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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-07-08
FRoM FRENcH PAPERS received at New

FRoM FRENCH PAPERS received at New
York by the Sully.
Advices from Cadiz announce, that the
prohibition of the trade in tobacco at that
port, issued by the king Of Spain, has Civ.
en- life and spirits to the merchants at Glib.
raltar. BY this decree, G000 men are
thrown out Of work, and an equal number
will find employment and bread at Gibral.
ter, whore this measure has created gen
eral Joy. 800 miserable convicts condemn
ed to hard labor, arrived recently at Mala,
ga from Catalonia.
The King of Spain, so says our latest pa.
per. was about to issue a decree annulling
that of the 18th. of April lst, forbldding
the free sale of Tobacco in Cadiz.
Letters from st Petersburg, given BY
the Augsburgh Gazette, state that the EN-.
peror of Russia has made deduction of
three millions Of ducats in favor of the Por
,e and that every thing is now finally set
tied. ...
The mother Of Napoleon died on the 2sth
of April. from the effects of her fall, at the
age of S3.
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New. Bedford has been known TO be one
Of the most flourishing Of our commercial
towns, but we presume the public were
hardly prepared for the information that in
population has more than doubled within
the last ten years. At the census Of ls2O
there were 39i7 inhabitants. 1t is ascer
tanned that there are now 5000. The Gus.
tom house returns SHOW that New Bedford
next to Boston, has the largest amount ol
tonnage Of any port in Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Hicks, bitten by an adder al Chill.
Gothic. Ohio. while in b. II not die, and
- IT. ri- 80
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Masonic OATus.--The following is the
decision by mr.. Justice Marcy IN relation
to the admissibiity as juror Of a Mason
to try the indictments before the Nisgara
Special Court, against Col. JeiceH IL
seems to VS. to put the matter OH its true
ground.
Opinion of.Mr. Justice Marcy.
"The conclusions to which come in re-
lation to the challenge to the juror, iona
than Ayre, are---that tho oaths taken by
masons arc wholly extra judicial, and re.
garded in a legal point Of view. are no,
binding on the persons to whom they are
administered. If by fair construction they
enjoined partiality to brother masons in the
relation Of juror and party, the engage
ment would not be legally obligatory. II
would not therefore be principal cause oI
challenge to Juror that he had taken such
obligations. But ii by the fair construct.
ion fthe masonic obligations, and the ju
rors' understanding Of them he had engag-
ed to extend favor to brother mason,
when that favor would be an act contrary
TO law, or in any respect departure from
his duty, as juror, the having come under
such obligation will constitute q good
ground Of challenge for favor; and being
substituted by consent Of parties for the
triers, ! should feel il my duty TO set aside
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40 a juror in ~ a case as this, on such .
chsllenge, II vas sustained.
at is quite uncertain what were the OBJ.
legations that .4yre took; but assuming that
they were similar to those in the oath
repeated by Hopkins, most ofthem, It will
| be observed, enjoin acts in accordance
with high moral duties; and all Of them, ]
think, may apply to acts which do not nee
essarily conflict with the laws Of the state,
or any duty enjoined by these laws.
"Considering the nature Of the ob'iga.
tions, the assurance given to the candidate
before they are administered, and, the
charge that follows, cannot say that q
mason could rightfully suppose that he
thereby became bound to do any thing con.
trary TO his duty as gooc citizen. That
there are masons SO infatuated as to enter
tain persuasion that their masonic obli-
cations are paramount to the civil laws, in
some instances; and that they have viola.
ted the latter in obeying the former, think
cannot be doubted; but ] cannot yield to
the belief, that such is the general condit.
ION Of the order. TO any Of those who
act upon such principle, and form, as !
apprehend they do, an exception to the
mass OF the fraternity, should hold the
objection now made 10 this juror we'll tax.
en-: but in relation to tins Juror it does not
appear that he assumed Il masonic obliga.
ton which was clearly incompatible with
his civil duty--nor Is there evidence 10 call
up a reasonable suspicion that he ever re.
garded his engagements TO his order in
any other light than ~ wholly subservicnt
Ia his civil duties. II 1t had been, or could
be shown, that he entertained an opinion
that his masonic engagements were lncon.
Sl5tent with his obligations as q citizen OF
this government, and was yet disposed to
adhere to them, viewed IN that light: If ho
had in the slightest manner couatcnanceL
the outrage which was committed in this
part Of the state--if he has defended or
even approved Of the principle on which
The infatuated men engaged in that trans
action proceeded--i should not hesitate TO
pronounce him disqualified to take seat
among the Jurors that arc to try this cause;
but as he stands before me, | cannot reject
him without setting precedent which
would subject to achallenge for favor, any
mason in the state, when drawn as juror,
in those cases where one Of the trhternlty
Is party: such proceeding has not yet
been sanctioned, and trust is not yet re
quired for the purposes Of the due admin.
istraton ofjustice. l admit Mr.. Ayre as
Juror"
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would have proved fatal: he was literally

butchered.
Ashkosh i. young man, and one ofthe
principal chiefs Of the Menomonee tribe;
the other two are young men.--The act
was committed in the middle of the settle
mcnt and in the face Of the civil authority.
IfIndians are suffered by our civil authority
to come into the towns and settlements OF
the whites, and there avenge, in their own
fashion, their real or supposed injuries up
on their own people or our citizens, It is
time for each man to look to his own safe
ty. The killing ofthe Indian by the young
man was accidental: had il been committed
by one ofour best citizens, his fate no doubt
would have been the same"
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-07-08

Tar FOR SuEEP.--A gentleman who
keeps large rlock of sheep, assures us
that during the season of grazing he gives
his sheep tar at the rate OF gill day to
every twenty sheep. lie puts the tar in
troughs, sprmkles little fine salt over it,
and the sheep consume it eagerly. This
preserves them from worms IN the head,
promotes their general growth, and is sup.
posed to be specific against the rot.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-07-08

EDUCATION. We have received and
read with pleasure, the report Of the sub
committee of New York OH the subject Of
education. il advocates a national system,
by which the children OF the poor and rich
shall be fed clothed, and educated at the
expense Of the nation. This project is on
forced by the most powerful aud convlnc
ing arguments. which we only regret our
limits prevent us from rcprlnting. The fol
lowing are the suggestions in relation to
raising sufficient funds for the support Of
this system:--
"Your Committee conceive. that educa-
ton is emphatically ruE BUSINESS OF THE
aovERNmrNT. Whstis the first and chief
end OF government, il not to produce peace
and harmony among men? And what
means are so effectual to produce peace
and harmony, as an enlightened public ed.
ucation? Is il not the magistrates duty,
! if he knows that crime will be committed,
10 prevent its commission? And do we not
all know, that to leave twenty thousand
children, as we do now in this very city, Ia
the education Of chance. in our streets and
alleys, will lead 10 the commission ofcrme?
Is it not. therefore, clearly and positively,
the magistrates duty to provide for Public
Education'
"Again, is it not to protect the helpless
and oppressed, that governments are in.
s,ituted. And who so helpless and op.
pressed as child whose parents will not,
or cannot procure for il useful, rational
education? Is not this a species OF op-
preston from which it will probably never
recover which may leave its bligh,ing ef.
fects on mind and body, while life remains
II to protest from such oppression. be no,
a sacred, binding duty government, wha,
! duty Is sacred and binding?
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Desti.uiion. An illustration Of the
temptation 10 crime to which destltution too
often leads, was exhibited IN the Police Of
flee yesterday. A complaint was lodged
there by person who had lost u watch, a..
galnst another, whom he supposed had
stolen it.
A description OF the watch was given, and
mr. Abrams the pawnbroker, discovered by
the marks that 1t had been pledged with
him; he accompanied an officer, for the
purpose Of ascertaining whether the &C
cused was the person who pledged it. On
arriving at the dwelling of the accused, a
cellar in Water street, they witnessed a
scene which could scarcely be believed to
exist in city like this. Stretched on the
floor, with nought to protect them from its
damp, save course piece of canvass, lay
the accused and his wife, and at short
distance, stretched also on the floor, lay
their dead child! The room was without
any thing that could be called furniture;
the cellar noisome: every thing around
bore evidence of utter wretchedness Ii
appeared that the child died on Wednes
day, and on the night of that day, the per
sou who lost the watch went in to sit by
the corpse as a neighbor; he having got
asleep during the night, the wretched par.
cnt, driven to desperation under the cir
cumstances in which he was situated. pur.
loncd the watch, and pledged it for a tri.
fling sum of money. The Police Officer
sent to the Almshouse Commissioners to
have the necessary arrangements made for
the interment Of the corpse, and then con.
Quoted the parents to the Police Office
The mother was permitted to go, and the
father committed TO prison, to answer to
the charge.--.E Y. CoW. s. Eng. June. 81 /.
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/
Mr.. FRELINGHUYsEN.-I eXertiOns
of this gentleman in the cause of the In
dians, have conciliated the respect and
esteem of all men of feeling and human
ity; and we are happy to learn that tho
unfortunate race, whose rights he SO no
bly, labored to sustain, have not been
wanting in sense of their obligations to
their distinguished advocate. On Mon
day the Cherokee delegation presented
to him an elegant Wampum Bell, wrought
by female oithcir nation, as a small to-
ken of their gratitude for his excrtions in
their behalf. This present was accom-
panied by letter from one ofthc Chiefs,
in which he spoke very fcelingly of tho
obligations of his countrymcn to Mr.. f.,
and the distress to which, by an almost
unheard of refinement of Legislative cru
city, they were now condemned. Wo
are sorry it is not in our power to lay be-
fore our readers this very beautiful and
touching expression of Indian feeling but
hope that Mr.. Frelinghuysen will soon
CRAFTY his friends throughout the coun-
try by publishing it.-Nm. Journal.
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der them defenceless against foreign
power; wars among themselves sooner
or later, would become inevitable; bur-
dens would be fearfully increased, while
the means of meeting them would be as
fearfully diminished privaYions of all
sorts would be grievously multiplied !;
standing armieswould be the consequence
of wars & the danger Of subjugation; and
the loss Of liberty the consequence of
standing armies. This dreadful state of
things would last till, to consummate the
misery, some fortunate ambitious chief
in consequence of his splendid achieve
mcnts, should be able to cloth himself
with the imperial purple, establish new
dynasty, and support it by his victorious
legions Now say whether the value of
the Union can be calculated and told in
dollars and cents, when such will be or
may be consequences of its dissolution!
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|
The Salem Murder--.lgain.-It is stat
ed in the Salem Gazette, that the whole
number of persons in gaol in that town
charged with the murder of Mr.. White,
either as princi pals or accessories is seren,
viz: Richard Crowninshield, jr., George
Crowninshield, Daniel Chase, Benia
Selman, Joseph j. Knapp, jr., John Fran
CHS Knapp, John Carr, and r. Palmer.
Palmer, like the others, is a young man
of good personal appearance, progresses
ing manners, and ofgood education. Ho
was prisoner two years in the Thomas
ton State Prison, and had for many years
before been the intimate associate of tho
Crowninshields.
The last Belfast ME } Journal states
that Palmer's parents reside in that town.
On his examination in Maine, it appear
ed by his confession, that he wrote the
letter to Knapp-that he was in Salem OH
the Sd of April, three days before, and
again on the 9th, three days after the
murder-that he saw the Crowninshields
both .times-that OH the second of April,
a proposition was made to him by one of
the Crowninshields to assist in the murder
of Capt. White, and share with them a
third of the $1,000 which he was informed
Joseph Knapp offered to the person who
would commit the dced-that he refused
to engage, and next evening left Salem
returned on the 9th, the day of the funo-
raj, and saw the Crowninshields-that he
saw at their shop hatchet which he sup
posed was used in the murder, and hid
the same away-that the Crowninshiclds
told him the daggers we're melted. Palm
er denied all personal knowledge of the
murder, but said he could disclose other
important facts.
One of the incidents related by Knapp
in his confession. says the Gazette, is
worthy Of notice, as an indication Of the
remarkable cold bloodedness with which
the assassin pursued his dreadful trade
AT the interview which Knapp had with
him in the centre of the Mall, he inform
cd X. that he had seen it stated in the
newspapers that 13 stabs were found in
the body, but that he did not give moro
than four or ive.-Knapp replied, that
perhaps he was little ngitatcd, and could
not remember exactly. The assassin said
ono, for after hc had done for the old
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1830-06-09

Under the title of" Things lcjl undone," "
the National Intelligcnccre enumerates iil-
ty important bills which had been matured
and reported in Congress, but not acted
upon, Notwithstanding the length of the
session. Besides these, it adds, there
were some thirty bills for making appro-
priations for different works Of internal
improvement; as MANY concerning land
Offices; dozen or moro concerning the
District of Columbia; in all, including
private bills, perhaps three hundred.
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A letter from member of Congress to
the editor of the Boston Courier, says
"Ihc members from the South explicitly
declare, since the passage Of the acts
reducing the duties on salt and molasses,
and allowing drawback on rum, that
they will never complain of the tariff on
any other articles. They say the tariff
on cotton goods does not iniure them, and
that on fine woollen is paid by itch men,
and the great body of the people have
nothing to complain of. They consider
the n orth and the South as now recon-
ciied."
How pleasant It's to see
Kindred and friends agree"
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Il LAWS OFTlIE TOWN.-Perhaps there is no
town in the State, or we may say in any State, that
has better and more wholesome municipal laws and
regulations than the town of Newport; and we
venture to assert there is not place in ten where
they are so frequently violated with impunity. We
have law to prevent swift and furious riding
through the streets-a law TO prohibit smoking ci-
gars in the streets after dark-a law to prevent
carts and wheelbarrows obsructmg the side walks,
and law to prevent boys throwing stoncs.-Yet
we daily see some one, or probably all of the laws
above referred to, violated in the grossest manner
Swift and careless riding through the streets, in car
rages, or on horseback, is every day occurrence,
and will still remain to be so, as long no serious
evil is the result oft:-and until some life is sacrif-
ced, or the limbs Of some person are broken, the
people will wait for each other to conclude what is
best to be done about it, Just so it is with the
dsgracelul and dangerous practice the boys are
daily pursuing; that of throwing stones, in the full
face of day, in most of our public streets. We
happened few days since, to find ourselves in the
apothecary establishment of DIR. Rowland r. Haz-
ard, and we there saw boy of about IL years of
age, whose head, neck and clothes were literally
covered with blood, and found the doctor prepar-
ing plaster to apply to his head, circumference
of several inches Of which had just been shaved,
exhibiting large, deep cut, aggravated wound,
and which, on enquiry, we asccrtained to have
been caused by stone which had been thrown by
one of his playmates in the public street. The
spectacle was calculated not only to- excite commits
Grafton for the boy, but was also calculated to
awaken the Indignation Of every one who has the
least regard for the laws Of the town-and we la
mented that our inhabitants, who are always so
ready and willing to make laws for the advance
ment Of good order, should not be more prompt to
put them in orce.-A little variation in the direc-
ton of the stone might have terminated the exist
ence of the unfortunate victim, and have been the
cause of much affection in both of their families
1t IS matter of surprise that instances of the kind
do not otener occur, and of more serious nature
we may nevertheless expect, sooner or later, if pa
rents, guardians, and our inhabitants, whose duty
it to take notice of such things, persist in the cri
minal neglect they have hitherto shewn with re-
spect to our municipal regulations, to hear Of the
worst of consequences resulting thcrefrom. We
have only to say, ga rord to the Uise Is suG-
cient.'
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"How pleasant It's to see
Kindred and friends agree"

THE INDIANs.-The following extract
from the "Chcrokee Phoenix" ofthe 10th
of last month Cat which time the decision
of the Senate in favor Of the bill was
known) contains a suggestion which
seems to confirm the impression, which
some have entertained, that the ultimate
decision of the conventional rights ofthe
Cherokees will be referred to the Su-
preme Court.
every soon the House of Represen-
tativcs will decide, if it has not already
decided, on this important question. II
is much to be feared the Representatives
of the people will not respond to the
views and feelings of their constituents
but deliver their weak allies to their en-
cmics. BE that as it may-let both
Houses of Congress decide as they may
we confidently think justice will be done
even if the Cherokees are not in the
land of the living to receive it--Posterity
will give correct verdict.-But we are
not now making such an appeal-we
hope we are not yet at the end of our
row-we hope there is yet a tribunal
where our injured rights mny be defend
ed and protected, and where self interest
party and sectional feelings have moth
ing to do. Let the Cherokees be firm
and united. Fellow citizens, we have
asserted our rights, we have defended
them thus far, and we will defend them
yet by all lawful and peaceable means.
We will no more beg, pray and implore
but will demand justice, and before we
give up and allow ourselves to dcspon-
dency, we will if we can, have the SOL
emn adjudication of tribunal, whose
province is to interpret the treaties, The
supreme law Of The land. Let us then be
firm and united."
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From the New York Commercial advertiser.

The closing scene.-We have this
evening gathered up from the National!
Intelligencer the last fragments of the
proceedings Of congress. As we re-
marked last evening, the last acts of the
President created great excitement, and
strong feelings of indignation among
many Of those who had been his warmest
friends. Our assurances are of the most
positive character, that had not the Pres
idcnt kept back his Message against In
tcmal improvements, until after the pas
sage of his favoritc Indian bill, that bill
would have been rejected by decided
majority. And even as it is, we have
very strong assurances, that SO weak
does the administration feel itself, the
President will not venture upon the ex-
ccuting of the project conformity with
Georgia forcibly to remove the Indians.
Several ofthc administration members of
Congress from Kentucky, have openly
seeded; the representatives of Penn
sylvania have returned home disaficct-
cd and Of the ten Jackson men from
Ohio it is believed that eight have dis
tinctly avowcd that they will not be
found fighting in those ranks again.
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Loss of the packet-ship Boston.

The packet ship Boston, Captain Mackay, was
struck by lightning on the night of the 25th uhimo,
in lat. 80, lon 63, and the vessel, with her whole
cargo, was consumed She belonged to the Bos-
ton and Liverpool line of packets, and was loaded
with cotton, and bound from Charleston to Liver
pool. The crew and passengers took to the boats,
and remained in them near the fire Of the wreck
two days, and at 3 O'Clock =. NJ. on Thursday,
were taken on board of the brig Idus, Of Liverpool,
from Demarara, bound to Halifax. Having re-
NAMED on board the brig two days, they fell in
with the brig Camilla, Capt. Edes, who very kind
y offered them passage to Boston, where they
arrived on "Wednesday last. The crew and pas
sengers were all saved with the exception of Miss
Poag, the only lady passenger, who died from IA
tigue. Capt Mackay, in a letter detailing the loss
of that excellent ship, thus speaks of the death of
Miss Boag This amiable young lady's frmness
Of conduct at the first alarm of fire, and during the
whole dreadful scene, is worthy of the highest
praise TO the divine will Other God she submitted
without murmur, and at I o'clock on Wednes-
day, IN the boat, she died in the arms Of her bro
ther, thanking him in the most acctionate manner,
Cor his Kindness, giving her blessing to US all. She
was buried on the following day, with the Churcl,
scrvice our situation not admitting Of the corpse
being kept longer in the boat"
i Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin was one Of the pas . l.
gers in the Boston, and il is said, that since his ar
rival in Boston he has authorized his agent to pre-
seat Capt. Mackay with a check for foe hundred
dollars.
We received by the steamboat, yesterday, the
Mercantile Advertiser Of Monday. Il contains no