Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19
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PROVIDENCE, sAIUnDAY.JAN 49,.
CLAY CORPORATION AND BALL.

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esd friends Of the sscretay Of State. from df-
Ssssu, parts Of Massachusetts,. and Connecti-
cut, assembled at Pswsuckst. TO celebrate the
DAY, in honour Of 1" HENRr CLAY, Of KEN
rrcxx. tho present Secretary of State, for
the United States;'' and to offer such testi-
monials in behalf OF that distinguished gentle
man. a. should be deemed osPsdient and prop.
sr;-to give him assurances. that his efforts IN
behalf of the happiness. prosperity, and digni-
" Of our common country. had not passed. by
unnoticed, and unre wsrdsd.
The multitude assembled at the Pawtucket
Hotel, kept by Mr.. Edwards, who had prepared
for the occasion, a sumrtuous feast, served up
in his best style, which was partaksn Of by
about ono hundred and fifty guss's. Col. Ben
jamin Hsppin. presided. assisted by Major
Samuel Greene. After the cloth had been re-
moved. tho following sentiments were an
nounccd. and received with universal applause:
THE Pa~EsIDENT OF rHE UNITED STATES.
-Tse ocean Of faction breaks It's bilious at
his feet.
HENRY CLAY.-The ardent friend, the
00Se pOlltiCIuu, tuc Ut2H utuucu
Though baseiy slahdered by great and little
dsmAsoxues. his name is dear to his country
and liberty, and will be cherished as long as
honour, and exalted talents exist. Three
Cheers.
Tho goth Congress. The assembled tcisdsn
ofthe counfry-reprblIcsns b. birth, and pa,ri-
OTIS by education may they nevsrforget tier
conn,ry, aud thoir country will never forget
them.
The Opposition. -They have sworn TO vaca'e
the National char. and right or torOng to
place the Chicfain in IT; the laws must Weld
10 tho sword. right 10 pc yer, and long tried
worth TO vauiiing ambition.
Agriculture. Manrfs ctnres, and
They are the pillars which support National
~lth-thcy mutually support each other: it
one falls the Others must s,i:fcr.
Internal Improvement. Our country is got
In her infancy. her resources vast. her capabil-
iiy immense: postsrity viii condemn those nig-
gard legislators, who withhold from her tue
glory Of Improvements.
The Union. = Formed by Patriots and &C.
mentsd with their blood, it is most 50 cred, aud
he who would dissolve it, II worse than a par
rieide.
Our Primary Schools and Collsges.-T They
are the Palladium Of our l;bcr,ie'. Ignorance
imports the throne Of despots, knowledge and
virtue support republics.
The Boston emonsIrancc.- A libel on Amer
lean Manufa cfures, devised and dictated for
. the 0eneft of English merchrts. Three
Cheers.
The Opposition Leaders in New ngland.-
They are much like those who joined David
for hate, in debt, and discomfort: but more like
Davjd's son Ab,alom, they would be judges in
the land, and fleece the nock>to the bone.
New England. The American Hive in pop
eSlatson and induatvv what tho sal la ct q IN far
tility. 10 more than made up by the active Bib
srgies Of the people: peaceable rs bees till
their rights are invaded then they sting.
Pawtucket.-lts citizens are grateful To Hen
ry Clay, Matthew Carey. Hezekiah Niles and
others, for they render unto Caesar the things
that are C1sa-'s.
The votsrics Of Andrew Like
the Alchymists Of olden time, they have la
boured long to extract gold from a substance
that contains no ore. The coin will never pass
among the people.
VOLUNTEERS.
BY John p Bigelow, Esq Of Bos;on.-The
cause of Manufactures ard internal improve
msnts in the South. The light shineih 10
darkness and the darkness .comprehendcth it
not"
speedy adoption Of the Woollcn Tarii. by the
RhCoott SOhkitso hh"J ~ nv 'NhEO w "'''
them as with the d,vil when shsaring the bog
-" great cry and little cool"
b. Lieut.. Governor Charles Collins. - Henry
Clay, pure American metal OH the anvil Of
public opinion. The harder no is hammered
the clearer he rings, and the more he is rubbed
with the rotton stone Of c~alumny, the brighter
he shines.
BY John Whipple, Esq.-The manufacturer
Of the village Of Plw'ucket. The composers
and publishers Of our second declaration Of i'll
dependence.
BY William 7. lesion, Of Boston The en-
h4htened. inhcxible ard determined supporters
Of Internal improvement and domestic manu-
features, Henry Clay and Dewitt Clin'on.
By Benjamin C~ozzens. Domestic Industry.
The first ,aaxrn Of government. like that of a
family should b.. charity begins at home"
Mr.. B gelow, Of Boston, observed that the
As~ntlemen who nad attended :he meeting to-
day ~ the representatives OF the friends Of
Mr.. CLAW in that city, had directed him to pre-.
sent q sentiment in their behalf. expressive Of
the feelings which a. inhabitants Of a neigh
bouring state, they entertained towards their
sistsr state.
The State Of Rhods-Island. Like orr moth
or country. her political influence does not de-
pend upon extension of territory or great nn-
merical population, on, is the natural result Of
the skill Of her manufacturers. and the enter
prizing industry 0f her citizens. Tho above
sentiment was cordially reciprocated. The
gentlemen from B ,sion, present on the occa-
sion, were Nfessrs J p. B'gslow, w Ilism
Tileston, J. NJ. Robbins, Francis Skinner,
Isaac Livermore, Oliver EldrIdge AID William
HILL
BY Stephen Branch. Esq Tho Clay Of Ken
lucky, formed from the soil Of freedom. VAN
ill - a. .sta,nnf 40 larart - nth n vnasaI