The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-07-04 00:00:00, page 2

that theyarc absolved from all allegiance
'to the éritish crown, and that all politi
"tal connection, between them and the
State of Great Britain is, and ovght to
be, totally dissolved ; and that, as FRELE.
AND IfVDEPENDN ET STATES,
'they ‘have full power to levy war, con
wlude peace, contract alliances, establish
nommerce, .and todo all-other acts and
things which INDEPENDEN'T
STATILS way of righvrdo. And for
the support of this declaration, witn a
Airm reliance on the protection of Divine
Providence, 'we mutuaily pledge io cach
other our LIVES, our FORTUNES,
and our SACRED HONOUR,
T'H/E power of retaining secrets is a quali
scudtion highly requisite for every person to
possess. Without this, friendship cannot ex
iistymor the satistaction resulting from confi
dennial intercouse be enjoved. The bands of
sooin) harmeny are dissolved, and contention
and distrust assume a disagreeable predom
ihdnce. p .
Signed by order
. . and in behalf of the Congress,
- JOHN HANCOCK, President.
ATTEST.
CHARLES THOMPSON, Sec’ry.
¢ 'he revealer .of secrets is shunned by the
most abandoned of mankind as a dangerous
‘character tddassociate with. Even the thief
and robber bunish him from their society.
Tae reading of Novels has heen condemn
¢d by many us a useless and detrimental em
plovment. The judgnent, in my opinion, is
hasty and severe. To those who are engag
ed io nice rescarches, and critical investiga
tions, it is of but little consequence ; but fo*
those who woo' the daughters of Aonia, it
is of great advantage. It enlarges the im
sgination, and renders it fertile and inventive,
capable of fprming an apt assemblage of per
tinent ideas, anyd beautiful.images—athe life of
Poetry. The inimitable MiLron, whose vig
orous and expansive mind ranged through
nature’s works,
" Begond the visible diurnal sphere,”
pwed many of his smazing flights, and ideal
& ezursions to a nhturally sublime lmn’inﬁoa.
enlarged and refinéd by the reading. of roman
to which he Wwas uncomingnly miached in
g’mﬂ‘- LA ‘
' -
AGRICULTURE is an art of t4¢ highest an
fquity. It bhad its origin in the bowers of
Eden. I'he primeval progenitors of the hu
man race were placed in this garden to keep
snd till it. When the violators of the divine
bubhest were expelled these happy seats, they
Surried with them the knowledge of agricul
ture. [hdeed, it then became indispensable ;
for with the sweat of their brows, were they
deomed toeat. Cain was the descendant with
whom the knowledga of fillage remuined.
e was a cultivator of-the ground. As man
ulvplied upon the earch, this art was diffus
n, and daly improved. Its progress, how
ever, was arrested by the general destruc
tien of the deluge. This remarkable oc
‘currence was an interruption to the advances
papidly Mmakipg towards the promotion of
society and civilization. Noan, immediately
after the assuaging of the inundation, began
w apply that agricultural knowledge he had
acyuired among the untedeluvian patriarchs.
e begun to be a husbandman, to plant vine
yards, and cultivate the soil. Herc agricul
tare revived ; here it commenced a second
epoch, aad with the propagation of mankind,
sproad ius biessings over the fertilc plains of
the East. ,
Biotdl tthein a 5 we'hold the vest of man-|
%indl, enentics in war, in'peacs, fricnds, |
W 'therefore, the Representativesol :
tthe UNITED STATLS OF A
MERICA, IN GENERAL CON. ‘!
BGRESS ASSEMBLED, appealing to:
the' Supreme Judge of the world, for the
wevtitude of our ‘intentions, do, in the.
nante and by the authority of the good
.{xqplc of these Colonies, solemnly pub
hish and - decre, that these United (i‘ol- .
onies are, and of nght ought to be FRIE
AND INDEPENDENT STATES, |
Tae reading of biography is not only en
tertaing, but useful apd instructive. In
wvie wing the actions of others we are enabled
g regalate our own with better judgment.
y a knowledge of their errours, we may
avoid the rocks which proved their ruin : By
tracing the chataciers of the virtnous, great,
and aobie, we are inspired with the desire of
cm@iation. o
. Faterary Piscellany.
YOR CHE RHODE-ISLAND REPUBLICAN,.
ANTIQUITY OF AGRICULTURE.
MISCELLANEA-NO. XXI.
BIOGRAPNY.
SECRECY.
NOVELS.
M. Sivivre,
By inserting the’ filtbwiriy exvrace,’ from he. close of
Wie. How LA ND's Address, te she’ Providence Jssccia
tion of Mechanicks and Manv focturers, on the 9th of
Aprily 1830, in your useful puper you'll vbiige o
MECHANICK,
The wheel is continually turning, and those
ina mercanile view who will ruin their neigh
bours on account of their political opinions,
because they had sufficient independence (be
they either democrats or federclists ) © to suf-
Jer their political ofiinions to be known” oft’-
times find themselves sooner or later at the
bottom-this we see daily exemplified.
The coulition of Pilnitz for the partition of
France has justly ended in the ruin of its au
thors. Every political movement of Britain
from the first murders at Lexington, up to
the present, has since the commencenient of
the g;usem reign been one continued opposi
tion ko liverty. The wheel is turning, and
every cvil with which the British monarchy
s aflicted mankind in Amerlca, in Asia, in
Africa, and Europe, is rapidly retoiling on
werselfl she is jw./ at the bottom. * T
Windham, oue¢ of the Ministers in Pricain,
IN addressing this Assuciation on ‘the
day of their anpual meeting, the idea of the
revolutions of time, aad the changes produc
ed in his swift career, necessarily fills and so
lemnizes the mind. Where are our early as
sociates—-the founders of this institution ?
T'wenty-one years has broke the social con
nexion here, and conveyed many of them 10
the house appoimed for all living ; more
than sixty are marked on our catalogue as
deceased. What an admonition is this !
Wihile here they performed a good work ;
they joined with us in bringing forward this
society, and in establishing its reputation ;
they subscribed to its funds ; many of them
then in afluence, moved by the purest be
nevolence,contributed to the relief of others ;
sha!l we not then look to their now destitute
fumilies, and extend an assisting band ! Yes,
you will 'ﬂ?alrc provision for their religf~-and
you must let advice and councily, and friendly
attention accompany fiecuniary assistance.
But there is a subject which this Associa
tion will ever have a right to contemplate
with pleasure, and which may with peculiar
propriety be noticed on our anniversary festi
val, as it cannot fail to lLieighten the joys ex
cited by social affections and mutual gratula
tion. The publick Schools in this town, in
which more than 1000 children are daily
taught, owe their existence to your memori
al presented to the General Assembly of this
State. The Schools were brought iuto exis
tence under the auspices of a publick law ;
but they stood on a surer foundation than the
caprice of a six months legislature ; they
stood on the solid base of equal right, and on
the enlightened and liberal views of the cit
zens of Providence. We are confident more
than 3000 children have been taught in these
Schools, many ot whom are now settled in
lite ; and from the advantages derived from,
this publick instruction are in prosperous cire
cumstances. Their reputation and future
respéctability we hope will reflect high hon-
Our 0N your persevering exertions.
The singular unanimity of the citizens of
Providence in bringing forward and support
ing the Schools in such high reputation, and
cheerfully contributing to their support by
adding the sum of 3500 dolls. to the annual
estimates for the current expences of the
year, deserves the highest culogium ; and
this praise is the more justly due from the
consideration, that this is the only town in the
state where a just sense of duty residing in
the breasts of individuals, is brought forth to
opeérate in the body politick, in a matter of
the first concern to the freedom and happi
ness of the community.
While we recognize our social connections
it is with pleasure that we can this day con
template the fulfillment ot that clause s the
charter, which declares that this Asspciation
shall have perpetual succession. T'his pledge
does not stand singly in the contract between
the State and the tirst ussociates, but in the
presence of so many of the -Sons of Mem
bers, who are emulous to perpetuate this in
stitution=—an institution to which every me
chanick or manufacturer possessing a good.
name, and determined to preserve a fair re
putation, may find admrittance——an institution
to ‘which the Sons of Members are admitted
as to their father’s house, with higher privi
leges, and with peculiar regard-—an institu
tion which, with the increase of its years, and
in its descent to future time, will ascertain
and pursue the most practicable means of in
suring publick and private benefit. In its
descent through the lapse of years, it will
sweeten as it passes, the last moments of de
caying age, and brighten and cheer the pros
pect of feeble infuncy. Thus shall the
streams which issue from the fountain of be
nevolence be conducted through the medium
of this institution, to refresh and enliven the
abodes of sorrow ; and gratitude and joy shal{
succeed tc the widow's sighy and to chewrfihan's
tears ! . :
“Ye Sons of Mechanicks ! O cherish the flame,
“ And wide as the world difuse Charity's nume :
“Thus to your country new honours you'll raise,
* And millions unborn will give incense of praisc.
“ Relief, O how graeful ! how valued the prize,
“To wipe off the tear from the widow’s sad eyes;
“ Console her misfortunes, bid sorrows to cease,
“ And pour in the balm, cogsolation and rcace.
‘““For THls WE UNITED-=OUr hearts still approve—=
* Relief is our eharter, cemented by Love !
) ¢
YROM THE LEXINGTON REPORTER.
THE STATUE OF GOLD,
Or, cold cumfor: for the TorigS.
Miscellancous.
‘declared that » Cldbetr deservid o statue of
‘G apw for his services in the United Stafte,”
lere the wheel has takéen a compléete turn,
and the American tories, and particularly the
Philadelfihia rories, are at the bottom. '
They nurtured that viper, they suppoited
his paper, they laid the foundation of bis for
tune, they encouraged him in the abuse and
defamation of the whole American character,
whether called democrats or federalists, in
his unquzlified abuse of the name of Wasu-
INGTON, and every patriot of the revolution,
untilat last the superlative infamy of this
British spy, recommended Lim to the notice
and pay ol Liston.—~And all this aid those
tories gave from their hatred to the revolu
tion, and their attachment to monarchy, and,
their « dear king George.”
Now mark the turn of the wheel—Cobbet,
from the money he drew Trom those rorica,
and particularly the Philadelpihia tories, estabs
lished riches and est ates, he now rails against
those who canted aboutanti-jacebinism, is both
by act and deed the most inveterate enemy of
the British monarchy, and advocate for liber
ty=-and his paper and writings in 'London,
will more than any ether, have the hinmedi
ate effect of overturning "that government.
How the wheel moves round, see how Cob
bet earns his golden statue, what cold-comfort
for the cohsciences of tories.
On the 6th inst, the large pond in the N.
E. part of Greensborough, in this State,
which formed the head of the river Lamoi! s
burst its bounds, and, carrying ruin and des
truction in its course, emptied itself into Lake
Memphremagog, a distance of about 25 ml’s
The particulars yre as follows ;——-
The pond, which was about 2 1-2 miles in
length, 1 mile in breadth, and 100 feet in
depth, wus situated on the Green Mountain,
considerably higher than the surrounding
country. About forty rods distant was anoth
er sinaller pond, on the outlet of which stood
a number of mills. The perpendicular
height of the former above the latter was ü
bout 100 feets It had long been contempla
ted to make a communication between them,
in the expectation that it would great!ly bene
fit the mills below the small pond. On the
day abovementi# :d, a number of the inhali
tants of *Wheelock, Sheilield, Glover, and
Barton, met for the purpose of digging a
channel, and commenced their operations on
the brow of a descent, a few rods from the
large pond. They soon finished a channel 5
or 6 fect in depth. As the chaunell filled,
the ground, which was composed of a kind of
quick sand, began to sink, aud the increasing
pressure, soon produced a vast chasm of up
wards of 100 feet in debth, and 18 or 20
rods in width ; the water issued from 'the
pond with such dreadful impetuosity that it
was completely drained in one hour. The
sinking of the ground was so suddcn, that the
workmen, who precipitately reiveated, had
scarce time to save thenselves ; one sunk five
or six feet; but was fortunate enough to ex
tricate”himself by catching hold of the root
of atree. The water rushed into the lower
pond, and.thence proceeded throucrh a forcst
of heavy timber, six miles, to Barton river,
carryiug off every thing it met, and tearing
up the soil. It then took the course of Bar
ton river, when it proceeded with the same
devastation till it arrived at Lake Memphre
magog. Aithowgh the country through
which it‘passed is but thinly ‘settled, yet the
damzge sustained is immense. Farms which
lay on the banks of Barton river, were cover
ed, 10 or 12 feet, with stone,timber and eurth,
and their owners left in a state of consterna
tion and despair. Two saw mills, a grist
mill, blacksmith’s shop, five bridges, a horse
and a large numberof sheep, &c. were swept
into the Luke.
We hope that the Declaration of Indefien-,
dence will be publickly read by every assecia
tYon of Republicans who may assemble on
the qn)t'oochingb RIRTH DAY of our Nation.
This has been the invariable practice in the
Southern States, and we hope it will not be
disperised with by the Republichns on the en
suing highly auspicious wumiversary. 1M
The scene it presented was awful. What
must have been the sensations, produced by
the sight of a column ot water, of a number
of miles in length, and 30 rods in width, fill
ed with trees sand earth, and rushing with
horrid crash and thundering souwd ; flling
up the vallies and levelling the hills in its
course ! The earth for many miles around
trembled benedth the load. The noise was
heard at a great distance ; the inhabitants re
siding on Barton priver, in the first moments
of surprise, supposed it to be distant thunder
but the cloudless sKy soon convinced them of
their ervour, and the increasing sound pre
sented to their affrighted imaginations the i
dea of an earthquake, but a nearer approach
of the water discovered the reality, but then,
alike ignorant of the cause and extent of so
uncommon an appearance, they knew not
where to fly for safety. Perhaps the history
of America does not record a more extraor
dinary event. No lives were los t.
Banks.—We learn that Mr. Blodget, of
Washington City, recently obtained a com
plete and accurate return of all the banks in
the United States. On the Ist of April last,
the number of Banks was 103, and of the
branches 30, making in all 133, The nomi
nal capital of the whole of these banksex
ceeds FIFTY EIGHT MILLIONS DOL’s.
t [Aurera]
D ! W
PECLARATION of AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
MONJTPELIER, JUNE 22,
WOMNDERFUL ! ! !
VERMONT.
The tory federalists, it seems, (for reasdns
best kflown to themselves) are-this year, én.
deavouring to outdo if passible the Republi
cans, in the celebration of Independence, and
cmphatically designate sheir’s & e Washing
ten celebration,” in contradistinction, we pte
sume to the Republicans, ‘We only wish
they would'act in charagcter with the inimor
tal hero and patriot, whose name thev are $o
fond of assuming. ‘His dying injunctions
then would not run eounter to their uniform
system of encouraging jezlousies and animaés.
ities betweeén the Southern and Northern see
tions of the union, and predilections for ‘Brit
ain. If the federalists were the ‘frue disei
ples of Washington they would tread in Nis
steps. [#6d. ]
It appears that Ferdinand Vlllike aN ’3
trust te Briveh friendshipy, has alveady ‘N
enotgh of that kind of fratermity. \??3
the emissary from Great Biirain ltély wai
apon him idstead of accompanying hira B
Eigland, as the British expected, he nof ot
ly delivered him ‘nfo thie handsof the Freach
but expressed his desire of being wdopira §*
he Sou of Napoiéon. a
By the arrival at Marblehead of the ‘Seh.
Johnanna, 45 days [rom Cadiz we learn, that
the French had taken a Fort nedr "Cadiz,
(which had been gurrisoncd by the ‘Engiisin)
with great slaughter; and with almost entive
destraciion to the garrison—-thdt the French
were repairing ity and building a bridge,, and
it was expected the city would nothold out ‘1
wouth. The Eaglish men of war dnd other
armed vessels had Wropped down some dis
tance below the city. ‘Two vessels arriveéd
the 4¢h of May with 9,000,000 dollars. 'l'tfe
French have privateers out of St. Lucar, ann
have captured five American vessels, one
Ship ot 300 tuns, loaded with Tobacco, Al
gerine vessels arg cruising between St. M
ry’s and St. Vincents, and were réported to
have captured several Portuguese vessels.
Srifneiples and sentimerts cont ined in thi:
teresting and solemn instrament, (perned
by the immortal JEFFERSON, and signed
by our®present Patriotick Governcur and oth.
er Sages of the'Revolution) which “we thuét
has forever secured our beloved Country from
British thraldrom, ought, we think, to be -
deliably impressed on the memory of the orp
but particulerly on the youxe, of our fellow.
citizens, who have the least claim to the
character of Independent JAmerteans, '
[Boston Chronicle.)
Three attempts were made to sét fre to the
town of Newburn, (N. C.) the fitst wéek'of
June. It was supposed the design of the in
cendiaries was to rescue from jail a prisonér
confined there for a capital crime.
By the ‘latest accounts from Spain, thke
seige of Cadiz was pressed with ‘unabdting
vigour. The English ships had left their
first stations, and the French made donstairg
approaches to the city. The French appear=
ed to view their present pusitibn not so‘niuch
a post of military danger as an apportunity ‘o
employ the skill of ‘their artillery, and to gt
new lessons in the art of war and of fortific te
tions. Not a single principle of dany 'formdr
siegge was adapted without mathematical ‘¢it
quiry, add thousands were reading lessons
upon the orders of every day to the milita’p
ambition of the French arimy. The ‘operd
tions were'those of the schéol -of experiitesit
vather than the hasty decisions of an enragéll
enemy.—=The French therefore calculate their
progress, and never precipitate their ‘expert
merits, and as no other scene of actioh'is ‘o
en, while they are confident of success, ‘thef
eraploy all the arts which can assist thiéir ‘:r
derstandings for future and more ‘momentous
aperations. [ Satem Regtater.
Extract of aletter from a British officer in Cadiz, '
hais friend in Plymouth, dated 30th April 1810.
It will not be wery long before 'f’c'xiﬁéot b
see you, for it is impossible notwithstanding
the flattering prospect we have hitherto hao,
lo retain our position, or to defend this city
in the present situation of affairs.
On the 22d. inst we were under thé neces
sity of abandoning the important Fort of M=,
togorda, after suffering a severe loss froth
the destructive fire of the French artille iy,
which completel{ destrayed the fort and reif
deredit no longel tenable. :
Immediately on our retiring the Fretich
advanced and took possessiony, and are now
busily employed in rendering it a most ‘forsint
dable position ; vur'ships of war have already
been obliged to change their stations repeut
edly, being exposed to the fire of redhdt shot
from the ecnemy’s batteries, it dnly reuiving
for the enemy to complete his arrange nieties
which is out of our power to prevemt, und
then Cadiz miust fall of course.
It appears that the insurrection wlich hill
broken otitin Sweden in favour of their jusily
deposed monarch, was copfined to merely &
few English Agents and their corrupt adirers
ents, who Were soon overpowered, tien
sons arrested and their lives forfeited to m
temerity. [ New-York Publick Adveriiser.]
By late advices from Paris, it s dsserted
to be the intention of the Emperour to estais.
lish a kingdom i South-America, and nlhide
Ferdinand VII. on the throue of that kingdom
This is sufficicnt reason to account for tife
late conduct of that Prince in refusing to i~
vour the late bold and daring atrenipt of the
British government to procare his ‘eniary'e
ment.
Latest I ore_ig‘n News.
FROM CADIZ.
BOSTON, JUNE 28, 1819