The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1813-04-29

',rolong the war, which suits the views OF
hose with whom they arc connected. They
assert whatever presents itself as like to pro-
mote this object, ind, therefore, they take
mo pains 10 ascertain whether the building OF
twenty irigales is, or Is not, matler of easy
execution in America. If they did, they
would find, that the Americans have the tim
ber, the Iron, the pitch, the hemp, all Of he
produce Of their oSn eosnfry oil in nhnn-
dance all, OF course, cheap aud as 90 dock
yards, and others places 10 build ships, inqui-
ry would teach these ignorant and insolenl
men, that, in msny cases, the timber grows
upon the very spot where the ship is 10 be
built, and that TO cut il down and convert II
into ship is doing great benefit TO the
owner Of The land.
And, then, as TO the hecaaiary usecns, 10
hear the language Of our hirelings, one would
imagine, that the people OF America were all
6cySGrs that the country contained scarcely
a man vi property that there were no such
things as y,~hoose goods, cattle, manu-
lectures. They must, indeed confess, that
the country grows corn but somehow or
other they would have Us believe, that there
are, in America, no means, no resources
They cannot disguise from US the fact, that
there are fine cities and towns that ,hsre is
com S,c rcial marine not fsr behind our own
in point OF magnitude that the exports from
the country amount annually 70 more than
half as much as our exports, and that they
consist of articles Of first necessity that the
country contains al! the articles OF useful
manufactory, and that manufactures arc me-
king great progress nay, that they have ar-
ri ivet A. ore ta~ rrect
stocked with sheep, ,ha, grea, source OF
nations wealth, and tha, TO SO high degree
have these animals succeeded, that many SIN
gle proprietors have already hocks OF more
than thousand head. These facts the hired
press cannot disguise from US; or, AT .cast,
from those among Us, who are not wiliuiiy
blind. Upon what ground, then, sir, would
they have US believe, that America is 6esH-
tuse Of resources The things which have
here spoken of, arc things ot which national
riches consist they form the means OF ma
king national exertions, Of sending forth
heets and armies. And We ought TO bcar in
mind, that America, that this new oIicmy oil
ours, has population Of more than eight
miiiions Of souis, none Of whom are fdnfers,
none Of whom are clad in rags none OF
whom are without meat upon their table dali
~; not one soul of whom would condesccnd
to pull of his hat to any human being. And
this is the nation, o nation too, descended
from ourselves, tina. the hircIings OF the Lon.
don press represent as destitute ef resonrees!
Perhaps, sir, the resources OF America are
estimated according TO the sa!arfes which
I their Public JilnCtionerfcs ,eceivr---and, mea-
sured by this standard, our new enemy must,
indeed, appear wholly unable to contend a.
gainst us for single day for the president,
the vice president. the secretaries OF state, the
treasuary, war, navy, and all their clerks that
is 10 say, the whole OF tho officers Of the ese-
cutive government, do not receive more fhan
about halT fhe amount Of lord Arden's sinecnre,
as stated in the report to the house OF com-
mons in 1903. Nay, the afofhreary 10 oar
army does, according TO the same report, re-
ceive la clear profits, annually, as much as
twice the amount OF the salary of the piosi-
dent of the United States. Our chief justice.
in salary aud emo!upent, as stated in thc re.
ports laid before p.rIimeD,, tec-,:es annually
a great deal more thaD slir. Madison, Mr..
Monroe, Mr.. Gallatin, and toe secretaries Of
ihe war and the navy in America, all put to-
sether. ! shall, perhaps, be told, that our
puS!.S funciionaries ought TO receive mole
'udb tbOoC VI hinCiiCo. uat Ia PSiit WuiSu
] shall leave for others to dispute. l content
myself with stating the facts 81 but IT am
told, that We ought not to measure the salar-
les of our func,ionaries by the American s,ao-
dard, must beg leave, ia my turn, 10 protest
against measuring the cxpenccs OF was in a.
mcrica by the standard Of war expences in
England. ! must insist, too, that the rcsour-
ces of country arc no, to be measured by
the standard OF the salaries of It's public tunc-
tionaries.-I should take quite different stan
dard for the measuring ofthc resources Of
America. We know, that, upon a population
of fen millions, in Great Britain revenue OF
about eighty miihons ofhsnnds Is now annually
raised--and that, in these ten millions of pco-
pie we include At least, fsvo millions I f,an-
hers. Now, then, il they raise but a fenh
harf as much upon the eighf millions Of a.
nericans, who nave no paspers amongst thefS,
their eight millions will be four times as much
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