The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-07-30

There vii! come q lime when this tempo
rsfy solitude msy be made continual, and the
city itself, like its inhsbitauts fade away, snd
leave . desen 10 It's room.
Wha, cities ss great as THE hsve once ri.
umphed in existence, had their victories ss
| greet, Joy o, just and ss unbounded, snd with
short sighted presumption promised them
selves immortality. Posteriiy cen hardly trace
the situation of some. The souowful travel
ier wsndsrs over the awful ruins OF others
and as ho beholds he leans wisdom, and feels
the trsnscience Of every other subiunsry pos.
session.
Here, he cries, stood their citadel, now
grown over with weeds there their senate.
house, but now the haunt OF cvefy noxious
reptile /; temples and theatres stood here, now
only on undistinguished heap of ruin. They
are fslleD, Tor luxury and syaiice 6rst made
them feeble. The reward of the state were
conferred on amusing, and not on useful mem
bers OF society. There riches and opuleoce
invited the invaders, who, though at first re.
pulsed, returned again, conquered by perse.
verance, and at last swept tho defendsnts toto
undistinguished destruction.
How few appear in those streets which but
somc few hours ago ware crowded snd those
who appear now no longer wear their daily
mask, nor s,tempt 10 hide their iswtness or
their misery.
But who are those who make the streets
their couch, and find Q short repose from
wretched dDess at the doors of the opuient
These are strangers, wanderers, snd orphans,
whose circumstances arc too humble 10 ex
pcct redress, and whose disuesses arc too
great oven for pity. Their wretchsdness ex.
cites rather horror than pity. Some are with
out covering even OF rags, and others ernac-
atsd with disease the world has disclaimed
them society turns its back upon their die.
uess, and has given rhsm up to nakedness and
buogef. These poor shivering temsles have
once scen happier days, and been il",efed in
TO beauty. They have been ptosti,o.ed TO The
gsy luxurious villain, and are now t1'nsd out
10 meet the severity Of winter. Perhaps, nov
lying at the doors OF their teusyors, they soc
TO wretches whose hearts are insensible, or
dsbsuchees who may curse, but will net re.
liepe them.
Why, why was boru a man, and yet SEQ
the sufferiogs of w,etches cannot relieve
Poor houseiess ctesturos! the world will give
/ you reprosches, bot will not give you relief.
The slightest rnisfortunes Of tho rich are eg
grsvaied with all the power Of eloquence, and
hold up to engage our attention and sympa.
,ketic sorrow. The poor weep unheeded,
persecuted by every subordinate speciss ofiy.
rsnsy and every law, which gives others &c.
curity, becomes On enemy to them.
Why was this boart OF mine formed With
so much sepsibili,y or why was not ny Tor.
tune adapted to its impulse !--Tenderness,
without capacity of relieving, only makes
the man who feels more vre,ehed than tho
object which sues for assistance.
But let me torn from o scene OF such dis.
tics, to 'he ,snclifed bypoctie ryho has been
taking Of ViriUe MI ne Hme VI Bed, and now
steals Out 20 give loose to his yices uoder the
protection Of midnight vices more atroeiou',
because he attempts to conceal them. See
how he pants down tho dab alley, aud, with
has,ening steps, fears, an acquaintance IN every
face. He has passed the whole day IN com
pany he hates, and now goes TO proiong the
night smong company that as heartily hate
him. May his vices be detected may the
morning rise upon his shame 20, ~ish 10
90 purpose villisny, when detected, never
gives up, bu, boldly adds ,mpudence to i@-
posture. GoldSmsth's EssGys.