The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-02-28

Of war, and knowledge which. without
the aid Of this school, could not be well &C.
quired intime Of peace
MR. CONWAY.--The New:York Albion
publishes letter from mr.. Buchanan, the
British Consul at that city, containing some
interesting particulars concerning the late
Mr.. Conway, partly taken from the papers OF
tho deceased, which are in the hands of Mr..
Buchanan. The following is an extract from
this letter:
"That Mr.. Conway had been a prey to
melancholy, previous to his leaving Eng
land, | gather from his letters--a melan-
choly, the frnt of persecution and disap-'
pointment, too deeply scnted in his soul TO
be removed by coming to the U. States
and which ultimately broke down bis mind,
and drove him from his profession, where
in he was laboring to secure u provision
for an unprovided mother--a profession
too, in which it was proved hn would have
been successful, as it appears by his Bank
ers account, he had saved a handsome
sum at the close Of his theatrical career,
in this city. I cannot, ! am persuaded, 4,
render a more acceptable service TO his
memory, than by transcriblng what he
saws on the subject to his mother, which
have extracted from duplicate Of let
ter. dated 9TH Dec. last, and forwarded to
England but few weeks before the CO.
tastropbe.
"You mention, dearest mother, your
; having heard that ] act seldom, and am
preparing myself for holy orders: in con
iirmaton partly Of which, will inform you,
that events beyond my control having Ell.
trely separated me from my profession, |
am applying myself with assiduity to books
of Divinity, i'm order to ascertain how far
may reasonably calculate upon success,
should | seriously embark in the under
taking. The study is profound, extensive,
and in great degree new to me; but i
bring an unlimited devotion to the task,
and that 10 a main step towards achieve
ment in every pursuit. But, should all
my endeavors, prove Intellectual, the paths
of commerce are open to e,--and per-
iiaps employment in particular branch Of
academical instruction: OF business can
not be supposed to know much, but it is
not of very difficult requirement; and OBJ
servation has shown me, that good sense
combined with principles and industry,
rarely fails Of some share Of success, in a
land Of commercial enterprise. The a
greeable prospect to which 80 long and
ca rerly directed my attention, OF being a
BILE, by my labor and. &c onomy, to secure
comfortable retirement in this country, to.
where might one day invite you, is, by
the change, utterly annihlated; for, sue
ceed as may in my new pursuit, cannot
hope TO be able to accomplish this, at least
for a great length Of time. Abandon,
therefore, dear Mother, beseech you, the
intention communicated in your letter, of
crossing the Atlantic. Whatrwise or ben
eicia purpose could it possibly answer?
we might see each other it is true, but un-
der circumstances so disadvantage0us,
that it weie better we never met again.
I am provided with no means for your re-
ception; am without home toinvite you
to, friends to make You acquainted with,
or single resource of comfort or amuse-
ment to present for your acceptance Re-
feet also, upon the length, fatigue, and, at
your time Of life, even hazard, of the voy-
age, to be repaid at last by no enjoyment.
Oh, dear Mother, am as anxious to be-
hold you as you can possibly be to see me:
but be not offended if ] say, that look
farther than you do into consequences.
Should it be the will ofProyidance that my
life is prolonged, and ain enabled, by my
future efforts. to succeed in such a man
ner as may give me the means pfinviting
you to partake Of my hearth and board, it
will he the most blissfuI moment fate con
have in store for me.--and gladly, joyfully
will say, "Come;" but till then, continue
to reside among your neighbors g. friends;
and may tho Almighty grant my fervent
nd
and long life" After naming a number
Of friends, he concludes. 81 have more to
say, but my paper compels me to reserve
it to future opportunity. Alas! speak
Of the future as we are only authorized to
forebodlngs but confine them to my own
bosom. Let us in our separation be pa
tent and resigned / do not, at this sea-
son, bid you discard hope, for it is the ad
ven, Of our blessed Saviour, whose CON-
ing brought hope and JOY to all. But let
us, under every event, console ourselves
with the certain conviction, that while we
live, we live for each other, and that moth
ing but the last mortal stroke, which sep
arates soul and body, can sunder the tic
that has, through life, SO closely united to
us each other. My dearest mpther's most
afTectionate child, w. A. CONWAY"
felt il my duty, says Mr.. Buchanan, to
see the Captain Of the Charleston Packet,
in which he took shipping from this port,
who has manifested very honorable and
humane interest in oil which relates to the
sad event, who stated that when Mr.. Con,
way came on board he observed his singu-
lar manner and dress, the lower buttons
all of his vest--wearing only pair OF old
thin slippers, and altogether sunsuitsbly