The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-07-29

what that is. The intermixture of few non-dis-
cripts, who call themselves wings, but formerly Dem
ocrats, and yet protesting democratic notions, would
have no influence whatever in the Government they
would have fought the federal battle but all the
honors, and the spols would be for federal hands,
and heads. This needs proof; it is history, as
well as every day occurrence. Look at the negec-
ted wings of Connecticut look at the discarded
An-masons everywhere, no, the Federalists can
condescend to use the deserters from other parties
but they cannot afford to trust them with Office be-
cause they must expect TO find many among them
who are sincerely opposed to high federal policy
by the exercise of which alone in its most tyranica
and subllmated form, they can hope to maintain
themselves in power. If sedition, and ALLEN laws
were necessary forty years ago; something much
stronger would be necessary at the present time. to
sustain the partial policy, and exclusive favoritism
OF the present day. Dlsfranchisement and impris-
onment, would not suffice to put down the Just op-
position to unjust laws in the present state of know
edge; and nothing short of bayonets, and gunpow-
der effect it.
If the people are disposed to try the experiment.
and put the power into federal hands, retired men,
ike the writer, have nothing more to say; he can
retire to his farm, and keep as much out of the way
of the storm as possible although he is conscious
that it will reach him in more ways than one; but
his greatest anxiety is, on account of the dark and
Porentlous mystery which hangs over our next rev.
olutlon. fall from this high state of prosperity,
to any other probable condition, is sufficiently to be
deprecated But revolution, with the certain sep
aration of these States, foretes a state of things
such as no prudent man contemplate, even in
imagination, without horror Its very uncertainty
is not the least of its terrors.
And revolution, and separation of these States,
would be the nable result of federal rule. Federal
rule, is now, as formerly, (but still more SOY based
on special legislation, for sectional advantage. This
would not be submitted to by other States and
rebellion against future strong federal Govern
ment would ensue.
There is no cement which can keep these States
together, but honest policy. And there is no de-
ception sufficiently refined to blind the States on
their rights and sophistry can twist our consti
tuition into a scrape which shall have the effect TO
thwart the just and equal pretentons of its prmi-
tive founders the States. Separat. these States, in
any way you please, misery, not to be described must
be the consequence. That Of the South would be
appalling we can readily imagine. But let us. of
the North not latter ourselves with the hope of es
Gaping our share The very first effects of separ
alton, which in all probability would be owing to the
grasping federal policy of the North would be a
deadly hostility to industry our great factories
and our little ones, would at once be stopped, by
foreign competition, the want of customers, and the |
burthens laid on their products by the new Southern
nation, to favor foreign rival products. Our fisher
cs would be parazcd by the rival fisheries of the
French, and English; who would be in possession
IF the best fishing grounds; and who would be f,-
'ored by our old customers of the South The
whale fishery would be impossible, without superior
leets to protect it, in all the wide ocean of its RANGE
Dur exportable surplus ofagricutura produce would
,e without market. And the endless list of notions
he products of our industry, which from time imme-
norlal has caused steady flow of wealth from the
South, to the North would be cut off Our Euro
,ean rivals furnish the same articles and would find
avor with our new enemies at the South More
'ver necessity would drive part of the black pop-
ilatlon into similar employments and those indus
rlous yankees who had rather make money. than
light Improbable battles against the black slaves of
he South, or the white men of Europe, would emi-
crate with their industry, and make a little New
England ofVirginia.
Our sea coast, and our unprotected Islands, would ,
'e ravaged daily by the Buccaneers of all the con-
ending parties; without excepting our own; as the !
Unfortunate Peasantry of France was, by the Crews
md the Blues the Royalsts and the Republicans
This is rapid but true picture of the consequent
es of separation of these States to which the fed
'ral policy would infallby lead. The horrors of
he civil war, which would pervade this whole con-
inen are such as shall not pretend to describe
although have seen and felt the effects of civil
vars for many years. But those had some possible