The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-05-29

great (boih sou! and body) Impressions
of the English and barbarians about US
nor TO the divisions and disorders with
in ourselves. Since set the first step
Of any English foot into these wild parts
aud have maintained chargeable and
hazardous correspondence with the bar
barians, and spent almost five years
time with the state Of England, 10 keep
of the rage of the English against us,
what have l reaped of the root of being
the stepping stone to SO many families
and towns about us, but grief, and sor-
row, and bitterness / have been
charged with folly for that freedom and
liberty which have always stood for
i say liberty and equality both in land
and government. have been blamed
for parting with Mooshawshick, and
afterward Pawtuxet (Which were mine
own, as truly as any mans coat upon
his back) without reserving to myself a
foot of land, or an inch of voice in any
matter, mere than to my servants and
strangers. 1t hath been told me that l
laborcd for licentious and contentious
people; that have foolishly parted with
town and colony advantages, by which
/ might have preserved both tow n and
colony in as good order as any IN the
country about us. This and ten times
more Ihave been censured for, and at
this present am called traitor by one
party, against the state of England, for
not maintaining the charter and the
colony and it is said that am as good
as banished by yourselves, and that
both sides wished that / might never
have landed, that the FIRE of contention
might have had no stop in burning. In
deed the words have been SO sharp be-
tween myself and some lately, that at
last was forced to say. They night
well silence all complaints if once be-
gan to complain, who was unfortunately
fetched aud drawn from my employment
and. sent to so vast distance from my
family to do your work of q high and
costly nature, for so many days, and
weeks, and months together, and there
left to starve, or steal, or beg, or borrow
But blessed be God who gave me favor
to borrow one while, and TO work an
othei, and thereby TO pay your debts
there, and to come over with your cred
1t and honor, as an agent from you, who
had in your name grappled with the a
gents and friends OF all your enemies
round about you. ] am told that your
opposites thought on me, and provided
as may say spunge to wipe off your
scores and debts in England, but that it
was obstructed by yourselves, who rath.
er meditated on means and new agents
to be sent over to cross what Mr.. Clark
and / obtained. But gentlemen, bles-
sed be God who faileth hot, and blessed
be his name for his wonderful Provi-
dences by which alone this town and
colony, and that grand cause of truth
and freedom of conscience hath been
upheld TO this day. And blessed be his
name who hath again quenched SO much
ofour fires hitherto, and hath brought
your names, and his own name thus far
out Of the dirt of scorn, &c. / find a
mong yourselves and your opposites
that of Solomon true. that the conten.
tions of brethren some that lately were
SO ore the bars of a castle, and not easi.
ly broken and l have heard somo of
both sides zealoasly talking Of undoing
themselves by trial in England
Truly friends cannot but fear you lost
n fair wind lately, when this town was
sent to for its deputies, and you were
not pleased to give an overture unto
the rest Of the inhabitants about it yea
and when yourselves thought that / invi-
ted you to some conference tending to
reconciliation, before the town should
act in so fundamental business. you
were pleased to forestal that, SO that be.
ing full Of grief, shame aud astonlshment
yea, and fear that all that is now done