The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-06-17

Z, following incident, which was noticed at
the time, by almost every one present.
The plaintiff was white woman, and
brought an action IN her maiden name.
To this action the defendant plead that the
| plaintiff was femme covert, and conse.
I quenlly could not sus alone. Ia support of
his plea, defendant proved, that the plain
tiff had long lived with a coiOred man, as
husband and wife, that she had had two or
three children by him, and had always
passed as his wife. This evidence NJ first
seemed 10 produce general disgust, I'LL
il further appeared that this same coiored
man, had been an active soldier during the
Revolution, had fought bravely under Gen.
Pickens in several battles. and was much
esteemed by the gallant officer, as bold,
daring and intrepid soldier. On hearing
this testimony, his honor. the presiding
Judge, whose peculiar fondncss ior Shaks.
pcarc il we'll known, Immediately observ
cd that it was n second case of OiheilO nnG
Dcsdemona; that tins modern Moor had.
no doubt. captivutcd the plaintiff, by relat
my the story oi hls life" ''thc battles.
sleges, fortunes" "ihe moving accidents.
10y flood and field" "the hair breadth es
capes," &c. that he hod passed aud Ell.
cOuntercd.--rhc plea of cevcrture, how
ever, wns not supported by his honor, IN
asmuch as this modern Desdrmona had
heretofore been IN tho habit Of contracting
and making bargains ~ her own nGme
and not III that 0ther Oihelo.-- GGecnyIIlc
IS. c. Mouutainocr.
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T'v .Ncg0cinii0n. The Philadelphia
luqurer, an intelligent Jaclfon paper
gives the following article upon the subject
ot the Pcndlng negotiations with Grent
Britain, respecting the Colonial trnde
Tn information OF the Inquirer CORES
ponds essentially with our own. In one oi
mr.. NJ Lanes private letters, he says he
has done every thing that can be done
short Of "bedrdlng the lion IN ms den" and
that he thinks II Is not exactly prudent "a
do, while the hon is at peace with all the
wOrld:--
"Wc learn from Washington, that thc
progress Of the negotiations between on
Minister at London, and the British Sec
retary Of State, in relation 20 the colonin
trade, has been extremely limited indeed
The extent is. that tHr. M'I.ano had al
dressed several pressing communications
upon the subject to Lord Aberdeen. and
that To all these communications the Brit
Ish minister had replied in very brief notes,
courtcously acknowledging their receipt
expressing the friendly dispositions of the
British government towards the United
States, and promising more extended nn-
swer to the letters of our cHyoy. The lat
est note of mr.. McLane TO our government
states, that 10 another urgent commnnlca.
ton from him "a lord Aberdeen, he had re
celVed another lacOnlc note; simply reIter-
nting the professions previously made, and
tho promise of a more detailed answer on
the subject Of the negotiation. While our
minister battered the government with no
strong hopes of n favorable result To the
negotiation, he suggested that it NIGH, be
q. we'll enough for Congress to vest in the
President certain contingent powers, to be
exercised by him in the event Of a treaty
being made with Great Britain
THE substance Of the foregoing para
graph is derived from source upon which
we implicitly rely. The information which
it furnishes leads us 10 the conclusion. that
our minster has gone quite far enough in
supplicating the British government to o.
pen To us the colonial trade, and that tho
honour Of our country requires that he
should lorbcar from further opportunities
; OH the,subjcct. We can do withou; the
direct colonial trade, as well as the British
colonies can do without it; and desirable
: as it may be TO both to have it opened, We
confess that we are not willing to see our
country humbly laying her dignity at the
foot of the British king, in order to secure
any favour, however valuable it might
) prove TO our commerce. We shall gain
nothing by this humiliaiing course. If it
be the interests of England to concedc
what we ask, she will do it; bu. no! other
wisc.'