The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-02-05
Political @isceiianv.
Rema,t. q CAssIus canel.dea.


fefsnt sections OF our union, by sxsIting Gen.
Jackson TO The Vice r. ssidency, meets my
cordial aud entire app, p,ovsi. Th,, would, no
doubt, be equally qualifying 10 the western a,
we'll as southern heemen, whom he hes 90
cob'y protected from British egg essIoo. md
ibe tomahawk Of savage warfare. T. Is e.
bkesise, he should be demonstrated with OH.
ef feward-, then the mere burden Of empty
lsareIs Not that the inyincibIe champion OF
oor coonity's honor, is sny wsy, competent
10 the P'e,idsnts Post. Inc iss,is Mr.. hd.
sms's jos, due. He is pueuliariy quail! 6s d 10
all respects Tor il. The voice oi the people,
which 10 the voice OF God, has declared, by q
SOFT Of p'opheticsi INSPIRATION, his suitable
talents and s'tsinmsnis. Yet, let tho hero oi
New Orlesn, enjoy, IT II SO plssse,,) the
second place. HIS poi,,csI integrity stands
cettsiniy, on The highest e. ound. BY M,
marital exploits, no has acquired an ensied
immortsiiiy What his pfivs,e chs,scter AZ
. man is, koow not. But one lhice l 90
know, he is not, and cannot be the Q, opet per.
son, owing TO q summary and very concise
discretion, or rather iBdi'creiion he possesses,
to take our national sfTsbs mo mstuce con.
sideraiion. / wish hin however on account
ol his substantial merit, TO be pfudeoty, safe d,
ly snd mefilo'iousiy cisposed oi. That hrs
services are Necessary N state Of war, seems
genefoIly, and without hesns,ion to be sdmit-
ted. IL he be dangerous citIzen In pesce,
1t msy tom out the best policy, to designate
him to an Office, OF SO negative q kind, ss will
allow his smb,Uous and over-ssogu,ne pro.
pensi,ies oi genius, 10 iepose 10 q dignihed
out unacuve obl,vioe. A Convention Of the
delegates Cf the people, has been proposed
from respectable source. The greatest OBJ.
Jections 10 which, arise from uhe peril of IN.
novation on this subject, aud is supe fuous
expense. The free choice of cleo oss, sp.
pears 10 devoive on the people, collectively
considered, 10 districts. THIS beyond ques
lion. would be more Hficlly Republican.
Yet allowing, (what cannot upfort tuBsisIy be
de tnled tho legislatures in some states, have
constitu,ionaiIy 'he Ugh, TO choo.e, have they
apuvlltge conferred on them, 10 act in sueb
soew case, which belongs 10 tie constituent
people oniyl No novelty OF the de,cSp,,o
has been ioresssn, or .Pec,hsd IN the Consu.
,u,ion. State assemblies oi coutse, have no
power given them, and IN that instance, can
neither conscieRilousiy, nor legslly act. They
cannot therefore, any more than public spifi,
ed iudividus!s wnhou, the sb,ilty, DELAY tho
expenditure. The 'nominAtiun mus, ei,hs,
be prec ipitste and c. 'ude, or u heavy bu'den
on independent Anne ricans, who have yet at
ter all, their own Electors to appoint. Such
Is the measure, svowedIy sontem plated BY
the sd,ocs,es Of the larger ssts, 10 avoid the
IL fiuence Of the soisii ones, (wnose vote will
be the same should 3 hnsi choice be made
by Congress. by whom IS the nominstioa
seferted to Congressional Csucus By
those ve'y meo, who pretend TO deprecate q
Coogress,ousl Election, who are snxiou', hey
would make w believe, to shun the hnsi sp
peal, in case Vi a aon .elee,iOE by popular suf.
E age, TO the great legislature Of The nation.
They effect 'o think, our rights will evsntu.
ally oe ssctihced, when the small, shall exer.
c'se an equal voice with the larger s. ates, 10
choosing Presideot, end TO prevent SO lhre az.
ening an evil, (In evil, doubtless, IN their
eyes, OF signal magnitude, as the appointment
will then go by as,es, and every sis,e be, .
like ptiv,iege,) they snlicipste in the FRS, in.
stance, ceDsequences much worse in their
impor,, which tend TO destroy the vital prin,
eipies of freedom, and give tho large states,
an unjust gsound OF sdvsn,sec over the ie.soo
| sm ready 10 acknowledge, u were perhsp,
beiie', TO abolish The eventual Ugh, OF choice
by Congress, could we possibly do ~i,hou, it.
! wili even sdveo,0re fuf,het-I would 70.
sums tho secondary rish, fom the electors
themselves, (uor fear bring ,hough too de.
moe s,ic,) and vest !, shose,hsr 10 tho o. isi.
nsi founders Of Govetn,psnt. Isthere Q mao
among US, 30 extremely umid, Of such deli.
| cate nerves, end such pspi,ating heart, so
unsecoun,ably sensitive ~th regard TO state
| matters, TO spprebsnd danger ~ resulting
from the management by the people, Of the
peoples sfsis; whence does he derive hi,
high ideas OF his own wisdom, OF iudg mem
| whence does he disuust tn wisdom, iuds.
ment or discreet pstrio,ism Of that numsrou,
| sod vsriously informed phslsnx, tho o,ol,i.
,ude, TO which IS . solitary private member
| only. he pettsinsl is he positive, he can ssve
the common. wealth, BY his strstsyems, HI,
devises, snd expedisnsi has the mock ply.
| scisn, (whs,ever as professes) more sifec.
| tions,s leaning 10 the patients welfare, thso
the ps,isn, him.e,fi sod supposiog soms in.
1 diligence fos imuodsrste Zeal, aud an over.