The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-04-12


Resofued, That the thinks Of this So
ciety be presented to Thomas Freebom
for his esteemed present of q Plough,
and for the favor Of his letter accomba-
nying that present.
Resoipsd, That the said Plough be
carefully preserved in the area of the
Capitol for the inspection of the cinzens
OF this commonwealth ard that the let
ter, together with these Resolutions, be
inserted in our Journals and published
tby our Secretary in the Gazetts of this
city. JOHN ADAMS, Sec'yy.
|,s NeA York, im Month IA 1870.
Respected Friend: Believing that thou
feelest all interest in whatever is calcula-
ted for the extension and Improvements
of agriculture, | take the liberty to for
ward for thy acceptance plough which
wAs made at my factory, similar TO the
ones sent to the Emperor of Russia and
the King of France, and differing only
from those designed for the field in be-
ing polished for exhibition. If convcn-
lent should be much grati6ed in hav-
it exhibited at the meeting of your Ag.
ricultural Society, or at any place where
il may be examined by agricultural gen.
tlemen- A perfect plough has long
been an object of research in all parts Of
the country, and farmers who llave used
those of my manufacture are unanimous
in giving them the preference of any
heretofore in use. They are occasional.
ly called Woods pIoughs," being IN
vented by farmer Of that name in the
western part OF this state. But they are
more generally known as Freeborn'x
ploughs," as have purshased the pa
tent right Of the inventor, and manutac-
ture great numbers of them, and have
also made some essential Improvements
OF them The bearer Of this, John
Meeker, is authorised by me to estab.
lish factory IN Richmond he is a good
workman and have no doubt of tho
ploughs, made by him, giving satisfac.
ton.
With assurance Of respect, am thy
friend, THOMAS FREEBOkN.
The following extract Of letter to- a
Representative in Congress enables US to
correct, IN satisfactory manner, an er-
ror into which we were led by one of
the newspapers printed in the interior Of
Pennsylvania
Extract of a letter from Harrisburg,
Penn. J dated March %, 1920.
g. perceive the National lnteIligencer
has extracted from some of our papers
an article whr b says the proposed repeal
OF the donation to Savannah was oppos-
ed, in the legislature, on the ground Of
want OF evidence of the refusal of the
Councils Of that city to accept the dona-
ton from New.Yo ] was present
during the debate. and can say with
great confidence. tina. was not the
ground. The objections to the repeal
were: /. That the state had offered a
gratuity to fellow citizens in deep afslic:.
ton, and that it would be inhuman and
dishonorable 70 refuse the money after il
had been offered. 2. That the offer OF
the corporation Of New-York, with the
conditions annexed, was an insult to the
characters and feelings Of the city author
tiles of Savannah; which, so far from
meriting any favorable attention from
Pennsylvania, deserved the reprehension
Of every correct and honorable mind.
There appeared to be very little differ
ence Of opinion in these sentiments by
the house, and several members voted
against tho repeal Of the law. who has
voted against the, law in the FIRST instance
many more would have done so bxSS
for mistaken notion Of consistency IS
Mr.. GooDwIN's CASE.
New- York, AbrI 5.-The Indictment