The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-07-31
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From the past we may very often judge of
the future. Let US then consider whether If
we Go not make a bold stand against these
robbers, we may not, in a few years, look
back TO this time, as We now do - years past,
and say TO ourse.yes--Ah ! il on the fourth OF
July, 1911, we had, instead of rejoicing at the
blessing that our fathers left US, (and we are
disgracefully losing) had pledged ourselves to
stop the robbery oi flesh and blood or wage
perpetual war with the accursed robbers, how
happy would we now be-all our best sailors
were not then dragged into the service ofour
enemy. Our country had not then become
bankrupt by robseries {; what is now in the
hands OF our enemy, warning against us,would
now be in our hands, warning against them.
We were not then despised by all the nations
of the earth, and we could have retained their
respect. The people then had confidence in
thcmselves--but alas, II is lost, and liberty
must be enshrined.
Our situation will bear comparison with
the following story There were In the
western part of our country two very fine
sugar camps, the one in its prime, the
other young but thriving very fast, which
excited the jealousy CT the owner OF the
old camp, and caused him TO do every
thing in his power TO stop its growth. AT
length he began cutting small pieces out OF
the trees, which the owner paid but iiitle at
tention To, thinking that such small pieces out
Of his large trees was OF but little conse-
quence, for they soon healed up, and scarce
left a mark where fhe wound had been made.
thus passed on several years without the
owner at all suspecting that his trees were
materially injured. But storm arose and at
one blast his trees were leyelled TO the ground
and forever ruined On examination II was
found that the repeated wounds they had re-
cei,ed, although the bark had grown over
the outside, hid occasioned much rotten
ess in the heart, that there was nothing lett
but the bark and sap, which was the cause OF
their being destroyed by the first storm.
Just so with us; the wouGd that is made
by impressmcn,, though the people see 1t We
ry plain at first, in few days the bark begins
to grow over, and it is forgotten but believe
Inc, they leave rostenness at the heart, and IN
a few years a trining storm will ruin us for
ever. Our tree must be kept sacred--ihc
smallest twig must be kept from injury.
But let us again consider the injustice done
our countrymen by suffering them to re emain
in bondage. TO do this justly we must in
Imagination place ourselves in the same sitn-
zion. Suppose you leave your native soil,
your friends, and fond family, to go to New
York or some other of our scnports. Tho
vessel in which you arc passenger Is board
ed, you impressed to Serve his majesty, and
instead of shortly returning home as you in
tended, you are iioated about from cline 70
cline for years, and your country still suiier
you to remain in that situation, and be at
peace with the people that have done you
this wrong. Reflect and say what would be
your houghts--would you not, when gnash-
ing you teeth with torment, call down ven
geance on your countrymen for suffering you
to remain in that miserable condition. As
you would have others do unto you, even SO
do you unto them. Therefore let the honest
Farmer, Mechanick and Sailor, who are The
bone and sincws of the nation, no longer lis
ten to long stories about the orders in coun-
Gill; the Milan Decrees,' England has done
us no wrong she loves u.s. England has a
right My Lord His Lordship, the
law &c. which is only printed and told to
confuse. But let all that believe if they were
in bondage they would wish their countrymen
to rescue them, raise their voices and say
England has many of or connfrymen in bond
age, she must Immediately give Them nh and
hay them rpeH for The nme she has keht
fhem IN serrisude.----or sve siN VAR for
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