The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-01-24
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s'ai" ~ 'ncit nanus. hey were tbesrpjnoss y
.y when treason commenced lts msehinssi6nss
The name Of Derfer, private ciizen,. till
forever be cndcared 10 his county. IA sey)ts
ration OF the States was already in acita(loNsJ
Il had become the ,bcmc ot ncwspopAts s1iks
cussion, and cf private coovc,sa,icu. AtoHf
mee,ing was called, in boston, 10 ,akc tho
leud in calling State Convention, md ID itss
part tone, ., usual, to the popular scuils !
men,, already TOO much iuAsmes. Al 'tbi15
cus's, so interesting 10 tho mutton wheniht
cloud, oi faction were Just re ady ,o ,ischstet
The lightning that should cnkindlc civil Coin
test Dextcr appeared on tho rostrum. F0f
yeats had he been retired from as,isos scehts
1t poli,les Tue part he would act was dis
known. Witnessed the interesting seenc3
end never havel tclt such powerful etn6-
lions. lIs arose TO speak, with all the cnefs
gy OF patriotism and complaccncy Of virlho /; 4
aud the stormy wave al The multitude" WIS
silent with listening expectation. lfe bros
eeedcd 70 pourtray treason in It's BLACKLIST siess
and the Catslincs sunk bviorc him pbashcd.
tie depicted IN glowing language. the aDsy
which each man owed 10 his coun,fy /; and
,hc hear, oi the pa,riol was chee,cd. Afer
he had ceased. the powcrru and resis,Iess
impression OF bis rloqurnrc remained OH isS
minds OF bis auditors; as ,hc effects Of the
tempest arc Witnessed upon tho surginE bill .
low long AFTER the winds are husbed. In vain
did the Otises and the Quinceys attempt 10
recall the scst,efed i,agmcn,s Of par,y collie
sion winch the thunder oi Dexter had shiss
cred aud broken. The ailemp ut was hopeless,
This single effort prevented . civil war. Tnr
weigh. OF this mans character bore down with
overwhelming force, the designs of the pars
lzans of aI-Drilain.--Ihc tone whicH
combined them was destroyed aud il was
only BY gradual spproae hrs,by cau,oos mosts
mcn,s, by limid advances, that they we're sns
proxima,ing their former state .of feeling
when the termination Of The war ssobned
their Career, and rendered tboin lasting mons
umcnts oi ridlcuIc and contc cu,ps. s
(. Hofmrs, IN ths Ma.sachusrits seossc, acicA
a similar part. With .bodncss neves sSts
parsed in the best days II Rome, he breasted
himself 10 the troubled wave, Which sebASs
ed his coun,ry's uin. Let evcsy Rspablicstl,
both in New-Eagland and on, of il, sciless
upon his own feelings, when pursuing this
mans fearless and animated ansnadser rsione
upon the atrocious measures OF Ncw-Enss
land federalism.
Oh the bench Of the supreme court Of tho
United Slaless Judge Sfory from New.Ehx@
land coccucscd with equal indcpcnde nee. +
know not these men personally bul 70 lsr4S
as virtue and science shall interest society.
ti'c name Of Story win be associated. With slt
that Is asnsble 10 the cnc or cxvsn<!ed III the
other. Look al MS decisions on tho NotAt,s
ern Circuit. ia tho celebrated qucsiions s,Jt&.
ing out Of prize law !; particularly relstitctS
'bc operation pf British licences. Did no
DOT conduct with honesty and Eiencss in th6
very hcl-bed of faction! Cnn The iusispss -
deucc ~ any counify .rcscnt more noblo
example Of firm and patriotic integrity I! lie,
lobe sure, ha, incurred The lnssinE anisnosis
lies Of the par,isans of England Shall hv
not be cnecred With The spproba,ion Of every
honest American
Two Of the ncgociaiors al Client, ytr. ads
ana and Mr. RasseH, were from amongst tho
Republicans IF New. Englsnd. The former
is generally supposed 10 be The cpthor Of those
CON mnunicsiions, whicb sstonisbcd Eviopc s
aud ruised so high tic literary chafscicr Of
our county They were both worthy OF be-
log the compcefs, the honorable. and cnlcht~
encd compeers Of GaIfalia, OF Clay, sod oe
the patriotic Bsyud.
After such Manifestations OF the spirit of
the republicans Of New -Eoglund, is X polite
or just, that they should be the objects OF de-.
noncfaion, on the pat Of tho republicans Of
other States Shall ticyy after having made
every cxci'ion In their power, now 10 told
I" True /, Isl" you have borne every indigni,y
rom the parlizins Of EngIard amongst you,
Yon have endurcd cyesy persecution hom
nc faction which disgrnccs our country. Bat
the var is oyer.-Your suiferings sod~ your
ixcrsions are alike fo,goHep. We will de-.
pouncc New England, and we will 90, stogy
10 enquire, whcib.rit bc the fc1craIists or
the Republicans Of ,k,t par, OF The onion who
arc ineIoded IN our anstbcmss." Such Ian.
sosge cannot, will not, 10 the language Of
the nation. 49, .rr
have already remarked, shot ike ympss
fhies of the republican psr'y are strongly sxs
cited iowafds tic friends Of fi'ber'yi 10 Eofops