The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-09-01


1901. 1909, 1908, l,l6a
1911, 1912, 1918, 2,22S
1921, 1922, r923, lI3x
In the mean time much CORE, pondent inss
p'ovemsnI 10 many respects is y,sible in tho
h;bI's and manners OF The Inhabitants OF DOR
cities. The morning d',uk,ngs haye ceased,
and the isvetns have diminished fos,er thsn
even The populs,ion and the wealth have IN
ceased, The pleasures now enjoyed arc
more 'ai!onsi, more heuhhipl and moro i'm.
proving than the clubs, the sraohiBgs, end tho
totnpo's,ions, on which theit predecessots og
- last generation expended 30 much OF ,heir
Iv'rgs and their timc.
IL We visit The counuy we experience iho
tIns pleasing emotions a, ore com mmu aicated
on The contomp pla,ion Of tho increased enjoy.
rnen'e oi tho city. We do no, see, indeed, o..
mong tho farmers such. great s,rides, bu, va
're uniye,sa, advance enen,, The profits on
theif cspissis ave necesssriiy lower, snd their
gfow.h, consequently, iess rapid / bu, in Tho.
test i0r'y OF FIFTY years, they, 100, have made
eon'ldeIable progress. Whilst they havc ex.
changed the work Of The hands for tina, Of ,ha
besd,ihey have exchanged also the round rock
OF fhe p'oughman for gstments more su,isbio
TO their improved CONDITION. Their houses
ere more CON nodious and bette, furnished z
carpets, China, a,piates, and glssses, ere 10 ba
,ceo ins'esd oi stone foo ., trenchers, oo1
drinking hcros. Their wives and dsug htofs,
upon whom tho refine meu Of socie,y Insipty
depends, sre generally better educated, and
are telc 10 attract their husbands and bro,hsrs
from The fairs snd Tho msIksis at an esrlier
hour, and With less frequent breaches Of tho
rules OF sobriety, than wore prsciised IN tho
last generation. The. country inp 10 90 loo-.
ger superior IN lpes,noss or comfort, TO tho
isfmer's own house. This was otherwise
formerly; we can remembs, In town little
more than Q hundred miles from Loodon,
when the 6rst carpet and The 6rst umb, ella
wefe seen m II, and ,ha, not more ihsn forty,
hVe years ago. 10 . visit to the same place
iest somme', vo had means of aseeItsining
thai low houses, e7ep of tho smsi,er trsdesr
men, vore Without tho firs comfort, sDd lew
individosls unprovidcd with tho lafte,. Ia re.
oPoc'abie dwellings, s,ohe or brick Hcois, werG
at that time general in the best houses 10 our
country villages, and o large settle with q
high back 10 protect the family from the w,nde
which penetfsted through numbsfIesA ctscks
ond crevices, was the most vsiuabla piece Of
furniture In the common apartment. The
kitchens wore adorned with pc ewisr pl,,es for
'he family, add with wenehers for ,ha servants,
sod horn Or tin cups, we're used IT,, drinking.
They wore scantiIy scpplied s,h spoouss
knives, snd forks; and 10 soTae Of tho rar rmsrs'
houses, esch guest va, expected 10 bring his
own knife, while loet OF v<ool wa, plscsdb b.
tho plato o. mensher 10 'Arve % Q substitute
for Q fork.
II ws look o, thar reIpecisbis. portion ofibs
eommuni'y 10 psr' Occupying, and In part lot
ting, ,hsi' owa s,s,stes, the county gentle.
snen, wo shai 6Ld them rising in their s'yfo
Of living spd n, oil the comforts Of 'eioed life.
By 'ha efr,c,s Of extended commerce and
manHfse'u.sss on the produce oi thei' lcndS
,hsir fefy,s have bssn moro ,h'n doubled With
IN The. tsH forty yesrs; the libe'sl Professions,
pfe.sn,ing Q moro extensive fold. sffofd
g.Seslor iscili,ss for pIseing on, Their we'll eds
ueated younger sons; willis, the g'est decliao
10 the in,eres, Of money snsbles thsm 10
chsfgs their eststes when they have oeession
10 do so, with suitable provision for the fe-
males Of their family, on very easy terms
Among the manufacturers We sep some Win
p,ineeiy, yet we'll mesi,ed, fortunes. Be:
| there is o numerous class ,nisfios 10 them,
who hsvs smsssed, end sse smsssipg, con:ie'
srsbls wealth. and d,speosiog smploy"sS, q
| thousands Of their poorer nsighbon, We
1 t,,s had cssu6ep bssaft wuDise 'ss iDe"Hl