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

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| pay Of the United S,a,e.--unless IL miii,a,
cd against perspective views connected
! with some latent causc--those anticipated
| views which often " vanish lisc the baseless
| iab'ic Of a vision" Unfortunately Tor Mas.
/ sachuseus, their uDgracious :ussl of The
| proifered service Of the U. States 10 that par.
| iicCIar, has accumulated TO them debt oi
ruore than EIch7 HUNDRED THOUSAND DoL.
LARS, merely to crafty the obstinate whims
| OF a few individuals whose unbouhdcd anbi-
! tion aspred to control the naiion. Perhaps
| ,hey had for so doing sufficient If not hate
reasons, founded on The invisible cause. We
simply mention these things as being in our
opinion intimately Connected with, or grow.
ing out OF The conspiracy" And had the
original design OF that not "gun. powder
plot". but Hartford Convention plot, been car
Iied Into effect it would have occssioned the
sacrifice CT many valuable lives, and some oi
The best blood Of tic nation. And no other
reason can be assigned why it was not carried
fully into effect, but the want Of an Efficient
adequate force. This substantial reason rc-
feets much credit on the coed sense and pa
trio,ism Of the people. >s"t'rot-
Those. lDg,s,ss that gave birth to the
/" conspiracy" with their aecessaries, ought
IN justice TO the natioD, to be ignominiously
hanfed down 10 the latest pos,er,y for the
hoger OF scarn to- rotHi Gs-. Charity bids Us
nope that the numbers are but few, and no
doubt If some OF those few had had justice
done ihem, they would have been highly
ds1nyuished In being placed on an elevation
tai above the " sspinish multitude"
Ouiy think of il, Rehu6licans and honest
FeaeraASts! Pause for one momeot and re.
fec. for this summary description is not iIiv-
ious hction. II is the uDyaipished tale OF So
bcf truth. Figure TO yourselves the dcsola-
ting scenes which must inevitably have cnsu-
cd, provided the contemplated plot Of John
Henry, the Blush spy, aided by his satellites,
had taken .cffeci--,bc torrents Of human
blood which must have been spilt---sh ! and
from those connected together, in many in
stances, BY he strong endesriog ties of con.
sangujnity, merely 20 promote ths ambitious
viyw. of . few uuprlncip.od de emagognos.
Gracious Heaven We humbly thank thee
for our dcilverence in ave!,iog The threaten
Cd evils--tbe recollection Of its apparent con-
sequences, ,chils he feeling heart with horror.
we now advert more particularly TO the
point in ques,ion--You will have observed
that The icado's OF the same party who have
he audociIy to cal! on you to supper, them as
csnddatss for Office the ensuing year. were
connected as links in the great chain OF Rar,.
fosd ConventionIsts. A secret corrcspon-
dopco was KEEP, ~, and periec, understand
log had between them and the Massachusetts
Gsctionis,s relative TO the sediiious object in
view. t, -
And ought not serious consideration of
these facts stimulate you to such exertions as
vii! secure the election of your candidates by
a vote that will pu, anglo federalism 10 rest
Strong motives urge you 10 perform duty
you owe to yourselses--your couniry--apd
TO posteri,y. Have you forgotten the extra.
ordinary Outrageous conduct Of your po!iticai
opponents, In tbcir opposition TO your coun.
tty--,he government Of your choice. DO
you not wish to express your abborrence OF
these men and their measures" which have
disgraced the country with that infamy which
ages csnno, obli'crate.
i" Then do your du,y Let every repub.
lican and every well disposed American fed
eralis,, {" remember tina, upon his single vote
may depend the peace, the comfort, and the
prosperity Of the State" >
=" II by your supncness we are defeated,a
these things will rush upon our memories
with new force."--We shall think 1t an OBJ
ject worthy Of years of exer,oo TO /" obtain"
what il Is now 10 our power 10 posses. -" Let
no mans farm or merchandise afford him an
excuse for negleeting his duty" =
The man Of principle, il is ministerial to
which Of the political parties be has been as
sociated, or attached, must, on mature reilec-
lion, sanction with indisnan, irowns" the
pobic conde mna,ion Of the iicnryi,e system,
alias Hartford Convention.
C.fi-ens ef Rhode. IsIosd. Then Let US
one and all, pledge ourselves to make every
honorable cxer,ion for the political regenera-
ton Of the State. Let,h lauesblc and praise
~osshy-exarnple OF our sister States, Ver.
mont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts,
animate Us in the glorious work ef reforming
that pervense spirit of foolish opposition 10
the general government. Then shall we re.
aii.e indeed within our borders heaee, COM
fors and froshersiy