The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-04-01
FROM The PRovIDENcE PATRIOT

"Iam NJ GtrGia ~ ererrsihg fhe fowers
of this House: / am n1 AFRAID 10 declare ny
yiegus of the hppeys # ne Gene, al AsSemtly.
The howers ffh,s House arr unlimited hey
being auithou, wri;ten Constitution, are em-
ninofenf hey haze as much 'tsht 20 geUers
me affairs Of this Sfa,e ans citizens, as hs SE-
hren,e Ruler IF fhe Universe hGS 10 manage
lis owu a6Urs"
IPoTIEH's speech in the General Assembly I
Flends, De,shbors a.d iceeuen,--it rs
been deemed necessary 20 examine and TcpGI
the claim OF ono Of your rulers TO hold -
sube cts and vsssaIs at his ieeI, as you, Lssvd
paramount. Few can tear the excess OF lcn-
cs and power united without a mea-ut. Of in-
toxicatiob---af,er riches they seek Ia, ,lies
II is rot enough 10 be honoIed as.men, they
a,pire TO be revered a. Gods They pampcr,
they bioat, they burst, aud rs,uIo 10 nothing,
from whence they came.
am one of those upyieIdiog spiri,s, who
believe not tha, man slalks about ike bare
pole, stript OF us limh,, leaves, and bs,k--
nor that IT ever was The Will OF the society,
that the Legislature should have power 10
destt,y that which We aI des'gr 90 secure.
In my loruc pape ] sf I'd yeu 10 'hs
State law book, mage ~ 80 8 containing
The "aci decIai a,rry ut .erssio lights oi The
people OF ,his S'ste" This ac. states that,
among other ixtorfanf and essenti0i rtyh'ss
the people at this Staie ere entitled 10 more
than I'M ", ,befelD specially enumeratcc--of
those others made some utenlioi, u king al
addition OF more than wv n'y,end unicid 'ishts
are YET behind; they n.sy appes' % s.eeP,bIs
,yraut's step will. find then, wide awake.
All these inherent and Unquts onable
rights of the people are above LesisIa''yc
control. They are secured by fundam cn.al
and constitutional laws, which iimr he pow
or and lie the hands Of the rulers ieioioc,
my friends, in this secoriy, and keep jesi-
oos eye on him who assails 1t he must bo
ieno ant or wicked let him take his choice
of these alternatives.
The people Of this State have seen III TO
take away from the Stale Legislature most
OF it, finest feathers and flowers a. sovet-
eign State. and have placed iheD On the head
ot The nstion--,bey ara al Wasbingio0--pos
to be recalled by euoniug, ty fraud, by force,
a. by treason msugte the bloc lights ut
Nea London, or the Convention OF H,rtford
lie fruiiess resistance oi The Essex Jun.c.
or he more disgrsceiul proceedings snd res.
clutp,ps of The town of Providence undeT the
embargo
From the whole mass OF civil power, sub
duct sll he reserved inbercn, and unques'iun-
able tights Of the peopls--subdooi also ali the
hign powers and au huriues vested in the ns.
lion, and you nsy better know the duties OF
your servants 10 the General Assembly. BY
this kisd of arithmetic you~ili Learn The par-
row limits OF their powers, end that they are
bound by fundamental and constitutional lws
written in capitals, which he that runs may
3 81. md .e that reeds must understand.
appeal TO any PLAIN man, with no mo-e
lesrning thsc L,ulc.Res, Hill sffords, whe,h-
er an act OF tho Geasral Assembly for ,ryioy
. n, there fcr felony Committed in War
ren--or wi,hou, jury--or BY toriure-o, ,.
retrospective isws--or on information with
put isdictmens--or uking away the Wri, q