The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-04-14
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES.
GENEROSITY.

GENEROSITY.
He who gives The most is DOT always most
generous. The most generous man Is he
who gives the most In proportion 10 his cs-
tate or circumstances. Hence, the man who
gives one dollar, may be more liberal than
he who gives a thousand and YET he would
not gene ally be considered so. But he who,
Possessing AN hundred cents, gives twenty, is
certainly more liberal than he who possesses
two h indred, and gives tnir,y; becanse he
gives more IN proportion 70 his wealth; and
even if he gave he same proportion, still ne
would nave much rn,e lef, than his less OPP
ulent neig The scripture story Of the
Widow's MIrs is in h,'ni
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The following very em,'kable anecdotc
was referred 10 ny M Wiiliims IN mis- speech
yupon sccoodpg Nj. Favelrs motion 70, a
petition 10 the Legislature To revise che Grim
N inal Code -
/" rwo men were once convicted OF high
'yway obbery before Judge Cauhe'd, the lin.
leal ancestor Of The present Archdeacon Caui-
'fit ID When the Jury prooght 40 ,he', ver-
dict o. guilty, ,he elder OF The two felons
turned round o the younger, and with coon.
tenincc expressive OF the most diabolicai
rage pa.ice and revenge, addressed his COM
4 pan,on N ne following manner g." ID ID
x seize you, you hon.hea,' ir! - Il had
no, oeea 10, ypu ! would have sent that ras.
cal 10 n---,i, who bore witness against Us.
would nave murdered ,os s"'i'"' 90 tnen
he could nave tod 40 ,aes.--Bul you, you
N cowardly sounds sl persuaded me 10 let him
|H 70. You dog, # l be hanged, you will be
hanged with me, and that is the only comior,
Ind satisfaction l have ----Bu,, good people,
ha ALI q
va,ni " by my example. If you lob map,
kill him on the spot; you will then be >ate,
Tor dead men tell no tales. l have 'obbcd
rsny persons, and l may escape from prison
|and 700 many moro, and by Heavens! tho
sosa I surely will mu de,.' May God vs',
the blood Of tho man you murder upon my
He'd said Judge Cauldc!d, Go, Mr.. Sher-
1f. psocurc a carpen,ei, nave agallows EJECT
edlAod a coffin made, on he very spot where
y {ke monster s,,nds for { ON This bench
\ Wiel'oot remove un,il I see him executed
% (or the y,ung man, whose heart though
/. <tsrspt by Ine influence of tnis infcrnai
" X<&Stch, still retained tho principles OF hu.
- Aniiy, he shall oot perish with him:
nvot indeed pass upon him the sentence the
requires, but 4 will respite him, and use
nv,aAuence with the Crown 70 pardon him.
rhis hoary william shall not, therefore, have
{he 50 isfacupn his malignant Eeart hos anie-
patsd.' The sheriff obeyed the orde Ia
apcws was erected in the Court -hoose--,od
[n1I,he presence Of the Judge, the Ju'y and
Sop,s, the unpar alleled monster ssceodcd
IsS scaffold, cursing ADD blaspheming even
Il ne moment whom he was launched into
<(ssNy."
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~ LAWS XII
eDk1ng one day, desired by some OF his eocr'
rs, VINO thought their own lives, IN DANCE.
~ =, pose his sacred person 80 much ~
- engagement, he exclaimed: "Lct oil those
sko are a(, aid, stand be mind me-"
NJ. a pre mium being oIfe' ed by an agrico'ur.
n society Tor the best node Of irrigation, AMI
W ,ter word being spoil, Irritation, by mis-
the printer, a farmer .ent MS wife 20
lb ~ p ise
S>birting and Sheeiine .otfo"s.
Xr1>t superior quality Jns, received BY
~ III. SESSIONS,
a.--.<.> ~ish. nm extensive assortment. OF DR.,