The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-11-22
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THURSDAY MORNING, NOy. %, 1927.
The Hon. ASHER RoBBINs, and the Hon.
day next for Washington.
The November session Of tho Y s. Circuit
Court in Providence, terminated on Tuesday
....s@e".
Mordccl NJ. Noah, who is n perfect prote-
u in politics, there to-day and gone to-mor-
row'-"who has united with every man with
whom he has differed, and has abandoned ov-
cry man with whom he has acted who has
lonr been accustomed 20 bcstow consure and
praise ON the samo person, and to take into his
basom for one purpose, tho man whom he has
represented in tho most odious light for ano
thor. has had the cnrontory to publish an
extract from Cicoros Grafton for Murmna,
containing such language as this
"'rhc glory Of military accomplishments
takes place of every other claim 10 merit 49,
ain my opinion ihen, the forum mWsi yicid 10
The camp, rcpoSc IN icar, Uc pen 10 he SrOrd, e,
and the shade Of retirement To the scorching
beams of the sun.'
Here is the man, who swcar5 that nc is the
truost porsoniiication of genuine, old fashion
ed rcpublicanism, advocating principles which
the fathers of our country denounced, which
Washington and Hamilton and Jefferson and
Madison, and the wisest and best among US,
have rcprobated, as subversvc Of civil liberty.
Who was Nurmna whose cause is thus idcn
titled with Jackson's' The friend and compan.
ion in arms of Sylla--of that military tyrant
who massacrod by thousands the citixcus Of
Rome, and rewarded the son for imbruing his
hands in the blood of his father TIc was &C.
cused by Cato, the last Of tho Romans, with
n violation of the laws, and although the
truth If the accusation was manifest, tho per
essential TO continue him in the Conmlship
And who was Ciccro2 A man of wonderful
cloquencc, but irrosolutc and cowardlv. and
who, in those dangerous times, influenced by
fears for personal safety, bccamo the advocate
of men and measures which were inimical to
the true interests of his country, He lived
TO SEQ that Rome, which he had saved from
tho rage Of Catalina PROSTATE at tho feet Of
triumphant and ambitious General, aud he
died bv the hands of assassins employed by
mf3qry uiumvirute, tho victim of those dc
structiye principles which the editor of the
Enquirer in country like this, has dared 10
revive and circulate The time has been
whom the nvowal of such sentiments would
have called down upon printer and publisher,
the heavy Indignation Of an insultcd commu-
nifty of rcemen Admiration of military re.
nown has brought dosolaton upon every 9th
or country, and what shall exempt us, if lis
pcrncous influence becomes prevalent here,
from the same Iuinous results. AS an anti
dote To the extract which we consider So i'm.
polite, and almost reasonable, we here pre-.
sent to all lovers of their country and their
countrys good, tho following eloquent com.
parscn Of mere military talent, with that
noble intellect devoted to improve the moral
and political condition of mankind
awe have spoken of the energies Of
mind called forth by war. II We may be
allowed short DEPRESSION, which however
bears directly on our main subject. the me-
rts of Napoleon, VIC would observe, that
military talent, even Of the highest order.
is far from holding TIE first place among in.
tcllectual endowmcnts. Ii is one ofthc low
or forms Of genius; for il Is not convcrsaut
with the highest and richest objects of
thought"
"Thc Office of n great general does not
differ widely from that of a great mcchan-
ician, whose business il is TO frame new
combinations of physical forces. TO adapt
them to new circumstances, and to remove
new distractions Accordingly great gen
erals, away from the camp, are commonly
no greater men than the mechancian taken
from his workshop. ln conversation they
are often dull. Works of profound think.
ing on general and great topics they can.
not comprehend The conqucror Of Napo-
leon, the hero Of Waterloo. undoubtedly
possesses great military talents but We
have never heard Of his cloqucncc in the
senate, or of his sagacity in the cabinet
aud we venture 10 say, that he will leave
the woral, withou, adding one new thought
on the great themes, on which the genius
Of philosophy aud legislature has meditat-
cd for ages. We viii not 90 down for il.
lustration TO such men as Nelson, a man
great on the deck, but debased by gross vi.
Gee, and who never pretended to enlarge.
ment Of intellect. To institute a compari