The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-06-07

or lands, no doubt hayo had their calamiiles
10 the horrors OF revoluiion--lhe n,lseIies Oi
despotiSm---or the scourges Of anarchy, they
have 10 their turns been subject but II has
been only in their turns the yisitations oil wo,
though severe, have not been eternal the
hour of probation or Of punishment, has pas
sed away, and the tempest which enptied
thc vias OF ITS wrath, has given way 10 the
serenity of the calm. or the vicissltudes
of the sunshine. Has this been The case
with respect 10 our miserable country ! l.
there, save in the visionary world OF tradition
IS there, IN the progress either OF record or
recollection, one vefdant spot in The deser. oi
our annals, where patriotism can find repose,
or philanthropby refreshment Poslerity will
pause with wonder on the melancholy page,
which shall portray the story OF a people, a.
mongst whom the policy of man has wagcd an
.impious warfare with the Providence OF God,
blighting into delorn,ily, all that was beauli-
Gus, and into famine, all that was abundant.
repeat, however, the charge to be false. The
Catholic mind in IRELAND, has made advances
scarcely to be hoped in the short interval OF
its partial emancipation. But what encour.
agement has the catholic parent to educate
his offspring suppose he sends his son, the
hope OF his pride, end the wealth OF his heart,
into the army. The child justifos his parcn-
tai anticipation he is moral IN his habits I;
he 10 strict In his discipline he Is daring IN
the field, and temperate al the board aud pa
tent IN the camp; the first In the charge; the
last in the ietreat with hand TO achieve,
and a head 10 guide, and heart 10 cOnCIlIate;
he combines the skill ot Wellington win the
clemenCy of Caesar and tne courage of Tu.
renne he can never rise he rs u cafhoLic !
Take another instance suppose hlu at ,he
bar; he mas spent hrs nIgnrs at the Limp, aud
hi, days in the forum he rose mas faded on
his cheeks, mid tne dgudgcry oil looms the
spirit has tainted In his heart, amid ne analy-
sis of crime. He had foregone the pleasures
OF his youth, and the associates OF ms heart,
and the fairy enChantments IN wnICh fancy
may have wrapped him. Alas /. Tor wha,
Though the Lightning OF genius flashed from
his eye, and the thunder OF eloqucnce rolled
from his lips; though be spoke with the tongue
of Tuy,and argUed with the learning oil Coke,
aud thought with the pGrity OF Fletcher; he
can never rise he IS eatfoHc Mcrcilu!
God What state Of society is this, in whicp
thy worship is imposed, as a dlsquallf. sion
to thy Providence and obedience TO ,hy wit
as barrier to Thy bounty; behold then, the
code against which you peltion; II disheart-
ems exertion, it dsqualI6es merit it dcb!i-
tatcs the state ;.it degFadcs the Godhcad II
dlsobeys christianity 1t makes religion a
mart, and its founder monopoist; and for
ages, i, has reduced country, fertile in its
soil, commoGlous In its harbors, rich in its
mines, celebrated for its genius, exemplary
for It's faith, blessed with every beauty oil na-
lure, and every bounty OF Providence, TO a
state IN parallcied for such period, under any
constitution protesting to DC free or any gov
ernmcn, pretending 10 be civilized ! To JUS
tify this compound of folly and famine, there
is no argument; the whole world Is at peace
with England the popcis her friend catho
lie Europe is her ally; the aspersions on the
catholic creed have been refuted abroad, aad
the fear of foreign influence has been rebut-
ed at home Now then is the time to conc de
with dignity that which was never denied
without injustice. This hour of prosperity
may be but the hour of probation our time
has been the theatre Of prodlgles We have
seen the labor of ages ovcrthrown, and the
whim of a day erected on Its ruins. Estab-
lishments, the most solid, whitening at a wo,d !;
and visions, the most fantastical, realized at a
wish crowns crumblcd discords coGfederat-
cd kings made vagabonds, and vagabonds
made kings--at the cspricious frenzy of viii
lage adventurer. We have seen the whole
political and moral world shaking as with an
earthquake, and shades the most fantastic,
formidable and frigh,ful, hcaved into life by
the quivering Of the convulsion. The storm
has passed over US Engand has survived it
1t she is wise, her present prosperity will be
but the handmade Of her Justice if she is pl-
Gus, her past perils will be but the heralds OF
her expiation.
II motto for The american Ladies The Sa-