Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-05-30


THE YOUNG MEN OF Providence, after
having been insuted, abused and traduced, and
held up to the world as debased and depraved
individuals, by the conductor of public news
paper, are now told in the language of pitable
cant, by him who has thus assailed them, that
it was all done for their good, and to drive hem
! from the doors Of the Aims House The writer
has also declared that he has not accused the
young men Of the town, of the damnng sin of
intemperance; and that, on the contrary he
has ever expressed it as his undivided opinon,
that they are, without exception, the most tenn
peratc individuals in the country. If this be
true, why has he employed himself and his
press, the last month, to represent us to hc
citizens of other States, as a community Of ctn-
firmed bachanals. At one moment he sighs
tale Of sorrow, laments the depravity of tie
town, and implores the aid of supernatural
spirits, to assist in putting down the crime of
intemperance; and at the next, avows that we
are all as " chaste as the icicle on the Temple
of Diana," and as temperate as his temperate
self! Such strange contradictions, will not be
received by an intelligent community, and but
- little confidence can be placed IN the sincerity
of him who makes them.
The individual to whom we alludc, some two
months since, anxious to render himself popu-
lar, and TO weave himself into the good graces
of the p!ous part Of the community, made an
attack upon the vices of the town, which at
tack, was kept up, till nc rendered himself ride
ulous, and incurred the laughter ofthe world;
and since, he has had sagacity enough 10 dis
cover that the young gentlemen of the town
will not suffer him to charge them with the sin
of intemperance, and that they have sufficient
spiri ito resent an insult ,he comes forward with
"tears in his eyes, and nut-galls IN has heart"
and pteously exclaims, good gentlemen, Srs,
l cry you mercy; and when sand you were
gwen to habits Of intemperance, only meant
that you took a Httie;- indeed, intended no
insult. Your pardon, srs, your pardon.
We are sorry that we have found it neces-
sary of late, to allude quite often 10 the paper
and person Of whom we are now speaking; and
we hope, that after this, we shall moi find our
selves called upon to do SO. Whatever we nave
said relative to that concern, has been ehcited
by disposition on their part TO lnJurc rs, and
we have acted solely Oh the prno.ple otre, aha
ton; and have been often compelied 10 our
remarks, when we had rather the, we're omit
ted. But when we find ourselves assa .leu, and
individuals sc orety at work, 10 cut OH our pros
poets, and to lnJure our publication, we will
not be silent, but will treat the COW ara IN that
way his conduct merits.
Relative to the course of that paper, with
reference to tine subject OF mton.pcIan, C, I'VE
musi say, that 1t has puisued an hnipiopel one,
,hoIgn we Will no. a,ow, that At mas not been
well Intended; ana believing that the wrdlngs
of the individual ere calculated 10 injuIe US
abroad, and 10 misreprcsent us, We nave treat
ed them as they nier,ted. Tins we have done,
in defence OF the moral reputation OF the oung
gentlemen OF the town, ana OF those VINO have
paironl4ed us, IN liberal manner; and VIC are
proud to say, that we have met ther appro-
| baton.
The individual who connects himself with q
publ. Press, may DO much good, 50 long as he
persuades and reasons; but when he UNDERTAKES
to drive, and dictate, and sets himself up as the
pink Of morality, and denounces all who do not
agree with him, he incurs the ridicule Of the
world, and excitcs the laughter and dersion OF
those, whom lie wouldlnstruct, and whose best
interests he pretends to advocate. The writer
to whom We now allude, has, IN his last paper,
insulted nine tenths Of the omm, nifty, and IN
! the annexed paragraph, has denounced all who
do not conclde with his opln,ons: e
"The sensible and tceILdisp posed part Of the
community are deeply interested IA thIs subject
and their APPRECIATION whl tar outwei gh the
| abortNe attempts at r,dIc.le made by those
who fear that public opinion about 10 drive
then, from their usual haunis oi dissipation"
Thus we have 1t ;--all the young men Of Provi
dence who do not agree with tine Editor of the
Rhode Island American and Providence Ga
zotte, are neither sensible or Z" weil-dis
posed" they are idiots and bachanahans.-
We have said more on this subject, than it j
worth; and we submit the case 10 the public
and ask the young gentlemen of the town,
they will be thus Insutcd. FY
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