The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-02-20

ipcaiculabie, and continually increasirf,,
but woud be rs certainly realized as at
tempted. ] congratulate my fellow eiti-.-
zens On tie certainty Of accomptishiny
this important objcct--il will-h mnst
be done. Let not our entcrprising spil-
II SOP hcrc--let it not relapse a single
moment, while we have effects equally
important 20 accomplish-Alet every one
put their shoulder Ia the wheel, and the
dlscouraging sound of hard. hines, dil!.-
times and no,6nsiness, Will be heurdno
more :. but all will be thriving.
1t is a lanientable fact, that this :6sp
has experienced, within iewyears. the
most unparalleled misforunes, by Tie.
death. aid removal Of heavy capitalists
celebrated Tor their enteIpriz.-~ai.4 Eai4-
nres OF many enterprizing syourg mer,
by events uncomfortable, which we siIi-
cerely dep!or and in order 10 impar
the lossGOi the former, ard res'ore to So
clety tbe usefulness If the larrer, iittl:
exeI,ion only is necessary. We:knou
the cause OF the great falling OF of bus:
ness from this place, aid knowing i,as
we do, We ought rot to be a, loss how
| toremedy. it. l readily admit, and to
their praise be it spoken, that many inth-
:viduals of this town. within the last c,sh.
/ teen months, have commenced the 81 hale
fishery, which must he viewed as a per-
manens foundation ofinereasirg business.
They are deserving well oftheir country.
But let me invite them ard every ind;-
yidual Of the town. WHO has dollar to
spare, 10 unite with full purpose Of heart,
TO reH.tdy the evil which we all expert
ence ard complain 6f. What are Me in :
want Of to build up this place ? answer
boldly, and 10 one will contradict NC
back country -an Easy intercourse
with our country neighbor-such an
One as will induce then 10 brig their
produce 10 our market, and take our
goods and our cash in return, hich vii.
be reciprocally beneficial. And how ia
this 10 be done? ! ss.y in WORLDLY
the aid of Horse or S,catn Boats-.a al.
rect COMMUNICATION from hence to In:
South ferry at Nsrragapsctl--whichl (
have no doubt nrsy lie made with Horse
Boat would accomplish this dtsirab!c
objecl at GnceA-and If the cana! across
.tanonitut was cut, one boat would be
suttcient. These ferries have been q :
| terror 10 Thousands Ii is no matter ct
wondrr to me tha, oar western Iei3 3hbos
have preferred travelling thirty miles ty
land toa market, rather than a,,sr,,pt 10
pass four miles by these ferries and pu,
zip with the inconvenience, delays deter
tions and imposisions SO lcns tractised
upon them.a ana not at all astonish+a
that the. avoid our marke,--t!>at our
town is iorsaken by th.m; every ration
al man would do the same, under ,io
presfn, regulation OF the ferries-In aG.
d,ion to this, a Steam Boat to run &c.
tween this and Wickfold would secure
to us al, or nearly all the country trade
from the south and west part Of this
state, and the eastern part Of Connec,icut.
How agreeable, how easy, how chc7p {.
would it be to our country nejghbors,- TO
drive down to the South Ferry or Wick
ford as they choose, AID in two hours
be'a this Place, transact their business q
and return home the SINE afternoon with
ease. And besides. what facility would
1t give to the traveller who wished TO a.
vail hinselfoi conveyance either toof from
the Steam Boat, a, New-Lopdon. Sur
pose for an instant we had bridge across :
from this town to Caponicut and another
from thence to the Narraganset ferry.
would Ilo, our county ntfgi6ors prefer
driving six, miles to a make, instead Of
rhryT-would it not induce them ,o
come to US with their produce, which
they could Go in an hour, rather than go
where 1t would require whole day y