The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-10-14
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THE LAW or SUFFER ACE.

i nk LAW OE oOFr " tSE.
Some portion .of the original rights, which
msnk'nd epjyed previous to the formation
of civil soc'e'yy were surrendered for the Sc
curly and privileges which wore guaranteed,
in fhe social conhact.
The individual, when he became MON
ber Of tho community, ceased no, 10 exercise
those essential rights, that were derived from
ma urs, and which were paramount 10 re wri.
ten constitution His personei liberty was
abridged inssmuch as he had dclcgaled TO
Others an authority important to the preser-
vs'ion Of the common nwoalth--the frsroga.
fipes Of Government.
The Stste 'eqaired from every citizen the
PEI lor finance OF civil ond military duties, and
the observance Of certain municipal laws,
without which, society could not long exist.
Tho butthcns Of tsxation, was an evil in.
sepersby Connected with the support of or
der, Of law, aod Of government.
Every compact suppOses o reciprocity OF
bencfi or IT Interest; hence we infer that an
equivalent was asked for the relinq uishmcnt
Of natural righs--snd it was incor po a,ed In
the cons,ituion Of ovety free state, that the
payment Of taxes and the performance Of
military duties should be required f,om those
persons only, who had the privilege Of suf-
frage, and whose voice could 90 heard 10 The
seIection Of their Rulers. A disrega.d Of
this principle is not less manifcN violation
OF that sacred contract which all arc bound 10
respect han an usu, patton OF those unalisna-
bic rights which belong 10 the poorest and
the bumblc>t riDzen.
Let hui one INK be b, oxen in that Chair
which Sinds togeihe' tho ruler and the Gov.
e'ned--lri but one wofd be expunged from
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writ, by he finger OF Heaven, on tho tablet
Of the heart, aud he base on which society
has resred The dome OF civil liberty crumbles
into dust.
lie, US trace the legitimate principles Of
the social compact still further. In a period
Of war, the state rcquirs from the citizen an
allegiance which he owes TO the constituted
authoti,r., whom he had invested with pow.
CT. Ev man is considered a constituent
p,ft II that commonwealth which Is endan-
e. d, and 10 supposed 20 have stake in tho
is u of tina, contest, which mey ultimately
deprive him OF his liberty, his properly, or
his life. How absurd 10 il, that the cit,EeO
whose life, whose properly is jeopasdised,
whenever the representatives. OF the people
deem II ADVISABLE 10 declare war, should
not be permitted 10 exercise the freedom Of
VI Guoocuk representatives., III W'0sC P'u~
dencc, discretion, and wisdom he can con6de
Where is tho equipo,sc of equal and exact
Justice In one scale is the bones and sinews
OF tie State, the Nl,litia--ook O, the coun,er-
poise, look at the ,sward Of their ssc,i6ces--
in the other you behold an election lew, which
takes from them their birtheighs, and gives
Il 10 eldest sons and The pessessors Of pal,ry
Estate. Shall such things be--shall Rhode
I'll ~. Il. srs h~ 1osc ~, sak
cowd the bsrriers, which aristoc,s,y has 10
terposed be,ween the rights Of man and the
privileges conferred by a Monarchial govern.
meni--N,y shall he a Republican Legislature
hesitate, when N England, when oil A mo-
!. rica,hss tecogn,z 1 Riyh,s which Man can
never .gape aud oughs never 10 seke AWAY
shall hey hesitate To mach at once into the
very gates Of fcudal amy, and proclaim
waai every good cruz will re-echo with
joy--a FREE SUFFR AGE BILL.
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The sensations which have been excited
In England by the cxecu ions OF Arousthoot
andsA .uo. .lster, have also created some slsrm
IL This county. Threats Of war are thrown
out ~ tnei ministerial papers, and we daily
hear mon, who osght to know the laws OF na.
lions better giv,n u as their csudicd and sol.
cmn opinion that We shall, ere long, be en-.
gsged "a tho srdu Us conflict. As much as
we deprseste wa' and is consequences, We
Can truly say, and ,bst without passion, that,
3 If inc issue depend on tho justice OF ou'
cause, we care not how soon the contest
commences. Who, that examins with coll
; end impartial feelings the case Of these two
men, can for q ,oomen, doub, the prop'iey
Of he sentence and iis execution land, TO