The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1811-07-10

bic his father. Fortune Is propiuous TO us.
lie. us hail this prince. Behold, behold, he
comes :"
With laurels let us cover his cradle (;
with honours encompass his mother and in
the heavens let the star of his father shine
with a more brilliant iustre :"
(Nat. Mtei.)
I've cohy the Following remarks .jrom Tie
+" Hartford Mercury" tending TO shezO me
uuhardonabie remissness IF The .JcderaistS,
in neglecting Tie annual Republication and
The ha6Hck reading If tie Declaration Of In
dependence. We think H may slh Justice
be attributed mare 10 7OiLfW negLect, than TO
any other cause ; heohie beheDihg in, and
fncu!eating The doctrine cfa aerDile dehen-
dence on Great Britain, are ashamed 10 Oiew
their conduct in IFS hroter light, as IL p-
tears gohen contrasted zviM the spirit Of pat
riotisn, qvhich animated The hatriots of Z g.
EO. REPUB.l
FoztrM cT Jaly Reading.
The same forcible reasons which led to
the establishment of the ordinance in most of
the Christian churches. OF reading the letter
OF the Holy Scriptures upon tho Sabbath, OPP
Grated also in degree with those who are ju-
diciously establishing the practice in the u
nited States of reading TO assemblies oi the
people the Declaration OF independence upon
the university Of its Gate. it serves 10 &c
mind its admirers OF its genuine original text,
and the true purpose OF its publication 1t ne
yer fails to recall the most Interesting sensa-
tions, because il is record Of the CAUSE and
PERIOD of our political birth and civil regcn-
GRAFTON the tcnets it contains and the prin-
ciplcs it asserts, should DC taught to the chill
dren OF those who achieved II as long as their
posterity dwell upon the land that II has blcs-
scd For these reasons 1t has become prac-
tice with some OF our political journalists, 10
present then subscribers with II annually, as
suitable reading for the FOURTH OF JULY
1t Is not, perhaps, the least distressing IN
stance OF party extremes, TO observe that ii
has established a distinction In this respect
that this wholesome practice, which should
be general, and seems a suitable thing tor all
who profess TO admire the instrument ITSELF
should become partial and crcumscri5ed by
the plaincst limits ! | have seen no repubil-
can paper which did not contain that excel
lent instrument but of all the federal papers
which have seen, only one solitary instance
of its insertion was to be found ! 1t would be
uncharitable to suppose the neglect OF the lat
ter arose universally from tho same cause.
But whilst we lament the humiliating fact
too plainly established, that there are numbers
of high toned politicians absolutely hostile to
the Declaration OF independence tseii--who
have not scrupled to pronounce II " wicked
thing," who " believed it TO be wrong at first
and think so stili"--and who pubhcky pro-
nounce that the reading of 1t is foolish
practice" because ID keehs he feelings alice
qghich hrombted H originally, who, III short
descend to ridicuc with all the levity ol icen-
tlous criticism, the instrument uselt that they
may make it contemplate if possible TO the
descendants of those worthless who conceived
and dared 10 pledge their lives, their for
tunes and their sacred honour," to establish
and support it Whilst we observe and
know these things to be openly said and done
by the leaders of the party, we cannot but be
alarmed to find their examples, ii not openly
admired, at least taci,y copied by whole
party of humble followers 1t they can pre-
vent its universal PRONUNCIATION, and plant the
seeds OF contempt for the instrument which
asserted our freedom, they rob tho glorious
circumstance itself of htlf the vcncration due
bound us to the act, with the strongest en-
dcarmcnts, and indulge the propensity TO ne
glcct and forget the obligations OF patriotism.
There is, 1t is most certain, wide difference
between the benefit of religious and OF politl-
Cal institutions, and in proportion 20 the i'm
portanco of that distinction is the crime OF
disreShect TO the letter of Revelation ITSELF
and rJufcp,bf for the in II rument by which we