The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-11-19

by n reference to our foreign news 1t viii
be perceived that treaty Of peace has been
concluded betwoon Russia and Turkey This
must DO cheering intelligence TO the civilized
world. Barbarisns as the Turkserc reproson-
ted TO be, they have tho samo rights that be-
long 10 civilized state and their complete
expulsion from Europe by the Russians, tho
il might oxtond tho channels of commerce,
would nevertheless haze added another stain
TO the bloody history Of ambition backed by
power. Tho Sultan fought till defence was
hopeless, and has efforts TO preserve his en-,
piro enitlo him to the admiration Of the
world.
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PnrsroS BAnrLETT, at the recent term OF
Tho Supreme Court in Providence, was found
guilty Of having sci Gre to factory in Cum
borand and sentenced TO one years mprson-
ment, TO pay fine Of 81 600, TO stand in the
piory Coz thirty minutes, to have both Of his
ears cropped, and to be branded with the brand
of tho letter B. The court had no discretion
to omit either Of those modes Of punishment
The Providence American thinks the con.
viction was upon vague testimony, and fur.
nshes full report oftho trial, that the public
may indigo for themselves. From this report
il appears that the facts proved against the
prisoner wore, TINT he had often used throat
oning expressions of rovcngo towards Smith
Arnold, one Of the owners Of tho factory that
he was out at the time Of the fire, and when
questioned, gave contradictory statements as
TO the places lie was al that night-that tracks
wero traced 10 Levin Bar,lbtts house, and
thence TO the prisoners house. c.--There were
slso several suspicious circumstances deve.
oped by ibo testimony such as the prisoner =
going cut for peppermint, in the night, with
out inqnring for il at home, when there was
another family in the house, who had supplied
his wife with some two weeks before - his 70.
iierated assertion tiat he did not scl tho fac.
tory on FIRE, before il was ovon hiuiod 60 him
that ho was suspected Of having dono So his
calling person nsido and questioning MIN
privately respoctug the direction oftho tracks
discovered tho morning nftor tho fro- and
tho finding of a pain Of shoes belonging tc tho
prisoner partly concealed among aca-wood
On behalf of the prisoncI it wua testified, that
ho was Ia the habit Of using threatening Ian.
guage without carry it into effect th2t
he actually did call NJ Lovin Bartlous about
eleven o'clocs, on the night when tho factory
was burnt,nn askod for peppermint and that
tho mOasure Of tho trackG which was proIuc
cd in courtdid not corrcsPmdby quarter Of
an inch, with Tho shoos which woro found lu
tho sea weed Whothor tho prisoner was
guilty oruot, tho baTbarous puniahmoul, which
he "a to endure, is a disgrnco 20 tho statute law
Of Rhode Island
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some 1T the pnpcr5 have published commu-
nications refocting sovoroly upon tho conduct
of Commodore Creighton, and ordor5 hoyo
boon issued Cor his roc,ll IL ltgppoar1 hoycv
or, from other statements. TIN, h0 has louc
only what ho was authorised 90 do by ,ur -ulos.
for tc regulation o' the navy, ln order 20 P,o
7oryo e h'cOmlDg liHcipiu, ~ hts ahip. IL is
further said that On rccoViag the papers con.
tanning Tho chargoa against him, 10 officers
under his command ,n,i,od him to paTtako OF
public liuaor, 'hu, unnitcsting dogree Of
respect for him wholly inconsistent with the
truth Of tho reports Va circulation Commo
lore G has always been cons dered as a strict
dsciplnarian, and tho fine condition Of his
ship has excited the admiration OF MI The for.
erners who hryo visited her yot !, isnoi at
all probabl, that this has tsop oiroe,ld by any
undue exercise .. authority
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THE MILITIA. Many scuryilout pubh-
cations respecting the Militia have dligraced
tho pages oi several of our colcmporasics.
The miiclo m our las. page, from The Teun'
ton Eepcrto, 1850 scnsihly rr!ten, und pre-
sons such q rational WOW o, tho effects Of The
militia system, mat we cheorIuliy give it a
place ia our columns Tho present genera.
tion bciug much wiser than tl2t which has
passed. owiy, hus discovered that tue militia
system s productive of mon evil than good,
and tha. tho sooner II is apnih,!atcd tho bet
spr We freely confess that the modern mode
eetfa'ai 5 af.dl > or no utility: but instead
srmlr l,susfr militia, which the
fslM n oar eor looked upon as tho
tuo w. cfna,ional Jcfenco, lot us improve
Asroelbwe bynorc fcctual discipline. Ev.
cry ssa owos " m'a of his ti,nc 10 his coun.
SIS, ~ will enable bcr TO rely, not on
siarling a,uy, h,s on VOL trained yooman.
" ia prclcefen in, day ofperil.
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Tho NirFini, Convention, al The latest
istts ras gagged in debating tho basiJ of ro-