The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1831-02-24
newport, Thursday Morning, Fsbraary "a, 1881.


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~ aentimenk - 8fn'a' 20 sot oowt' 'e' one'
~ t'lQ,r ie11P ~ ~" ~ quke 20 s1oR'o, 81
quite 20 evoie ~. +. a. IS &. H IS
|, "a c0t)on1hn alleges thnt Iconsit5croj
tllia uii6pioli|R> > bribe of{afed 80 Virginia.
fhj1 ,Ill xbt 4, ,ove been said by.ne, because
halltsed 4 ~ b<. lr,ve. n said. was it said.
pf cQul ID Il bc Ifltendcd, !, in defoRatlon Of
Virginia "a Visginia dishonored BY this
ATTEMPT If t|le willy Secretary 7 did not,
and no man will intimate that Virgins had
even link q with q fav0fablc eye On this
'brlbe ,bis. eplendid bcslowtn6nl. Not
|fnose Win hear. bit those who listen 20 the
<noe ~ >(he syscn. and ayo allurcd by the
enchanfmcot, become Jrhascd by the
|tc,nlfAf5oo. Sir, lesnplations are spread
oxof |Io whGle palh of our lives, from the
crSslIe 10 the grave. The en,icomenls Of
pleasure besef our youth: ire tolls OF am
bition ara eproad f0r our .vieoso,,o man.
hood: and In old aro. ne honest AMOR
hnbe,sdi. when al olker loves are frozen
lin the hoart. allures the dim eve TO gaze
al. and the etsre ear 10 listen to, the glitter.
inc eooties and Golden melodies Of oyar.
lice. Are we diahonoycd. because. in the
language of Sir William, Jones. nyjce il
ncymi,ted N scread her snar nround no
that the triumph of virtue NAV he more
ronsn;cno,,s s,' The ermine of the iudpe
4 moi tarnished because some unpriucipled
l;,;gart has craft;lv proffered br;be 10 the
conf The name Of the insulted I.ucretia
hns arrived 10 us after tourney Of more
than 1000 years. Is il soilcd BY time, or
By the breath OF any one OF the millions OF
millions who have pronounced II! That
name, Sir, like the Alps OF her own ifaly,
whose tops nearest to heaven, are covered
with eternal snow, IL the monument o: I'm
perishable purity while the name OF the
treacherons nad cowardly Tarqnin, Scared
with iniamy, viii be. as It has been'
throughout oil time, the name OF whofever
| Is most vile and od'3ns. Sir' virginia IS
not dlshonored; the TEMPER ana no. tho
tempted, VIII suifcr the ,niamy OF tne aeed'
The gentleman from virginia MT. BAR
souhl would overthrow our onJections 10
this appropriation ny enl"giz.ng the man
sent on the Mission. lie alIudes 70 the
monuments OF Mr.. Randolph's lame; and
lest men might call Oh HIM tn snew where
they are, he has placed them ~ inc nearts
OF his countryincn. where no oeing p"t
"the searcher OF hearts. con'h aiscover
their existence. Whnt indications mas
Virginia given that those monuments are
where tho gentleman has located Them
re nas long oeen np'9sen';''sc ,ss;H We IN
Icngfess .rpm 'na' o'c.e tm's !. s'''.s.
tn'ng ~ us .Hsu', Wv. :o.' ot"so s''o
ssParatec in,o o's,t'c's. y y nos conc''s'vs.
| nrcves. what The gentleman himself kdl
1 nficu asserted on this floor, shat never had
man such constituents" He represented
,he whole State in the Senate--true; bu
',h;s WAS for the fragment only ola tcrr,.--
Wbv Was he not re appointed ? The in
ts,es,s' % the honor. and high dignity Of vir
r;n;, had been ICED unler his guardian
, sh;n How did nc perform, The Offices ere
LAD a,aJ by thesu trusts? His conduct as
Tsn.,c, from Vircinin was brought be
/, fore Tho Legislature Of that State. on
Question concerning his 70 appointment
! In this great Arcopagus, than which non
!, Is more dignfed, each indge, Il no had
: monument Of this man IN his hcaft OF y y
Z house, read the inscription upon IT, ~
: whnt was he tried? Not on hrs politics
ereed-he did not suffer, as the best
men have, for heresy. His faish was, Y
: Lcvcry purpose beneficial to himself, scun
. . his works alone were brought into que
" !" ,ion. On this question = deep ana .nse ~,
= = esting debate arose. Ihe Pen.eman "a %
:. have been present and heard "; OF ~
y as it was published, ne must have reac
!" II belonged to Virginia, ana was . par.
- her great commonwealth concern; .
= = would ! have brought this wnolesome
y ample Of family discipline before shc !
. ,lcn, had n"t the cniog'st o. .n's s, ''ows s,,