The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-05-01

II we have not, say SO, in terms at once to b.
plainly and distinctly understood The Pa.
riot goes on to say:
"The times change, and the meaning Of
terms sometimes change also"
This we willingly admit to be as true a.
the bible We'll, wha, then. gentlemen. The
Patriot further says,
Owe would not deny that our friends nro
still "RepuJtiean" at the head, although thsir
| disappointment rs 10 the rcsul; of the election
seems TO have agitated their fee lngs, and be.
trayed them into a"zsai' not much "accord-
mg TO- Democrdcy,--if HaccOrding TO, ka0lo-
ledge
Really, this is the "unkindost cut &C all -.
but, no mattcr--as they aJmit we are RepnL-
ltc0n at the head Pray, gentlemen, tell us
where, in the recent election. did y1s, Repub.
licanisn begin, or end The Patriot SAYS.
! that our "nersnnal alta arhn,sri to Gan NVi...-
Ker does not surprise thenI.--tIe is deserving Of
it," All! is it so, gentlemcu..-th is ,he iu,t
evidence you have publicly given 'f your pre-
deliction in favor Of The Gca in prefcrencct
the Hon. Nathan Brown There are several
other small and lmmaterial matters in the P,;
riot, which we shall pass over in order 1.
come directly.to the following:
! But the question, what is he [thc Honnr-
able Nathan Brownl called, by his opponents.
when III nomination for Office is not so ina
portant as the question, Who is he, both in
public and private life"
! We agree to this most readily and say, that
as to his private life, we know nor care moth.
l"g about it---and as regards his public lifewe
have nothing TO say III favor oft. The Patri.
ot says further, that Mr.. Brown belongs to
that most honorable ofall professions, the pro.
tcssion ofa Farmer" Why, indeed gentle.
men, you have at last adopted the slang ,oang
Of the Honorable Elisha r. Potter, when
speaking of Farmers. We have as high and
as sincere respect for the Farmers Of this
State, as the editors of the Phenix but still
, we do not feel ourselves called upon TO say
that the profession of Farmer is the most
honorable GALL professions. In sober truth,
why is it more honorable than that ofany 9TH
! er honest employmcnt?--for instance the shoe
makcr-the house carpenter--the physician
the divine-.the lawyor...and last, though
not least, the poor Printer The Patriot then
SAYS, "that the honorable mr. Brown is a
| large landholder and manages his farm him
self" If this true, that he is a large land
| holder, and monag cs his farm himself, We
shall no longer be surprised at the miserable
! condition. his farm is said to exhibit. Tho
! Patriot says, " lie has long been distinguished
among his fellow citizens for Information and
! intelligence" -! Why now really, colonel
| Simois and captain Jones, we feel ourselves
constrained to make use ola coarse and some
waat vulgar phrase, repeatedly used by mem
bers during the present session ofcongress, X
to pronounce thi. false. Whoever before was
known TO say that tho Honorable Mr. Brown
was distinguished f,r information and ntolh-
rcnce3
ale has been n consistent, and uniform Re-
publican says the Patriot, 'oftho old Jciicr'
son School /"
We don't believe it.
The editors of the Patriot conclude by say
ing
whatever may be The opinion orscmc Re.
pnbiicap cddOyS [softly, softly, rentlemen,l
| we beg leave to think that under all these cir
cumstanccs, he is at least entitled TO tho ap-
peation Of Mister Nathan Brown" Agreed
|
should have found so much fault with us for
no other offending, than merely emitting, as
we did accidentally, to attach TO Mr. Browns
D1me the 'handie' as thoy call it; that Is the
HonorajIs, or the Esquire, or some other i'm.
material appendage.
."s As...-
1--WE would thank our advertising friends
| to b,; ,j, r,r
number ofthis paper, in the commencement
ofthe week, as we shall be obliged to put it
10 press one day earlier than usual, on account
of the election.
Lieut.. Gov. CoILISs, arrived here on Tues
day morning last, in the steam boat from N.
York, on his passage from Matanzas, in i'm
proved health.
The annual meeting of the chartered
companies of this town took place on Tues
day evening last, when the following
officers were chosen by the Artillery COM
paDy, for the year ensuing:--James Boone,
col. vice Henry Y. Cranston, resigned
Peleg Clarke, Lieut.. COL; n. G. Boss,
Major James Tuell, Captain; Wn l..
Almy, Quarter Master.
For the Newport Independent Voun-
teers Joshua Trip. Captain; John w.
DAVIS, 3d, lst Lieut.. [; Oliver Read, ID
Lieut.; WIN. Lyon, Ensign J. Atkinson,
Quar-. Master.
| -..S1s----
Mackarcl we're brought TO our market
on Monday lest. the first caught this sea-
son. We believe it is two or three weeks
earlier than usual.
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