The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-26
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tion OF ell luxury out OF the pale otfbo Chufcn
THAT he'd grind the devoted bgefes,er 10
the dust IL he reiented but Tor o moment,
the o'n,iia'ed round swan across bis memo.
ry, sod With !, csme the train OF its pcflec.
iions. Ob, IL wos round fit Tor Rector's
pppeti,e---s round the very Corporation nigh,
have envied---a round TO bid defence TO the
whole Common Council after fsH day
The round was picture for painters to study,
The fat was white. and the iess was so raddy.
And then his Roman indigDanoo burst INTO
soIiloquy---" II, mako sn example oi the fnis:
eresnt-I'n make il city busines'---i'li havo
the monster tried at Hicks HAll--Pll 'etain
. Judge 10 prosecute him--Pll SO further, the
Court of Aldermen shall DO on the bench snd
no shan't have even a chance, for III have
him indicted tive minutes before dinnsr--'he
RASCAL shall become a perfect Py,hsgoresn,
and take . disas,e 10 tho whole snimui cfes
ton Laugh,er J--even IN Botany Bay he
wont have the hxrdihood 10 look . bullock IN
tbs e.--fCon'inued lsugh,cr)
So far as this may appear jest, and as
puch SO far % you see have not been unw'i'
jog 10 treat il. But what will you soy when
] tell you ,hat he actually put it ia ptsc,ice
What will you say when hell you ,hs, he
Sook three whole days to deliberate, and thoD,
70 his daily work ss usuai, sc,usily had him
arrested on a charge OF felony! Yes, when
tho poor peaasn, with oh The bo'tlness natural
10 innocence, day sftsr day presented h'rnscli :
before hin--wbon no was bending in toll
over the sluggish soh OF its more insen''b'a
proprietor, he had him arrested on q charge
Of robbery! And who did this--a man o!
vcai,h---a man Of God the very" Dives" OF
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end grudging to poverty even the crumbs
rom his ,sLIe I Who was the Magistrate be
fore whom no brought him I A Se'jtant at
r.aw-his own father in law s--she son 10
Gaw accused, end the father in law coon mii'cd
him and indeed, they were right not TO ie
tho glo,y Of tho achievement go oat oi the
Semiiy Imagine, Gentle men, you behold
tho spec,scls---shs Psrson swearing TO The
comple zion Of tho penny. y.woIth--'Ee butler
.endesvoring 10 eoaa bin in,o reoson--'he
cook maintaining the inyio,abiii,y of ths lar
<rr--,he SeSieant threatening 10 bundle her
Gu, ol The Office, until OF Last, mid the Babel
ol The contest, and the alternate ascsodsncy
a"beeG!" "Chutch :" " Newga,e = and
q Bo,sny Bay" ne wa, confined TO i've hours
imprisonment by these twin ornaments OF
l.rw and Divinity.
IL
---be wss then necessarily admiued TO bail,
sad hound over 70 mee, his charitable PASTOR
snd Master" At the Sessions lie, as pause
here, Gentle men, snd refeet or the situation
Of NY client do ing Tho interval Eurned
out Of his service on charge OF ioboe'y---thH'
robbery the robboi y Of his own mas,er--uno.
kle 10 procure employment uade' me aouo'
x--obljged to expsod tho last shilling of his
ih,le savings, amounting 70 twenty pounds' IN
u epsrm ions for his defence--wilh macy
weeks before bis innocence could DO vina'ca'-
ed, snd with the cer,aio,y that even IN case oi
an acQuital the fact Of his having bee" tiea
would cling to him 10. .cver--we'gh 'hsss sui
,fe,ings of . poor man and On inooeen' "sh'
and Ihen cay what Q rich nen ana gaiy
man should psy for the inh ci'on'--i he 'n'
te,val, however, might hsve had rs value"
nigh, have awakened 10 the prosecutor some
compunc ,ions oi humsDi'y--d'd u do 80 s 20
v--for four weeks did he blood oyer ihe SER
psnt egg OF his maligni,y; tor 'ow weeks
night alter night, did he 'sy his heaa upon
his pillow, after prsyiog tn the Almighty ~
such men eves p'oy) 10 be iorg''eo ON inc
,c,ms Of his own h'g'venesst VIII suppose
10, moment the worst against my eheo'--i
ssiil suppose that this chsrge might have
been u ue, and mat tHe poor sne"' koooe" "
huneer, and tempted by oppor,nniIy, had 10.
hen the rich man.. beef "vsiUs one penny
.--ough, no not, % a Minister ct the Gospel
10 have forgotten and forgiven ',--ouSht he
NO, as man, to have thanked the Power that
p,sced him above temptation, and dropped
tear for tho unfortunate! Blu, when II was
false, false on the very face OF h--adop,ed up
on grounds which even q dwelling idiot
would have discountcnsoced, and s,ubbornly
e.,.evered in .gsinst tho combined oaths OF
svo,v ono Consulted. In what tetms shall
we express our disgust and indigestion
A, length the long expected Sessions came
v-at ten, to moment, the Parson was in at
tenJsnce--dsy afer day he ~tssed not a min
ws---snd al least fvs hall their petiod, upon
tho steps ot,he prison hoa,e, vas this sleek
emblem, OF orthodoxy 20 be seen, elbowiog the
thieves aud convic,s as they passed, and pt.
oosly preparing to odd su innocent man to
iheh number He'wss saved oil trouble in
procuring his attendance; he surrendered
himself ., once, not aueoded merely by his
bail, but by The indignant crowds VINO had
koawn him ftom his lnianty. and who now