The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1822-10-30
. From the Il Richmnnd Enn,Iirer.


Curiosi,y a few days past carried me TO Al.
bemsrle Coutt-I was more Than grs,ified.
A meeting oi tho Visitors OF the University
and Of the Agricultural Society OF Aibemarle
hsd drawn together q large nambsr OF our
most di.ting guishcd citizens. The group was
highly grsifying 10 Virginisu, and still
more to philsnthropist-To pass over ma
ny priva,s citizens Of grss, inte'iigen "a to
say not hing OF members OF Congress, of whom
there were three, and among them the Speak
or Of the House OF Representstivss---oo. to
notice The present or x.Governors, Of whom
ihire were liye---but TO con6ne our attention
exclusively 10 The thee distinguished individ-
ual., one OF whom now fills, and two had all
cd, the Office Of chief magistrate Of tbs Unit.
ed S,a,es--rbs aione vas a spectacle tba
con,d,npt fsii 90 sfiks the eye Of ofobsstvation.
snd to produce train Of tbs most pleasing
reflections. To see ciiizcns, Who had held
the most impor,ant Office 10 tue government
of their county, in perfect concord with each
other, mingllng with tho grea, mas. Of ,be
people upon the footing Of tho most peiiect.
equality, and social familiarity, no otherwise
distinguished than by their services, is p'sc.
,cai commen,a ON ,he spirit and bene 6ccnt
Effects of out institutions, which csnnot fail 20
wise every where. What . cout, sst does this
incident present, between Amsrics and the
wol Id beside !! The reposc OF all Chris,endon N
hs, been frequently disturbed by ihe 'ivsi
pre,ensions o, Two insign lcsnt beings, AFRO.
ganliy claiming TO be tho tempnral heed of
tho mi!dss, Of oil ,ehgions, whose Distinguish.
ing charactcii.t.cs aro humility and con.
tempt OF esr,bly ,bings--bW who scsupled
not TO disgrace religion itself In their cborts
q. personal aggrandiz-ment How many ma
tions have been d, encned in blood, and given
Up To dssola,iop, wbiIo waglng ioler mtnaoso
wars Of succession-whiie settling the con-
temptible question by what name they should
be oppressed. On the contrary, here we sec
the most iliu.triou, Of mankind, 1t worth and
talents confer that exalted distinction, voiun'
,ariy rciiriog from the highest station, and
en;oyipg in their domestic relations . happ'-
ness which a restless ambition, however sue
ceSsfiI, never knew. Elsewhere, sbdication
from supreme power Is . syn1nym with the
grave. Here, Il leads directly 10 the iuii fru
i,ion Of the most perfect happiness which
man can cnjoy--a consciousness that his
course is 6nisbed, that ne has been the benc-
factor of his species, aud that endless grsli-
tude wilt cunsecrs,e his name. Elsewhsre,
tho sssc,oolsge Of chiefs Is a d,reiu' poftsn.
to tho hope, If nations---hesc, its benefccnt
purpose is 10 multiply 10 a thousand wsys tho
prosperity of mankind Eisew aere, those to
whom power has been given unite themselves
under tho hypoeri,ica and imposing oans OF
q holy alliance, for the execrsbe purposes OF
uoi,ios the claims OF siave'y by closing the
ioln,ain Of !igM--oefe. without ostensa,ion
ssd wthou, hypoctiey, they lay the solid
found atoms OF eve.last.ng freedom by foster-
ing the mssns OF illuminating the bumso
mind. In the contemplation OF tins contrast,
ie, Ameries rsjoice end bs thankful.
Il Corrrshondens
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