The Rhode Island Republican

Happy, thrice happy for mankind, could vice be stripped of its gaudy coloring, and exhibited in its native deformity. No less happy would it be, could political impostors be thus dealt with; one of whom in the Mercury, in fear he may lose his office, "with foulest licence mocks the patriot's name"— talks loudly of the people's rights, liberties, and privileges—though he acts more like a slave-driver towards those, who unhappily are under his undue influence.—His party cunningly provide colored paper for their representative ticket, to deter those under their baneful influence, who dare put in any other. This one, detestable face, of their refined tyranny, annihilating every germ and every vestige of freedom, vitiating the election of all who have, or who may succeed by such dishonorable means, proves their hostility to our free institutions. These are they who hypocritically call themselves the people's friends; after breaking into the fold and bearing off the feeblest of the flock, and a promise to others "they shall be the last they will devour."

Let "A friend?" though not so old "as he feigns himself, if he feels a freeman's hatred of tyrannic pride," take this lesson and compare it with his notions of ancient or modern tyranny, and despair finding a parallel. With no less effrontery an attack is made on the liberty of the press, with a threat of prosecution," when made more definitely as to persons.

This comes with an ill grace from one who had so wantonly traduced the names and characters of men, we would never name with him. No wonder his fears are so great for himself; but while the liberty of the press, and the right of trial by jury, remain, so long shall free inquiry into the abuse of public power be pursued, the terror of his judges to the contrary notwithstanding:

Another takes hold of "Lawton" merely to sport with a boon man of whom I never heard. that while he was petitioning for the benefit of the act, he 'had a cash deposit at Hartford, or elsewhere, or suspected of concealing any part of his property from his creditors. This Hartford Conventionist having but little notion of religion, undertakes to ridicule that of others, by calling it "new fangled."

But for what has this Hartford man introduced bankrupts, but to shew how rich they are in thefts ; ten or more public offices are filled by them in this town—all federal.