The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-12-14
THE REPUBLICAN.
NEWPORT,
THURSDAY MORNING, DEC. IA, 1896.

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PRESIDENTS NJ ESSAGE--This high
ly interesting document will be found entire
in this days paper 1t contains a very full,
minute, and satisfactory disclosure Of the
present situation of all the great and various
interests of the Nation. The President re-
commends to Congress in strong and EXPIRES
sive tcrms the final, though gradual, compile
tion of those important means of national de-
fence, the erection and construction of which;
wac wisely and judiciously commenced imme
diatcly after the close Of the late war, and has
steadily been pursued by Government ever
since. He also suggests with frankness, the
adoption Of such other and further precau
tionary measures, as tho obvious and proba-
BILE interest of the country may require. The
President speaks Of the unsettled state Of our
rotations with one Of tho principal European
powers, in that prudent yet fearless tone,
which uniformly charocterizes the public
communications of that able, high-minded and
honest statesman. The defective condition
ofour militia system, and the improvements
OF which II rs susceptible, is again referred to
the consideration of Congress-. This is sub
ject, in our estimation, of fundamental, if not
primary Importance, and necessarily will re-
ma in such, until the hInan race shall under
go a thorough and material change The
President closes his communication by allud-
, ing to the simultaneous demise of the two il
lustrious and vonerated patriots of the Revo-
luton, in language at once appropriate and
affecting.
Upon the whole this valuable state paper is
eminently entitled to a frequent and careful
reading by every citizen Of this flourishing
and happy Republic.
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BANKRUPT LAW Col HAYSE, OF 8 c
, as soon as the Senate was organized on Mon
| day, gave notice that he should, on the sue
; ceeding Wednesday, ask leave to introduce &
Bill to establish an uniform System of Bank
: ruptcy throughout the United States. The
! country at large will be under great obga
tons TO this gentleman, ifby his perscvcrine
, exertions, the Bill at this session, should b,
} carried through the different stages of legisla
tive forms, and finally result in the enactmen
of general Bankrupt Law
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, We arc informed, by our correspondent q
! Washington, that mr. Burke, of Warwick, la
! been appointed keeper of the Light House, OIL
, Warwick Neck.
SouTu-CARoLINA ASESAroR.-Judge Smith
distinguished citizen Of that State, and for
Y mcrly Senator in Congress, has recentl,
E been elected, by the Legislature, membe
of the q. S Senate in opposition TO Mr. Hu
? ger, tire Jackson candidate. The result O
{ this important election may be considered
triumph ofprincipie over the misguided yea
= and ambitious views of the Jackson party il
South. Carolina. Considering th9 age, tai
ents, experience and character Of Judg,
Smith, it is reasonable to presume he vii
give his aid to the present Administration, a
. least so far as its acts may merit that suppor
, the Administration nor its friends, neithe
= ask nor desire il upon any other condition.
! A letter from Columbia, Is. c. of the 3Otl
ut. in allusion to the above election says
every excr,ioh in the power ofmen to max,
use of, was brought into requistion by tn
: friends Of Mr.. CALHOUN, to procure the elec
tion of Judge Huger; but they were foiled
,, contrary TO their sanguine expectations.
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COMMUNICATED.
Among the many luminous exposition
which characterize the present message o
I our Chief Magistrate, Of whom this nailol
, may bo justly proved, there is one point es'
: pecially to which I should be glad that III
attention of our delegation in Washingto