Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-12-25


town of Bottom gave ample evidence
that the liberty of brutes, and the un-
alienable rights OF Freemen, were not
analogous. No real American at this
period contemplated the derogatory
connection between the voracious AMI
mails of the deiert, and the deliberate
fentiments of Citizens. Even at this
period, when the Revolution of Ame-
rica was in fwadling cloths, when the
independence of our country had
fcarcely formed Its features in embryo,
no one was hardy enough to draw
parallel between our exsrfions for lib
sry and the /avage dipeffion of wolves
in the forelt! This degrading Gmili-
tude was relerved for the man who
role TO his pre-eminence by the mag
nanimous efforts of thoEe whom he
now degrades.
The period of 'sEvENTy-rIvE
reminds us of that fanguinary fcene,
when the ftreets of Bolton were GRIM
foned with the blood of its citizens!
The horrid mafacrc on the night of
March THE STD, 1870, is leiion which
ought to imprefs on the minds Of
Americans the hoitile difpoGtion of
Britain. Can any fricndlhip exit in
nation, whole myrmidons fpread in
discriminate laughter among the in
habitants of this metropolis ? Can the
old Wbigs forget the diltreiling fcene
when the corps of five of their fellow
citizens were followed in folemn pro-
cefion through the iireets of Bottom? ?
When the 7ories were rejoicing at the
ianguinary cataltrophe, and only be-
walled the misfortune that SAMusI.
ADAMS and JOHN HANcock were
not the objects ofgeneral lamentation.
The Wbigs well remember the Town
Meeting at the Old.Soutb the preced-
ing day: the afcmbly of citizens was
augult and impreilive; the debates
were forcible and deci6ve; the ener.
gies of the inhabitants appeared in
their full majeiy (; one fpirit invigo-
rated the whole body, and one tongue
exprefIed their ultimate determine
ton. Can we forget the venerable
SAMUEL ADAMS on this folemn oc.
cation? Can we forgit the for,itude
of his mind, or the integrity of lis
conduit Do we not even at this day
recognize him in the Old Soutb Pulpit,
while ftanding as a bulwark to impede
the encroachments Of the enemy !
" How did our hearts burn within
us" when he recounted the impo6-
tions we had FILTERED and d,how did
our fouls beat in union with the FEN
timents which he inculcated! This
was truly the slime TO try men's joul5."
Venerable Patriot! you are now re-
tired from the world to enjoy that
compofure which your fervices merit
happy arc you in the reflection, thar
you have never deviated from the road
which you early delcribed as the only
path Of fafety and happinefs. In your
retirement you have to l,ment, that
iome who began the journey with you
have llrayed into the broad way which
leads to deltrudion; but till your re-
fe6tions mutt give confolation to ysur
declining years; and though feeble in
body, yet your foul muif experience
thois joys which are ever flrangers to
the brealts of apoaates. While Others
have received the fycophantic ad-
drefles of men, who in rs would
have led them to the gibbet, you have
enjoyed domeltic tranquility, and have
had the fatisfaetion to reAeet, ifyou
was not .faffered, you was not deipD.
I'd; you never became the dxpc of a
party, or the fport of thofe who made
an inttrument of your crudulity;-i
firm, manly. and deciiive, you never
was obliged to apologize for your con. |
duct, by laying the blame on thole |
who pre!umed to dictate through an |
. expected or unexpected qnarter."