The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-05

account, would be dropped, but The bo'dsn
would remain.
How far these arguments were founded in
truth, end this foresight wss jusuhsd Ds ihS
event, let the records Of your nuI,onSi legIsis-
tic decide. TIE Ratification oi the uesy ~
peace with Tripoli, three monIhs si'er which,
by this promise, the MediteusHeen iard dn'y
wss 10 cease and be ditesniinued, totE place
10 Aprii, 1906.
On she 2ist OF ihs, same month passed "a
sc,, by which fle fret section OF the act "lu.
tber "a protect ne commerce and sesmeDts
the UnEed States egstost the Baibsiy pow
ers," was continued IN fo'ce un,il the end cf
the lh,n next session Of Congress, and no lSn-
ger. The peace with Tripoi he'd been fa,i-
fed we were not a. war with sny other of
the D,fba'y powers. The MediferrGnear5
fund, the distinct account and stec.Ec afhdea-
Non of It's procseGs, were oil suffered silently
10 expire (; but The additional ju,y Of Two anI
. halt per cent. was continued vail the end
Of hs next session OF Congress, and no !o:a.
ger.
On he Sd OF March, 1907, the ssrne fi -ss
section OF the act. toe duy Of Two snd ho,s
per cent. was continued 10 !ofce, until t'.s
tirs, day ot January then nsx,, and n. toner.
revived and cootinued in force un,iI the Rtse
day Of Jan. then next; bet wilhous ,ha, lA..
tenog promise of he word-, end 20 longer,
by occurring to .he journals OF the Sena,e of
llth January, sos, II will be seen that il was
| agreed 10 expunge these words from the bill.
They were expunged q, my motion, aod ia
| the following manner. The bill wss on ila
| passage 10 q third resdins. The venerable
han in III. al. r
| ate, holding Ihe bill in hs hard, ard obou, to
put The question on i,s passage, beckoned TO
| 0'e TO come 10 him from my seat. When (
wen, up, he Whispered 10 me, 81 wish you
would move TO strike out these words and no
| !Snger." ! answered him that would, with
pleasure, bat asked him what reason | should
assign Tor the. motion. Why" said he, ~
atn ashamed to sign my name so often 10 \
LIE On this hin, made The motion, sn1
he words were expunged. Du, Ibe duy was
continued from year 10 year mil after the de.
ciataioD Of war against Great B,iirin. when
1t merged IN The double duty Of Isl Q! Jolly,
l!st2.
Fellow citizens, have explained TO yo,,
! the reasons aod The real motives of a. tho
| votes, which your representative, General A.,
! exsndef Smyh, has laid 10 my charge, in
prn'ed address 10 you, snl TO which unusu,l
publicity he's been given in Ire newspapers.
l am aware, that in presenting myself eforo
you TO give this explanation, NY conduct nra p
again be aufioatcd 10 unworthy motIves. Tbe
best Of actions may be, and have been, and
will De traced TO impure somces, by those TO.
whom troubled waters are delight. lin ma
ny cases when the characters Of pubic mena,a
canVissed, however severely, il is their duty ,.s
| suitr and be silent, there sGe Others IN me
! belle many o'hcfs, whetejnlheir du,y 10 IN. ir
| cduauy, ss well as 10 themselves and ,heie
children, is to,s'snd forth, The guet,lisrs oad
| projectors Of their ow0 honest fsme.-Nsd
| your representative, in asking again for youP
So'es, conented himself with declaring 10 yoa
his ia'eniions concerning NE, you never
| would have heard from me 10 sIswer 10 him
But when he impu'es 10 me character and
disposition unworthy OF any public man, and
adduces IN proof neic naked votes, upon
questions OF grsak public interest, all given
under the solemoSsense Of duty impressed by
an oa,hio support Tie ctnsti,ution, and by n .
sacred cbligs,ons OF public trust, 10 defend
nyseH against charges so g'oundless and SO
unp'orossd, IS IN my judgment duty Of re-
spect 10 you, no less ,han duty Of self vndis.
cation 90 me. declare TO you, that 90, ono
OF The votes, which General Smy,h has culled
from an ardnons service Of FIVE years in lha
Senate OF the Union, TO stigmatize them in.
the lace OF the county, was given from any
OF The passion, or motives 10 which he as.
ciibes them thst never gave vote, either
IN hostility 10 The administration Of MIR. JEFF.
iersea, or in disregard to republican prinei-
] pies, or IN aversion 10 republican pa,:iots. O.
| IN tsvor 10 tho slave trade, or in denial Q! ,,ra
| protection 10 commerce. l will add, ,ha.
having of'en differed in judgment, upon par
ucllsr measures, with many OF tbe best and
wisest msn Of this Union, Of all parties, L
| have never los, eight, ci;her of iha cando-
due TO them IN the es,imstc Of their motives,
"tol 'ae d Iiideace with uhch il was my duty 10
maintain .hc result Of m5 own opinion, 10 op.
| position 10 theirs.
Finally, my friends, have a motive for
meeting thus opealy and explicitly the nccu-
A NNEH