The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-11-13


ed pu,posc To rcsis, every legitimate plan
p,oposed by Congress-, or recommended ty
'hc President. iI these men bad suoce,drd,
what mus, have been The SITUATION Of The u
nited Staissl We mu,t have been in The
most unbappy and distressing state that it is
possible for people TO conccive--Our con-
stitution would have been sDnii!ated.-Tho
several states would have becn like wrecks
dashins against each other IN the iempcsiu.
oos ocean Of anarchy, tumuit aud dis,cniion.
The British in particular would have been
enjoying the catastrophe, while their ennis.
saries 10 league with the surhors who pro.
duced The distressing scene, would have
thrown oil the mask Of secret istere1wrsc,
stalked through the desola,ed counuy amidst
the lou! applause or bsndiIti of insurgents,
spreading destruction in .hcir progress, while
the whole would have been cmolazoned with
the display Of" Beauiy y Boofy," as The mot
to on their banners. THIS is bu, faint des.
crip,ion Of what would have certaioly taken
place, il The measures recommcnd,d d and
adopted By The leading federalis,s had sue.
cccded. Instead Of being the most happy,
we should have been the most wrctched pco-
pie in Gods cfeation.--Degradrdb beyond all
oncep,ion-unpitied by the world--insuited
aud ridiculcd by our enenies.--While our
friends would bcmosn like Isaiah, "that our
country was desoiate, our Cities butnt with
fire, and that our land was overthrown by
strangers !" that the mighty man, and tac
man Of war, tho judge, the patriot, and the
eloquent orator were oppressed, and The base
end the profiga,o had become tho rulers Of
the people," rd nrssHsHet ~
This would have been our calamitous sit
nat ba1 De erfc ,t,Ix xrb bat
they had contemplated. would
have been as destructive u, Mount yesuv,us,
when the cruptions Of its fiery lava overflow.
tho surrounding cities. Blu, thank Heaven,
We have escaped the Wis which threatened
us, and We have under The benign in,erpes;-
ton OF providence bafilcd the willy, wicked
prof :cts of our formidable foes-Whle there.
fore we are de,itous TO lorgiUe their manifold
offences, we should be equally Cautious not
10 .jargcf them. We are Wiling they should
enjoy without moes,alion the blcs sings Of
our free government IS citizens, but we ought
ool 10 pu, it 10 their power TO destroy what
We have At SO much tisqoe enthusiastically
are willing they should remain flriUafe euL.
zcns, but arc not dcsirous they should become
magistrates, or have concerns in the rnanage-
ment Of our pab!ic afgars, either h9aIs Or
upiSSS ~ H1FC itiCO thCtu III lhC uaJo VI
Our troubles, and how did they conduc, Can
wc then trusi them in the days of prosperity,
who were plotting IN conc.ayc 10 rum Us In
the days ot adversely II they were then our
enemies, when ate they ,obccome our friends!
IT when our Borders were invaded by mcr.
Gloss f2c--when our sea coast was infested
with a barbarous and nnIelentiDg navy arma.
ncn,---when our frontiers were exposed TO
the crueltes Of a savage ttibc OF Indians
when tho government was imploring as.is.
iancc il A. those {,esi!ous Seasons these pct
sons were laughing at our calamity, and mock
ing when our fear came upon us, wha, conf
dence can VIC ever place in them, or can we
10 uss'cc 20 onrselycs, trust them III any pub
l,c department in which the safety and honor
OF the county arc plascd lmpossio!c--we
impose on ufsc'vGs II We do ii and what is
wp,se, We ali,ont heaven by our Ill placed
conf cncc. lf hey have done these things
in the green tree, what will they no; do in the
dry Ihcy have not rcperted Of their evil
doiogs for il they pow act the hypocrile, it
is .or the purpose OF deceiving They now
do every hing they can, and will persist in
doing u while they have the least prospect OF
success (; but when they have exhausted all
their ortillery OF opposition, their death bed
rcheD Gnes VII bc ID f'uillSss Us the return
of the so pieces Of silver by Juda, Iscario,
They arc safe as citizens, bu, !, is feared, Ee
arc not sale, il they ace placed 10 any depart
men, by which thsy may renew iho,r former
onmi'y. Whie such persons are recon-.
mendiug magnariinous conduc, towards
them to forgive end forget, and 10 restore
them TO the eonfdencc of the government in
no instance arc they disposed to adcp, the
p,iocpie when they have IL in their power.
Ia whM instance do they relax in their intol-
erance They sometimes play small game
in elec,iny man 10 some unimporan, Office,
who has accommodated ,hcm in many in,isn
ces, and 10 return they claim the most outra.
gcous pariizan ON their side'a as an equivalent.
if,hey give us one inch, they ask an ell. We
would enquire, whether The fcdera.isis would
nave chosen one republican in the direction
Of the National Dauk, il they had as great q
ma ipity of votes a. the republicans ! Did
they either in The Legislature, or elsewhere,
ever give Republican,, when they had
suength 10 cauy whole list Of iedeIslis,s