The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-06-12


learn, and for whom the most illusrious would
feel profound respect. No one can deny that
he has fought we'll Tor his country--but who
will assert that her freedom must be endan-
persd TO reward him. The hand Of destiny
is indeed against us il "counsel sage and pa
triotic zeal" are to DO in vain exerted sgainst
tho vaul.lng ambition Of this snwholesome
man.
The editor of the II. ]. American appears
not 10 have noticed an article IN our paper,
published some time since, containing an es
innate obtained from the General Treasurer,
of the amount which each town Is entitled to
receive for the support Of Free Schools
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! The Committee of arrangements for ihe
| Fourth of July, are requesed to meet at Inc
Office of J. IA. Pattsn, Esq. this evening at
7 o'clock.
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! Messrs. .hkinsoD j. Read
A regard for the welfare Of ny native
town induces me to offer few remarks
through tue medium Of your paPet. Ite
government has authorised The bhI'dmg oi
a Custom House IN this place; end there Is
now no safe and convenient s'e for lis C.
rfction except in lhe lower part OF Thames
street. Such a building, too far South,
wonId subject the citizens to much neon
yenicnce, # the business, once done 80 eX.
tcnsively at the Point, should be revived. !
therefore suggest the laying out oi street
TO The westword of ThaBes. street, where q
custom house fronting the hnrhor, and con
yement iorstoIage might be erected. Such
a street has long been considered very de
sIrable by those owniTs estates IN M cen
trail part OF she town. 1t would have ihe
effect of deepening the water at he
wharves, and would be of great advantage
to individuals, as well as to the pnblic.
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We insert the following to obIige an old
and highly respectable subscriber to our pa
per.
"The memory of things past, ought not to
be forgotten ny length OF time
i When an individual by his literary merit
important trust, has thereby attained dis
tnguished reputation among men, and it at
terwards becomes apparent that he is not un
willing to use thai influence in supporting the
pretensons of bad man to be ruler over MS
| the mind is naturally desirous ofenquiring ll-
to the motives Of such conduct. These re-
| Elections have occurred upon seeing it stated
in the public Journals. that Timothy Picker
| ing has declared himselftho friend Of Gene
al Jackson--or in other words, an advocate
for his becoming President. Passing by the
conduct of colonel Pickering when reclining
at his case with his regiment, in the neigh
borhood ofthe fugitive British on their return
from Lexington, another prominent trait IL
his character seems that of keeping the dis
patches received from France, some three
weeks from the knowledge Of the President
At very critical iane with respect to tina, na
ton; with whom, it is said, he manifested 1
very earnest desire Ia involve the UnitcC
States in War, which was met ny an absolute
negative by the then President, with whom
and on which account, he fell ont, il we may
believe report, by Using very indecent Ian
ouape Is 1t possible tha. the human hear
can 10 capable of so great degree Of rancor
~ to manifest toward ihc son that feeling
prejudice which existed towards the father
sary, for the sole purpose Of satisfying sucl
resentment? Arc not such feelings drcc
contradiction 20 the sincerity Of the rolig
ious Professions of mr. Pickering? Are lh
days Of ancient barhlrisn 10 be acted over a
new like the monster Hannibal, imposing q
lis child of nine years, an oath in The tempt
never 60 make peace with the Romans
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Mnior General Macomb, in taking hi
= Leave Of the Engineer Corps states a fac
highly honorable TO that department, VIZ
! that during the years he has bpcn Chic
Engineer, no loss hns arisen from defalca
ton OF neglect on She part of any office
notwithstanding that the amount ofsx mil
lions has been disbursed in small sums, an
for items thnt require the greatest care an
attention to satisfy The strictness of the &c
: counting officers. We dopht if the SAM
, can be said Of any other department,
An arrival at Boston from Havana bring
intelligence that an epidemic called the De
nuge was raging nj that place on the l9t
nit. 1t had not been very fatal but tho ply
, sicians were OF opinion it would assume
. more malignant type when tie rainy So a
son commences II is estimated tha, ON
holfthe population ore afflicted with N
, disorder. Many places OF business %ni
closed
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