The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-25
MR.. wAYLAND's DiscougsEs. -rl, .,,,,,

They treat of the char -eisr and duties ofan .mcr
Can eitisea, in . toos OF enlarged phrosoph, and
! snh = slri,gtb and msn,;ness OF thought which wG
rarely NEE, with n our bighest delibsralive bode,L
| IL Is unrsusi,to hear political theme discussed
! even by an experienced statesman. which sxhibts
more force and dstncincss than this able divine hae
| impaired to thrse pulpit dlscourses To give our
| readers an opportunity tu judge for tGemseyes--wc
select The view hs hiss taken OF the progress of bcs
rslty and light in the despolic soyercgu,cs of Et-
rope, aud Of the high ca,hng Of the Americao peo-
pie ia establish oy their pteoepts and example tke
blessings Ola purely popular government,
=" |, wss no. l.ns sipss ',sh,upbie "a rldi.
| eule 'he idss, ,ths, y feupio could govs'n
| ihemseive. The science OF 'uie,s was sup.
posed 10 eonsiN IN keeping tho people in ig.
! noTsnce, 10 fesnsihing thsn by Iosce, end ".
mu,ing them by shows The people wsro
! es'od like fesocious monster, whuse'keepr
efs could only DO >sscure whils iiI dungeon
vas dark, spd IT'S Chain msss'vc, Bur The ex.
ample OF our own eounvry rapidly copsign.
ing these notions TO mor,ed desue,ude. liio
teaching The world that the easiest mel lhod u
sovs'ning an inislligep, people 10, 10 allow
them 40 govern ttemselvos. II 10 demonstra,
,'sg shat the people, so far rom being the cn.
sm'es, src the best nay, tho natutsl friends OF
whoiesome Institutions. IL Ia showing that
kIns,, aud mobiles, snd standing armies, end
rslie ious ss,sblt,hmsnls, are ai best only very
useless sppendsses 20 io'm Of governments.
IL is showing tn the wosd that every ,iehs
can be psrieet'y protected, under suls 5 eisc,4
I'd by tho people; that u govornmsoi can 10
subls With 20 o,het support than tire sfleo-
.ioDs oI It's c,u2sns; that people Can be vim
,uous without an established teligion; and
more than this, 'hs, jus such government
ss II W., predicted eouN M whSie exist bue
IN the b, Ain ella benevokus onthus,a.t, has &C.
tua,y existed for hall . century, Acquiring
Strength snd compac,nsss end ,olidity With
rve;y yesr's dutstion. And u rs manifest
th.t 90 wacfc else bsyc men bse0 so lseu, so
h'ppy, so enlightened, or 81 enterp'ising, and
no where have the Legitimate objects OF civ,!
institutions been 40 ,tiumphaD,ly sttsincd A
gsiosrfscls s0cb an these IL IL difficult 70 sr,
| spo; and you see they furnish the friends OF
itsa institutions With more than sn answer so
a. The theories oi iegItimsey.
ltis Unnscoasary 20 pU'sue this subjr fur
nst You gro doubtless, convinced hat ,his
caunuy s,anda linked by thousand lies 10
&c popua, sentiment OF Eo,opo We have
| so sympahies with the ,ulrf,. The prine;.
/ p,es, III support OF which they sse allied, ara
| d,ame,rically opposed 10 the ve,y spi,it Of cur
| constitution. All ou, sympathics o'e with tho
,eopie for we stc ali oi Us ,be people. And
not only orc wc thus amslgsmated With them
10 feeling, we arc maniies,iy at the head OF
| tn" feeling !! We Gfst Promulgated theie
( sentiweD,s, We tough, them ,he,, ,g0ts, ws
6'u commended successfully Tor their p'inei..
piu; aud Tor fifty yesrs ws have furnished in.
controvertiblr evidence that their principles
! sstus. These principles have already gitds
cd Us with HercUlsneso. strength, 10 the ve'y
infancy Of ouS empire, end have given Us
political precedence Of governments, which
| had been cs,aShshed on the old icondsdons
| centuries before ouJ continent was discovered,
And now what nation viii be second in tho
now order Of things, 10 yet 10 be decided bus
tho providence oi q I'd he's already snnoonecd,
,hsi, II true 10 ourselves, we shall be inevita.
| biy Gs,.
Now to say that ony country 10 at the head
II popular sentiment, 10 opiy TO ssy IN o her
| wo'ds that " 10 iI her power TO direct ths, "
| ,sn'in,ent. You ere then prepared 10 proceed
with me, and 'cmstk, in the oext place, thAs
| it dsvoIves on this county 10 lead io'vsfd tho
present rnovsmsn, Of public opinion, TO f'ce-
| dom snd independence. %. =. a.
IL dsyoIyes on us to sus,sia and 70 cbss,cn,
rho love Of liberty among The itiends OF re'o'uL
10 other Dauon. I: 10 not enoogh hat tho
tpeopio every wHo'o oos'e CnhuSe' Aho,
subvsrsion OF bsd governmcntisb by no mesDE
,ynonymuus with the e"sblshmeot Of . bet.
scr. A people must know what IL 10 10 bt'
free; tooy must have loaned 10 reve'enes
themselves, and bow implicitly 70 tho p.inci-
pie, Of tight, OF nothing con DO goined by o
change Of institutions. A constitution writ.
bon on psper is uuctly worthless, unioss u bu
.i,o written on the hesro Of tho people. Cn-
lhsy may DO plunged jo'o oil ,lIe horrors OF
civil ws', sod yet emerge tr'im ihe Dost leaf
! full evolution, o Iswiess nv ion Of sspguiosfy
slaves. But, this soonv , re e1nsio bsppy, end
ts institution. free, il viii tsnde, the COM
moo pesplo Of other coun'ies sequ''n,'d wan
The toodsmepisi prip eipes Of tho ssience o'
| gr,,srnmsst; ; this kno,Sisdgs will silsn'iy
oroducs in p'se'icsl result, and yesr siis'
4 ill -. .cnatf 10 A <~., h. IN In f,e sdam.