The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-09-13

Such was attempted in this country at tn
commencemcnt and through the period ,
our revolution. Such, in like manner, b
kingly league and covenant against the daw
OF rcpublicanism in France, and such, afte
heart-rending cruelty and massacre, was ei
fectcd in UNHAPPY Ireland, were liberty wa
mangled in its birth, and drowned in tn
life-blood of its parents.
Erin Gem Of the ocean Erin the Ian,
otbeauty,of bravery, and enthusiasm Wher
an Orr, Fitzgerald perished, on the thresh
old of liberty were Tone once waves
the beaming sword of patriotism like hale
around his brows. Where an Emmett stoot
forth dauntless in virtue, who made Fell,
to tremble in the very seat of arbitrary pow
er who dashed brute violence in the hour o
its triumph |; who descended into the tomt
like flame, and whose genius shed blaze o
| glory round the horrors of his grave. Oh
sages Oh patriots !Oh mighty men of bat
tie Have ye then fallen in vain Have your
| groans been wasted on the wind, has your
blood sunk forgotten in the earth No, no
| Ireland has numbered your groans Ireland
has recorded your actions Ireland has re.
ceived your blood upon her bosom it shall
| nourish a future race ofherocs brave as their
| fathers, but more successful. %
"Like stars of the battle we set,
But enough of your glory remains on each sword,
10 light them to victory yet" -'
The harp of Erin shall again be struck to
the song of liberty her tears of sorrow shall
be exchanged for smiles of gladness, and her
green hills shall echo with the shout of eman-
cipated man. e.,1..s. ....-. ,tr,-
Fellow-CitiZcns, we commence this year
Of our independence, under the most favour
able auspices. After an interval Of doubt and
anxiety, we again see our nation, by stedfastly
adhering to determined and honourable
policy, emerging into unclouded day, and
pursuing its course in prosperity and peace.
We behold at our head, man raised by our
own choise, whose talents and virtues do hon.
our to the dscernment of the people. with
such men to rule over us, if we do but sup
port them with confidence and unanimity (; if
like the individual members of vast machine,
each performs faithfully his part in the station
in which he is placed, what dignifed results
may we not anticipate, to what an unexampled
height Of national grandeur, may not our
country be destined. 700 ,..r ef.r ~
Blessed with an almost unbounded terrific
ry, whose capacious bosom can receive and
give sustenancc to nations country where
man, undebased by servile poverty, unconin-
ed by crouded population, may resume the
physical dignity of his frame, and walk forth
the real lord Of the creation. a country where
the human mind, unshack,ed by politi-
cal or religious intolerance, may mount aloft
on eagle wing, above the mists of ignor-
ance and delusion,may rise from thought TO
thought, invention to invention, and soar in
the meridian blaze of knowledge. Hither the
arts and sciences, driven from their ancient
seats by wild disorder, shall turn their haley
OH beaks. Religion, pure, sincere and unres-
trained, shall shed its ;iuhuencc on our man.
ners. Philosophy shall wander with wonder
ing eye among our stupcnduous solitudcs
The groan of oppression shall not violate the
sanctity of our repose, but the steady serenity
of tranquil peace, reign like an eternal Sab
bath in our hand.
The seas of Huron, of Erie and Ontario
shall be whitencd by the sail of internal COM
mercc. Our trackJess wilds shall soften un-
der the hand of cultivation the desert and
the silent place shall rejoice, and the "wil-
dcrncss shall blossom like the rose" Where
tbs smoke of the solitary wigwam now curls
lightly in the breeze, there shall roll the dark
volume Of the populous and spacious city.
The glad ray of knowledge shall burst upon
those dark recesses, where the wandering
savage holds dominion, the mighty mammoth
thunders through the forest, and the rafting
serpent wreathes his folds among the herbage.
Happy Columbia !! If thy inhabitants con-
tinuc to emulate the examples of their faith
ers, if true to virtue, their country and them
selves, they shun the contentious and lux,l-
rics of Europe, preserve sacred their bond of
union, and cherish unimpaired theirinestima-
BILE constitution, no thought can grasp the
of thy empire, no imagination as
sign limits to the extent of thy glory.