The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1814-07-27
NEWPORT.
N'EDNESDAY, July 81, 1874.

crgies would be exerted against him." led us
to hope that the cloud Of party anmosity,
would be dispeled by the bright sun Of pub
lie patriotism. With pleasure we copied the
article, importing the above, into our paper,
and gave to ii our sincere amen. We now
should forbear any auimadycrsion on the gov
ernment Of this state, die we no, consider il
rcmissncss of duty to permit the following
paragraph in the last Mercury to pass unno-
ticed.
"1he prompttude with which the militia Of Ports
mouth and Tiyeron have o5eyed the call Of the State,
does them great honor We hope the necessity
which has required them here will be removed.
IL is unquestionaby great hardship On them TO be
called from their homes and their abors at this busy
and important season. but they the evil with
out murmurng, except against those national rulers
by whose improyidence state Of affairs has been
produced which requires these sacrifices"
1, is a notorious fact tina, in the year 1912,
this state refused TO Tpiy with tho requis-
tioD the general government, for this states
quota of miliia to be detached from the main
body, and to be paid by the United States, to
defend this state. To whom then is TO be al
tribued that imffOvidence which has procuc-
cd a state Of affairs that requires such pecuiar
sacrifices of the farmers of Portsmouth and
Tiyerton, and, perhaps next, Of Little Comp
ton Mot surely 10 the general government
Who but our state government is TO blame,
,ha, to these farmers and iaborers exists this
great hardship of being called, not for one ous
OF ten, as the general government called, but
Of being called one and all, a whole company
together I!
Had the drafted militia Of The New-Eng-
land states been turned out a, the first requi-
si,ion Of the President, the war would proba-
bly, have been at an end at once. The Brit
ish cabinet would have had no ground 10 CAL
culate In their success on our divisions
Peace at this moment would undoubtedly
have blessed our land. The fcde, aists have
therefore nobody TO blame but themselves for
the continuance OF the war.
II this state had the power TO employ the
militia in their service, they have also ;h'
power to say how many, and in what manoef,
and from whence they should be called. Had
the party in power In this state, seriously in
tended 10 do any thing, for efficient defence,
they would have called out regiment or -
battalion at least. Instead too Of detaCbiDg
them by pan!es-instead of taking every
master and his hired mcs and apprentices
every fathes and his sons--every husband and
brother out OF each and every family. within
certain district, and leaving those families
without sufficient force 10 defend the smselves
agains, house thief, much less an organized
foreign foe, they would have drafted ,hem,
according to the plan of the general govern
ment. But as our state rulers have thoughs
proper to employ only ore company, why dit
they not prevent this " great hardship ot o.
bliging the militia Of Portsmouth anc liver
ton, TO the exclusion Of all the rest OF The mi
ltia in the state, to leave their own shores
and homes unprotected, and ccmc TO New
port, 10 stay a fortnight, CT thts tusy and 'n'-
hor!aaf season !? Instead Of blaming our na-
,ional fulers for iha, which they bad nothing
10 do with, would not The Mercury scriEbler
have been better employed in usiny his adj
dress, it any be has, 10 get the farmers en-
cused from this call, and eDdeavOred 10 have
called out in their stead as macy men from
| the several sca.ports. We doubt not bus
many lu nprrs and une mploycd iaborers sbous
The wharvcs and streets Of oar sesports,~ouid
have borns tbey bushing honors thick up
ON ihsm" If the State had called, and faia,
as well as called them.
We have thought proper 10 say nus KuSh
OF tits matter, beessse, 1t we psrmhted tne
Mercary man to so on unooiieed,--ii we Ia
city admitted that the General and not Tie
| STATE Government called these tsrmersJrei5
| their homss and their hbors at his 5asy and
| importsnt season, he may say next thu, II was
| the fsult Of the National Government, thaI
| the Portsmouth company did, aod possibly
| the Tiverton company will have, uudged
I home TO their families without single cent
| to pay them for fae nrOmafifnGe with which
they have oSsysd s.e call II The Ssafs. The
militia of Tivcston ins., Tor sughi we know
| (Lus we very much doub, ~ tic sa,islsd with
| The great koaor OF serving ac State OF Rhode
! lsaei. ana ge,sng rs.hinp for il. be: is iaev