The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1820-04-26


Oh which was engraved latin quatrin
appropriate to the exploit.
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ANECDO1i or DIR FRANKLIN
Related by Mr. Jc6erson IN a L. ter u hhe 4th
u December, 1918
When the declaration OF independence
was under the consideration OF Congress.
there were two or three unlucky expires.
slons in it, which gave offence to some
members. The words g Scotch and
Jther auxiliaries" excited the ire OF
gentlemen or two oi that country. Sc
we're slficmres OH the conduct OF the
British King, in negaivng our repeated
repea,s OF the law which permitted The
importation OF slaves, were Unsupported
by some Southern gentlemen, wliose re-
tectlons were not yei matured TO the
al 4uhonence OF that traffic. Although
he ofcnsiye expressions were immede
a'ely yielded, those gentlemen continued
,heir Expectations Oh other parts OF the
instrument. | was sitting by DIR.
Franklin, who perceived that | Was not
,.scisble, 10 the mutations g have
uade it rule" said he, whenever ii Is
in my power. to avoid becoming the
draughtsman of papers to be reviewed
10y a pubic body. took my lesson
rom an incident which viii relate TO
YOU. When | was journey man print
er, one Of my companions, an apprentice
halter, having served out his time, was
about to open shop for himself. His
first concern was {, have a handsome
sIgn-board, with a proper inscription
He composed it in these words John
Thompson, Halter, makes and SeilS
hats Tor ready money" with the figure
of hat subjoined But he thought he
would submit il to his friends for their
amendoents l'he first he showed il %,
thought the word - ha,fer" tautologour,
because followed by the words makes
hats" which shewtd he was halter
|, was suuci; ont. 1'be next observed
,ha: the word makes mighi as web be
omitted, because hi, cu,!omcrs would
not care who made the hats; if good,
and to their mind, they would buy, by
whomsoever made. He stuck ii ou,.
A third said he thought the wolds 81 or
ready money' were ',seless. as it wars
not the custom OF the pace to sci on
credit: every one who purchased, ex-
pccted to pay They were parted with,
and the INSCRIPTION now stood, "John
Thompson sells hats" =" Selfs hats 2"
says his next friend why nubody viii
expect YOU to give them away What
then is the use OF that word !? Ii was
stricken out, and hats" flowed it,
the rather, as there was one painted on
the board; So his inscription Was rcduc.
cd ultimately to John Thompson"
with the fgur> OF a hat subjoined.
Miiisarv GaHanvy. - In the late dc.
bate in the Senate on the biz making
compensation to GabIiei Godfrey for
barn DESTROYED by the U. s. troops in
the battle oi the river Raisin, the follow
ing instance of gallantry was related by
MIR. Trmble, and confirmed by other
gentlemen from the West.
"In the combined attack by the Brit
ish and Indians ON Gen Winchester's
army at the river Raisin, the enemy de.
rived great advantage from burn with
in short rife. shot OF the pickering of the
American camp, by means of which they
were not only sheltered but enabled TO
fire into the pickles. 1t was all impo'
tant that the barn should be des,r ycd
and the enemy dislcdged. The soleilel
IN question. at the almost certain sacrr
lice of his life, rushed from the pickets
10 the barn with torch, and set it ON
fire; and had the good fortune to escape
ne bullets that were showered at him,
though he suffered in his rigging. 1t