The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-17
doubtless is your interest and pleasure, to &c.

doubtless 10 your interest and pleasure, to &c. ,
cure every present advantage that the laws
ofihe land allow They give you the right
not only to the pound Of flesh nearest the
heart, but TO the whole body together with
the right of lacerating the heart in manner
moro eilectual than Shyiocks.
Above all things be frugal Of your means
so that you may have double qualification
at single expense, or in common phras 50 Kill
two birds with one stone For example IL
your debtor owe the magnificent sum OF FIVE
dollars, Which he wrongiully withholds from
you tens OF thousands, and il at the sanie
lime you have charged him in the depths of
your own tenacious memory with some disre.
spsctfu word, or look, or some lack OF the
humility that becomes him 10 offer and YOU 10
receve,- let il bring down upon him the in.
dignation ofthe creditor and the justice of the
laws. II in addition TO his own misiortunes
he chance TO be genticmah, who in Dogber
ry's words hath had lossea,' if he have a wife
sick, and children helpless, he is unfit tu look
longer upon the sun, he is undeservIng the
free air, or his solitary walks, where he can
commune with blnseli on his blighted pros
poets and withered hopes. Seclude him there.
fore from his family; shut him up with wretch
edness, degraded and depraved. when you
may perhaps go beyond the pT0verh, and in
Ard when you have finished your course
here, and 90 to meet your seward, another lie
will be cut, in tombstone, lit call you
good citizen, kind ne:ghbor, or honest man.
-- Iribune.
CLANDEsrIgE MARRIAGE.-There is
many slip, says the proverb, and every
days observation confirms its correctness.
On The afternoon of Wednestay'last,a man
uamed Green, of doubtful character, and
short residence hcreabouts, undertook to
play the part of a seducer in a legal man.
ner. tie had by some strange operations,
lnsinuated himself into the confidence Of
young girl, Is yeurs of age, Of respectable
parents residing IN tins city. ilc had per-
suaded her TO leave her fathers house and
accompany him 10 the house of another
person where, several persons, females a.
well as olheis, united thei. advice and so
iicitation wnh those OF Green, 10 persuade
her to be married 10 him. Overcome by
their opportunities, she with apparent re
luctance. hHaly consented. Green then
went with her 10 a neighbourlng house
whore priest resided, and the marriage
ceremony vas performed The new mar.
ricd p,ir ti,cn returned ,o the house ftholr
advisers, and thc bridegroom sat about
MAILING Preparations fir sort of cdding
supper and entertainment. A knowledge
of the marriage having been soon convey
cd TO the father OF the girl, he immediately
took out warra nt, aud about nine or ten
O'Clock ia the evening, accompanied by an
officer, he found his daughter. rescued her,
and carried her home. The bridegroom
clustered and threatened and even sought
to Obtain Il warrant against the officer who
had taken his supposed wife, but no mag
istrate could he found who would issue one
TIE day next Greenwas upPrehendcd, ,&the
grand jury being IN session, an indictment
was found against him for breach of our
wholesome revised law, which prohibits
the marrying Of any female under the age
of u years. We understand Green will
have his trial this day.
Troy Budget, June 8.