The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-11-13

who constituted. by far the most numer'
GUS body present. The ancient scenery
Of this almost deserted establishment,
had been previously rarsacked to find
one suited for the occasion. II was q
forest scene; stupendous mountains rear
ed their lofty heads in part obscured by
trees majestic. high shelving rocks, vast
precipices, deep sombre caverns; the a.
bode Of owls and bats, and cats, and rats,
and hunted hawks. Amid these terrors
of the wild, the little Robin dared to
make abode silent and breathIess poor
harmless bird, what ruffian hand shall
dare to clip Thy wings! for him nature
reversed her laws; the generous hawks
spread out their sable wings each how
cred over him like guardian god and
each in turn, as once were won't TO do, in
Esop' day assumed the power of speech.
Twsedle at Length broke silence, and TO
Michaei'said :--Tbouo sovereign Of our
host, our commoa faip. well BELTS these
scenes hdre nature reigns supreme; in
this sequesied spot, although no laurel
grows, ye, by the stream the friendly
willow spreads her weeping arms to
shade from burning suns. The rising
forest clothes the mountain side with oil
the wild luxuriance Of variety, save one,
no cursed Hickory here has made abode,
safe from its death dew dropping bows
your hawkships may repose.
Our scattered Aocks may safely here unite,
Indulge our gall, and whet our claws for fight
Driven 10 This last retreat, We here NAV dare
The bravest champion in the wordy war;
Such hearts as dwellin your immortal breast.
Shall scold and rail ill every wrongs redressd.
And while with paper swords, the war We try,
Ill be theiss,, that turns.his tail to ny.
Having stretched our poetic talents to
the utmost limits we now descend to
plain prose. After the speaker was seat
ed the npplauses rung through tho House
equal to what we have witnessed in the
same place, when on raising the curtain
forty jars were discovered containing for
ty thieves, each, in succession, expiring
with a deadly groan rs Morgiana admin
'stered the poison. As soon as silence
was restored member gravely rose and
addressed the chair az follows: 81 have
heretofore been q National Republican,
now think it time to give up the ship !"
IF we were lef. tn our own conclusions
we should say, that laconic sentence, was
fraught with more wisdom, more genu-
inc patriotism than all the other speeches
made the whole evening. 1t was not
however so considered by him who filed
the ,hrpne, who with peremptory voice
commanded The sexton to take care Of
the intruder aud put him out Of the way
Immediately. A contest ensued between
the living man aid the sexton, who insist
ed on not being buried as he declareed
he was not yet dead. The next orator
that rose was very comely looking
hawk, passed middle age, who seemed
to command great respect, he discanted
at large on the harsh treatment the hawks
had received from the Eagles, and con-
fessed the talons of the Eagles were too
formidable for their family he, however,
recommended they should form close
phalanx, that each should lo:k his wing
into his neighbors so that two hawks at
least should defend. against one Eagle,
by which ingenious contrivance, what
they lacked in claws they might make
up in biting. The next orator was a
pert looking hawk which we judged to
be part Bantum, he was a little purry.
but from his appearance We should not
Judge that to be tho effect of old age. he
was comely festhered bird, and like
the Peacock bis tail was exceedingly lu-
minous. He alss complained Of the Ea-
giles. projected some modes of defence,
but principally relied on divine assist
sncs. fis.safa 10 ~as apprehsn.ivs tn.
Eagles had fSurd out their retreat even
in this sequsstedi spot. and At this time