The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-11

limo con, ibutsd TO elicit an expression oil your
wishes, through the medium OF your Legis's'
sure." How strange the course of fressooing'
By which Mr.. d. would endesvof TO make him.
sey agreeable, TO tho ffiendsss we'll ~ 10 the
foes OF the Tsdff how humilisiing tho Ian
gusge in which he vensures 10 eTsnse h'mse":
why look for hefifions from bis follow cibzens
why wait for complaints from his constituent"
why consider himself left in tho absence of
such petitions and complaints 10 presume that
his cons,itusns were OF .vefe not oisssi'shed
with tho Tariff Was il not tho imPe'ioos
duty Of ths, gentleman, TO have svai'ed him.
sell Of the best lights on the soojecf ) 10 have
been prepared; to have acleo, end IN away
too, iha, would have most condueed 10 the
SUPPORT and promotion Of tho high interest
committed 10 his charge! why venture frank.
w and sincerely, TO eTfress ms views on
subjec, Of vital importance 10 the nation, and
NJ tho ssme limo hold himself IN veserUe IT.
nmafe!y to scl' differently. The mex, cub
ice, in o,der Of fevisw, in the public lie OF
M. ID o, he has srrsrged ihem, 10 tho course
he took in relation 10 the Presidential ques
tiop. Iwell remembar what his friends have
said fof him touching this delicate point. Hear
what he Gays for himse!i--' Did The course
which I took on The Presidential question, give
di,ss,islsction Fellow. .ciiizrns, when gave
my yoie on that question, i was hsppy in the
belief, ths, whilst l VS. acting in accordance
with my own feelings, was giving effect to
yours. believe II wss so :'-Here !, Mr..
Du fees account Of tho part hs took, during
The long pendoncy Of that importsn, question.
Can ,be,e be seen in ell this, any thing that
looks % il he had been from tho beginning,
an syowed, o warm srd decided Adams man.
In tha, part Of M. Durfee's address, whero
he spesks Of his services IN relation 10 tho
gene tsi appropriation bill, no assumes, o. least
indirec,ly, Q degree Of credit which does not
belong. nor could not in justice, DO claimed,
by any zen OF the most distinguished snd lead
ing ,uembers tn Cons'en--Mr. ID. says
"Tre question 10 relation TO the COMMENCE
MENr of Fortifca,ions, upon large scale iot
the defence Of our bay, was one in which you
mu,, have all felt q deep iDleresl--ai'hough
the sum pr opposed 10 DO appropriated was but
* so, 900, yet The quesfion on fhis affrohT!d-
non inpolUed the ultimate expenditure oil ma
gv hundred thousands II, was pfoposiIion
10 commence wo'ks Of g'es. magnnude, 90
cln,o your bay 10 en- eneDy, and secure II TO
yourselves. As was anticipated, tho propo'
s,,ion net with most vigorous and DETER
MINED ohhos,fion ,he discussion occupied lho
pun.,psl part Of wo days, snd turned rbicRy
upon this appropriation but it was OF last dc
oided in you, favor. Do my humble sxef
,ious 10 defence OF what l believed 10 be you
iust claims on ,hst OCCASION. fo'm iounds
,ion Tor tho pfesen, opposition y Csn eny
man of common sense, after reedirg the above
,emNks, svoid j, swing tho conclusion --does
IL DOT rush itresist,bly on tho miDd--,hnI M
Dafee meant TO mako the impression upons
cetsin very respectable clsss OF tho eornru-
pi,y, ,ha, no was the main cause OF The com
meuc.ment of tho immense notifications
which are now rapidly progressing in our har'
boz, And is il DOT 90 wei unde erstood, by elnos,
s,ery c.ss, in tho CON immunity, that those works
within our state, though gtand In concepuon'
and will rcoiire im rnso iabor, and saN ex.
pcnd,,ure of money 10 their completion, afe
but as single Redot6f, compared with the
sree, sys,em Of Notifications, which vas con-
ceiv.d by the government, ysa,s ago, ana has
occupied he unceesing attention OF tho Two
las, p, esidcn,s. Madison and Monroe isr
no, fac, within tho knosledse Of Mr.. Dd'
fee, ths, The result Of that 'viscrOGs end de-
re,mined opposi,iop, would have been the
same no matter who might have been our
esep,stive al thai time no matter 1beth'
&C we had o Reprosen,slive IN Congress or
not no matte who might hsve been our
Ptssjdcnt; 90 ms,tor 10 what section oil The
county he claimed hi, earliest home ;--ihese
wo Ks would have prog 'cssed--this sppropi
s,inn would have been made; 'Ihe question
would, at last, have been decided IN our favor
Al tbi. vic orous and determined opposition
10 the appropriation, torns out IN Po'n. o. TACT
70 be this: Wnen the bill for Genefsl sp?ro.
ptishons was called up fer d'scu'sion old
se, Cooke, who is always opposed TO any,
md every ,ou Of escendi are, objected 10 sny
fut,her appropriation 70, iorl6esions. The
old Ger eral did this, no doubt, mo'e Tor tho
pu, pose of sustsin,ng the uniiormity OF his
chstsc,er O., s'Rsdlcsl,' than for sny othe'
po,.,bls object: Fur,hermors, this old Gen.
Coeks /. no exactly ,ho man TO s'ir, IN Con
e,es, TO- ,wo whole days, q vigorous aud do
terminea position, upon subjec' like that.
Nj Dufes's exeniops, therefore, on that
great pcessioo, were simply 10 cell Tor The
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