi.
dent can lie taken from them, Tor their crimes
ore 50 manifold and attforious as TO caef NO
exsentafiou.
I wish not to be mistaken en- not ssY
advoca,s for selecting q New Eugland mse
as candidate for the Presidency. Popular
sentiment seems aErcsdS TO have settled THAI
questions II is the views which the Repub.
liesns Of other States assume on this subject
that slarp fne, and which make ne usrnb.o
for IRE consequences.
n the parry which, eofinc rnc @ar, has
welded tire power ia Now-Eoglsnt, were
aloGe 10 b6 denounced, should Join In the
ssvcscst reprobsiioh VI its eondnci. II bss
behaved with both sickedntss and folly Tts
arm has been raissd against the eqanuy,
when ils dcstfnles were shfouded with im-
pending gloom ard lei ms leaders receive
their reward, in the CONSCIOUSNESS Of ,nsir
own guilt, m the eontsmps or the execratieng
Of postefisy. g.ss
bu, tho eeh.nrts Of the republicans os
cher S,aes do not stop here. They de-
nounee Eew-Englsnd. They make no dis
efin,Sna,ion between the spioc,iy, which has
prondiy discharged hs da'y in tho worst OF
iimes, sod the poIniesl majority, which has
been 6uil'y Of The grossest alterations. In
their svee pi0Dy snsshe mas tbey ipelaJc the
Repobliesns Of RE n. Eog gistd, al well as the
Bfi,isb fscti,s,. IL isSst. easnsh that the
former,m home, should be tosne down NJ
co oyefhesring and mated asysi,y. h ~
nos enough ihst they should suffer ifis atd
pefsec s,ions rnnumbe,sd. II 10 no, en6ogh
~, rhe7 sh0alahs sressrissd ats syn,..s