The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-06-17

X ne t0ilowlOG instance of l0dinn oarbovlty
Is unparelled, except by former crueltiss Of
its fsrocious perpetrators. Who can read Il
without horror, and without celebrating that
government which Can employ such instru,
ments Of warfare 70 destroy the human race :
Surely, "the 6ntrsnrk ef orr re6xion"--.thaS
religion which teaches mercy, as iss most
heavenly a,lribute---cannot cvGh countensnt3
Such atrocities by friendly alliance with
those demons who MAKE The chief glory OF
their triumph ltis stated In an Ohio paper
40 one OF the muid ders In cold blood, which
took place after the surrender of col. Dud.
ley's detachment of Kentucky militia 10 tho
British and Indians in the silsir near Fote
nfoiSs. - CoiGh'biaa.
Our unfortunate vicsirn, : stout, weiH
boxing man, waA Lngicd out; and drawn ous
of the croud and knocked down with their to-
mahawks. He was then hold while three
scslps were taken from his head, atd HE na!
Red sedll beaten with tsmahawk. The,
wrelched sufferer lay on the ground, with
ing and groaning in agony. IL this siiou,iouS
one Of the Indians attctnpsed 10 cut his throat
with Butchers Knife but only sncestded
partially, by the cxcrtions Of the sufferer u
prevent il lie was then held down by s %
others, while ne received several s,abs II
MS body, which terminated together hts SUI.
fcrihgs and his existence 70
---o-1
A remark has been frequently reitcratsd
by way a sheer at the people Of the westesS
states, which, we think, The tori, had better
lef, alone. I, is, say they, very strange, that
there should be SO much feeling for the righlG
of seamcn among the backwoodsmcn, snd 90
little Of Il amongst the inhabitanis Of the
ew-EngIand states, whose ports are nlost
fequsntsd by sea faring men. Now, to us,
there is nothing strange in tkis circumstance.
The reason Of the difference is to 30 found in
the different character Of the two people -.
The Kentuekisns for example, are of warm
bloodcdnaturc they hold every thing as nau ght
without personal liberty they never sit down
to calculate whether they will make more OF
less money by suffering their fellow citizens
tote dragged away into captivity il 10 enough
for them 70 know that they are thus d.Azpe q
away, and that the wrong -doer perSjsts in
such injustice. Witt the people or tbs West,
hersonof Hterfy is the toinf Of Honor. But il
New-England, il would seem that Al the tisS I
and ssnctitics Of life, individual fieedom, and
even the right Of opinion m st bc compounded
for, provided dollars enough are broueia into
the opposite scale. We know that those re-
marks do rot sppiy to al the New EngIandl
ers but they apply to . suRcient number 70
stamp the whole with the character w4 have
drawn, Of them. They arc the SeoseAAes %
the United Staies---M Money Is fieir grand
object. 1t 10 50 desirable wilh them that it
blights and BLASTS their moral factvlties. Who
was the great traitor Of the revolution Bens-
dict Arnold, New.Englsndss. Who are
now the sup'iers Of the ersmy in tse Wes.l
Indies and Nova .Scoda The New-Epglsod-
ers--and particularly the Bostoniars. Who,
at this moment, s:and dcsdeEed to'every hop,
orsblc sea.imens that ID dear to the heart ef
man The -EngIandcrs. II, snhidst the
geseral want Of proper ssnsioiliy, . few no.
ble souls have appeared, tsw thousand yeo-
men have assisted to form our armies, they
are like slesm Of tight 10 dark night. y
will be the province Of history 70 diSerimin.
ate and make bonorabls mention Of them. III
| these obssrsA,'ons sheuld, on sscount Of theif