The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-12-03

! We noticed some time since an account
in Niles Register of monument erected
10 those who fell in defence Of the fort at
Red Bank. This place was garrisoned al
the fine of the attack by two Rhode. Is.
land regiments, one under the immediate
commanded Col. Angel, and both under
the commando Of Col. Christopher Greene.
In the inscription on this monument Col. G..
is styled Lieut.. Com. which is gross
error as to his rank, and no reference is
made to the corps which he commanded,
or to the State to which he belonged. An
alldsion to the New Jersey volunteers
seems to suggest that they had something
to do in the repulse OF the Hessians at Red
Bank. If this was so intended by the in.
scription, it is but justice to those actually
engaged in that brave and successful re.
sistance, 10 say, that the Rhode Island regi
ments were the only defenders Of the fort
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The Hon. Mn. RoRBINs left town for Wash
ington, on Saturday last. Dir. PEARcE md
| lady will leave this afternoon in the steam.
boat President. .
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Miss Clara Fishers benefit at the Park The.
atre, in New York, on Monday evening last,
is said to have been attended by very bril-.
| liaht assembly. Tho house was filed to ever
flowing. The following beautiful lines are
the conclusion ofthe address delivered on that
occasion, by this admirable actress, who is a.
bout to depart for the South.
"Away with smiles-the Joyous scene is past
| And darkly comes the parting hour al last
A wand'rer now, DER Southern Seas to roam
My deares, hope, 10 find as bright home
| Friendship as warm, as kindly hands as these
| Before such eyes, how can fail to please
| | go-but when the south winds balmy breath
/ Warns the cold earth, and wakes the flowers
! from death
When pilgrim.lke, ,eachbird Of Spring returns
And the veil sun with wonted splendor burns,
Win your bright smiles with natures reap
! pear
: Shall l. then meet as warm a welcome here
! To part what surrows mingle in that word +.
! The saddest lip hath voiced or ear hath heard;
Fall dark!yinow. prove its potent spell
Breathing in grievlng speeeh, Farewell
| Farewell!
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! Letthe intelligent readthe following extract
! from the pen of Mr.. Noah, and they will have
fair specimen of the ingenuity and impu.
dence with which he can accommodate all
things TO party purposes No paper cried out
SO loudly as the N. Y Enquirer against the
! profusc sums which were expended in furnish
ing tho Presidents house, during the incum.
bcncy of Mr.. Adams. Now see how this Pro-
teus Editor can change his notes, when his
interest calls for different tune -
! The East Roons.-Thc coalition papers
tell Us that the "East Room" is going TO be
furnished. This, at the best, is bad autho.
rlty; bat, II 1t be true, We are happy to hear
It. The munDer in which Mr.. Cay's Pre-
sident kept the East Room was disrespect.
ful to the office of President of the United
States. Instead of its looking neat, and
clean, and tidy, and being decently furnish
cd, as the mansion Of the President Of
great Republic ought to be, it was full Of
| cobwebs, few old chairs, numbering bench
es, broken glass, and looked exactly like
one of the apartments in Windsor Castle,
| tiolyrood Palace, or the Tower Of London.
those appendages to kings aud monarchs
The head Of a republic ought to give an
example Of the thriftiness and vrtuous hab.
( It's of the people who put him there.
! Every plain republican, when visiting
! Washington, will now find a chair In. sit
down upon in the East Room They
'2ont be kept standing upon thair legs, as
they do before kings and emperors, and as
! practlsed by Mr.. Clay's President, ill they
are so tired as scarcely to know " heiher
they had any legs TO stand upon. Unless
General Jackson put good, sound substan.
tlal furniture into the "East Room" the
reform is not complete in that Qua rter. and
the people wont forgive him for neglect.
ing it.
Gen. ScoH.-tt appears from the follow.
ing correspondence, says the National
Journal, that this distinguished and gal
liant officer has acquiesced in the construc.
, tion placed by President Adams on the laws
and regulations concerning rank or COM
mand, sanctioned by both houses Of Con-
gress, and undisturbed even by Presiden,
Jackson's "acumen.' This practical sub
mission to decisions made by the compe.
tent authorities, is what might have been
expected from the patriotism of Gen. Scott.
however different and conscientious were
his own impressions Of the propriety
Of those decisions:
mo. !.
NFw York. Nov 10, 1890.
SIR: have seen the Presidents order
of the 18th Aug. last, which gives a con-
struction ofthe 81 and 62d articles Of war,
relative to rank or command