The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-07-13


are divided into parties and the Govern.
ment has 10 encounter, in the prosecution
Of It's views, an opposition formidable FROM
Its numbers, and still more formidable from
It's talents; and which, by its ascendancy,
should it gain that ascendancy, might and
probably would paralyze their. efforts and
Illustrate their views. Lamentable then
indeed would be the consequences. And
here ! would invoke the genus ofour com
mon country; that guardian angel that
seems hitherto to have presided over her
destinies, to avert from her so great ca
lamity! And here, too, would especially
invoke that spirit Of patriotism that ami
mates and has always animated the citi-
zens of Rhode Island, that never has failed.
never been recrcant TO their country in the
hour Of danger or of trial, to lend their ut
most aid to her Government in this crisis.
Encourage the hearts and strengthen the
hands of that benefcent power that is
welded only for the good and glory Of our
common country, and which is opposed,
$50 far as have been able to JudgeO only
from personal considerations.
1t may seem strange to some and unac-
! countable, that there should exist an orga-
nised opposition to wise and patriotic ad-
ministration. But let it be recollected that
the country is divided into parties, recent
ly arrayed in rival contests, heated by con-
tention and two Of them, at least their
leaders, irritated, not TO say infuriated by
defeat: let this be recollected and it viii
not perhaps seem strange, that an opposi-
ton should arise to the administration of
the successful candidate that no merits of
that administration should disarm that op-
position of its determined hostility; that
its object should be to destroy this, in or
der to build up another; and to destroy it
by making it unpopular with the nation, in
order to give the rival candidate or candi-
dates better chance in another contest
but however the thing happens, be assur-
ed the fact is so, an organized opposition
does exist, powerful in numbers, powerful
in talents, determined in pursuit against
whom your government is TO be sustained.
No state, has deeper concern in all that
concerns the nation than this; nor is the
call greater on any, to be vigilant on her
part and in her part, as member Of this
great cenfederated Empire. The security
and permanenee. of the Union, depend on
the national prosperity, and that on the
wisdom ofthe national councils the union,
important to all the States, is essential to
this not only her well being, but her very
being depends upon it. "A dissolution of the
union might leave to other states an exis.
tence, as petty sovereignties, despicable
and despised by the rest of the world but
would be death, would be annihilation to
the existence ofthis. Our strength is in
the strength, our life is in the life of the
union, and their fates are indissolubly twin
ed together. The fatal act that shall cut
the ligament that binds the states into one
nation, will cut them all off from their high
destinies will reduce them to the condi-
ton ofpctty adjoining sovereignties, inde-
pendent of each other, but for that reason
exposed to all the miseries ofperpetual hos
tilities among themselves; but would con-
sign this state to inevitable destruction in
their mutual conflicts, Let US then never
| dismiss our minds from the cares of the part
we are to act, as a member of this great
confederated En- pire. ....
Permit me now to give as sentiment on
this occasion the sentiment to which /
have already alluded:
| The State Of Rhode-Tsland and Provi-
dence Plantations-though the least in
size, yet in glory the second star in the
constellation of the Union. %. ..