The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-10-14

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justice in The presence Of the Cou't,--nay,
on ,he very page where ell this sIsnIer and
sbuseis fouud, is also found bis letter 10 ia
vor Of the Seminole tribe, With which he bad
intsrn,asrisd. Taken as they wese,- they
must have been considered as spies, or as
engaged in open warfare. 1.-THE former, the
case Of the brave, but unfortunate Andre
ss q precedeni,---if the latter, none Can dis
pote the justice Of their doom ;--bui, in ei.
thcr view, they must appear as allied with,
and aiding and abeitiog the common enemy
the whole OF which forms bur apart of that
extensive. system which the British govern.
ment has long since effec,usIly adopted and
purssed. Even supposing that the accuser
sworo falsely and mslieiously, IL was an &C,
which, on tho trial, could. not have been
known to tho Court but so far is II from this,
that The long and partial memorial Of the fa-
ther is q direct condemnation Of the son.
In the fond expectation of rescuing his name
from infamy aod disgrace, he has furnished
decisive proof Of bis guilt.
To the calculating mind il should seem
that blood coough had been shed, during the
late war, to wash away every vestige OF Bit
ish depr rcdation on our fisheries : bot on the
contrary these appear to be more strongly
impressed. True, we arc prohibi,cd by usa-
~ from fishing on their banks but this pro-
h,si,ion, according 10 the laws Of nations, can
extend only three leagues from their shore.
However, no matter when our FISH arc caugh,
or cured, the moment the poo, 6sherman's
sail 10 sun 10 whiten the ocean, these barpics
pounce upon their prey with an avIdiiy which
would disgrace the pirates Of Bartavia ; ss il
these self styled lords Of the ocean" claim.
cd the sole propriey in the fiony race. |, Is
TO government that our hardy adventui eTs
look for protection, and heigh time il is that
a stop were put to such proceedings. II war
should be declared, the United States would
join heart and hand under our present sd.
ministration, and We would f mly, but dis
'passionsteIy, say, come war, come famine,
como Pestileace, but let our national honor
be preserved.
-GO:G0-
The Boston papers, for some time past,
have, teemed with accounts of splendid mill
ita y reviews, Of the great order and disc.
pline Of the Massachusetts militia, and the
Governors tosr through the District OF
Maine. Some Of the southern papers have
thought proper to cast slur upon ou Bos'
ton neighbors, which has rousedIhe ire OF
one Of their editors, who says, +" No sfafe in
the Union lad 90 many sros,,s in constant rea-
Gigess, sDere more jealous in duty, or better
hrehared in eDery reshecs, 10 renet, sueeessfni.
~, fhe encroachments Of an invading enemy"
during the late war.--So much the more
shane for u. Can il be denied rha, the
enemy, DUNG the late war, Rosse ,sed,them-
selves oil a great portisn Of the Msssachu.
sets territory? Where was then there zeai-
ous, we'll prepared troops-~ss ra,her, where
were the officers to direct themf Truly we
think the iour Of the Gov. Of Massachusetts
would have been quite as we'll timed, bad he
repaired I'd his invaded territory, during the
war, as this time and masy of US IN this
quarter, think u would have been . liilc bet
iar.
--.o:%s:s:-
Soldiers! take care Of of ycur Bounty
Lands A Law has recently been passed in
the Illinois Territory which endcrs u neces-
sary, to secure these Locds to the Soldier,
that the Deed should be recorded 10 the Reg
ister's Office within one year from MS date,
or The transfer OF rhe patent. Thee are,
undoubtedly, many whose whole properly
consists in their l6o acres Of Land, which
May, within few years, become an indepcn-
dent estate. I, is therefore highly impor-
,ant that the ownccs should in media,eiy take
such measures as will .ffec, so desi able an
object Deeds of six or nino months da'e
should be forwarded soon, or they will not
arrive at the Qfiee in season for record.
The whole expence. Including postage, can.
no, DO more than 46 so, which must be paid
in advance. The Deed must be flied up ~i,h
tho name Of the person for whose benefit it Is
to stand on record, sod after the register is
made, the Deed will be carefully 6ed in the
Clerks Office and q certified coy Of tho
record re,usned to the owner. For the in
formation Of Soldiers sad others concerned,
we state tha, Samuel Dana Esq. No 8 State
street, Boston, uffers himself as On Agent for
tao transaction Of the above busines.
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It's tus,ous TACT, thai while there arc
ninety ak Banks in Massscbusetts, New
Hampshire, Connecticut snd Rhode Island,
there 10 not siasls one in Vermont. A State
Bank, with branches, was established some
years since, but IL shortly " ceased 10 De-" A
wri,or In the Aiddie6nry Standard, now be-
foro as, recommends the cs,ablshroent of
,wo, q, least, in ,hs, Sls,e, for the benefit Of