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

ih.i ths s,s,S can bst,sr Srsse,vs rs own ex.
is,ence snd tho exercise Of al i,s proper func.
tions, by leaving this holy communion FREQ |;
snd that such q Tree enjoyment Of religion IS
promo,ivs Of The good OIL der s0d hsppiness Of
soeie,y. But our lswgivers did not stop Of
the point Of tolersiion; their experiment 10.
eulcsiss further, that stsis religions and
creeds are Inconsistent with The tom porsl 10.
forests Of mankind, inssmuch - they confer
. monopoly Of tho omploymen,s oi tho sisie
on those who least deserve them on tho ny.
pocritieal, who will subscribe TO any creed
and kneei st sny altar, which can beat sub-
serve their own temporal views
But, ecclesiastical matters aside, Tho bis,o.
Iy Of the state of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations sbounds with iosnuc,ive lessons
for the statesman and the philosopher. Their
political institutions breathe, throughout, tho
genuine spirit Of freedom, and the noble inde-
pendsnce Of Britons. They wars o:sentislly
democratic, and their representative and
snsgis,etiai authority was based on the hnda-
: mental truth, that .ho people arc The only
lawful origin Of political power. II Is true,
they accep epted e Charter from the king; but
they did so ss only considering him the head
and representative Of tho parent community.
would acknowledge aud ,Be magistrate
whose euty II was TO fspreseot and uphold
ihc regal Office among ther. was elected by
their own free suR ages, sod could be remov
cd by them at stated pesiods. Tho leading
psri which Rhode. Island took in The revolu.
don which dissolved our political connexion
win great Britain, is, 6cally a conclusive
proof OF the free split of those civil ins,i,u.
Ak H.. h. h.A foe.
hoodred ond thirty years. In that Time four
xenevstioos had pssssd over tho stsge Of liiey
IN the complete fruition Of those roliglo and
civil righ,s which had been asserted and
msintsined by The 6rst coloniss. The en-
joyment oil those rights had become hsbitual
and essential, no, merely TO happiness bu, ex'
xlence itself. Tho first attempts to encrosch
upon ,hem were met with that determined
epirN Of resistance which Bows from fixed
principles Of action, rather than from mornen-
n'y passious; with iboi perseverance, sod
moderation which are Calculated to insure
sSccess with that self devotion OF honor, hfs,
end fortune, which slono a,tes,s the purity OF
,heif motives and the sfJor Of their patriotism
The duty which is assigned Us, therefore,
of collecting, arranging, and preserving tho
shattered and muiloted memorials of Que car.
~ mstOiyi - UupOTtbW 10 mo present sDu INC
sutute. 10 performing that duty, we shall
Tealz; all those pleasures whIch result from
. review Of the humen character in is InosI
t.vot able and attractive traits; and, VIC have
She we'll grounded assurance. thar, by q pa.
Oent sud psrseveriog application Of that ,in,e
which tho more pcccssary avocations Of lite
may allow Us for tho purpose, we shall, here-
sf'er accomplish wo'k, required, at once,
by our regard TO tho memory Of our snces-
so,s, and by oar wish, that posrerity may en-.
fy tho ben. its OF their example.
JAMES FENNER, PRESIDENT.
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The Season is uDcemmoniy promising. IL
g believed thero will be OH unusual p, oduct
Of oil the fruits Of tho earth. OF hay, in THIS
vicinity, q much larger quantity has boen COT,
sod viii most probably be. made, although
yhore Is some want OF sunshine, ,h:o for mo
ny yesrs past. We ate assured by a Eirn<r
ta tho limits OF shis sosos, that his meadows
viii gcpotsily yield about two tons 20 the acre
aud { ON soms al them he has cut OF the ate
oi tAree IONS TO the scrc--s part of his grass
yss neatly s,x feet In beight. Another Prop.