The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-10-07

martial asdoss--the entbusfssm Of freedom led
them valsrous through scenes Of blood and
'rsrnsge. But yet, when sational sovsteiguiy
became 6vmly established, end new govern
menss reared on tbe ruins Of the old. . mssi-
sfosious class Of civzsos con,inosd 70 be bereft
pf the invaluable right Of outrage, for which
they vsioly supposed they had - nobly fought,
and obliged 10 retire 70 10 same passive Con-
dition in which fhry we're befots the revolu.
'Is0. The chsngs Of gosernmsnts ssstored
nos'this sscssd prersealise NOR have our leg
ssiators yet rendered q Cssev she aAia6s fAes
are C<ssrss.
TIE .propriesy Of this. dis,inc,isn among
tbe people reason canuos discover. Why
property should eonsiisuts .bs qualifyiug prin-
cipie fos voting seems beyoou the power oi
logic 70 dehne. 10 that tho tess Of ps,riot-
isns Thu 10 the language Of sristecrecy
Is bar Jbr chsxscierisIic Of tslcais and snilityl
This 10 the Language Of ignorance. Is that
the Tsndard of meli, ! This is the lang cage
Of pfejudicS snd. p'tiuble pride. 10 tina, tho
proof Of virsve .rhis Is shs lanEusgs Of vice
Let me ask The friends oi this Distinction, shs
i,ieDds Of this kind Of coercion, II those who
are kept WITHOUT the psie Of frecmcn, are no,
possesscd Of Information, judgneos,, virtue,
amor hafr,a, and in.egrity equal, and many
time superior toihoss ocw Invested with The
elective frsochiss T. My tSea, in Me name
of heaven, are hoy prohibi,ec the privilege
.ot yoting Merely. because the Sdegeme
Disposerof events has NOT wakcd them into
uis hereditary pcssessofs of wesllt, or placed
wiihia their reach the neans sf lie .acquisi-
tiob.
How long viii man coutiuss to vrsst from
his fellow beings those tights voich 6esven
Intended bin 10 enjSyf How long will the
most essential p inciples Of republicsoism
continue 10 be wan,only violssed IL IL nots
duly incumbent on the Legislature to restore
the priviicge Of election 70 sii whom Sod by
his,sc,s originally inves.ed wnb the sacred
'rightf The spirit OF freedom, ."the phsaix
immos,sl," emphsticaily answers in the ;. FL
NATIVE. !, 10 voice which vc hope wilt
not be logger uttsted in vain. Tho Calls
made 10 the members who compose Tho LEG
is'a,ure---a soiemo appeal to their unbiased
Jodmept, 70 heir Sonsciencc, |" that hIgn
ridge within" They arc demanded snln
potant ami indispensable da;y--,o do iosticc
20 their fellow mortais, nor dsse leegc, 30
wi,hhpid the sujayTeus ot rights which Sod
and Nausc oeve sole mnly bequcaihed. 81,
~. ~x:Sex. ~---.'ssi1sst -.
Prem iAs .vsv- Ysrk DAILY Advss;ssr1 go =
IN. Si,pssc.a. o. vve' I'M, ,s.l " sad naval
OH ern 10, bravery ana sk'il ,a sa,le, Ahd
to- kindness and humanity 10 sicao,y, is nct
only m individual bu s ns,ionsl properly
of inessirnsb.e value, and we'us.a VIII svr'
be watched over and p, ,e.crysd wsih The mos,
sc'upo'ous s,lention and 6oshy. ;Iris char
scts'istic Of . sewage go inset, snd ,orture On
uniortenn,e man whoM the vicissitudcs Of
war have thrown into his powsr---i, " the
and disupgaisaed eject Of civil
cation and Cb,is,isni,y, 10 tee, thr vanquisb-
cd pfisonet with all the tenderness that the
OF the case win admit. II
our ccua,rymsns have over been sorpassed by
those Of aDy other nation in this species Of
esnevoence and gener osiiy, we should be cx-
'euhsiy mori6ed--Ws do not bslieve the
fact exists, ssd therefore rest entirely sa,is-
bed with the conclusion, thnt our military
aud naval o$fcers are ~ much distinguished
for thsir humanhy 10 ihoir prisoners, a. they
are for couraes in battle.
I. We have been he'd to these romscks by .
psssage In the Cuar,ery Review for June,
1918. Thai suuDber OF thst We , able, and
3 gsuerally, very valuable, pu5lics,ion, contains
. highly interesting article on the onfortun-
A's Congo Expedition, under the; command
,f Cspt. Tuckey, in t'hich, IN giving the Cat.
sioguo Of those who fell victims 10 the On.
sn.erprise, there are the following rsmsrks-.
: The last victim tina, We have 10 mention Is
Lieutenant STOKOE Of the 1svy. This
,rave officer was severely wounded when
our little squadron 90 gaiianly defended IL.
'elf against an overwhelming forcc 90 Lake
Erie; wAen taken prisoner xos marched sep.
'rai huadrsd mice fnfo Esnsacky, aARycuy.
FED LIKE A yELox."
Fsom whence, or from whom, the author
f this article obtained this Information, We
10 no, pretend 10 know, From whssever qusr.
or it:proeesdeds We believe !, 70 bs foul
:alumny. H. 10 the osM time thai we ever
heard any Of the prisoners taken on that &C.
;asion were marched to Kentucky. I, would /
nave been, strange .csurse to have sent
hem. OF one thing ws are csrtsin--.he |
lsory wss never dstIved By the Rsvicve'
RON the ofhcial sccovnt of the snxwgeoes,, l
y The gallant s0d frank, though unfortunate l
Captain Barclay. That secoun, concludes in
he following msnnes--" oxprAiS PxRaI !
! As BsHAvss IN rHE MOST RuNAxs AND
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