The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-03-03
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growl and eneek a~ny. 9
We may he obliged also Ia contead with Z
souic Of more respectable family (; though, Z
perhaps, not more distinguished for cour- I
ago or magnanimity. We may meet with
some gentleman Of peculiar patriotism and I
refined political nsorality. Tie may have
been, as a partizan, notorious for his vtu-
perations against Jefferson and Madison
--he may be distinguished as The calumni.
ator Of every prominent member Of par
ty uniformly devoted to republican princi.
ples of government, and Of every man in
any manner distinguished for his civil or
military services. Our antagonist may be
some partizan patriot, notorious for his
hostility TO our constitution in '96-to our
4 laws in I607-to our country in the war Of
1912. Perhaps, sir, he may be an outcast
Of some ancient and forlorn hope of some
party publicly accused, upon high and dis.
! tinguished authority, Of plotting treason a
gainsl the Union in our late war. And,
sir it may be the peculiar misfortune of
such an adversary--while his honorable |,
associates gepel the charge with proud in-
dignation--it may be his sad destiny to
be lashed to the car Of his accuser. All
the dignity Of the man be sunk in the syc
ophancy Of the parasite. He may not on
" crouch beneath the lash--but like poor
slave-bend his head upon the footstool Of
his distinguished accuser, hug his chains,
and breath ont vows Of eternal allegiance
/ and fidelity.
The gentleman from Rhode Island has
witnessed an interesting age, and has
; chronicled many revolutions in the poliii'
n cal world. He may yet live to see some
$ such poor wreck Of humanity appearing a
: gain in public cliec-regeneratcd, re coined,
n and e-stamped-fresh from the great Ma
8 tisnal Republican mint. But, sir, whenev.
J. er and wherever he may appear, he will be,
G he always has been, the unrelontng Toe
!, Of every man at all respected for moral
Il dignity. or distinguished for patriotism.
To such an antag onist, the past can afford
e no consolaiion--ihe future no hope-he
r who looks back OH the wreck Of his polit-
e col fortunes and his withered hopes, with
N the bitter glance Of despair, can look for.
ID ward only with malignant eye flushed
II with revenge. The history ofhis country
affards him no consolation save in the re-
!. collection Of that memorable hour Of our
l. national calamiiies--the hour Of his ,ri
s. umph aud the patriots Ges pair when with
ic reasonable Joy he saw the flashes Of oul
u burning villages in the north--the fires o.
\. Hampton and Havre.d de. Grace-the blaze
q of oar Capitol when with trcacherous ex
III ultation he welcomed the arrival Of an in
Is vading and veteran army OH our southern
n, frontier.
le Tho hopeless politician turns back will
r. unnatural deight,to that awful crisis in ou
It, national affairs, when every Amercan for
r got the little animositics Of party aut
Ii yielded to the sublmer impulses of patr
Is o,ism; when our bark was amidst Tho
Ir breakers. and the sea run mountains high
Or when some OF the, crew mutinied and oil
d hope seemed to be lost! the uescherou,
ID mutineer, sir, the unhappy victim Of despair
lie and revenge, finds sweet consolation il
.. traducing that patriotic and gallant crew
in who stood BY the helm, breasted and wealth
Id cred the storm. But, sir, the sullen ant
Q. despairing alien TO his country's honor
,ir enjoys his subl,nsst revenge in bitterl
he calumniating the venerable and gallan
TO chief, who ruled in the storm ofbattle an
tie redeemed our lost hopes--who extinguish
ed ed these unhallowed fires upon our Ian
and washed out the dishonorable stains up
no on our soil, with the blood of its invaders
is The gloomy and desponding victim of de
of spair, brooding over his withered hope,
We can never pardon our chief magistrate, fc
IN destroying all his unholy and ambition
Of plans, by closing the calamitous scenes {
,s, war in blaze of victory.
III, fit were not, Mr.. Speaker, too gret
its an indignity to the honorable members {
ar. this House, might concur with the ger
,r. tleman from Rhode Island, in supposing
IN possible that We may encounter on III
= floor some member, whose only title to n
lh. spect would be the certificate we all Ell
&C. Joy of the confidence Of our constituent
ry. We might perhaps be obliged to engae
pr, with some gentleman remarkable for h
ht- modesty, self-respect, and gentlemanly =,
lp. 6nement. Perchance, some discipline
a orator, who may rise in this House wi,
is all the pomp and magnifcence Of Demo
its thenes--with his little library scattered ,
III, rouod hlm-threatening US with speec
nd Of admirable dimensions. But, with q
lie, this parade, he may yet, sir, disappoi
Die himself and relieve the apprehensions
at his audience, by sinking, exhausted az
'ir, broken down under the excessive weigl
ut of an enormous exordium. TO youn
Ter modessy and tsIent this would be calan
Ire ity--but, sir, it is nothing to your veters
IN rhetoricisn. Like the amphibious ar
he, skilful psvigators of the pearl fisher
en- though they may sink in one latitude, the
we rise In another full freighted with eli u
a treasures of the deep. So, sir, with 20,
ist, vcteran speech. nal ker-- this i'll fated exc
~, dunn may, after some four, FIVE or six weeI
Ike Of severe labor, appear in all the smplitut
ak. ofs pamphlet corrected and revised
ard the author. And, sir, il might happe