The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-02-25

on the testimony Of old musty journals, and
betrayed private correspondence, of sus-
picion of having thought, some ninety five
years ago, that the range of the Allegha-
MES would be good western boundary to
a neat, little cis-Alleghanian, Yankee Re-
public, on thi Atlantic coast; and that the
old political witch shall go 10 the stake
The ladies demand, if his beautiful nymph
under his arm does not even now hold a
similar opinion and vote against the admis-
sion of any new State in the West? Oh,
yes, ladies', but omnia uincit amor--I love
my nymph so much!
Then comes the scratching scene. The
ladies' fly in the face ofthc conquering he
ro-- release the Yankee prisoner, and even
let loose the outre nymph under his left
arm, to go home, or run up tree, at will
and pleasure.
And there will end the triumph Of 1882;
and there will commence the litgating
scene Of Scratches, plaintiff, versus
Scratcher et uxorem, defendants, which ]
shall leave your Imagination to report, sim.
ply affirming that, let the jury come Of the
females of either party, Scratchee will be
cast in the costs, and a mark set on his
front for his Inconsistency and disregard to
Washington's farewell address.
Our Savior has been introduced upon the
boards, looking with composure upon the
slavery OF man! will not enter the deli.
cate ground of slavery. 1t is our supreme
curse--how shall we avert il II is the
secret poison stealing its way to our vitals
how shall we be healed Of the malady?
Leaving to the Fathers Of the Church
the meaning of the Christian precept,
"Whatsoever you would that men should
do to you, doye even so to them: for this is
the law and the prophets"-I pass on to
remark, that Christ did not come as tenn
poral law giyer, TO make statutes and civil
regulations for the Roman Empire; but ad
vised bis hearers to obey the laws; to pay
their taxes to Cesar; TO peace and good
will among themselves; and to ali manner
of charitableness i'll the imputation of mo.
tives--Judging not, lest they should be
judged.
He was no Roman Catalinc to infame
sectional prejudlccs and local hatred and
civil discord; and to array the provinces
against each other or against the imperial
head, or the Supreme Court oftbe Empire,
that he might gain the illegtimatc renown
Of being considered the champion of a de-
luded province.
Christ was better man! BIT however
he might have looked upon the slaves at
Rome there is class Of mankind on whom
even Christ himself, coming to forgive and
TO save, cannot look with composurc; but
rebukes them for coming about him Ii is
(, 4. IL ell "a, of al
victor, rather for the loaves and fishes than
for the words of political life. We read
that he gave gratutous and miraculous
feast to about five thousand Of these gen
try. He knew their motives and their OBJ
iects when they praised his diuner; and,
scornlng their company, retired to vessel
ON one of the interior lakes of Palestine.
They wanted more fish, and following af-
ter and prasrg him, crowded his little yes
sci ,as General Jackson's paTor was crowd
cd, in this city, on the 4th day of March,
1920. lie knew what they were after:
told them to their faces what manner Of
men they were; and rebuked them for com
ing about him! And let the President of
the United States follow this ilustrious
example And if there be any such follow
ers here, let them remember the examples
of Christ, and the precepts of Washington,
and cease their sectional strife, and conquer
their relish for fish
Ifthese principles denomnate us FEEDER
alists,be il so. II they denominate us Ma.
tional Republicans, be it 80. Names are
nothing.
We are neither in favor of separate alb
solute State sovereignty, nor in favor OF
the old confederation, nor for anarchy, nor
for despotism, under the forms of Republi
canism. We are in favour Of the prin.
ciples thus publicly announced. And il
every Senator will renounce all hopes of
reward for himself and his friends, for his
votes here--rewards so much deprecated d
in your long neglected report of May, 1926,
to diminish Executive patronage, and
put bounds to Executive willard will
meet us on these great fundamental prin-
cipes, VIC can restore this Senate to what
it was designed by its makers to be--u
body elevated by its long term and com.
paratively independent tenure of office,
entirely above the party politics Of the day,
and standing aloit Us the great barrier OF
public safety, against the rage Of popular
passion on the one side, and the encroach-
ments Of Executive will on the other.
We can restore the government to what
twas represented to be by Hamilton, and
Madison, and Jay, and understood by the
public to be when it was adopted by the
people of the United States, and their lib
critics, and the liberties Of their posterity
were fondly committed to its protection
But, if you will not meet us on these
grounds, and continue your sectional and
party strife, the public have right tc
conclude, and will conclude, that your long
neglected report of May, 1896, so exten.
sively printed and circulated at public ex
pense, and all your past professions of re-
form were but hypocritical prosttutiors o.