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

In our nst papes We mentioned small az
fair that took place between US and one Of our
Wexford sub scribsrs. We now have the graf.
iheation of stating that within the present
week we have had added to our Int Of sub
scribers from that Village, eight highly re-
spectacle names We feel under great obi
cations to our friends in Wexford for this
unexpected support-it is grateful to our
feelings not only in peeuniary point of view,
but is especially so as affording strong evi-
dence that our political course meets their
unqualified appreciation.
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We learn that an immense number Of Der.
sons have already been to see the Whale now
exhibiting in Providence. They come from
all quarters-some as far as Boston Up.
wards of 1000 persons attended the first day.
WAsHiNaroN, Feb. l8.
On Saturday an exhibition of some Of the
Deaf and Dumb Pupils from the n. York
and Philadelphia institutions, took place
in the Hall ofthc House of Representative 3
under the direction of mr.. Galaudet from
Hartford, and mr.. Wells from Philadelphia.
We were pleased To witness the ,genetal
attendance on this occasion attesting the
sympathy which the situation of those who
were to be presented to the public eye. had
excited in the public mind Mr.. Wells O.
pened the exhibition with discourse upon
the utility of Institutions for the Deaf and
Dumb, in the course of which he showed,
by reference to statistical facts, that six
Institutions Of this character would be suf-
fcient to receive and educate all the chill.
dren of that class in the United States. He
made powerful appeal to his auditors as
parents, as men, as philosophers, and legis-
individuals who are devotfng their time and
talents to the task of making the Deaf to
hear and the Dumb to speak, even in the
loss Of those organs which Providence has
given to the human race.
The exhibition was of very interesting
character. The pupils displayed all the
ordinary comprehensions of those ideas
which are generally communicated through
the ear. They exhibited perfect &c.
quaintance with the nouns in all their nun.
bers and cases, and the verbs in all their
moods and lenses, of the distinctions be.
tween adverbs and adjectives, Of the art
cles and propositions; they evnced a more
than comr1bn talent in the collocaton Of
words and ideas, and in one or two replies
exhibited profound philosophy and consd.
cradle historical research. Mr. Gallaudet
gavo as an exercise the words, &" might
have been invented" requiring of the pm
pill to fill up a sentence to illustrate tn"
precise meaning of the verb in that mood
and tense. With great readiness the pu.
pil wrote, "The lightning rod might hau'
been invented, if Newton had turned his at
tention to electricity" Being required e.
frame a sentence, the nucleus Of which war
the word "stll;" the pupil asked if it was
the adjective, or the sdverb, and being told
it was the adverb, he wrote, "Ths Frenc
are lively people, still they are polite.
Mr.. dams, who was present, required tina
one Of the pupils give the distinction be-
tween "irrefragable" and incontrovert.
ble." We did. not distinctly hear the ro.
ply, but we believe it conveyed the correct
idea, that the former implies that which
cannot be ouerthro,on, and the latter. that
which cannot be disputed. The President
also gave an exercise requiring the pupil
to write, from signs; the line in Pope's
Messiah
SHARK, glad sound the lonely desert cheers"
One of the pupils, and a most interesting
boy Of perhaps ten or eleven years of age,
gave the line in its correct metre; the 9TH
or gave the sense but destroyed the me-
irc, by substituting for the word "desert"
the synonime, " desolation." The Vice.
President submitted question as to the
distinction between fright and power; the
reply was correct but we have lost the
precise terms. Another question correct
ly answered, was as TO the distinction be.
tween "wit and judgment" To another
question as to the difference between sim.
aginstion and memory" the reply was af.
ter this manner-" Imagination is the first
glancing Of an idea on the mind; memory is
the return of an idea to the mnd."
The whole exercise excited deep and
onwearied interest throughout. and the
proficiency Of the youths reflects the high
est credit on the teachers We hope their
expectations Of some aid from the General
Government in the prosecution Of task
so philanthropic will not be disappointed
The General Government we believe, has
already assisted the Institution Of this kind
at Hartford, and in Kentucky.-We pre-
sumo those who voted in former cascs for
so benevolent an object VIII not now re-
fuse their aid National Journal.
"By their fruits We shall know them"
The Jackson men boast Of having ma
iority in both Houses Of Congress, and by
arrangement Of the Committees the busi-
ness Of the nation is thrown into their
hands. What has been the result d? Week
after week passed in abusing the Admins