The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-12-20

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A <.onbecticus has ssne'a"y u'o :" ~
s'cps'qs '.;r'rs !, ri my remarks having al
bcs!P'e'to;d (Iore room than at h'sl IN.
seec7 ~, 'pss%be as briefas the nature OF
seoqor 1ii admit. 10 her resistance TO
tpc sPo5eeX cover ument--hcr efforts TO rem
tue ssWar unpopuiar---her devotion TO Eng
3od her enacayors to diss'lyc The union
4hes4 sistes---C Csnns ciicut has not been out
z |6no by Massachusetts and in the affair oi
-fhe blue lights, fairly won the palm oil ina-
my. But The bravery displayed ny her cil'
zens az Stoninston, may IN some measure
ex2ia,e her ersors, and afford hope OF her
ultimate reformation. As her faults, now
ever, sill considerably outweigh her ncritsh
the only proof Of gratitude she can cxpec1
from the nation,is total oblivion OF the past.
With respect 10 The claims Of New liarnp.
. Shire | can say but little. / believe however.
thatthis State did send two or th'ee members
10 the Hartford Convention, o! unfortunate
. memory and that some time afterwards,
>when the report of that honorable body was
> laid before her le gislature, il was unsnimons-
1y resolved to 1teat il with contempt. ms
resolution would have been praise worthy be-
fore the conclusion OF the war but as u oc-
curred when the clouds which darkencd the
dcstinies OF tho nation had passed away, II is
Deserving Of no credit. The ia!e election,
however, affords some hope of a new era In
the annals Of this state.
Vermont is a worthy little state. The con-
due, OF her militia at plausburgh has cover
ed her with imperishabe lsurels. But. IN
fortunately for her, she was cursed win
sovernor who had inbibed the principles OF
Caleb Strong, and who did all IN his power
II stavv 4 An
state in New Engllnd be worthy OF honor, II
Is Vermont and she has preserved her in'
tcRrty Ia the worst Of times.
But, had almost forgot the great state OF
Rhode-Island. This mighty power has i'm
rnense claims on the gratitude Of the nation.
Independently Of her services in the Hart.
ford Convention, and her alliapee with Mas.
Aschuseus aud Connecticut in order TO obiigc
thy democrats to submit 20 Great Bfitain,and
10 send Mr.. Madison 80 the Island OF EIba,
hcr army Of fifteen men and t-vo fieees 9 can
non, is sufficient to mmortalIze he's name.
would say more but l obey tho voice OF
Olivia HAZARD PERRY, which bids me
spare his paren, Atate so true is, that The
merit Of one great mod. Is often sufficient 10
rescue worthless faction from meri,ed
contempt ,u
Nsw.York, New-Jcrsey, Pennsylvania, De-
laware, Virginia and Maryland, have all done
well ! via nor preicpd 10 decide which OF
these states is entitled TO the greatest credit
al,hough, ~ my opinion, ii lies beiwixt New
York sud Vrgioia. The citizens Of these
stateN pasuculd atty tho Ia''-r- = ---' !. 81
on, - nte afduous straggls, manifested an
.,lolieAt spirit. rhey nave non confined
Aeir services within the limits of their own
/sta cs but have biavely mat the enemy
n >lf h..
Pete sbureh VoIun,eers, and general Left.
wich', brigade Of Virginia troops, traversed
several hundred miles OF country in the midst
Of winter in order to relieve our threatened
frontier and general Porter's brigade Of n.
York volunteers acted a conspicuous part in
the billian, campaign on the Niagara from
tier in the summer Of 1914. They have all
rendered eminent services to the nation, and
are no doubt entitled to considerable por-
tion If ber gratitude.
North and Sou,n Carolina had but few op-
po tunties Of displayiog their patriotism dur
Ing the late wa. rhey manifested, howev.
er, An excellenf spirit, and would undoub'ed.
ly have dis,ingu, he'd themselves had oppor.
tunitiss occu ,ed
Georgia and Louisiana have done their du-
ty The former IN assisting 10 subduc the
Creeks, the latter in contributing to the cx.
puiuon of the British from her territories.
They are cersioly entitled 10 the national
gratitude, although their local situation pre-.
veu,ed them from rendering ~ important
se'vioes to The republic n they otherwise
would have done.
Kea,ucky, Tennessee and Ohio, acted
principal part during the late arduous strug.
gle.-Although the war was professcdly un-
dcrtsken for cause in which, as stotes, they
were but little interested, yetasa grand ma
'tionsi objec, was to be attained by that means,
they com nenced the contest with srdor. and
prosecuted il with undated perseverance.
The conquest Of tho Creek nation, the vic,o-
ry at Orleans, ;he sieges of For, Meigs and
Sandusky,. the victories OF Tippecanoc and
Mississinswa, and the capture of Proc,or's