The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-11-04
MIsCELLAN EoUS ARTICLES
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The following letter from gentleman welt known
IN this city, we copy from Irish paper, aud we
give It 10 a document Of much nportsncs
Ney. York Gazette
"NEw YoRH. Ms,ch 10. lsls.
Dear ----.. On my fstusnyto Nsw-York,
from which have been two months absent
sa Business, l received your isusf. Atho'
IL is many years since have had the pleas
are Of seeing you, yet I assure you do not
forget you, nor any Of my - friends, anc
that should be very happy TO reodes ser-
vice Ia any OF your fathers childronS bot
am much afraid that, in the present instance,
the bsst ,ervico can sender to you Is 70 ex-
plain % you candidiy, tue imposs,bil'iy OF
having yoar wishes complied with, either
through my influence, or sny other cosd
POINT out TO you. perfectly cemprehend
WA, you mean by c'vi, employ uen,, such
~ = gentleman would accept; 5ut sueh IS the
rigid economy of our government, that there
sr, vety lew situations of that kind to be
mund ueder hem. and ,hose icw arc entirely
fh.cd (witn many cxpectauts for every vscso
Cyl by he im mediate tdcnds sod connections
os hose 80 powe.. The qualifications which
you ------- possess u'e of tina KIDD which very
much aooued among tho native born c'''zsns,
snd 1, is here a. 10 every other country, Tor
nignrs cenpo' aspire TO any thing OF ina, ma.
tare, "a, Ieass unii sfler many years residsnce,
and having formed extensive connexions a
mong sbs natives, A merchant, with io.eii'-
ganse and cspi,ai---s mechanic or tsr'nsr,
Who has h. neens, may ,mmcdintc'y stand
on fai grounds, OF compctiticn with the CHI.
asn bu wbro It comes to civil or military
snpIoyment, IL must Be distinguished merit,
Or rarv AID accidental good fortune, that pro.
cues ons of ,hsm for foroie NOE.
W,s,heF it would answer your views to
send your --~-at all TO Amsrics permit me
10 douot |, y = country possessing uneom-
mon advantages, bu' very many have lately
come ost from Ireland, whs are sn,isely or
q. 20 avail themselves Of them, yoang men
VINO hope . caro- their bread BY the use of
the pen IN any way, will infallibly be disap.
pointed. Inc countlyis full Of sucb, who
have es,sb,sned conaexions here, and are a.
good as can be. imported. The same ~ the
fate Of those who, having the msclvcs got ed
ucAsi,n, hope to succeed by teaching others.
Merchants may advantageousiy come out, II
they have knowledge, correspondents, and
capitai but ,nose vino tnay, II they conduct
shemss,sss righ,.y, havs fortune at their
eom,nand, are the tradssm-h In tho usual
hsndiceaf, liaes, and the farmers, provided
they have saved enough to sspport them til
they could look about and sottle ,hemsclves
I woald sdvise oil o,her to consider well be.
fo, Q hey come on, here on speculation, fnr
they will have to strugyle through all tho dit.
Acu.,es Of being strangers, aud to work IA
hard aud 10 40 industrious - they would DO
at home. Industry, indeed, Is tho character.
is,ic and first requisite Of this county. We
have very isw es,aied gentleman as they are
celled IN ies,and) aud 90 Diddlemcn, bu, We
have very many farmers, who own, ~ their
fee simp.e propsrty, farms that would 10 Ire.
Rand DO called estates, and who cultivate them
with ,her own hauds, as we'll as by hired Ia
hourers, and drive their Wagons to market
with the produce Of their farms. They are
ss independent and IS happy IS kings, bu,
they are not above any labor that 70 wanting
70 tasir comfor, or wealth. II 10 state, oi
Socis is,y, Of which, without seeing II. you can
form no idea, and the ignorance of which has
sent %, among Us many foolish advensurcrs
.<-You win, ,susss excase the plain sincerity
Of This letter, which IL written with wish II
saving you more ,hsa probable disappcint
nenis.
"Thsrs probably are some f'ioods ssi'' re.
main,ug tn me IN end about ----., Who would
willingly rersive the assurances OF my re-
ga,d would not undeusks TO spscify,
no, knowing whss casualties may have hep
pcncd but IL svch theco be still living, l
should DO GLAD they knew ssill preserve
lively slfsc,iou, foe them end their country
Win best wishSs for you and fpss family.
"I an my dear, -,
Ysur sbedien, servant,
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