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The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-12-04

.4Distrsssing Occurrence. William Lew
is, planter OF this county, was. on Monday
night last, shot in the Bar Room Of the Bell
Tavern in this place, by John G. Perry,
whilst in the act of attempting to strike the
latter with a chair. A quarrel which had
ensued between the two parties occasioned
the fatal deed which terminated the career
ofa fellow being just in the prime of age, g.
plunged ayoung and interesting family in
sidered, we are grieved to confess that this
is the third homicide that has been commit
ted in this county within few weeks, ipdc-
pendently Of the attempt made to sssas sinate
one of our townslnen on the public square,
How long these scenes Of violence and
bloodshed will continue to soil this fair
country. God only knows.--Souh Alabama
advertiser.
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KEENE, N. II. Nov. 22.-Distrcesing
Ocemrnee.-The house Of Capt. Amos
kidder, Of Alstead, east parish, took fire
on Saturday morning last, about two o.
clock and was burnt to the ground with
nearly all IT'S contents. Capt. Kidder and
his wife, who sleptin lower room, had
but just time to escape but what is the
most distressing. his daughter a young
lady about 10 and a boy, the son Of Mr..
Clarion OF WalpoIe, perished in the
flames The fire is supposed to have ta-
ken in the kitchen from wood laid agaiasf
the Ash hole. The remains of the de-
ceased were afterwards found some dis
,ance from their beds, making it evident
that they had attempted to escape their
fate.
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PRoyiDENrIAL Escape FROM SHIP
-wREcK.-On Monday last an American
ship Of 400 tons burthen laden with rum
and deals, was wrecked in Chale Bay,
in the Isle of Wight. She struck at a
bout dsy-break, at a distance Of a quar-
ter Of mile from the shore, all her three
masu having been cut away, and the
sails upon the bowsprit, the only one re-
naming to her, fluitering about in rags.
For nearly seven hours the crew might
be seen on the stern of the ship looking,
sH1iously for assistance from the shore
while the immense waves were breaking
over them in quick succession. The
wind was blowing most violently-there
was tremendous sea, and il would
have heen madness for any boat to have
attempted to venture out. Capt. Man
by's gun was placed at the foot of the
cliff, and it was three times discharged
with the hope of throwing out "a rope
from the shore to the ship. Ii faile d
every time : once the rope broke an
other time the shot to which the rope
was attached fell short /; and the third
time It struck upon the ship instead Of
going over her. The Preventive Ser
vice men were preparing for a fourth
discharge of the gun, when gentleman
named Ghrimes, discharged rocket, of
the invention Of Mr.. Dennet, and with
this, at the very first trial a line, which
was attached to the rocket, was thrown
over the ship, and thus II rope was made
fast to the ship al one end, and held by
a number of men ashore at the other
A boat was then attached to- this rope,
and by working the boat along the rope,
in the manner of ferry boat, two Pre-
yentiye Service men at the imminent
risk Of their lives proceeded to the ship,
and OF length extricated the whole ofthe
crew, 10 in number, from their perilous
situation. The ship it is said will cer-
tainly 60 to pieces. The rocket which
did so much good service was about a
yard long and about as thick as a mans
wrist. The outside Of it was Of iron, a.
a stick nine feet long, and as thick as a
footman's cane, was affixed 10 it and al
so the line which was thrown over the
ship. The rocket was placed on three
legged stand, similar to the stand of a
surveyors theodolite, or telescope, and
from the stapd it was fired at n slight
elevation. This species Of rocket ap-
pears TO possess a decided advantage o.
yer Captain Manby's gun, because a
rocket being impelled by its own force,
goes equally all the way that it travels,
but shot from the gun goes off very vi
olently at first, at the risk Of breaking
the rope, and then loses its force, with
an equal risk Of falling short Of its in
tended object London Morning
Chronicle.
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A writing machine has been invented
in Germany, by means of which it is said
tha, the most rapid speech may he writ
ten down as fast as delivered. Indeed,
its celebrity Of application is such that
it outstrips the human voice. To write
the sentence, "every beginingis is difficult" |"
requires only four strokes in ms quick
succession AS possible.
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ExrRAoRrpNARY AccIDENr.--The store

ExTRAoRIDNARy ACCIDENT.--The store
Of Mr.. Horace FiGeld, of Orange, was
demolished, on tho 18th inst. by the ox-
plosion of keg of gunpowder. Three
persons were in the building a: the mo-
ment of the explosion, and in the next
moment were in the street, among the
scattered fragments of the falling TIM
bers. They were Mr.. FiGeld, owner Of
the store, Mr.. Strong, clerk, and Mr..
Whitcomb. The former was thrown
out at the side of the building, the clerk
through window in the rear, and Mr..
Whitcomb forced out ut the front door,
which swung inside, and was closed
1t is remarkable that not a bone of the
sufferers was broken; and the reader
will be surprised TO learn that they are
all alive, with a fair prospect Of recove-
ry, although shockingly burned and
some Of their clothes literally torn into
strings. AT the moment Of the explo-
sion Mr.. Fifieid was bent over the ksg
Of powder and piercing it with an augur.
The scene was witnessed by a gentle
man passing the store, at few rods
distance, who saw the roof Of the store
rise abou, three feet, the sides and ends
blown out, and the roof descend upon
the ruins. The fire was soon extin-
guished, and but little damage done to
the goods, except to the crockery.--
Chelsea VI. Adrocafe.
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MuLrUM IN PARvo.-In a pew in Al
lingtoD church, Dorset. says an English
paper, were at one time great grand
father, great grandmother, grandfather,
two grandmothers, three mothers, a ia
,her, TO wives, two daughters, a grand
daughter. great grandson, and SON
the whole comprised in five persons.
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General Lafayette is candidate for
the Chair OF the House of Deputies,
named by the opposition. He has
ceased to visit the royal palace. His
health at the last date was remarkably
good and he looked as well as he did
ten years ago.
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lowing an insertion in your paper
A POLITICAL THANKSGIVING
SERMON,
The sermon preached on Thursday
last at the I'd Baptist meeting house in this
town, by Mr.. Choules, was perhaps as
great an insult to many Of his hearers,
and many other citizens, as was ever wit
messed in this, or any other place. The
latter part Of that sermon was full Of the
most vile abuse against the present ad-
ministration ofthe General Governnen mt.
II comes not from one ofonr own citizens.
but from an EngGshman, who has late
ly come among US. The following 10 an
extract -
"YOUR MISSIONARIES ARE IMPRISONED,
AND YOUR GCvERNMENT PRAISES AND
UPHOLDS THE ACTS BY WHICH THEY
ARE IMPRISONED! Gop WILL AvENGE
THESE THINGS ! IT WERE A MIRACLE IF
YOUR AFFAIRS DID NOT COME TO coNFU-
sIoN!"
He has, we understand, been hereto
fore medling with political affairs, that
ought not to have received his aid and
support.
In closing this short communication,
we must use some of his own words
"God will avenge these things, it were
n miracle If" HIS "affairs did not come
to confusion," MANY.
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At a late celebration in New York the
following significant toast was given =
Tue Hon. VIM. L. Marcy-the patch
on his breeches has proved sufficiently
large to cover the whole Coalition.
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CANINE SAGAcITY.---A most wonder
ful instance, siys the Sheffield (English)
Mercury, of the ssgacity Of dog has
occurred in this town. A few weeks ago
the proprietor Of the animal died Of the
disease which has been so alarmingly pre-
yalent and the consequence was, from
the suddenness Of his death, and the pres
sure of the trial, his wife became affected
with alteration of in iellect, and it was tho
constant effort other children and friends
TO endeavor TO soothe her mind and take
care Of her. Last week, however, about
O'Clock. she gave them the slip, aud an
immediate search ensued for fear some-
thing fatal should happen to her. Abou,
III O'Clock the attention Of an individual
was attracted towards the goit connect
ed with Boanett's dam, Sheffield Moor,
by the mournful cries of "a dog. which was
answered as plain,ively by the cries Of
another on the opposite hank. On this
an individual or two repaired to the spot,
and there they found tho faithful animal
supporting the body of its mistress in the
water, by holding her clothes ut her breast
above the water, and uttering the MOURN
iul cries named above. The body of the
female was Immediately got on. Of the
water and means used to restore life,
which fortunately proved successful. and
the female was restored to her anxious
nnd afflicted friends. II appeared the
unfortunate woman had gone to the side
oi i'he water, thrown herself in, aud had
Deen followed by the deg---how providsn-
uaily' eleave our readers to opine from
the narrative we have given
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Attroeious and disgusting Cruehy.-
Tuesday, young woman, of mild as
pect, named Mary Evans, was charged
with having stolen thirteen cats from
different parts of the parish Of Cripple
gate. John Hill a constable, of the par
ish stated, that on the preceding night,
he met with the prisoner, and being IA
ware that she was a cat-skinner, and
observing she had something in her a
prom he stopped and searched her.
She had in her possession, thirteen
skins, one of them quite warm, and a
portion them were concealed in two
large pockets, which hung parallel with
the calves Of her legs. She had adop-
ted this way of carrying her skins, be-
cause she WAS aware she was known,
and would be stopped if she carried
them in a basket or any other visible
manner. From the spot on which he
met with her, he cOnjectured she had
been sklnniDg some oi her victims, in a
neighboring public privy, and there,
sure enough, he found four bodies -
The animal from which the skin that
was warm had been torn, was quite n
live, and wrlthing about. Sir Peter
Laurie said, he understood there was
no law for the protection Of that species
of animal. Sir Robert Peels act extern
ding only to beasts and birds kept in a
state of confinement, and owing to this
unfortunate omission, the fiend-like of
fender was Observation-Disclosures paper.
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Scotland, a robber named Macdonald,
head of band in Ross-shirs pundered
poor widow, who in her anger, sx-
claimed repeatedly that she would go 10
the King for redress, should she 60 to
Edinburgh to seek for him III is a long
iourney,' answered the barbarian 'and
that you may perform it the better will
have you shod for the OCCASION Aceor-
dingly, he caused a smith to nail shoes
to the poor woman's feet, as if they had
been those of horse. The poor widow,
being "A woman Of high spirit. was deter
mined to keep her word ; and, as soon
as her wounds permitted her to travel,
she did actually 60 on foot to Edinburgh.
aud, throwing herself before James, ac-
quainted him with the cruelty which ha !
been exercised upon her. James, IN
great resentment, caused Macdonald and
twelve Of his principal followers to be
seized, and to have their feet shod with
iron shoes, in which painful and humil-
ia,ing condition they were exhibited to
the public for three days, and then exc
cuted.-Scottish Advertiser.
The PoLEs.-The New York Ameri.
can of Wednesday, speaking of the num-
ber of Polish exiles in that city, says:
MANY of lhem, after pledging the few
valuahles with which they escaped from
their country, have finally been compel
led to have recourse 10 their scanty ward
robes, and pawned their worry coats of
their backs, TO provide themselves where
with TO subsst upon'
And after stating that the nephew of
Pulaski is among the sufferers, adds,
I'VE are told, too, that some of these
officers have brought their families with
them, aud that females, whose heroic
disposition bore up with more than man
y fortitude against the horrors of civil
war, are now exposed to the more har-
RAISING, because inglorious, ills Of power
ty, under circums stances the most aggra-
waited and disheartening. The silent ap-
peals Of such as these will not remain
unanswered and those fair hands which
are always SO active in turning harm
less taste for nicknacks into account by
manufacturing and selling elegant trifles
for the benefit Of the poor, will not re-
main idle when it is the wives and sisters
of those who have done every thing for
country, that are the objects of their
bounty and their care. Let something
be dune at once by all parties; and the
moment that Congress meet, let a reso-
luton be Introduced for a grant Of land to
the heirs Of Polish officers who served in
the armies Of the American Revolution,
so that their coun,rymer shall at least
have one asylum and homestead in the
land that Pulaski and KosciuskO helped
to redeem.
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A WARNING.--Au accident Of a fear
full nature, and of melancholy result oc-
Cured last Sunday. Some lads were
amusing themselves among the rigging
Of large schooner on Starts wharf,
and one more daring than the rest, at
tempted to cross from mast to mast along
the stays; when midway his feet miss
ed, and he fell, hung suspended by his
hands only. In this situation fearful
height above the deck, he made des-
perate effort to regain his footing hold,
but in vain, and his sbrieks became loud
and appalling in the extreme. Persons
collected, much agirated and uncertain
what to do. knowing that a few seconds
could only intervene before the Lao should
drop from exhaustion. At length the
stay was Stacked off, and he ascended
slowly for about half the distance, when
he fell. The unfortunate boys thigh
was broken and head much cut he was
carried away moaning most piteously,
and seeming fully sensible Of his mel
ancholy condition.-[IIa Recorder.
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From tire Charleston Mercury Of Nov. 24h.l
CAROLINA CONVENTION.
FROM COLUMBIA.

SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION.
IMPORTANT FROM COLUMBIA.
At late hour last right, we received
the following copy of the Ordinance,
which has been submitted to the Con-
vention, and which will certainly puss
that body
AN ORDINANCE.
To provide for arresting the operation Of
certain Acts of the Congress of the
United States, purporting to be laws
laying duties and imposts on the I'm
portation of Foreign Commodities.
Whereas, the Congress Of the United
States, by various Acts, purporting to be
Acts laying duties and imposts on foreign
imports, but ir reality intended for the
prstection Of Domestic Manufactures,
and the giving of bounties to classes aud
individuals engaged in particular en-
plOyments, at the expense and to the in
jury and oppression of other classes and
individuals, and by wholly exempiing
from taxation certain foreign commodi-
ties, such as are not produced or manu-
factured in the United States, TO afford
pretext for imposing higher and ex-
cessive duties on articles similar TO those
intended to be protected, hath exceeded
its just powers under the Constitution,
which cOnfers on it no authority to afford
such protection, and hath violated the
true meaning and intent Of the Constitu-
ton, which provides for equality in i'm
posing the burdens Of taxation upon the
several States and portions of the Con-
federacy-And, Whereas, the said Con-
gress, exceeding its just power to impose
taxes and collect revenue for the purpose
Of effecting aud accomplishing the spe-
cifc objects and purposes which the Con-
stitution Of the United States authorised
it to effect and accomplish, hath raised
and collected unnecessary revenue, for
objects Unauthorized by the Constitution.
We, therefore, the People of the State
Of South Carolina, in Convention, assem-
bled, do declare and ordain, and it is
hereby declared and ordained, that the
several Acts and parts Of Acts of the
Congrsssof ths United States, purport-
ing to bs laws for the imposing Of duties
and imposts OF the importatiens Of the
United States, and more especially an
Act entitled ian Act IN alteration Of the
several Acts imposing duties on imports"
approved On the 10Th day Of May, one
thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight.
and also an Act entitled "an Act to alter
and amend the several acts imposing du-
ties on imposts," approved on the 18th
day Of July, one thousand eight hundred
and thirty two, are unauthorized by the
CONSTITUTION of the United States, and
violate the true meaning thereof, and are
null, void, and no law, nor binding upon
this State, its officers or citizens and all
promises, contracts and obligations made
or entered into. or to 10 made or entered
into, with the purpose to secure the du-
ties imposed by the said Acts. and all
Judicial proceedings which shall be here
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Ant HE A PA Mormon
preacher al Marietta, Ohio. has published Q
pamphlet in which he announces that he is the
Comet
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IRON SiOes-About the period Of the
Accession Of James 1. to tho throne of
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FOR SE ENATORS.

FOR SENATOR'S.
/. John D'Wolf, Jun. of Bisrtol.
z. George Hall NewpOrt.
3. Rober' Hopkins Foster.
4. Sanford Almy Little Compton.
5. Alpheus Billings ProyideUce.
6. PeIeg Brown iSomtk- Kingst
z. William F. Potter Coventrv.
8. Thomas Remington,( (S.B. Warwick
g.. William Browning North Kingsto,cn.
I'D. Isaac Wilkinson !SmithfeM
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REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
1892.
Republican, Administration
and Farmers PrOX.
FOR GOVERNOR.
JAMES FENNER.
OF PROvIDENCE.
FOR LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
JEFFREY HAZARD.
OE EXETER.
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At late hour last right, we receive
the following copy Of the Ordinance
which has been submitted to the Con
ven,ion, and which will certainly pas
that body -
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ivision Of the Union before his term
exlires.
/ -. Because he showed the petulance
ofh school-boy and the rage of mad
min in the Senate last winter by brutal
aN malicious assaults upon men better
tim himself
ia. Because, if elected, emhezzlers,
pculators, defauIters and Toby Wat
khs-men will all be restored to Office,
adl again live on the plunder of the
treasury.
10. Because he will reinstate the old
fe,eral party in Office and adopt their
principles.
4 16. Because when Secretary of State,
ht appointed the King Of the Neither
lands to decide the Maine boundary
qisstion, and shen assailed the President
id vulgar invective for asking the SEN
as's advice about the decision ofhis own
Arbitrator.
III. Because, after the President, to
his knowledge, had declined to appoint
"a national fast on constitutional grounds
he had the meanness to introduce a res
|olution into the Senate, calling upon him
TO appoint one, that he might, as he said
be accused ofversatility and inconsistent
10y If he did, and neglect Of the wishes
of Congress and the institutions of relig-
ion, If he did not.
16. Because he declares that the
States are NOT " Sovereign and indepen-
dent" but mere local PROVINCES, subject
to the general governments.
10. Because he contends that the peo-
pie of one section of the country should
be taxed to build roads and canals for a.
mother.
20 Because he wishes to destroy all
foreign commerce.
81. Because he is opposed "a masonry
when with anti-masous and in tsvor Of
Il when with masons.
%. Because he Is ungovernabIe
in his temper. and vindictive in his feel
ings.
%. Because. as Timothy Fuller, a
late member of Congress from Massa-
chusetts, says, +" he spends his days mt
The gaming table and his nights in a
brothel."
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From the Mercantile advertiser.

UNPARALLELED GENERosITY.---Duff
Green has issued manifesto, signed by
his own name, addressed "to the people. T"
1t seems to be the fashion now-a-days,
for opostates to address vir:uous people
who heartily dispise them. But what is
the scope and volume of this disinterested
Gen. Green1 Why no more than this !;
he intends to issue an extra Telegraph,
and If Editors Of Journals will copy his
prospectus, and if the people will form
themselves into Committees, to purchase
his extra Of thirteen numbers each, co.
600 copies, every ten, copies of which
will cost no more than $5--he, Duff
Green, will in the most patriotic and dis
interested manner try to defeat the cleo
ton Of Gen. Jackson. How vastly gem
erous Green has lately visited New
York and Pennsylvania, where, from his
observation, he saw enough to convince
him that he can defeat the election Of
General JACKSON and MARTIN VAN BU-
Rem, If he IS paid for ii 9. wonderfully
generous
This fashionable manifesto, against
that distinguished individual 20 whom
Green owes his bread, the emagnanimous
Commercial Advertiser rs-puhlishes, with
a flourish after AL approved style. Why
truly, since Col. Stone 10 playing second
fiddle to the apostate at Washington, and
his Dorthy coadjutor Of the mammoth
here, lie will have his hands full. What
miracle has wrought this chain Of love
Have the Bank ofthe United States paid
the piper Veto says yes. Neverthe-
less, Col. Stone discources most excellent
music, while the two apostatss whirI in
their fantastic dance. We understand
that astonishing somersets will be made
daily, till November, in which month the
jig will conclude with q wonderful feat
by the taOin apostates and their music
maker. in which they will all jump into
oblivion and contempt.
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and Austria, and opened to the Ameri-
can Merchants trade equal 10 the m ost
favored nation. The treaty with Tur-
key il estimated to be worth $500, 900
per year--for three years il is million
and half of dollars.
Here, then, is short but correct
statement Of our foreign relations. He
has placed them upon proud and lofty
eminence, becoming a gallant people,
and we n0w enjoy that admiration and
respect Of other nations, which Of them
selves are tower Of strength. Has any
administration ever equalled this in their
negotiation with foreign powers I No
never.
He has saved the people, by increase
Of the Post Office revenue el5O, 900 per
annum-for four years, makes 5000, 900
besides nearly 100000 more have been
saved IN Mail contracts which have ex.
pred and been renewed on better terms
He has paid off the national debt,
$543, ,679 a year more than Messrs. Ad-
ans and Clay did--,his for four years 10
~, 1856; he has paid to the State Of
Mass nchusetts an old claim Of $433, ,740
and this too, Notwithstanding the reduc-
ton Of the revenue during his admins
tration Of f$lO, 500, 900 on the necessaries
oflife. T.
He has extended the public mail
more than million Of miles beyond any
former period, and increased their exIe-
dition on numerous routes. One instance
we will give-between New Orleans 4
Baltimore from % to IS days.
The foregoing facts are all taktn
from public documents, and the peops
can read and examine for themselves. 80
But these are not all the benefits whish
have resulted to the people from the al
ministration Of Gen. Jackson. Yoar|
committee will add to this in a further
report.
Recapitulation Of what the people |
have gained in the aggregate by the 3D.
ministration Of Gen. Jackson.