The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-08-26
7oMe Feemen Of Rhode Island.

,iou. maria of the STATE, mskesi p obsble thsi
IL viii bs reiected by o decisive mo iyof he
freemen there is no dcubl but D WILL 'ne
freemen are but faithful TO ihemseives
they will do their own business ioF them'eSes'
instes of trusting 10 otheTs 10 do II io' them
# they will attend, one and all, The iowa meet
inps, and reco'd iheiC votes. ~ We wss
there 90 occasion. oo which, the duIy ci a.
tending, was SO lmpe'iou', upon eve moi'
yidusl freeman Of the s,ste; toI nsve w's 80
great sn evil impending oyet them on'y 10
be wa ded of by thei~voies an evil 81 y es'
IN itself, so lasting, so temediiess' ny theh
ins,ten,ion they N. y have fastened upon hem
q coustituiion sbhoftent to all Iheu feelings
their notions, their Interests consliuiion
that will lie like an incubus up"n he sls't
,esving it sensible OF the oppressive load, oo'
incapable OF throwing il of (; hat wiil c'sup
every faculty of Inc state, bu that 1t feeling
The misc v OF its situation, End he despair of
a remedy. Let every ifeeman etollect, lhs
!, depends, not upon lhe number OF f'esmen
Of the s,ate, bu upon the numoe', VINO attend
and vote,-how this important quesnon IS 70
be decided ,ha, i, may happen, BY neg1gence
O. instten,ion, a minority OF The i'teIc IN snsi'
impose upon the melo'iy his odiuuo sy7'eH;
. man and It's opposers DO not attend, OF
many of them do not from q careles. seeu''
y of The result; they haz d something ioh
ntely moe impOrant, than any object that
can delsIn ihe IN from The meeting, Whatever
hat object may be. Physical insbilry alone,
ought 10 excuse any freeman whsiese' i'om
attending f; and even this should be obvisud 1t
possible. Unless nsil. d 10 his pillow ny sick
ness, he ough' 10 brg 'he aid Of souo friend y
hand, and eve y hand ough. 10 be 'esdy,-'o
help him to the meeting. Let not The sged
excuse himself by reason ct mis- sge, let not
the inf IN excuse himself by 'essOD oi HE In
Fl fi'mly, let no, the man OF business excuse
himself by reason Of his personal conce'ns,--
let evety sacrifice be mod, LEI evsfy ine"nven'
fence be submiued to, let evefy ImredImeni
be 'emoved, on this important day, hat the
whole s,,ength Of ,he STATE may bs iell on 'bs
,mpor tant question for tho obi c, 70 worthy
oi ell ibe Effort, and oil the sac '6cr, involved
in an ODE dience 10 this call. lie, us no. have
10 trp oach ourselves hereafter ths, thi, ob.
iect was lost, by ATTY want Of attention, that
nigh, nave been exette6 to prevent il. Let
It DOT be to be said, why, we thought 'h' 'e
Vi SO cettsIn-we wore ell so de e'm mind 10
eject .Le constitution, ths, ! did not think u
could be- Necessary for mo 10 attend; had
business cf my own TO attend TO, and did not
Ike 10 lose the .ime; the weather was bad,
and did no. like 10 expose myself; the place
OF mee eiirg was dsIsnl, and | oid not ike the
roublc o; gong larJ OF l wen myself but
did nor tsks any pains 70 induce oshe's TO 60,
thinking 'be 'esult safe CROUCH; these ex'u
,es nignt be tx, usable, 1t The business 10 be
done, oou be undone st sno,hef meeting ;
bu, IL il no, so tho vote Of that dsy, II may
os, 10 10 put seai to your ccndi ion forever ;
nee Con be no revocaron, no csncelhog oi
Dot deed; your present estate Will be kone
{ IN you-w,!l be lost b, you'd recovery or C
dempuon; and such excuses viii bur sgers
vs,e the fo'ly OF such neglect, and emoi.es
the misefy oi as conse eQuences.
Many Of the evils, O. which this constitution
Will be p, oduluve, have been sugges,ed ma
ny others nigh, be snd Probsb msny 9th
er, sti,h not a, present fofseen would else IN
The cou. &c Of its opeI stion. Even the consu
,u,ion OF the United Ststes, with all the Gaze
with which Il was framed, was pr Ptoducuse oi
unfotseen evils, now iemedIed by amend
m.nts,--unforseen by any of the great men
who e. smed, or those who delibe's,ed upon
its sdop,iop 1t was no, ip,eoded by 'hs
fsmeu of that constitution, to involve the
statss, 10 tho evils Of litigation ., the viii OF
shei, cseditors 4; it was effi med, snd solemn y
argued 10 all the Sste convention, that the
cons,i u,iou could nu, so involve them and II
was adopted upon The faith ,ha, j, could not
Bu, 90 soope' wss u adopted, than the expsi
men, Vas rnads /; . s'a,e We, sued and the sui
Wa. sus.s,ned 4, sDd this liability was sdjudged
~ be . fesui, VI the constitution. TINS enor.
mous evil hat would have laid the sts,e.sov.
e...sn.ie. - he duet, vas ono of those con
ssqu .n,is, evils, thai esesped The ssgsciy Of
The nost sseseious Aud can il DO suppose
ths, Ibis crude, m,sshspen thing "shspe, II
4 cso bs cs.td that shape hes oous"--,hi,
sromc,ous compound Of csudiies, snd sbsur.
dues. eso 60 into operation, without p .oduc'
ing Wis, OF which ~ oos 10 now owate! You
nigh ss well undertake to predic, ell The
pa 'icular rsv.ges, and 'he precise course oi
dssolstion, that would max he footsteps oI