The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-06-07

on halrE Does NOT SPAN already 'front.' us
in arms? And is not her gothic trumpet
sounding from Badajos to Seville2 We hare
closed The ioestern Indies against America
from feelings Of commercial riudiry. Its act
i've seamen have already engrossed an i'm
portant branch of our carrying trade with
the eastern Indies. Then comes an en-
bargo and nonintercoursc act, from which
America would now have less to fear than
formerly, for she is no longer dependent on
Britain for the suppty other domestic todrtS.
In u }eU yeoes they ieW entirely Supersede
British productions, wiM The exception per-
hapS Of silk, and The finer cotton )abr'cs.-
Even now they Interfere materially with
our manufactures in Upper Canada, and
South America. They have even reached
the Mediterranean, To one point Of which,
within few months, 1900 bales Of Ameri-
can cotton goods were shipped from Bos-
| ton.
Peace or war, our commerce, and manu-
featuring monopoly are no more Already
multitudes Of our best workmen have emf
| grated, bearing their arts and industry TO
other shores. They swarm through the
northern states of America. Her starred
Rng as noi0 conspicuous on every sea, and
toiH soon defy our thunder. Her fisheries
were formerly the nursery of our seamen.
Those Of New Foundand and Labrador
are almost exclusively engrossed by the
Americans. They send annually more than
1000 vessels to these shores, and employ
$4,000 scamen in the trades They are
nursed amid the fog and tenpests OH those
inhospitable shores, familiar with every
rock and quic ksand in that dficult naviga
ton. impenetrable 10 cold anC lnsensible to
hardships.
Let England then look well to herself,
and tremblc for the fate Of ireland That
Island is now sleeping volctno, the first
eruption of which may be terrible. Should
an American feet ride the channel, bayo-
nets and ball cartridges wlnot keep down
| the Irish people. Different legislation mast
Hen be tried. The safety of England mny
| be compromised, and inc justice HOW deHied
| viii then be- rendered from fear. Such
sway ls never secure or permanent IT'S ap-
| prchensons are continually awake. Never
| vas there n period when the efforts OF
wise and well constituted ministry were
| more necessary"
*Not so many, by a great number but
still very many. Ed. Reg.
The fermcnt among the people Of Cana
| la is apparently on the increase. In some
| cases II has been resolved To resiS! the "na
turalzation bill"
The Patterson (N.J.) Intelligenccr states
that man aged I0I years lately came to
that place from New-York, on foot, a dis
lance of l6 miles, to obtain employment.
! lie is a native Of Scotland.
The Union line steam boats and stage d
via New London, takes passengers from
| New York to Boston. distance Of about
80 miles, for seuen dollars fly cents
A post master in England has been sen
| tenced to seven years transportation, for
| altering the postage of a letter from 2s. %.
to Is. a. This is heavy punishment, bu'
it will have salutary effect.
orMs BH;Txaa SsrgA Rrd gr'iss' plSss. dad S15dG a.
most rcady for publication. IL is in two
vols and beginning with the first settle
mcnt Of the country, continues To 1907, the
close of Washngton's presidency. Mr..
| Ptkin is a gentlcman ofgreat learning and
industry, and eminent as politician. The
work is expected TO be very valuable.
Niles Reg.
! The new state prison Of New York, now
erecting at Sing Sing, will contain, when
completed, eight hundred separate cells.
The city of Troy, in New-York, affords
another remarkable instance Of the aston,
! ishing effects produced by the system of
| internal improvements and establishment OF
manufactures IN our country Troy was
| incorporated as town in 1901, and as CT
ty IN 1916. The present population is TO-
0OO Two hundred buildings were last
year erected, including n jail and this year
| 1t is expected 300 will be erected, together
with three new meeting houses and a court
house. The manufacture of -four, stone.
ware. Looking glasses, bricks, nails, paper
o.d cloth Of various kinds, is extensively
carried on at this place. Nine thousand
head of cattle were slaughtered at Troy
| the last season.
BRiTIsH ARMY. Tn the year 1892, the
total number of officers in the British army
was 1921; in 1926 it was 1899 This is
about double the number of the whole
troops of the United States.
In the course of last year there had been
admitted 4l2 officers without purchase, and
-Sl hy nurchaap