The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-02-04

possessed of their former territory, they
appear TO be following The course Of the
sun. but to psriake of far different destiny.
Many Of their numerous and powerful
Tribes exist bu. in name, and those that re.
main present but shadow Of their former
strength and greatness. The time was
when the government Of the United States
respected the faith Of treaties, howcv i'm.
potcnt, ihe States with which they were
made. But nova different feeling appears
10 aciaate the Executive, and the Indian
seems doomed to experience the truth Of
The dcspo,'s maxim, that force 10 right.
We owe 10 these feeble remnants Of the
aborigincs, upon every principle ofjus,ice,
protection. But if they find at last, ,,ha,iley
have eonfded enormously in our magma.
nimity and that our national character has
been stained with an act ofoppression and
cruelty, powerful as we are, our descend.
ants may hereafter feel that the prosecuted
indian has not appealed to Heaven in vain,
ter rctribuiion.
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The Romance of History, by Don P. dc
Trueba, is very interesting book. Per
hnps no other history affords such richma
terlals for work of fiction as that ofSpaiD;
and this author has prepared from it de-
lIctnn, hap fnr tho - ii ~f
chivalry and deeds of The olden time. Like
the Romance Of English History, by Neele,
these volumes illustrate the mest rcmarka-
bio incidents in the History Of Spain, and
are calculated TO instruct while they de.
light the reader. --.
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1:accounis from Washington are 10 he
believed, mr.. Webster has achieved a
splendid victory over messrs. iIayne and
Benton, in defence Of New England. 1t
said tbatih attack upon the East was
made by nsr Benton with the REASONABLE
in,cst Of producing, if possible, an irrecon
cilablGeBmity betw &c n the East and West,
and Nhtcertain Representatives from the
South had unite themselves with him in
tlis design But they were iearlcssly met
in these ungcnerous ospersions upon the
character of New England, by her oblesi
representative, and the result has been a
complete refu,ation ofthcir nsseriions,and
proud intellectual triumph for The North.
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The manner in which the House Of Re.
representatives. of this State disposed of mr..
Po,,er's resolutions loudatory of the gene
rai government, has met with appreciation,
whersger similarity Of political feeling
exists. II was an exhibition of consisten
cy highly credi,ablc to a State, in territory
the smallest ia, the Union. II manifested
a spirit whichwas proof against corruption,
and no, 10 be moved from stroigh, for
ward nnj honorable course by the fear of
punishment, or by the hope ofreward. Ev
cry one of our fellow citizens may well be
prond that he can call this state his own.
In tho Revolutionary struggle, in the las,
war with England, Rhode Island produc
cd heroes of wbomlheir country might well
be proud. In peace she has beenexcelicd
by no other state in commercial and manu-.
featuring industry. Bot all that she has
lone in the field, on the ocean, and with
The shuttle, arc trivial in comparison with
the moral triumph accomplished at the
polls and in the hall of Legislation, by per.
'everiug, agains, The threats of power and
the pcrsuasions Of interest, in h,m adhe-
fenccto her principles.
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The Rail Road Bill has been rejected In
the Massachusetts iIonss OF Representa-
lives by a majority of 1913 votes. The Ed
tors Of the Boston papers atttibute this re
sui. to Jealousy on the part of the mem.
bers from those towns, through which, or
near which, the road would not be located
They deprecate the prevalence Of such
feelings rs altogether adverse to the spirit
Of improvement. and as unworthy the re-
Of an enlightened people,
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