The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-08-05

as /, NAV be called, Of the Constitution ihis
Gnc ,slk will make good jndicisfyf II 20
why has il nothsdihe efiec, heretofore for all
this, is transcribed from your old bill oi rights
and ,hese ~ was copied from magma charia f;
and il is pothing mofe than the Evolutionary
docttine Of the common law. Your judiciary,
will be no better nor worse tor this afIicie,
specifying the purposes which q judiciary
ough, 10 snswst she ends il ough, 10 accom-.
pli,h The bsns fis which you ought 10 real
40 ftom 81 no; il is from The constitution
itself Of the judiciary ths,ihese bsn6s are 10
be reslized, If fesizsd al all.
Prsy ell me, il any, if ell the articles your
bill OF figh,s, VIII supply, or remedy defects
IN the constitution oi your legislature IN thar
OF your Exec uive defects iD the disi,ibu Ion
of he powers Of governmen, defects of con.
ttois, to give effec, and efficiency TO that dis
'Jburion Your bill OF tights, viii have, can
have, no manner Of effect, 10 supplying, in
reme dying, or even in correcting tsese de-
iscts. DO not, then, deceive you ae!vcs or be
deceived, in'o any idea, that The constitution
iss good one, be cause the bill of tights is coed.
Nany, TOO, sec NJ to be Influenced, by The
apprehension Of a growing power, some
where, to eoerco tie people willing or noe
willing into constitutioD that IL this is not
adopted worse ono, may DO forced upon
them and that il is better 10 adopt this, how
eve, bad, than run the risqae OF such an one,
as 'ha, growing powef msy hereafter impose.
II this !cer, be well founded, adopting this
constitution, will DE no security against that
future worse one and indeed will facilitate
The objec, OF imposing IL. If that power be a
growing powe', this constitution viii not stop
rs growth, nor conhne It's ambition, nor
weaken iIs means; # it is now sufficient to
coeree the sdopton Of this constitution ihis
constitution viii add 10 ils strength, will give
it new faculties lo' accomplishing ito surhes
en'eip,izss. Dut is il indeed tue, that there
is such . growing power sxising some where,
capable OF cosrclne, by he terto's i, inspires,
s'y portion Of the people, toto constitution
bad IN ilsef and odious 10 them, for fear OF
worse for fear OF one ,ha, may be sill moro
gd'ouS? Then say, you a'e no longegiree-
men; you arc already the slaves Of that pow
sr; you hold nothing OF right, you hold every
thing ty The mere favor Of that power. Is
THIS indeed your condt,cn' Eieem.n in
name, bur in reality slaves. The tarc idea,
if ysu nave the spirit os fseenep remaining.
or spark of .ha, spirit is enough. 10 ,ouse il
to l'me; ins'esd OF c'ouchlng 10 ihst pow
eh you viii set j, Of ds iunce you will say
our fathers fought or bed 10 o9uirs the
tights Of freemens we inherit those rights
and The spi, that acquired them and il they
s'e 10 DE lost, they shall be lost as ,hey wera
wen, at the pom, Of the bsyonet: your de-
Iested end de,es able constitution, shall no, bo
'stshsd by Us, ON any fears Of your power
nor my dread Of a worse, if this should no.
be raihed.
Bnt there is 10 soch power il has no ey.
to I,,,;, A. r =.
'a.sn., your fears ave therefore imaginary
md sre ycur votes to be influenced BY q spec
ire Of he Imas nation q vislonory phantom
How can povei exis, out Of the people, and
Independent o. the people The people have
the sovereign power; il can not be wtested
Eom them and are the people agoing to
iu.n Iy,ant upon he mselyes ? l. tho people
say ,ha, ,hngs sha!l temsin as .hey ore rhe,e
IS no power III the state, there Csn be no pow
er 20 ssinss7 II; hey. must so remain. Dis
miss then these idle fears, of a worse eonsli,
tuition, TO be hereafter enforced upon you, iS
YOU &c jec, this it can not be ; no |; il is i'm.
possible. Beside the constitution is so bad,
worse can net &C conriVed; you need nos
fear worse. i! constitution was 10 be en.
ioFcei upon you, at the pon, OF the bsyone
10 be continued
NEw.YoRK.-The Legislature ofN.
York convened at Albany On Monday
last, pursuant to the proclamation ofGoTS
YATES. he object of the call was fox
the purpose of surrendering to tirc people,
of that state, the right of choosing their
electors of President. 1t will br remem.
bered that at the last session Of the legis.