The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-07-03


man have stnted them, il must still be
acknowledged that they exist. You will
i;nyly nav a premium to insure your pro-
perty arainst hazards, even when they
ara small and remote. Is it not the part
of prudence TO yield something TO insure
against risks, such as we have been coa-
sidering! r
Look, bcseech you, at the present
condition of our country, and see 1t IT
he not worth some sacrifices to preserve
il. We possess territory extending
from the shores Of the Atlantic to those
of the Pacific ocean, including within Its
limits the fairest portion of this great
continent, intersected by noble rivers,
and yielding the productions OF various
climates, inhabited by the finest popu-
Iation in the world, already almost e.
oual in number to the inhabitants of
Great Britain, and increasing with such
rapidity that in thirty or forty. years 1t
will equal that of France and IN CEN
tury, if we remain united, we must be.
come one Of the most numerous anu
powerful nations on the globe
Tbrouphout this wide-extended land,
each man may sit beneath his own vine
and fig tree, and enjoy the reward OF his
labor , protected by equal laws, ho sits
down in safety, and rises in security,
and there is none to make him afraid
Tho rewards of industry every where
stimulate to exertion. The forest falls
before the continual stroke Of the axe,
and every day, every hour, adds to the
productive domain Of The Republic
Scarcely have the trees been fclled, when
schools, aud colleges, and churches, and
villages, and towns, and even cities,
spring up even before the stumps are
withercd. Where lately gloomy silence
reigned, or where the savage yell re-
sounded through the woods, you now
hear the hum of busy industry, the bell
Of the village church, or the cheerful
clamor Of the country school. Barbar-
ism is succeeded by arts and sciences, by
literature, laws and religion. Every
where plenty ponrs from her horn the
necessities, the comforts, and even the
luxuries of social life. And this glorious
empire, this delightful country, is "our
own, our native land"
Shall we reverse this picture? Shall
we with our own hands pull in pieces
this magnificent fabric. and scatter the
fragments to the wind !
Rising rapidly to giants stature.
and advancing with giants step in the
road to greatness, will you wound your
own bowels and amputate your own
limbs, to increase your strength
five admit among US the demon of
domestic discord, her snaky scourge
will speedily punish our dcplorable infa-
tuation.
1t is not OH the field of civil discord
that those luurels grow which should
bind the patriots brow. The impreca-'
iions Of the latest posterity will follow
the name of him who flrst induces A
mcrican' citizens to sheath their swords
i'm their brothers breasts.
You may, perhaps, be told that It Is
dishonorable to cede any thing for the
sake of peace. Not SO. When broth
ers quarrel, he deserves most honor, who
sacrifices most to fraternal affection.
Would then advise surrender of
the points in dispute ? No. Nor would
wish you to prescribe any terms ofI
compromise. These should be submit
ted to the wisdom Of Congress.
Let us only oxhort to modcration.-
Let us ask from each of the contending
parties, Cancellation and concession.
Ifany thing which is said or done
here this night shalt tend to the accom-
plishment Of this object, and to nssuage
the irritation which the subject has oc-
casioned. we shall IN some degree be
objects Of the divine benedic,ion, "Bles-
sed are the peace-makers."