The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-08-12

! ffuifol xgio6. While, despoliam shises,
as |; wefe, with Q pestiIence; mon pesishes
beneath its wssiipg inhuepce; even Tho earth
feels iss curse; segions natufsIIy fertile svn 20
q barren wssse, end the cuIsivsted field be-
comes jungle for the hsbisslion OF the howl.
ing savage. fA "a
Dsspo,ism We see, iss power that acts
without control end st will. Now this conssi.
tuliOn, proposes 10 erect power in this state
precisely ofthis dsscsiption. All the powers
Of the slate, are to be concentrated, and to be
iodged in the Legislature !; NOT in form, indeed,
but IN eject, The other powers are 10 be so
organized, that instead OF acting - controls,
they must act ~ instruments oft predomi.
nsnt power. The Executive is bur the shsd.
ow OF on Executive; hs 10 sp Executive with.
out executive power; he Is appointed by the
people, but commanded by the legislature, as
they command The means, by which he is 10
act.
The Judiciary, is made equally depepdant,
and must become equally sub,oIvient. Asto
'he bill OF rights, 30 far a. that prescribes lin.
It's to Ihe legislative power, il Is no Limitation
at oil as the constitution provides no means
to make a. ffsciusl; ,he viii o! the legislature
still Pred inmates, and has no control but that
will its own foi bes'ance 10 the only security,
against lis oppression and injustice. IL iss
power then acting without conu oil, and al W ~
with no oihes resitsint than what all despoI.
Ism has, the restraint Of its own virtue.
WIN the Eeemen OF this state deliberately
establish despotism sgs,Ast themselves,
merely because IL IS called construction! snd
on such prepos'eiou, considerations as se
offered 10 ihem, asrnduce ments, 10 its adop
tion
Xou are told that 9 constitution is serious
thing ) q thing not only Tor you.aelve: bus for
your children and childrens children; o thing
to last for ages aod shat therefore you ought
to weigh the matter well, before you re ject
this. Had the writes concluded that you
ought 10 weigh tho matter well before you
adoht this, his premises would much better
support his conclusion. His premises are in
deed, u'geot reasons for weighing the matter
we'll, before you adohf this because then your
10, 10 cast, your des,inies arc fixed, you can
have no rational hope Of remedy short OF con-
voIsion and revolution: Bot what 10 the con
sequence of'ejecling this constitution only
you are a. you were; at full liberty
TO make another if you please, and when you
please, and o. you please.
ARhiuD you dIo tVtO tubt otDoI sIhtcS uaVo
add that therefore We ough, to
have q constitution that they have derived
benefits from the institution and that We may
,xpect simular benefits as if constitution,
no matter what, would be attended with these
Dc ne6,s. We would ask this writer, II no
would advise the people OF this slate to adop,
a bad constitution, mesely 10 be in the fsshioD
merely to have n TO say, that we too have
constitution We would SIX him il he recon.
mends the exempIe oil olhsi states, merely
because tney nave. constitutions, u, because
they have good ONES il ihe iatte,-wr ak
him, ii because other states have good consu
.uuons, 'his stale ough, 20 have bad one
o. 1t he he thinks, thar the effects will be The
same whether The constitution be good or bad f.?
Let him to- bear 10 mention his examples Iiil
he has Il ST proved, ,ba, this constitution il q
good one and then he may dispense with his
examples tor he people will mol refuse
nstiIution, shewn to be a good one, and one
Ior their good. 1t tbs constitutions OF he
other states are good constitutions, il is be.
cause they are constructed upon the principles,
On which Tree go7ernmenIs are Sonstituted
and CD winch slone they can be constituted
MS constitution Is not constructed upon those
principles, but upon opposite principles [; how
hen can this writer prove this constitution to
Do good one Z The very arguments by which
ne mus, offend those constitutions, held up %
examples, will condem this; spd shew that
or the very reasons for which those veIe a.
ioPtsd, ,hs ought TO be rejected.
TO De continued.
Il will &C oS'ctved that We have omitted
he namc of ANDREW IAcrsnN aa candida.