Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-11-25
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SATURDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 25.
TIE NINETEENTH CONGRESS.

Iii not unlikely that the second session Of the
Nineteenth Con .ress Of the United States will be
sisouzed by angry debates sbstrac, questions, ms
well as ON question; Of vital importance to the IN
terests Of the people. The talent now engaged IN
the deboratiye assemblies of this country, IS per-
haps Gnequalled by that displayed IN the British
Parliament for willis, that assembly boasts OF It
CANsNING, lis HusKIssoS, its BRouGHAM and ITS
PEAL, we OF the United States may bring forward
cur WEBSTER, aud host Of others, and present
them as successful ompetors in the fields of poll
tica science anl debate. Much will undoubtedly
De done in the way of debate; hut If the opposition
relax nothing ia their viudictiyeness ani detorn'''
ued hostility to the present Administration, IT is not
inlpr babe ,ha, much OF the session will be spent IN
viruleni crinlnaton and recriminatlon, by the
gentlemen who occupy the floor. Mr.. MDuFFiE
will again introduce has resolutions, relative to the
ameadmen, of the Constitution, in which he wall
be supported by his partisaus aud parasites whilst
joHS RANDOLPH will take his station in the Se-
nate Chamber. TO abuse the Admin stration and the
Opposition, alternately, and just when he pleaes.
Rhode.I.a VIII be ably represented IN the
House and IN the Senate; and whilst we shall re-
jolce to her delegate, taking manly stand in
defence OF The administration, hope they will not
be unmindful oi the interests Of their constituents
and viii occasionally attempt to do something for
those who elevated them TO the respectable station
they now fill
Taking, as we know they DO lively interest in
whatever relates to their constituents, ii is hoped,
and II Is expected, that they will make Effort TO
Oh an an appropriation for the erection ola Marine
Hospital IN ths town, that may no longer be tax
al with the expense OF supporting unfortunate and
INDECENT Mariners who, disease STRICKEN thro An
upon OBJECTS ol oar charity, and who too fire.
lucntly, apply N VAN, or that aid am suocor, to
to which their hsIdships aud mshaps entitle them.
These brave and nonlc daring fellows, OF all 9TH
ers, peculiarly entitled TO the protecting hand OF
government, and vet, when they are thrown among
US little ala Is granted TO them and il is too
often the case, that they pine and die, for the
want Of those continents which essential 10
their restoration, when prostrated upon bed of
sickness. Whilst they follow the hazardous voca-
ton "ofthose who 90 down to the sea hips to do
business on the mighty deep" they pay an annual
lex for the support of Marine Hospital, and when
compelled TO remain on shore, destitute Of hohIe
end stricken with disease, they ask "a little bread
for charity" deaf ear is turned 10 them, and they
left to struggle against the oppressive hand Of
nisary and of want. II true that, from the Gus
toni-House they sometimes receive little aid, but
then il comes from hand so sparing md one that
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mi.e, to receive it.
The evils resulting from t',e absence OF Marine
Ho pllal nave long been felt among us, and more
than once has Congress been meuIoralIzed on the
subject without success but whether the failure Of
the PROJECT has originated IN indisposlton on the
part ofCo sre,s TO do us justice, in an unwilling
ness on the par of our delegation to perform the
duties assigned sn, rs not yet well understood.
The last sess ION, mortal for hn appropriation
for The establishment Marine Hospital was pre-
sentei to toe House of Representatives, by our
able Representative, Mr. Burges, but as he was
Unfortunately attacked by alarming disease soon
after he ook ms seat, he not enabled TO obtain
the attention of the House, previous TO the adjourn
meni. 1t s hoped that Ii will gain the attention Of
th's gentleman early III the session. well that
OF h, colleague, aud that, The close of he .es-
sion, we sha be advised Of the obtaining of tho
appropriation.
Although our commercial relations are not quite
so extensive, at this moment, as they were some
years since, we employ number of mariners that
entities us 10 a Marine Hospital, and one ous h,
TO Ue instantly erected. In order TO enforce the
feasibility Of establishing a Marine Hospital 10
Rhode-lsland, we will make an cstmaIe OF the
aul, mt Of tonnage, and the number OF mariners
employed in the town vi Providence only. for t. g
correctness Of which appeal to the books of The
Cusoi, House. Ia our foreign aud coasting ira de
We have on register twenty thousand and five hun.
dreJ tons of shipping, Employing, according TO the
most accsrate estimate one thousand and twenty.
ty-fya men, who pay Hospital tax OF twenty cents
each, per mou,h-smouuting, ~ the aggregate. to
two hundred and five dollars per month, Or twenty
four hundred anil sixty dollars per annum. From
this, however, considerable amount must be de-
Quoted, n the mariners are not at sea the whole
year, and consequently are not liable to Hospital
taxation. What would ne proper deduction, we
cannot ssy-perhaps thIfly-ihree and a third per
cen,um might be proper dscount-averagi the
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