Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-16

vas EiShtn uay VI January 1890, Juo' 'out-
teen years since the battle of New. Orleans.
a fact. which it is impossible any one but him
self could have known, had not recurrence
been had 10 an almanac,-which recurrence
would have cost no small trouble, and for OBJ
WAITING it, Mr.. Greene is entitled TO the free
dom Of the world, in a gold box. and to the
undivided thanks of the American public.
Beside the piece Of information, already re-
ferred to, Mr.. Greene very kindly set forth
several statements, which he assures US are plain
facts, and states them, in the following words
and figures:
"The eighth Of January is a day sanctified
TO the heart ofevery freeman.
II has been distinguished by the valor. hon.
ored by the triumph, and consecratcd by the
blood, of the best and purest patriots of our
country. And it is our happiness, that we can,
this day, peaceabiy assemble, in this sacred
hall Of our fathers, TO mingle our sympathies
and congratulations, for the glorious results Of
their heaven directed efforts"
There are none, that remember the Sth Of
January 1914, with stronger feelings Of regard,
than we do-and none, that would more will
lingly obs erve its return, were not The pomp,
parade and circumstance that is unusually dis
played, got up and carried into execution, for
political and improper purposes to hand to
the presidential chair, a man who is untitled
by birth, habit and education for the Office for
which he is an a%spirant. The day, was a
propd md n uInr;nno I,v for Aa,,uo. bnt
that it is sa Gifted to the heart Of every free
man, we do not believe, we are at a loss to
discover from whence Mr.. Greene, derived his
information, and we pause for a reply!" We
cannot and do not admit, that it have been
'consecrated by the blood of the best and
purest patriots Of our country" ift has been
thus eogserroted, the eremony was performed
during the absence of our intellectual observa-
ton. But that's a triie.
As Mr.. Greene progresses. he becomes ANNA.
led, with a ciivalric ardour, and grows more and
more poetical and impassioned. Take for instance
the following paragraph.
"I need not inform any Of you, my friends,
that those hazards have already occurred.
The struggles of our country in the second Uar
for Independence. were participated in b,
most, and kuow n to all of you - and this day
shall ne or GO by, but the deeds of the heroes
Of tina war, shall in our flowing cups be fresh
ly remembered.
It is our deity fellow citizens, a sacred. a
MORAL, a RELIGIOUS duty, TO rejoice in the
victories of those brave men who struck for
liberty. Their cause was holy, and approved
T. - ~ Al 49, 49,
no American Hall of Legislation, will ever
again be profaned by the hypocrisy Of crayen
spirits, falsely seeking, in the names Of moral
ity and religion; to depress a patriotism which
the never felt, and to destroy a system of
government OF which tn 9 were never wor-
thy"
There's for you, there's for you /! that's what a
Vermonter would call mrs.er! lie says that
ne need MOI inform his friends anything abou,
the hazards, of The s h Of January. 10 s; and
then informs the multitude that the day shall
nercr go by. but the leeds of the - heroes of 'ha'
war, ['he* second war Tor independence, shall
in our flowing cups be freshly remembend."-
This may, and may not be the fact; and of course
we shall not dispute about it, but whether the
memoir! Of those heroes, and The day Itself ought
to be remembered in .Roriag c"ps," ha ques.
ton, which we shall submit 10 the I" Society for
Suppressionof Intcmperance, and the moralis,,
to decide upon.
But it is the second sentence Of the para
graph that particularly arrests our attention.
SIT is our Guty" says Mr.. Greene, a sacred
and a moral and a religious duty, to rejoice in
for liberty" "Tbose brave mon who struck
for liberty!" THIS to us sounds rather odd,
(although, it is not commended that the word
cannot be properly used as Mr.. Greene uses
it) for we must deny that tho army that st uck
at New-Orleans. gained a victory; and we have
history on our side to prove, that the forces of
Sir Edward Packenham, struck TO Jackson.
and were defeated at New-Orlcans. They
struck, as a signal Of defeat, they fought for
victory, and the American forces were trium-
plant. But according to Mr.. Greene. General
Jackson and his forces, struck to Gen. Pack
cnhan, and for victory. If General Jackson,
should chance to see the grafton, and read the
sentence under consideration, we shall enter
tain some fears, for the safety Of the ears of
our contemporary. The concluding part of the
paragraph, where Mr.. Greene, speaks about
the Halls Of American Legislation, being pro-
fned by the hypocrisy Of craven spirits, is too
deep for our comprehension; and until we are
*By the way this expression has been objected to,
hv Nj. III ,udnlnh If Roannke ,xho an m n Iaio sneech