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Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-01
Caracas, The ROYAL journals admit

Caracas. The Royal journals admit
that a regimen, of blacks. called Mor'llo''
guides, supposed to be his best Troops
about $50 strong, were entirely destroy
ed, fighting 10 the last man. They state
the loss Of the Parrots to be from = TO
700 hors de combai, and 500 horses Ii
Is Tact they brought into Caracas II
female Patriots, with he captured horses,
who we're fighting in the rapks Bolivar
is however ST in possession OF san re''
dinando. the KEY to the province OF "a
raccas, and will no doubt annoy them
much from that situation.
Gen. Moillo had retired in person t.
Valencia, in consequence Of q iance
wound in the breast, and the command ot
the troops devolved on Gen. Nor les.
On the LIST of March a squadron of
Royal ship. lett La Guayra tor the pur-
pose of bIockad ng thu O.nnoke. con-ls-
ting OF one fr,gate, two brlgs an" 1--WE
sch oners, WITH 'wo triucca gun b'as.--
The Jacquemei Pack was endangered a.
Laguira 20 DAYS, for tie purpose ri ca
rying the troops to P"rt" C4be'lo in II,
event of Rali,5 being successful tie
we're so sal in the rnads t he time q
dlffe. en-. flags, wh Oh nd have been all
seized for the like y" pose.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-01
Nm. cNowDEH,

Your correspondent, we are willing I"
believe, is more modest in his opinions
and better reaSoner han We: nothing,
howeve-, he has SAID as ye, ha. had
tendency 70 convince Us that he is in the
right, Ills rpin;on, in all other matters
we feel disguised to respect; bu' really
In tbs instance he is 50 singuar, and
Their l. such originality Of thought in the
pro rsrion tina, heathens are christians,
W" have no, the courage to follow him
LIE il b. rived. hist W. do not rake
tn eo.ark, uhich fo,low 50 much IN all
swer 70 MS piece As with WV to throw,
if hspy We may, title light on the
Iues. .on which II involves.
Suppose en, merely for arsumert
sake, Ne grant han 'he p'>it'oO h. has
assumed. and admit all tha; he has said
to apply Il tie cssCs of helthe wh"
lived subsequently t. the prb Cation ~
the go,prl. We s.k, even tnru what
will this prove in the case vi S"crate-
K is % re presumed iour co're p Ede I
is acqua 1t Il Ni,h tie hlS.or, Of %
crate t-d ii ne j.. we beg hIn u rea"ct
on tie time when Socrates lv q; tor ii
he lived be" re thai time, the 'ery letter
Of me MrSsical law, without cIrcamcl-
sion, excluded him trgm trr blessings #
that covenant AMI compris US 10 view
hi favorite heather amNrg the cla> ct
idola,ers who inhsbi ed The " outer dark
ne,," Of the gentle world.
Nov, our Bilies tel US this much
that under the di>prnsation Of t e law. all
who continued uncircumcissd n"Ce,sari-
" excluded themselves ON th' blessings
OF that covenant. Nark-"ne If lis
PRINCIPAL blessings vas The light IT divine
revelation to illuminate the understand
inc. AID csabie the al to See her Frca.
tor ,uore lull in his 20 ks and wa s.
Socrates was mcircumctsed-the p.alm,st
was cirermciSed, And keeping this in
view. We cave it for your correspo' dent
to determine through What soph'sicaI
MAJ he walked before he arrived Il TIE
conclusion that Socrates and the al
mist, notwithstanding, received the same
spiritual illu ci,atInn, and stood upon al
equality of relatiot to tie covenant G"d
We know that it is the opinion Of ms
ny tina: Socrates was enlightened BY
Heaven but We are disposed TO THINK
from the above remarks, that he had only
the light OF nature for hIs guide.
Tins did we reason from your ceres
poDdent's princ'ples-his Arguments
would prove nothing; bccau-e rs qsots-
tons OF scripture are ont Of order in poiGt
OF time, and nsequauty mis- ,ppled.-
F. though We were to admit them To-
srpy T. tn. caS,s .! hesthens since the
jnr odu ton of christianity, or since
" the great uutrrrr, OF The sp ri upon
ali tie>h," pro he>ied off BY ] Ell. aUd
which as Accordingly fuli ed m he
election and calling of The g~uri'es tu
a-tclration eq1a privileges with the
Jews. yet they can9et be said to apply %
heaihe rs Who lived prior TO that tgcne -
and presume t sell known TO war
correspondent that Socrates did. z.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-01
ALEXANDRIA:
FRIDII. NAT |, 1918.
From The " Fork Ga elite, .dpnt 2s.
FROM CANTON.

TTOW tVe ~. sUfh va
FROM CANTON.
The William and John, arrived yester-
day forenoon from Canton, was boarded
tie first of January by boat from the
Dltch Conpanv's bcig Mary-Ann. at the
south ertrance Ut Ranca Straits, anu m
formed that the Ma'sys had attacked the
Dutch settlement If Atntou anu suffered
a severe defeat. The Malay privatecrs
were extremely troublesome in Banca
and Gaspar Straits. i'here was pratt
cal slip. American built. f g guns and
400 men. cruising arcund The thousand
lsjaads, manned with Eug'is'r, french'
>rsni>h, and imericaos She was sup
prsea to hsve a BuenOs Ayres commits
,iou, bat plnndered every vessel she net
with An AmerIcan ship had been over
hauled BY her and robbed. The ships
Horstio aud Ocean. Of \. Iork, and the
Narsare, Philadelphia, went through
the II ait, If Sumla on the 4th Jan. The
crews # tae two fir.t named ships were
very sicklv. The William & John was
Sd ken by a British vessel from l'a' a.ia,
and informed hat il wss very ,ickiy al
that place. The mortality was never
g'eaer. -
From the Baltimore american, .7pril so.
The schooner PIa tsnu,g, capt. Part
how, from Buen"s Ayes, came up irom
below last evening. Captain p. informs
that on the 18th Of February the Chiliian
COVE nmcnt made a solemn declara'io
Of independence, which the inhabitsuts of
Bueuos Ayres were preparing to eele-
brate by il'uminations. &c. it the time NJ
ms sailing. On the 4 st of Ma oh ne
American commissioners rad hcir it,
audience with the supreme Il rec tor. q d
were cordially receved-lhe atitant-
generally were mu'h els'rd by her a
rival. Mr.. ID" Forest Came passenger
in the Plat sbu 9, AID ha> preceded n
to WASH grnn with dr-pa ctcs irm ihe
Commissions this .rn'icma h., come
to his county as C"n-u Geae'a. Of 20,
TT4rred prn,i. CO. ~ .n,-. ~,
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-01
THE sTEERMANs 5 NC


When freshly blous III northern gale,
>ad under ccuIs eTs snug we n,
When lighter breezes sw"ll the sal,
And ROYALS prOu " sweep the ky,
'L.ussldr the wheel, unwesrieh still,
-tand, nd as ny vatchiul eve
Doth mark the needles faithful thrill,
thiss Of her nse, and CRY
Port. my boy! port.
When Gains delay. or breezcs blow
r, :ht iron the point we wish t. steer ;
Whe BY the wiGd close haul'd We g.,
rel s'rive in vain the put to near;
It ink It's thu the fStes defer
NJ, bliss with me that far away,
And while emrmbrance spr'us to her,
l watch The sails, and ighi,g lay,
Thus, my boy! thus.
But see the wind draws kindly aft
All hands ar. up the yards 10 "a are,
And neg tn fatl u sails wait
Or; ststrI, ship through waves and r;
Oh then th"k rha, yet for me
Ssme breez- NJ fortune nus may spring,
Some Ore,ze nav u att mr, love, To thee !!
And ia TIA, hopr l ,'niHIns ,ing,
S'eaiy, boy 80.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-01

Mexico, sisrsd by Morelts, the rrcsidrb,
al lu.usra, tie iGtk If July, Is t, and
Confirmed by Aury. as civil aid mi,.t. ~
90, ernrr at Gaive.t ton, 10 commtGce in
The January following and to be IN f,s,
tor four months. but It Was coifined "A
the capture Of the vessels Of Spain ar4
its dependencies and the Fr,a'cer Va,
, fitted out at Baltimore. However an.
th-ntIc in itself the "IliraI couai,.;q,
might be. the coIduct Ut 3 ali N IN,
carsying ihe capture TO . Io!t 10: atiut.
| cation, but runnIng Ter on store liter.
tionaly, as was proved, ard giving :,
the whole transaction a frti'iou. ard
, false character, for fradu'e I purrr,.,
was considered s"ffioert to dyesr Ii,
claimant Of his righ's. The claim va,
therefore held inadmis sable, and va. d..
missed with cost.
The ether question remains vet icr,r.
gun,ent aud decision, whether the ma
cr,ds of he cargo a'e To be gwen ut,
the claim Of the underwriters, Or forfeit.
ed to the king.
AuR!.
H. VI. schr speehwe!l. lieut.. euyss.
arrived here on Monday last from ? =,
Royal. This vessel has beer sen, down. BY
admi' al sir Home Popham, a. it is blew
ed TO be an assistant to II N. big Beaver
at present on the saticr, AID despatched
on the representation OF I mercanue
house in XII cston IL conncct:cE urh'hs
place.- This instance Of the resdirt,so Of
the admiral to attend to The commerce.!
, interest f The colony is p easing earn.
I ct of his disposition to promote Them 90
future occasions :-w'ich is further 9.
WINGED IN the e'raud # X. VI. B. Pelican
tn hon. captain CugzOr, despatched By
hm to the lurks Inland ard the CacC;
iGr the purprse Of communicating lis
desire 10 obtain rvery mfr at.OO, tat
may enable him 10 rende the larce under
( his command ,ervIceable twaris the Er0.
to.,.., "a ....,.,.,,o, Il 49,, IA, a. o..
fore hoped that our seas, will ere long BE-
cleared ni the irecbooters that lave been
long Infc-t rg them and that the QUIZ
ero Of tn Ir.urgents, while they are a..
lowed e. tra,e Sc them unmole.tet, will
not b. spfl,re! 70 interrupt the prosress
Of tie b. tish flag
Some Of he K IS 10 the windward. we
understand are male a srrt Of depot BY
some Of these Cruize-s, for supplies Of
stores and provisions from the United
State, from whence they are brought in
American vessels, and either landed
there or 'Tanshipped on board the priva.
teers. This is certainlv an unwarrant-
sL'e proceeding, and is hoped will :hoG;.
!, he stopped
p-siIls. the lirate, who has been Gr
Sore time lowering ab u: Turk, Island
a i the Caicos is stiI there. and i. now
in command 1T 4 .,hourer &C abou 20
;oCs with about 50 ven. ready fnr any
'u'ra,e hat the prosFec, IF coed purder
ma encourage him 10 commit ma long
si~ce in the i,ce Of the settlement az
Turks Island. he boarded a schooner w.
ing 1t snchsr there. supp sing er to be
a Spaniard. ard carrie her to scs, but
finding her t. be Ha, tan. he took some
articles for her and seat her back, with
an Offer of payment.
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-01
one Gazette, ard from the sample send

you. you VII Fl d it c"Hte"' t'b,e'
The former Gazette which | sert to
Washington. contains an ordinance per.
hitting French rsssets t"b my -four i'"m
,,,c Uuted S,a,es uutl the end of octo
b,r next: cnnscq .entIv will be Prnh'bIed
a american bottoms al p the sls' mt.
the 1imp granted b, Z Oclsmatloa- uiher
eports are in calculations, that ma. ma
,e iallv Affect dur commerce., tor instaf =
tina, the ord.na ce issued al GuadalCuPe,
IS 10 be followed by similar ;fgu' i'iohs
here: that, orders ali fureigre 5, naiura-
lied or not, to dcsist from IL and every
Kind Of commerce n ia &c months "a,
hat person is appointed through whom
all american cargnes are to De solo,
and Tor which he is 70 receive one per
c.n' on the rarg", whether he sells II or
nni, in case l. 5 sn!G.-Now, as IN must
ca,,s, or oaptains do lot sjeak n" lam
guage; they ale oomp~tled To employ
some pcr.on 10 DO t',eir business, and a
cnoicp certainty ought TO h. lie t t. them
selves Ii 10 ced into he hand, OF a
privileged or patented oSe!, he dispo
,es 10 his fivottes and accommodates
them a the expense OF IL" proprietor, or
al Ieas he has the power to do .o.-Ihat
Ibis last regulation will t'kr place, have
good reason to believe; is soon as 1t
does. or c4n receive Tosi''re inIo ma
tinn, our government Shall be advised
that the commerce NAV be informed"
Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1818-05-01
Extract Of letter i,nn Cart. RYAN. OF
the schr. Industry Of Bal In"re. da'ed
~. Jugo de Cuba. E4'h .NeTch.

the sChr. Industry az Da' lin"ie. ia eu
~. Jugo de Cuba. san March.
81 arrived here ai'cr fine passage ni
ten DAYS to the Moro, but NV usual bad
lock ,.t-rnd mr. here. FOR he pilot ran
rs IN the rocks. While we were in this
situation. = Snani h schooner that was in
mace of SAT ", looked at rs very COM
posedIy, without offering US any assist
.ncp The commandart at the Moro
sent his bat, and five men to our asst
ancp, and BY t1kiHg oat lines and making
hem ra.t 10 the Moro. we cat Ter off
(-ortr ~ to nv expect tl"ns) With the
=. Of oil, rudhe', and | fear she is
r'herwise injured So soon a. we got
If, I've Sra~ish schoanPr got under wa,v
or the purpose of r-oce' ding VI to to n,
bit o"irg 70 heir swk,r''uss.. they cot
her nr Il re- k but 50 va'A, fror us.
and vent 70 ,ia'e. in a very hort trme.
Tho ve.se' entirely lnst-the cargo teal
cul,'or 70: the Cast Of ifriclI saved.
proceeded ~ 10 town when capt
Jones nf the slonp Ann, Of Wilmington.
Delaware. generously sent 'iS vessel
down to in her IN, an WI h the a.Si.
tarce nf Cao'. N'in.l W. of schr. Sally a
Providence, p 7 aud capt. Prav. Of the
b. V; try. "f New C.st'e, ~. '!amp.l
AMI their non, w" lowed her " .o'town.
those gentlemen refused snv 60 .sUensa.
ton FIR their ."rv;oe.. and for which they
have 10Y 'hauks."
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Extract Of letter @ = gentleman in Ba
limorc. dated
81. Pi,rrss, Mart .7pril

"This place Affords nci her revs or In
formation to communicate, that ha> any
interest beyond the spst-We have only
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The JacQuemei Pack, was embafsoed a.
Laguira 20 DAYS, for tie purpose ri ca
ryng the troops to Porto Clbe'lo in t.
event of Roii,5 being successful tie
we're so s>il in the rnads t he time. o.
dlffe. en-. flags, ~h Oh uld have been al!
seized for the like ~" pose.
.rw FORK, .3pril 25.
By the arr'iva' Just as "u' paper was
g"irg t" pre-s) Of the fast saiIirg shlI
Atlantic CAPTAIN attack. IN 90 day,
from Liverpool. We have received the IL
verrooI Mercury of Mach a7th.-"e
have only time for the f"''owing
rErsn.nr Post.
Live pol, March g..
Prince Regent, letter 10 the DIXIE Of
net ington.
pri,at etrer from Paris. dated
Mir. II. gives the 'oli'rirg a. a copy
Of rbp tie ahirh he Priuce Re1rur
W GO go" he Duke f Wellington, OF III"
oc,asin. f the lat a't,ck on his pcr>or
Gurtcn House. F,b. IA.
" ~ d.ar frinud Il 'a"no' drn'
mv..ii a' 1',a>u-e n writ"s go" few
lin. FLO. 'ho u noe # exercising 70 YOU
b. 'h" rapr'r.s-, which | EEL at T.
rs~-, Which ju-' each d ,o' No",
p O. cha < 20 R'virc Provider"e)
fro b. .''orr' 70 med az inst vru;
AID TIE -snf.r.'''s It orr and ind
nat,.n wit vie az filed. ~ IL" IN =.
ia aud ha.r, f sr'h o. ntrnci"u>
attack. can nulv in COMMON II tie
RS f he ns'on, IF W tn ( g,in
"a he On. me c"adras 81 lrvt"e p"
vid nee for bav,rg rrnert d vi"
inrartan' ia tie great inter - Of our Il" .
c"untrv. as f,r the r-'s.r,at n If The
general 'rr guilty o! Europe. That ou
may Ion continue I" "nioy lie % p."-
cnrS 70 u. al, l. tie most ar ct wis.,
Of your sincere and qFrctionate freed.
"GrnaGF p. r.
DISTRESSING SHIP REX
The ship Jlra Aru. job Slrkr".
sailed from Lnndor n. l6'h Febru1r
bnrrd % Boston, with a csroo IF hard
ware and DIV gondS, ard "a pas ger,
nr;nripi'y English fa' lies On he
1"'h March, or o'0cE at nj .ht, of
Care ~ TO-. started ou't fOrw rd snd
n" ship filed and went 10 in les
than "a kpu ith all On board. EXCEPT s
souls, out of g, who escaped in the ioI-
" boat. and who were Kicked % AID
iandc'i a ANNAPOLIS ir Nova : otia -
Am rg h. = sscnger, stated TO e lot
are, Or. NJ tosh formerly residing at
Cambr,i rp, Mr. Purvi., ol Philadelphia
Mir Ellis, of BaIt,ror,, AID a French
gentleman connected VIII Mr.. G.ra d in
Phi'adelp lia The I'd msts IT the Julia
vas arnarg toe saved, and has arrived
al P"rria d.
We have received Paris papers oi
Wsdrssi y AID Thu >day last. IhcS
state positively the Catl nt thu Dey OF
tlgir. :. who fell Vi tim 10 the plague,
after a reign o. six months.
The Pr, sident, late American ffrga'e,
il 10 be epaircd her est bIlShment vi!
BrHs>' : .h"rcH u
Tie number ~ 'ess ina, ''. lsA'"
" ~ " I' w." -. -
Uelde, , C,I,;, ,rl,
Genoa, Fb-u-ry -.
The COM and'r OF III" 'Puadro' Il ="
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WIZ IOrk. .9prik 25.

By the arrriva Just as "u' paper was
g"irg t" pre-:) Of the fast saiIirg shiI
4 Atlantic CAPTAIN attack, IN 90 davs
from LiverpooI. We have received the Ii
verrool Mercury of Mach a.th.-"e
have only time for the following
Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-10-14
farmrrs--those on large. as we'll a
others on snai er scale.
A FRIEND TO FARMERS.

We do not know that we can better
occupy our editorial head, Than by
introducing to our readers the follow
ing articies. the one exhibiting in a
most interesting light the vastness OF
the yet unexplored regions Of the wes-
terra world, aud the other the richness
of the fund which the U. States pos
sess in their millions OF acres of I'M
appropriated territory.
Nat. Int.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-04-08
ROGER WILLIAMS.
$40: @5::2:: o.
tFrom the same PsPer.1

cyan nor afraid ~ e:rercis,ng The toacers
of his House 4 an nos afraid 10 declare my
views Of tse noqoers Of the General ASsembiy
Thr aosvers Of fhis House are unHr,itsd: they
being 7Difdont a zvyifen Constitution, are ON
rinotent: hey hare as much right TO . svrn
ihe affairs Of This Sfote anS etttzenS,Gs Gs Ia
hreme Ruler Of the Snfperse has 20 !, .age
his ofon a6airs."
CpOrTER's speech in the General Assembly j
"W When he spesketk fair (or maketh his voice
gracious) believe him not, for there are seven a.
nominations IN his hevrt."
Friends and Aeiyh6ors---ireetings, words
sweei as honey and smooth as oil, smiles
pieasan! as summers morning, and inconce
frsgan, with all spices hailed the President
on his late Tour, at Providence aud Boston.
The aristocra,s in crowds, hastened 10 do him
reverence, fcalty anu homage; but, no sooner
is he gone, than the snietfo is drawn, from
under ,he cloak, against bis friend Governor
KNIGEr--ony because he is his friend.
Custom, inpetious custom requires polite
ness--,rue, but not bypocricy Further, the
party Ras assured the public that tho hetchet
is buried--,hat men shook hands, as friends,
in Boston, who had not before in fifteen years
---,hai now all party, all feuds, and hostili,ies
cease. With the ve,y next breath, out
comes an opposition Prox, of deadly enc.
mics TO Mr.. Monroe, and the Republican
cause against the best friends Of tba, man
and Of that cause, only because they are such.
The President was not deceiyed-ho had
read Soloman's proverbs-snd seen Pvoteus.
Governor Clinton also knew the chsrsster OF
an aristocrat. "Ho had rather rule in hell
than serve in heaven" "N Nee tam dira, libi
(E. r. Pottes) veniat regnandi capido."
The intrigue Of party is managed out o,
the peoples sight, by q cabal. I bo arislo-
cratic cabal in this State consists chiefly Of
lawyers and merchants. With three lawyers
in Congress and one io the Governors chair,
aud another as the speaker, end with seven
merchants in the Senate, that cabal hopos TO
fix your des,inies. A man, who, born in Al
giers, would have been their BEY, has de-
clared the principles Of the cabsl, in respect
TO their powers, comparing with their prse-
ticc. One destined victim. Captain Cgsnstoo,
escaped the fsngs OF the Bey, by the Justice
OF a Court Martial, which will long remain o
monument OF P.'s Ignorance and revenge and
of their virtue.
II he did not originate, he fell in with the
measure of taxing Banks; he became a
s,ockholder IN two B ,nks aod then condem.
/ ned that measure. When o member from
Bristol brought forward the project Of new
State Constitution, TO secure his large estate
by more effectual barriers, M Pouer's bell
chimed in accord With The music for secur.
ing money; boz whehe IL occurred 10 HIN
shss dis creditors would &c more benefited
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-04-08

issl !A.pril, and approved OF by majority CT
the voters in this State. They ate generally
cuitivators and tillers OF ,hcsg'
hrsgktors, Men Of Providence, the first
town, the sea, of science as well as OF trade
and manusactures--If you feel any local at
tachment to the place you live in, to your
flousishing and growing town, must you non
feer modification in the extreme, will you not
feel your degradation, in voting for sneh a
man on Little Rest Hill A man who has
always been against iearning-against manu-
faciures? Il lies with you to consult your
own interest, and your own honor.
Friends, cannot take hnai leave OF you
without noticing, thar leaky gabbler has
made this hreeious confession his party ex :
eecises unlimited power over your persons,
aod affairs. This also appears
l,t. BY their election of Mr.. Borrili in
June, to take his seat in Congress as Sena-
tor the next March---thus oyerleapiDg the
August election of Representatives and the
October and February sessions OF the Gener-
al Assembly--and SO Invading The right OF
their constituents to express their will BY
the Representatives to be chosen in August.
His sham resignation and reelection at the
February following was shanne.
30. BY their sending Mr. Hazard, M Ly-
man, and others 10 the Hartford Convention,
10 advise and deter mine about the execution
of powers. by the people expressly taken
from tho General Assembly and vested in
Congress, and SO invading the powers OF
Congress and about altering the Federal
CONSTITUTION, SO as in the resait TO deprive
this State Of one Senator. lt.I
Sd. BY refusing 10 comply with the meas
ures OF Congress for carrying on the late war
--and for protecting this Sate--by discoot-
aging loans of money the Enlistment OF SOL
diers. and other wa like rcparations---sasing
the two cannon, the fifteen men, the powder
| of Msssachoseus proof, and the cartridges
| withouf balls" st
4lb. BY sending Mr.. Searle as Minister TO
| Congress, during the war, and four men 70
| Hartford, for purposes not within their pow
crs---to thwart the views of the nation--snd
| to array mis- State against the admira,ion---al
the expence of the people of this s se.
Thus you learn, ,ha, Lyman, Hazard,
| SearIe, Buriili and Potter, by actions, agree
| with Potcr's words, that the powers OF the
General Assembly have no limits, and that
| they and that party will vo,e for him to GOV
err tho State accordingly. More proof Is
l ready, but il is unnecessary.
| Prcemen--Last Ap'il, sou,o Of the usutp
| ing end ambitious asisioetats heard your voice
and felt yocr power. They fell, like Luciie,
--neyer to rise Long live the people !--Or
| The fifteenth day Of Ap,il next, let the watch
| wo ID bc-- Huxza for Iarmer xnisIi, and "a.
| neobIe's righfs.
| ROGER WILLIAMS.
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10 she Freeren ef ibe STATE Of Rhode Island,
] am citizen in this Stale, and Freeman
IN the town where reside, and believe thai
have equal right with other Frcemen to
express my opinion of public men and meas.
res. Elisha r. Potter, Esq. is announced,
~ the public papers, as csndidste for tho
Office Of G vernon Of this State, a, the ensu-
ing Election. l think him an unsuitable
man for that office, and having made up my
mind to vote assins, him. shall briefly as
sign lew OF my reasons. In the year 1914
and 1879, Mr.. Potter became indeb,ed 10 mo
in small sum on Book accounts. In 1914
and 1915, received Of him few tss in
part payneni for which gave him his Just
credit. On the 27th day OF Sep 'embsr, 1914,
q man BY the name Of TennanL who labered
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rRoM THE pRvvIpzxeE PATRIOT.

South King stosvn, March 26,h, lele.
Messvs. JcSEs u WRSsLsR--I wish you To
publish IN your useful paper, my reasons
for no, voting for Z. r. POTTER. which I
have subscribed and enclosed also su-
close you copy Of Mr.. P.'s famous &C.
counl. Respectfully yours.
TIMOTHY PECKHAM, sun.