Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-04-22

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let our legislature be no longer idle.
Fourth Of July.-The approaching
anniversary Of our independence, Will
complete half a century since fist the
founders Of our national greatness dared
to tell the minions Of British tyrany that
they were born as Free as the inhabit-
ants Of Albion's fog-wraPped Isle =
That our Creator had endowed Us with
attributes like other men, and laat for
a full enjoyment of them, they "pledg-
ed their lives, their fortunes, and their
sacred honour" We hear that pre-
lpara,ions are making in tho towns about
Ius, for an uncommonly splendid cele.
bration of thi, day. and we confidently
hope, that the citizena Of Warren, will
not be restrained, by any pecuniary con.
siderations from participation in lis
festivities. 1t must be sight, not very
grateful to the remaining hsroes Of our
rev olutiOn, TO see the anniversary o.
that event. for~yhich they stained the
hearths of their fathers, with their
best blood, passed by without notice
Let US, at least, respect it until the
earth shall have closed over the head:
Of those who opposed their breasts tc
British bayoncts at Yorktown, and ford
ed the Delaware with the Father oi
= his Country" What we pay for thi.
qualification ia trifling compared with the
3 losses and sufIerngs Of those who fol-
lowed Montgomery through the track
less forests of Canada, exposed to al
the hardships Of a march through tina
wilderness, and beset on eli sides by
: savage foe--or those who stood by Their
T homes. and defended the grey hairs o
q their parents from the cruelties Of
! ruthless soldiery-or suffered tortures
s compared to which death were mere
n psstime, ou board the Jersey prison
g ship-or saw the f,ce Of the sun veilet
l. with smoke, on the heights Of Bunker
S or Red Banks made redder still will
u the blosd of the Hessian.
81 Meteors.-The recent appearance @
= Meteors in the armament has given ris
'r to many fearful prognostications ant
e vague surmises. Old women drink on
b third more Hyson Tea than comm on
e and read their Bibles all the time the,
ID can spare from talking scandal turf
u their shoes over, cross their lodgin,
- room doors with their garters, and re
y peat the Lords Prayer backwards, o
'e retiring to rest 1t is confidently hum
Of med about that the great multiplicatio
y Of dancing assemblies and whist parties
5, which has recently taken place, is tn
l. cause Of these unnatural appearance
m in the air. One old lady has absolute
III y seen the ghost of her grandmotheI
ed seated upon the top of her pillon, in tn
re manner she was wont to ride to NEE
IT. ing in days of yore, who informed he
ty granddaughter that love for mankin
IT, had caused her to take her poney an
IN trot back to this wicked world, Just I
E. inform its inhabitants. that unless the
p, did leave off dancing, and cease to ere,
b. unholy tabernacles whern the PERM,
d, ious doctrine Of universal salvation
*, t,ug,t,the Comet was commissioned, wi,
r. one whsk of his tail, to set fire to Ii
gh ancient town of Newport, from whic
n place the conaagration shonIt spread
'e, the most remote corners Of the earth.-
~ That after communicating this INTEL
ke gence, she gave her nag switch ov,
ne the ears and galloppea off in the dire,
he ton Of the moon
nd The Court of Sessions for the coun
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