The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-06-04
be perceived BY the asvertisemest.in IN

this days paper that the steamboats, BENJAMIN
FRANKLIN, Chancellor Livingston, and Wash
ington will continue to carry passengers dur
ing the summer at reduced prices. The eIe
CANT accommodations, and unrivalled speed O
these boats render them very expensive, an,
too much credit therefore cannot he given I,
the proprietors for the accommodating spiri
they have evinced, in thus affording to tn,
public splendid and rapid medium of con
veyance, at very moderate expence.
c. f.. RoBBISs. ESQ. Of this town, bas
Deen appointed by the Secretary Of wal, ,one
OF the Board ofVisters to attend the ex
animation of the Cadets at the military
academy, West Point, which commence ed
on monday last. a
Green peas were served up at mr.. Town
sends yesterday, and will be again to day
s-=--.
'Lo!Me Poor Indian. With the change
| OF administration, the protection Of the poor
Georgia Indians, which has hitherto been
afforded by the General Government, has
been withdrawn. The Georgia papers an.
nouncc Nth exultation, that 9the President
has recognised, IN its full srtent, Lhe doc
trine contended for by Georgia, that the
Cherokee Indians cannot be suffered to
rect government for themselves within
the bounds of sovereign state; and that
Georgia has perfect right TO ertend her
municipal taics 0rcr them" Thus these
last remnants Of the noble race who linper
amongst us, in their poverty and crushed
spirits, the living monuments Of the white
mans wrongs, arc at last 10 be driven from
their homes, and the tombs Of their ances.
tors, TO the wlds far in the West What
a contrast between this inliuman decision.
and the noble, philanthropic and manly
message Of the late executive, when in
1926, the Georgians with their madcap
governor, undertook not only To trample
the Indians into the earth, but to beard the
Government. But times have changed,
and who is there now ito mourn for Lo-
ganw-.N Y. Com. .Ado.
No government can be free where the
right of opinion is denied. We hold this
truth to be self evident. Can then the de-
fled by people who profess to be Repubi.
cans? Let US look candidly at this for mo-
ment.
Here is a man holding some inconsider-
able Office under the General Government
he is honest, faithful and capable. A
time Of great political excitement arrives
the whole nation is agitated. Exercis,
ing the privileges of a freeman, but with.
out making himself violent partizan, he
goes to the polls and votes for the man of
his choice. That choice is not tho choice
Of the nation. Is It not monstrous, tyran.
ncal, and iniquitous, that this officer should
be proscribed--should be sent out upon the
wide world without occupation should
have his wife and children beggared-his for
tunes ruined, and his hopes marred. for thus
using right granted to him by the censti-
tuition. rbtsined a by tho blood of his fathers
Talk of Freedom and Republicanlsm--As
well may they talk OF it in Turkey.
alexandria Gazette.
The u. s. Sloop of war Erie Daniel
Turner, Esq. Commander, arrived at Pen.
sacola, on Tuesday the 26th ut. from an
arduous cruise. We understand (says the
Gazette jthat her boats have been constant
ly out in pursuit of Pirates, and that one
man has been taken and is now on board
the Falmouth;we also understand that they
pursued some piratical boats, which they
took, the Pirates, having escaped into the
woods.
n Scindier.-A daring and successful case
of swindling occurred IN this city on Fri
day, which deserves to be noticed in order
that the public may be put OF their guard
against the villain, if he should make any
further attempts of the same nature. Or
the morning Of the aforementioned day, a
young man, apparently about % or "a years
of age, and rather genteel, resembling in
appearance a respectable mechanic, called
at the watch store of Mr.. David Magnn,
on the corner Of William and Exchange
streets, and after examining a number OF
watches, selected one, the price of which
$50 being ascertained, he said he would
| call again in the course OF the day and
purchase it. According TO promise, he re
turned bout half past o'clock in the even
ing. md asked for the watch, which was
handed 10 him, when he laid down five ten
dollar bills of the "Farmcr's " Exchange
Bank, of Gloucester, Rhode Island" Mr..
Magnin, being foreigner, and not very
conversau, with the bills of country Banks,
at first objected to taking the notes, but on
being assured by the scoundrel that they
were genuine, and at the same time OBJ.
serving .ihatif,hey did not prove to be good
he would replace them in the morning, If
Mr.. Mrgnn would call at his residence,
No. % Wall.strect; he was permitted to
depart i In, tho morning, Mr.. Maguin
asccrtained that the bank had failed many
years since (about the time the war broke
out,) and that he had been swindled. The
fellow was not, rs matter Of course,
found at the place designated, he having n
false address. Mr.. Magnindoes not recol.
lect the number of the watch, or the ma.
ker's name, sout it was single. cased sill.
vcr patent lever, with gold hinges and two
pair ofeytra Jewels. AS il is not common