The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-02-21
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INTERESTING coNREspoNDENcf

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/ Letter /nOm ESxJdasIs Avs4yy, Eso. 10 the
| I'm. IAoMAs JEFFERsos.
boston, Deep, 1915.
! rSlR--S.nce the re,u,n Of Gen., from
hisi''sn to Monnceilo, AN highly gra,fed
| IN hearing thai you enjoy your health, and
'""' you arc so happily siiusted 10 yCsr do
mcstie ieiiiemeni.
I During the convulsions in Europe, and The
events which have taken place in cur coun.
ny, person Of your accurate obserya,,on
must hayc experienced the most anxious So
he"ade' ioT the result Of these important con-
t'o,ersies. As 10 france, we are oil dissp.
pointed in the termination Of revolution,
which promised relief from the tyranny Of
establishments, which have been inc on der:
otely advocated in the federal papers as "lee-
iiimaic." Bat The .tways OF Heaven are dark
and iotricalc," and we arc obliged 10 submi,
TO The deefces Of Providence, however con-
lfary 10 what we may ibirk are productive. 10.
tho general happiness OF mankind. AS France
has fallen by 40 alliance of foreign sdespois
'hmetiea'must "a expectto rise by Usios al
f'cenen, acting IN their constitutional capan-
i'y. The desnny Of Ftance should be les
bon Of edmonton 10 lhe United States. : "
l. rnust afford you tho .higheu consolation
10 iind, that the honor ana gioty cfour repub.
lie have been promoted by The veiy pean.
WHICH our enemies had predicted would be
iuinous snd destructive. Nothing but the
'iuterpositiono Providence could have pro.
duccd so much gctd, f DIN what vas ccnsd-
cred by some as productive OF SO much evil.
The CoiIcd States were ./oreed into con,rn.
veisy IN defence Of their marine rights, which
III lpy bs,B E,Ilp 81, "A A.
checked, If not termma,ed their future pros.
poets as aD independent natitn. Al the be-
BioniDg oil the coDf;ct, the prospect was
glpony and periious. Repeated d.,sers ap-
pa'ied the umed in tho prosecution, while
me di>aisecied we'e daily attempting 10 coun-
ietae' oot national enous, by systematic com
bina'ions, aud iIcsi.ma,e conventious-A-
midst these complicated difficulties, we have
+ succeeded In our " APPEAL TO IlRAvEx"
ana every real American must feel pride ia
contemplating, that lhe energies OF an Ad.
MN station, beset with sucha pha!anx OF op-
pos.ul IN, nave tiiu'nphed, mol only over for
eisn "ncmy, bu' have bstiica the willy projects
oi m ,fe dangerous body Of Internal foes
wou not wish 10 be'ecnsoli ious, but the
iac' Is 100 evid,n, TO bc dcni,d. Not ,ha, We
CONSIDER every nomjaoi rede falst was thus
.h'nheai, but The aula prucet Gings Of certain
iedde urged mary A5acH mrn 10 edopt those
resort toos which have pro,,uced uu.beriess,
serious evils. We can cssiy Distinguish ~.
Ween tac tntieers nnd Tie caHrsd.
Asaha ptc,en, Ata,e osour country dem and.
some extraordinary efforts in Congress 10
pnnB Toward the AgricDkhiat and Nanafac-
inr'HS iH'e'esfs OF The Cnited States ain in.
oueeu 10 men,ioo plea, often used by the
itiehds OF ENGLAND, het he 7vork Sho,ts ef Eu.
roNr ave reeommendrd By ton, as he most pro-
fer 10 J"rmm articles u A2anujdeture 10 thc
eh!zens OF the UUiled States, by which they
ihi'r mat II is your opinion, The MAEUFAc-
TIRES OF ms county are not proper objects
i"r |oogres,ionaI pui suits They frequently
ehi'' &c On this idea as' corresponding win
your sentiments, and eudcavor TO weaken our
eSer''"os IN This particular, BY quoting you as
'nc advocate OF foreign manAjectgres, To the
exclusion OF dco:sSuc. Not that these per.
soas nave aoy friendly motive towards you,
out they think il will answ their purposes,
IL such sentiments can I've promulgated with
al appearance of respect TO ycur opinion. l
ain'sehsibie thai many Of these persons mean
10 misiepfesent your real in;eniiops, being
eonsinced that the latitude they take with
your remarks on manufactures, i, far beyond
what you contemplated at the period they
wcF. w''ueh. The pa. Of y"ar mind could
not ieadyou to anticipate ,he p.hdy Of foreign
nations, which has since taken piace--If you
nau' IL Is impossible ,ha, you would have dis
eouraged the Manufactures of nation, whose
hsids nave since been abundantly covered
wan me'ino sheep, naS and cotton, or depen-
dea on looms 81 5000 miles distaece, TO fur
h'sh inc ei,'aeDs with clo,hiDg, when their
'Ns'na' resources were adecostc TO produce
sue" heeessar,es by their domestic industry.
You WIZ pasden my remarks, and excuse my
Heeaon in writing yoo Oh his subjeet.--But
wou'o De an essential service al this crisis,
when tue suhJee, OF manaIoe,ures will come
50 pows'iui'y before Congress, by petitions
lfom salioa' embellishments, ii you would
eohdessend toeNpess mote minul,ly, your
idea oi the w0rk shohs Of Eare.t," IN the