The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1821-04-18


alNrticles Of miscellaneous character and Wmher
OF advertisements. There is however an uncommon
dearth Of news both foreign and domestic, so that
the scarchers for lose bot little by cdr neces
sary arrange mcnts.
Since the time when William Cobbei', that
most base and conte 10 ptib]o slandorer disgust
ed the public mind with his low abuse OF some
Of The best chsrecters in our County, We have
not bad OR feeling. ossailed with so much
riha!diy as we have lately seen in the Plovi.
dsnce papers respecting Gen. CIBRs. The
coarseness OF their uncivil remarks, proves
'ha, a CollegiaI education at. Bro.cn Uniper-
sity cannot cure the defects which are rooted
in tho heart from childhood. The example
Of grossnees Of manners eud oi language OF
hume, will make an early end indeb'e i'm.
preston upon the mind, and literature itself
will no, prevent, on all trying occasions, Te-
,p'n to original vu'garity Now unless such
inferior egeD's be restrained aud kept within
the bounds of dccortan, by the chiefs OF The
party, upon which they depend. the .odum
and disgrace Of the thing becomes common to
Them all, and the remedy is to be applisd to
The publishers, in the only way by which the
ieeinGs OF such folks can be affected.
WHO is General Bridgham and who i,
u
has been answered by those who proposed il !
snd se admit as they say, tina, General Dridg.
hahn 10 born o. parents, who were married
,hn; he was prepared by education for the boz:
where he has industriousIy and successfully
prac,ised for twenty five years; sometimes on
the side Ct justice, and of.en against it; tha,
he is man oi uIbaniy and social acquire.
nents OF great good nature end common
honesty. We readily agree to the correct.
ness OF this state ement but when We have the
generosity TO accord with them in giving
good chsra:,er 20 their candidate, they cannot
suppose thai We will suffer them TO compose,
fron their own hearts, a bad character for
ours. We have kuown intimately the family
OF Genera! GIEns these twenty three years
past; and we have no where met with rn0re
order, more narmony, bsuer principles, or
more elevation Of chagac,er, than were seen
in that we'll governed household, in all itste
lAions OF parent, ,owards children, and child.
rem towards parents end towards each Other.
And let us NJ ID, deceived---this correctness
Of government fom iofancy, follows and in-
AGences the individual through life. General
Gtsrs was prepared for college and entered
Harvard University, whore he pursued his
studies ior some tine, bu, did not graduate.
lie Afterwards applied himself TO law, both
here and at I.Mchiieid, 10 Connection and
with oil the necessary knowledge, il no has
not pfac'ised, ws ought TO have so much The
moro cont. dence In the purity Of his principles
which were never bent to the interests Of the
feeling client. His iudgmen, his scu'eness
yes, 1--WE aver 1t from C. long and thorough
knowledge OF both the geo,lemen,) his Datn-
rel aculeness is at least equal 10 that Of Gen
etal B'dgham. They ask, what has General
GIBBS done for his county! We re,or,,
what has General Bid sham done, and wbere
is the single act Of his life recorded for which
he has not been paid General GIBas re.
ceives from no cne rcconpsnce all his &C.
tons are dsin,etested. I!o clothes the naked,
feeds the hungry, and f'es even from tho ex-
preston OF their gratitude. In the midst Of
wintcr, when the waters weco at o ezing
temperature and an uniucky youth fell from
the bowspri. into the river, whilst the vessel
was driving az the rate Of seven knots before
the wind who speaog encountered az ho was
with winter c!oihing snd boots, from tho
stern 81 the vessel, and with heroic courage,
attained the sinking boy and bore him up I'LL
he was himself relieved, end taken almost a
corpse from the sea General Giras has saw.
ed the lie ci'i2eo st the imminent tisk Of
his owo. II was not e notnentary impulse,
for when the boat had reached him, almost ex.
haus,ed and chilled to the heart, he insisted
tina, the boy should be First token in. This is
the spirit which carries every where the fame
Of our county, and which surrounds Us with
the respect oil foreign ralicns |; it is the spir,
which conquered at Champlain and at Etie
II is the spirit Of heroism. Where is tho re-
compence Of Geoersl Grrss for this noble
deed 10 Greece or 10 Rome he would have
been immotalised by decree and a statue
IN, here he must be, he oogh, 10 be ssti'h,d
With the feelings of cve'y pireo,'s heart. (It
hss baen msliciou.ly remarked in the same
pipers that those wi,h whom he is most near.
t copoeetcd' have left the stse. Yes. but
/ y have no, abandoned it--oombers in this
va have been Tor years and s'lli are, iods.