Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-07-30
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SHAKtsrkAR.
ITO periodically commemorate ,hoic great
\ evenis which have conduced To national
happincis is pertinent and lsudable. Ii has ts
origin in principle hch claims the spprobs-
tion OF sngels--benevolence 20 he race OF man.
TO fee the evils which have long befcr whole
coantry, vznIih M once before eternal juaies
and the laws ot nature, 10 siicumaance sh,ch
iniptes the viaucus mind with fuprcme de.
light. Its contemplation dila,rs The heart Of
fenhbilily with generous and exalted irn,imens.
and thrills the liberal breaR With indiicribahle
isniation' '---touched by the ipir, Of rfnemcnt.
Among thoie important changes which
havenccur'ed in the progrsflivenefs OF iime none
more demand commemo'ation than that which
gave birth TO liberty 10 this weaern world.
The aCfpicious day which iaw The chains Of Brit
in navery bura siunder, and the fabric ol Isds-
bsndssee reared upon the rules Of vice and mon-
arehy, onght to be held in iacred remembrance
by every citizen who boats the name OF tree
dom. Its snniverisry becomes highly IequiG,c
being OF great advantage to the csulc ior
which "A meiica conteudcd. Ii swxkens the ar
dor of pstrioiifm, and preieryes the impreilions
Of that principle whole exci,stion fccufcd our
imnonities, and made The throne Of the poliiieal
beaa trcmblc TO its centre. Ii tkewile mani.
iens our adherence TO the object OF The rsvolu-
tion. and diiplsys TO the nsiions OF Europe eur
firm union in 6e'eoce OF our country's righn.--
But TO the difhonor Of particular towns, ihis day
ia ieldom or never noticed. Is annual Ictarn
excites not the founds Of Joy. Not a tongue 10
heatd to chant the grateioi name of liberty, nor
cheerful voice TO tell the glad tidings Of lndc-
pendence. A difgufing GIenee reigns arousJ.
All appears like the predominsnce Of duilnefs--
the calm triumph of apathy. While the ,hsrs
der OF exploding cannon. schoiDg from dif-
,ancr, breaks upon the ainefs of morn, loudly
inviting the fons Of freedom TO join the fcRiys
band, many are devoutly hucgjng the 0uggifh
pillow, and fnoring the mstin hymn Of MsrSbtus.
Some, again, whole ungepial " bofoms none Of
the noble ps1ions warn" are moving like au-
tomato Hatues 10 their daily occupations, while
Others aalk the nreets with ideot gapc. or re-
main overwhelmed with confuGon, envy, snd
dcfpsir. like the iujeeis of Teprobaton amida
rhe favored oIifons Of fsinu, and Attending
fongs OF celeAisl praife.
To trace the csufcs Of this, 10 not The OBJ
jcft of the prefent obfervations. Sufhce II st
this. time to barely enuniersre toTyifm, whisk
fiill bsholds our form OF government ~iih a
malignant eye--invetefscy sgsioR the adminif-
tfstion--i iRnoble views at sysIicc and ieli-inte-
rsa--pauy imp!scability -bigofry, and nupid
ignorance. Thefe caufe,, accompanied. per-
hsps, with many Others, The Iefut Of local con-
tinacnce. prevailing over the minds Of the
greater proportion Of tine people, will in any
place, impede or eventually hinder tie ee!e-
brs,ioo Of our Independence. and national
fcvs,eign,y. This 10 not unf,equen,ly tbs
cafe.-1ber are places fron which the re-
turning beams VI this day was never hsiled---
places in which the joyous Psesns Of hbeuy
were never heard. Yet theie lame place. are
remarkably dihinguifhcd for esettioneering con-
,efis, sod party vocisrrstiops. The mere iounds
Of (tls,ai or ,xbsblees ieem to give energy 70
sIksvs lsieLy FEN an isass1 ~bfr 'k
.fe,,eralAs eteissd ebsoiafisg senb ibs rspchii-
car, o. ,bp day, fjs JfsfSsn'y xvasS sss sns-