The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-09-20


cumstances, and IN condition little less
imposing shan ifbe had Just risen from the
dead Under such high authority, tho
more confidently assert, that the effort to
eject jackson is the fruitful fountain Of the
prevailing mlschicfs, which every sober
man must dcprecate, as disturbing the re-
pose and threatening the safety of the re-
: pubic. This lnirmity of blind and idol
ntrous devotion To military success--tho
name OF every republic that has gone before
us--ls The prolific soil whose harvest of bit.
'erness we are now reapmg. In the phren-
! sy u produces. reason is no longer heard.
ne grossest inlschoods are propagated
! ana heleved--eNCry object is sacrificed
Mltnout scruple 10 the success Of tho idol
! alehts, services, character, weigh noth-
/ ing, " out ol the pale of the party. The
oad passions are let loose st--disorganizinr
sentiments, and even threats To commit
treason, coming from paTt,sans, are coun-
lehanccd ana approvcd--the desperate, ei-
lh'r III circumstance ar character. como
from thcr hiding places, wearing Tho
oaug' oi The idol, broad mantle covering
every deiect: petty politicians, seeking of-
nee without mert To win II, mount tho
popular hobby--cycn the more scdata
! Va''h the general contagon and swell tho
''ue, or, lost at the clamOr and folly OF oth-
crs, stand by without an effort 10 resist.
hesc are lhe causes contributing Ia that
State ol things, in which Jefferson, pro-
'"uhdly versed IN the history of Govern.
meh's, saw the frlghtfu forebo6Ing that
even here all would be lost. I'm vain did
Cato, the stern Roman patriot. warn hia
countrymen against Caesar. EQUALLY vain
was The English patriots admonition. that
Nromwel, under the hypocritcal mask OF
r'llgion, was man of deep designs aud
unlimited ambition. Vein also were tho
warnings ot experience against Napoleon
and his designs. The sycopLants Of ihcso
military clnellnins then as now, denounc.
ed the solemn admontion as ISLANDERS a.
3aInSt pa'ro,lsm--thcy contended, then.
.as now, that these men had nothing so
| much at heart os the Liberties of their re.
! 'pectIve countries--that their snerey and
! Pm7W OF character were necessary to
cleanse their governments of corruption
mat they alone could Sare The country
The contidiug dupcs shouted their no.
'onnas 10 these military chicitalns, and a.
woke from their dslusion only al the cank.
ng of their chains. The sycophants, a.
Ike IN all times and countries, laughed ae
ne folly oithe people, and applaudcd these
briEahds for their succcsscs-- achieved by
ibp run of the Lbcrfios fhoy proicssed 10
defend. Nay, they audaciouSly declared
.hnt thor atroclous usurpation was hap.
Dy riddance fom the turbulence Of derno.
'racy.
Ny iellow-citizeDs. which will you So.
ect us your guide? The solemn voice of
he great champion Of our independence.
nd The stcadsast patriots of The land, or
hose mushroom politicians, and ohce-
uniting dcmogogUcs. who cry out away
With the men now in power, though pura
Il the angels at tho right hand of God?"
offer vou these few remarks by way Of
and shall continue the sub.
ect IN some future numbers. A FARMER.
mage"
From the Charleston City Gazette.
TO THE OLD REPUBLICANS.
The poice Of JcDirSon.
How shall preface the language Of tho
'utrlorch Of RcpubIlcanem? ~ there r.
Ian who stood by his country in 1879, who
I'll is in his heart Republican, that does
ot blush nt the necessity of being rousct
D listen 10 the admonitions Of Jefferson,
ls'sqd Of rchearsing the disgusting senti
rents Of men, who would
"Worship Satan for his THRONE of fire."
he hcndIong, needless, disorganizinc
rnciplcs which arc deluding this commn.
lty, and the inevitable result of giving the
ens into the hands of men who are too
roud and too lazy 10 work themselves,
nd hope, by political subservency 10 Brit.
in, to montnin rank which they no
niger merit. We must rely still on tho
ubstantial, leboring, industrious popula-
on, whatever their pursuit, whether in
their plantations or pursuing The
Mechanic art.--But let me place one plain
roposition before tho public.
II is calculated by the British them-
elves, that the plaInest articles that come
-om The loom, such as " protected by tho
.mercan iarlT.cost zone fourth for the raw
iatera, and three. .fourths for tho labor"
low suppose South-Carolna raised raw
DttOn, which wns worth ono million of
plars; she sends il to England, where
lree millions additional value is added to-
by the manufacture. Thus, four mil
,ns OF cotton goods arc prepared and i'm.
,r,ed for our consumption. We pay the
ut millions. How IL this divided? WHY
,uth Carolina gets one, and England
rec. So That with hot and sckly eli.
ate, We toll for one fourth. and the En-
Ish manufacturers pocket the thrco.
nrths but this is by no means the worst
tho matter. The members who earn
s three millions will not buy one grain
our corn, or ricc, or lumber but Err.
al compcls them 10 spend il, all 10 pam.
= her bloa'ed aristocrocy, and keep up
= army and navy, and pay her national
bt SO that little island, not as big nv
nc Of our States, sways the dcstinies of
2 world, and has twice bu,chcred our cit-