The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-04-09

/ ncre IS thet ucntlShjng commerce os.
tentatiously promised! What new sources
have been opaneh 70 il, either by their wis
don or their inAuence Aud has the Me.
ehsnie and the Lsborer become richer in con
sequence OF thess new channels of wealth }
but these 'hinEa are the p,ersr object Of
the national, and pst Of the state yovsrnmen,.
Indeed !--uhy then have the lesding fed.
ersl men promised what their igporsnee,
weakness aid influence ere unable 20 per-
form Shall this delusion continue, and tho
| mask offrsud and dece ption remain ansttip-
ped from ihv face of these false and treseh.r-
GUS Macbisvelisnss Shall these foul suata-
gems be suffered 10 continue, ill every vDs-
,iee OF wealth be destroyed, and one common
ruin be en,ailcd upon the people
The present federal administration have
adopted policy that eventually will ruin the
state, by, desuoying her bss, snd dearest in
tercst. We solicif fellow -citixens, your can
did an acrioos ntteution, while we state q
few, 90, ol The many facts, to prove it.
Governor Jones and his associates in pow.
er, have peremptoiily denied the right Of
the geesssi government TO call into service,
poriscr Of the patriotic militia TO repel the
enemy, 10 defend their own hre.sides. BY
perioaeicus adherence 10 this doctrine,
they left tho whole southern section Of the
stste acfeaceless prey 10 vin6icUve sod
mar sod!pg enemy and never uu,ii after re-
peaied agsrrssions OF the enc my pc rpetYa,ed
i'm medi soy Under our noses, was his famous
army Of hltccn men called into aclual service.
BY his Don.complispcc with the Sequisi,iop
OF the President and by W oholdine too long
his ass tnt when be did call into service
a ANAL part of our state quota, he hos sad-
died this state with debt Of upwards OF
THIRTY THOUSAND poLLARs--a debt which
you worthy * industrious Farmers, Mechan-
ics and I.ohorcrs, are to pay by the sweat Of
your brow.s
he Put this state 10 great ond uhneecssar
exPenses by the frequent calling Of hiswar
eounci.'--by Purchasing damaged powder aud
other o,uni,ions OF wsrf
He. has united in sentiment and acted in
concef' with the enemies (thc fcderslists OF
Nasssch usetts and Come ecticuu) Of our hap
py eopntry, by encouraging principles tend
.,'g &c disso,v'ioa OF The Union. He not
only aidsd by his advice and influence in the
election, bat actually signed the appointment,
Of the delegates 20 the Hartford Convention
--s e,nvssdon founded upon fraud and the
a,s'ar - no nj ,ihe jost rights Of The people,
and cetsrossi u -sfses wDu wc,s Jss --r~' 'r~d-
to destroy the Union Of the States. How
have these discrgsnisiag men been psad
Has It been included 80 an item, in disguised
form, against the general government, or is
included under some other false charge, sc-
companied by a spurious voucher ia the Gen
erai Trcasurer's accountsi
He is unjust in his administration, by en-
dcavoring, by the shallowest arti6ec, TO ag-
grsndizo one section of the state 10 the injury
and ruin Of the other. Ho accompanied Gen.
Swift on his visi, to this island, for the pur.
pose of selecting proper sites 10 erect forti6.
cations. He poisoned the mind OF that CO.
gineer, by fattery and falsehood, depictipg
the poverty and iDsgni6capce OF Newport,
and boasiing of tho wealth and grandeur OF
Providence.t
He has issued orders, 10 serve mslignsst
party pn,poses, 10 80 ignorant subsltesn mill
,s,y officer and refused TO give them, or TO
make known their contents 70 the Major.
General OF the sls,e, alihooSh he iphsbited
the same town with the favored svbsl,etb,
cou;rsry 10 all law and usage Of military prin.
ciplcs and du!y
He is governed 10 bis sdministrsticn by
men who are ss destitute Of patriotism az
they are OF decenoy, truth, and integrity by
men who are stimulated by the worst passions
OF human nature, for the Accomplishment Of
the worst Of pur poses.
Time would fail us to recapituls'e all the
wicked arts aud acts Of this state adtpinistra-
ton whose system Of .role has been rule
Of oppression and cepuoo-hlling our state
with bsnkrupts, Increasing our state debt
nearly one third, and making us odious to
overy man of deceney and iossgriIy 10 the
uniou.
w-sitixens--shsii those things eon,in-
uc shall mischief aud wickcdntss have no
end } shall this open and avoved warfare
against The best interests Of the s'ste and a.
gsiosi tho general government. be e,ernsls--
II is in your power, fellow-ci,izens, to put an
end TO these angry passions, and to establish
our blessings and our interest upon perrna-
uent basis. You arc not asked 20 sacrifice
your rights nor your interest, bat TO exercise
the hrsi and to study the latter.
Il has long been the wish Of the National
Government to establish Naval Depot al
Newport. What security have they for