The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1815-12-27
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oo AuS bfttSu Will pin =
quarrel with next (ssys the Fa,mes's Regis
ter) is not yet sscerta,ned, though we saes'
II occasionally turns on eye some where TO.
wards the 6rcsdsids oil the American cont
nent--but that !, must make war upon some
body, before long, is evident, in order TO fiud
iasgfni employment for thousands of It's sub
jec,s, who, from long hsbi, of living by ie-
sati-ed plunder Con the ocean) will, If not
ser 70 Sork BY their government, in that hon-
sra6!e profession, be eoa,hetled 10 make war
upon their fellow slaves (suyeefs) at home,
just TO Keep iaeir hand in !--or statve. The
English papers say thai many midshipmen
recently discharged from the navy, have,
from piundeting upon The high seas, actually
taken to the high svay, where they are CON.
mit,ing great depredations, to the grca, an.
noyance and terror Of his majesly's hcge aud
Ioviny subjects. The same papers also state
that thousands OF discharged seamen a,e wan.
deriog through The coun,ry half fami,hcd
and almost in state oil nudity, Crawling na.
der fhe lee Of hay stacks by day, and, at nigh,
--mskin6 war upon lbe pigs and pouluy !!
(most probably the riog headers have served
under The gallant, ro5Ie aod right honorable
Admiral Csck6nrn, on The .dmcrican ooest.)
But where they have collscted in sufficient
numbers TO commend resheel and attention,
they have org anized themselves iuto forml-
dable bod,cs--taking upon themselves tho
administration OF CONNIE ce and making nesp
regulations about tn wsRcs, and The number
Of hands to be employed by each merchant
vessel, which must be vely mnch increased
TO satisfy hem. The nuuber ,hus osgoniz.
cd in four o. five porrs, one OF which Nav.
rastlsl snnpii.s 4 ,l,. a
part oil its fuel, is upwsrds Of Ten thousand
One thing Is reuaJkoDle fa,s b uish
goyernmenl, which, in every thing eise j. so
tenacious Of It's h,eroSahue mas nor iute,},rcd
in this business, probably aj.h a view 10 con-
vince the nation OF the n cesNiy of nesv war
which will, by cutting 'be seamen IN requis-
ition Tor the public service, reiieve society of
the 6Hrfhen Of adminlslerieg 20 their necessi.
ties, ~ charity, os the employment of more
OF hem than are waited IN the mere hant ser.
vices, and al higc' wages than the trado can
bear. This is inference we drew from the
appartmen' winking oi,he Is itish govetumon.
meOt a, transaction which ought TO attract its
most serious attention, & would undoubt edly
do so, were there not some secrrf motives
lor pursuing a different course. We are
strengthened in his opinion by the temper
IN winch the Blush ministerial prints are
conducted, scizing, az they do, every oppor.
tuniy 10 sour The prblic mind against this
country, & thus prepare II FOR state OF open
wsr on tho part Of heir government, which is,
perhaps, already resolved on and only waiting
ior favorable moment to strike the Iapg
meditaed blow at our rising greatness, inde.
pendaDce and prosperity.
We are aware that those among us who
sill rely on the honor and integrity OF the
British government, aud It's magnqni,aify and
rsJriendshih for Us, will probably tax Us
with sounding false alarm. Some of those,
We know are bonest--blt Others Isnd perhaps
among those are some who correshond with
ihe under secretaries in Dowuing strect)
would lUlI Us into a fatal security while they
know that England Is deter mined on maxim (
another desperate effort io~nvcr,brow the last
and only free government on the gobv--bu:
this shall not dclur Us from the performance
OF tho duty we owe TO our county, as faith.
fui and vigiiant Ceolinal
We Cannot, and We sriH nor slumber upon
our pos, when VIC know that the eaemy is
making such preparations 80 are noticed in
the pspcrs--snd We will adhere TO The cor.
,ect msxi,n laid down in odr wor.hy Presi-
dent'. recent Aessasc, that {" 7ohefhcr 10 pre-
vent or rshei danger, zoe onshf nor TO be IN.
hrfhared Jar a."
The English nave been long employed
in putting down the man they have cal