The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-12-14

cation for this Naval School, and CHALLENGES
any one to designate more appropriate spot
for the purpose than is offered by .ne,eport.-
Her continuity with the ocean, and the &c.
cilty with whic ch ship for the use ofthe Sta.
dents, could be kept, at a comparatively small
expense, for the purpose of practical tactics
her excellent harbor the maritime predelie.
ions and habits of her population; the low
rates at which land could be purchased fer
the erection Of suitable edifces The cheap
ness Of provisions; the economical and truly
republican simplicity Of the Rhode Island in.
stitutions; the contiguity of military fortress
ses which might prove mutually beneficial to
both services; with host of other recon-
mendations pointing TO the eligibility Of this
station, and which must collectively, think,
present themselv.s with the irresistible in.
sigma Of conviction to the minds of any one,
and of every one, familiar with this garden Of
New -Eagland.
The suiierings too Of Newport in the grand
revo olutionary cause, which prostrated hera.-
pItmg commerce, and scattered afar The ele-
ments OF her prosperity her early and etea-
dy deyotecness TO the national interests her
friendly sentiments towards the present yir.
tpous administration, whose fostering 'inlu-
ence would be cheerfully extended in any
manner calculated to invigorate and resusci-
tate her condition and she would, on tho
agitation of the question in Congress be mos
likely to receive the Recommendation Of Gov
ernment--thus presenting a strong case, il
not paramount claim for the consideration OF
Congress. Aided moreover, by the eloquence,
good feeling, and arguments of her ndtirc
representatives in that body, Newport may
not only become the selected station for the
Marine Institution, but perhaps also, be rem
dered a secure depot for our naval arma-
ments where henceforth and forever, the
young sons of Neptune, educated in the birth
place, and near the grace of PERRY, may
( strive to emulate his daring, on the very spot
where il was first nurtured, and attain his
glory, Here too might American youths re-
| alize this sentiment of Racine,
Sous nos drapeaux, Sur des murs, par les
hlers lavcs,
Sur nos vaisseauy, tout prets, seroieut tou-
jours trouves-"
" Firm on our wooden walls, ,vash'd by At
lantic wave,
! The Spangled Star flag daily there unfurled,
Learn on their native decks, the elements To
brave,
Ready in Freedoms cause, to face hostile
world. w.
! Newport, Dec. l3
! .-eAs..
! A vessel which has recently arrived at
New-York, from England brought among
other passengers, the Hon. John Randolph,
of Roanoke, who it is said, has partially re-
covered his health. We hope his temper is
improved as well as his health.
For the Republican,
MANY feel themselves under the highest
obligations to the erudite Editor of the Mi
crocosm, for giving a place in his columns,
to their answer to the observations OF his cor
respondent on the Report of the Board OF
Engine for the defence of Narragansett
Bay--(and would thank him, to correct in his
next paper, a very material error in the last
clause ofthcir answer, as published in his pa
tper, which was undoubtedly unintentional)
believing that the subject only needs candid
and unbiased investigation to be correctly
understood-and when it is correctly under
stood, the faliacy of the arguments, and the
groundlessncss of the fears Of his correspon-
dent, will be evident to a discriminating pub
lie; and the correctness Of the position we
have taken, as well as it regards the defence
of the Bay, as the interest of thos- bordering
on its waters, will be fully established.
If we believed the rcport Of the Board of
Engineers when carried into effect to be az
evil in its operation in any part of the com
munity, particularly to our enterprising and
flourishing neghbors, in whose prosperity we
rejoice, we certainly would not wish to see it
pursucd-much less to extend it in the man
ner we have suggested-but until the Lille
Uorld or some of its satellites shall shew, by
rejecting on the subject the light of fair rea-
soning, that the plan reported by the Engi-
, necrs, or, that suggested by ourselves, would
be more injurious than useful to the whole
community, or extremely oppressive to some
part, we shall endeayor 10 sustain it, with the
APPRECIATION of MANY
The followiSg article on the subject OF
/ American Manufactures, is copied from the
Leeds Mercury, an English paper. 1t will
show in what light our Aourishing Manufac-
turing establishments are viewed in England
: from whence, it will he recollected, a few