The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-08-11
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" WaGcLman shat Of !ksf fieAs'
" "WatehmGR rS5af Of tte nmes 90
Is tie Honorable William Brn,er a candidate for
Congress u yea; what Is his object Does he
expect TO be elected Docs he HOPE for ally thing
more than TO deeat the election OF Mr. Pearce Zig.
Dr. Hunter pursuing the best, the only course. dis.
coversbe before him.-Is there cl. at the p-essnf
Hae frnm gCcAt. or even a considerable number
Of The freemeD oi the state for thst gentleman 10 Of
fer himself as candidate Is Col. Hunter nor1:.
mated under circnUstances similar 10 those under
which Ts5usr was last nominated i-Hhs did nonsi.
nate Mr.. Hunter WHO Zvisked him 10 be in noIjis
nA,ionl WHO ARE THEY THAT NOW WISH
WILLIAM HUNTER, ESQ To REMAIN A CAN.
DlDATEl We only ask for inl0rnslion-thals an.
The Mercury fsiEs have fired tha sivaa, gun cous
temptuOusy announcing their readiness tor battle
We say, come on-we too are ready The wsr shall
be conducted ss you please gentlemen" noting CIV
cry incident from the cradle UP 10 :" otherwise
as you wish il The csndidsies We support viii no.
Gineh-their houses are not altogether Of gisss.
Can become great to retail btfie ssor,e, AZ
bout his competitor, in an honorable pursuit; es
pecally when this retailer does no, believe the very
tales he has " oads whispered"
What is the name Of that distinguished gentlemen
who is now eTAi5ihng himself TO the blinking ewes os
the good people OF this State 80 The ssaes - 10
slS3ners ~
Dioge,s,, once asked. what ufd beast was the
most dangerous--the old fellow raised his head to-
the top Of his Tub and cried out "CALuMHIAToRv
The Providence Patriot OF yesterday mentions
that the Pawtucket Rife Corps, under command
OF Captain Jacobs will proceed from that place by
water TO this town. this morning, on en- excursion "
discipline aud pleasure
COM. PORTER. MIR Jones, entered on the 6e:s
fence for the accused on Friday last. The counsel
not being able TO conclude the defence that day.
adjourned till Saturday. We have not learnt the C
Eai decision
We learn that the Manufacturers in and nes.
Providence intend to sell 500 packages Of Americao
goods at Auction, the 25ih instant.
James G. Percval ESQ the celebrated poet. is ey,
gagged editor to the American AthenGuIs, peri.
Odicsl miscellany published in Nev.YoIk
A PROUD DAY FOR THE STATE OF
NEW YORK.
On or sboui the 18Th Of Sep,sm5sr nexts
we hsvo good su,hori,y for ssying, the Erie
Canal will be eompietsd, end wafer i'm msdi-
stely le, 10 on the whole liae. A boa, nsy
- be expected to start from Lske Erie to
NgwYuik. Tho sborspsce of eight years
nd Q tngn,ns only, will have passed awsy,
ntc the 6'st spade Of earth was removed
nd . spectacle is presented for . world 10
age Opon, sUch a. i, never witnessed beiores
"a Uninterrupted stufcai nsyigs,ion, (inciU5-
.ng The Cbampiain Canal oi 4I4 miles, and
;his too through every variety oi iste oi eoun.
try, tom sliding Quicksands, through swsmps
and solid rock. And how has this ggapic
enterprise been effected By the unresuieted
energies Of single fee state, Q, the cost OF
Slo,l237G3, which tum il hes been enabled
. tslse on veiy advantageous terms, wi,h0ut
dtswing one cent from the pocke,s OF the peo-
pie. And It Is es,ims,e5, tha, IN ten years
the whole debt vii! be eX,inguished, by. toiis
collected /; sltet which, 0 revenue OF 3 ,ooc,
600 will annually be poured into the sate
tes.ury, TO be employed for other useful en6
ennobhng OF lecu. Notwithstanding the mag
nitude Of these works, il must DO borne ia
mind, the, pA TO ,hcm alone has all our cs'o
been directed far from it. Within the sans
period, We have nutlured the great seticu!-
,u'al interest, by distributing 10 tho seyc'si
counties in the State bounlies TO tho amount
OF 5 10 900 annuslly, for the building up and
encouraging Of agticulturs' societies, tho
good effects Of which tho intelligent traveller
behold,, while surveying the teeming pfo'
duetiyeness OF our soil. We have loaned by
enc Of thousands, TO our eb,erp ising snd pa
trio,ic fellow etizens, 70, the purpose OF works
ing ores snd mines, and tea'ing manuIscio.
ries. We have made liberal approptis,iooa
for the diHusing Of learning. We have eon.
!. ,tructed state prison on The bee, model ex-
tsnt, ct q g'es, expense. We have made
roads, improved the navigation Of rivsts and
streams, and enriched in various ways and Sy
vsrious m :ao,, eve y section OF The s,sIe. Ia
fact, what have We no, done, in The march OF
imp'ossment Yet who feels oppressed By
reason Of The expenditures thus Incurred
No, single citizen. Every dollar expended
ieturns sgain in Two iold proportion, BY he
increased value OF properly, and the iaeiIiiies
Of communication. And by whom have oil
thsss thiogs been accom- pIishsd? BY men
young 10 the scieoce ofsslf government, who
have beeo scetcely half a &C injury f,eo f,om ,