The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-07-15
NEWPORT.

lne june Seselon vt the GeueTa! Assem-
bly, OF this State has terminated; and as IL is
o. all times necessary that the People should
know what their Representatives are doing,
or have done, either for their benefit or 70
ibcir disadvantage and as a few only Of the
people could or did attend to witness the con-
duct of those. whom they had appointed guar
dians OF their righ,s--I propose making them
acquainted with the most prominent circum-
stances which have occurred during the Ses-
sion.
As was not present when the Governors
Message was read, and as l have never yet
seen it, am unable 10 inform the reader, at
this time, whether the State was advised TO
retain in service, or disband its Standing Ar
my Of Eileen Men---the message then must
pass over, and proceed 10 relate such things
as know have taken place IA the Legisla-
1ure. n
Much time was taken up in the trial of
private petitions-and much more time spent
IN doing nolhing. A tax was ordered to be
assessed aud collected for the support of the
Stale government, and to dcfray such expen-
ses as have accrued. On this, two questions
Gn my mind) afise. Firs,-What expenses
have accrued !---Secohd--CouId nor a part Of
i, ,nese expenses have been avoided
& First---The State has been az. the expense
of purchasing quantity of powder, which
powder is superior in quality 10 ashes (this can
. be fully demonstrated) it the person Using
is after pulling trigger will patiently wait a
minute or two; for he will find that the said
powder, though slow TO anger, is dangerous
when provoked--as not more than one half
,he charge, with terrifying Kissing, will assail
bis right hand man in the ranks--while the
remainder will carefully lodge ball full six
yards and half from the muEzle Of the mus
ket.
a number of six pound shot have likewise
been purchased, and have been delivered, in
one instance to an Artillery Company having
field pieces ofa cslibre capable only OF receiv-
ing a Jour pound ball
{ Fifteen privAtes,a corporal, sergeant, and
q commissioned officer have been employed
to leave the town of Newport at S o'clock, p.
M every day--to row down to Fort Adains--A
there either to wallow through mud and mire,
stumble over hedges, fall into ditches, break
down the fences, and throw down tho walls Of
the farmers in the neighbothood Of the shore,
or quietly TO lay down and sleep Till sunrise
the following morning, and then return to
Newport. This farce commenced on the
,ls,h of April last. The reason given for il
/. BY the Governor was, because on the subse-
.quent 2Sth of April, ship was burnt in Sar-
yagaoset Bay, by British frigate--and be-
Cause he wished to i" quiet the very reasona-
BILE fears of the people Of Newport" which,
he presumcs, is effected for Simeon Martin
.and Ebris,opher Fowler, two Of his Excel
fency's. Council, resident at Newport, approx
. cd the nseasure and appear TO have belicv-
cd that on its adoption those very reasonable
fears ore completely quielcd. What amen.
etgetic Goyei nor What quise Council j..
This guard Gf the numbcr may with propric-
~ be so cailed) costs the State, il (by the way)
the, State pay them what has been agreed on,
eleven dollars and sevcnty-6ve cents per
dicm--consequently, from the SD, of April,
60. the 28th Of June, the State either owes or
has paid eight hundred and sixty. nine dollars
and fifty cents, for which we receive (and
very JUSTLY the contempt of all the Re.
pu6licans, and the ridicule of two thirds of
the Federalists In our own State, and are the
isoghing stock of our sister States.
r esder! when the tax gatherer makes his
appearance, recollsct what has been above
stated: Forget not what your money goes
for. Should your children cry for bread tell
them that If they will only wait ,ill the Gene.
ydi HssStAoiJ setS aR"iu 'Hat yoo VIII Pct..
tioD the Legislature to take their pitiful case
into consideration. And you who have earn.
cd by the hard hand of honest Industry some
thing more than scan,y pi,,ance, and have
laid ]: by in store for decrcpid uge---do you
too bear all these things in mind Remem.
Der that you are not paying money 10 carry on
a.war against barbarous aud savage enemy
that you are not contributing to the aid and
relief Of your neighbors (perhaps your ewn
sops) enslsved 90 board the Floating Hclls
Of Britain---but that you are assisting to keep
in Office set Of men who mock your distress
es, and sneeri at remonstrance against im-
prassrnent---who strive against resistance to
1t, and say your ncighbors, (or your) children
are fit for no other society (f society i, cap be
called) than that on board a British vessel,
But do not advise resistance to the payment
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