The Rhode Island Republican

NEWPORT.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1812

From the London Evening Star, Sept. 29.

"To-day we continue our extracts from the American papers. Their aspect is certainly not pacific, and to this we have to add, from private sources of information, that the prevalent opinion in America is, that Madison will not withdraw his declaration of war. That man is now about to shew himself in his true colours, but his career will be short. A few months war will annihilate the commerce of America, dissolve the connexion between the federal and democratic states, and probably produce an indissoluble league between Great-Britain and the northern states—so much for the attempt to introduce the code Napoleon in morals and politics into the councils of a free country."

Who can read the foregoing extract from a British newspaper, without the utmost astonishment and the deepest indignation?—Who suggested to these folks the idea of "dissolving the connexion between the federal [northern] and democratic [southern] states"? Surely it was no one of the Republican party—they have always advocated the Union, and would spill their blood in support of it. Who, then, was it?—we can answer without fear of contradiction—a faction lurking in and about Boston, ycleped of old, the "Essex Junto." This faction has been, for a long time past, exerting its influence, by every means in its power, to "dissolve the connexion"—they have agents and emissaries in many places, to effect their nefarious views—and unless the real friends of the Union open their eyes, sooner or later they will succeed in their accursed designs. They beguile the well disposed Yeomanry, with false appearances—they pretend to be the advocates of peace, when war and desolation is in their hearts—and that too, of the worst kind, a civil war! And for what? to effect "an indissoluble league between Great Britain and the northern [federal] states"! Perish the thought! Many now live in New-England who suffered every privation, and who have spilt their blood and spent their treasures in the struggle for independence—and will they tamely witness the re-establishment of the former connexion? No, proud Britain! be ye not deceived by the Rexavs of New-England—should an attempt be made to "dissolve the connexion," a powerful band of patriots, even from among that party, which you consider entirely devoted to you, will rise up in opposition, and hurl destruction on your head, and the little cabal of conspirators in league with you.