Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-12-02

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approse hing session Of Congress, The
claims Of the survivors Of the two
Rbsdsslsland regiments, who have not
yet been remunera,ed for their fortunes
which they layishcd, The flower Of their
youth which they wasted, and the blood
which they split in the cause Of liber-
'ty. These veterans, thinned by deaih,
bent down by the weight Of years ana
the hurihen Of trouble, trembling up.
on, the brink Of eternity slbont 10 !" bid
the world good night" are looking anx.
iously 10 their country. for the where
with to sllay the cravings Of hunger
and the means Of protecting their fee
BILE frames from the rigid cold Of a
northern winter.
(. We are inclined to think that our
gentlemen in Congress are over tender |
Of the national fdads--ovcr scrupuIous
Of paying out the peoples money.
when, they refuse TO pay this debt
which has been SO long due; and, for
our sous we cannot help thinking they
end an antidote for these qualms Of con-
science when they pocket eight dollars
per day for their own services !-ltis
passing strange that men who feel SO
much solicitude for the welfare Of the
nasion, should be wiling to take any
Z thing from the publick treasury, for a
few days spent at the seat of govern
ment, during adull winter ?-and much
more So. that they SHOULD take as much
for one day. Iabour, as these soldiers
ask for a whole month spent in fighting
the battles Of freedom!
Gentlemen have said it would drain
the Treasury and ever burtben the
people with taxes, to pay this honest
debt. Are they fearful Of this thirs
when they give foreign ministers five
thousand dollars per annum, district
judges and marshals fifteen hundred, or
custom house officers and postmasters,
four or Eve dollars the day? Do
they cast a thought upon the taxes Of q
lsbouring man. when they pay the strip
ling lieutenants in our department ofen-
Z gineers, one hundred and twenty five
dollars per month !? Do they tell over
che peoples money, when Eve or fen
thousand dollars are expended 10 lis
tening to the disgracefuI abuse Of RAN
dolph. .M'Dsflie or Kremer? And yet,
when few grey-haired men ask ol
them eight dollars per month for fight
ing at Monmouth, at Germantown. al
Waite Plains--eight dollars per month
for routing that host Of men which the
shambles Of a Germsn despot had fur.
nished-eight dollars per month fol
cacturing Burgoync and Corvallis
81 hi dollars per month for crossing ant
re-crossing he Delaware, during ont
of The most severe winters ever knowr
on this continent. without shoes OF
or CATERS or even knowledge Of the
:. source from whence they should de.
rive the next meal--eight dollars pei
month fur freezeing their limbs at Val
ley Forge! Excellen. finnnciers wor.
thy guardians of the publick purse
Gentlemen have said that it would be
establishing dangerous precedent, &c
render these men their just due. In the
name Of Heaven, what have we to fea
from this PRECEDENT Do We give
to their descendants No. Are th,
great events Of our revolutionary strug
gle soon to be acted over again ? Ar,
there any other men in the situation
Of those who belonged TO those tw,
Rhode-lsland regiments Are thcr,
many Of them, and shall we be long hon
CURED with their presence ? Swifte
than the flow Of that patriotick' bloc,
which coursed the veins Of these heroe
IN '76, 10 their decay--in few year
the last of that band will be laid in tn
hcuse prepared for the dead they vii
be beyond the reach Of succour tn
Treasury will he relieved from tn
burthen Of their rensiop, and thes
scrupuIous Legislators have create
scope forthcir economical policy.
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