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, .-~ .;ns on y rassally olean "sarK,-
the ideas are rendered more bland and con
sentaneous."
In as far as physical causes can be sup
: posed to affect the main question of good o
bad feeling, we can very readily subscrib,
to the foregoing, by our friend of the Pen
sylvanian--but the evils of the press, like
almost all other evils, have their rise ant
growth in moral causes, sanctioned by pre-
Judice and by false system Of education
all which find nourishment in the barren
ground of ignorance, and are far too deeply
rooted to be removed by the coffee, etc.
And now let us to the point in question.
1t cannot be denied that grossly intolerant
spirit-poll,ical and eligious--pervades the
land, turning the deep fount of affections in
to gall and wormwood, blightrg everv social
feeling, and dashing in pieces the most ten
der and lovely formed images of Truth
which would exa!t the human mind to that
sphere where the low born passions could
not disturb it. In the deplorable state of
things, which now exist, sanctioned and
countenanced by the people, let any private
citizen or Editor, indulge his lofty or beney.
oent feelings-let him breathe not a word
through his press that is not couchsd IN the
most amiable language--let him express his
uppermost feelings of pity and compassion
instead Of boisterous Indignation for the er.
rors, or supposed errors of man-let his life
be one of meekness and humiity--and
where will he find himself? Neglected.
despised-and trampled under foot We
appeal to experience, past and present, as
subsantiating the position which we have
advanced. Let us recall the fate of the sub.
timely amiable and virtuous SHELLY, who
stood so pre-eminently high in all that rem
ders human nature lovely in contemplation.
Was be not followed by the intolcrant spiri,
of religious vindictiveness and hunted down
as wild beast? We appeal to recent ey.
ents, and we could mention several Editors.
distinguished by their unbounded phian.
,hropy-moderation- talen,s--& charity lha,
thinketh no evil, as having been driven from
their posts because of the warning elements
which encompassed them about, and be.
cause they were not generously supported
in the lofty course they pursued. Yet pur.
or thoughts were never breathcd through a
goose quill than emanated from the bosoms
of these distinguished pers onages--who
=" when reyiled, reviled not again'--who for.
gave their enemies not only seven times Sc.
ven, but seventy times seyen-who, when
q" struck on the one cheek, turned the other
also," in the sublime conception of human
nature, tha, it was not so caIlous to the pure
dictates of humanity as TO strike the second,
or the hundredth blow when The lirst, tho
'unprovosed, was forgiven. Look about US
on whatsoever side We will, and we shall
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has written, ana we do hope that bis sugges-
tions may be carried into practice by the
hearty Cooperation ofthcse to whom he has
addressed himself 1t is really a matter of
surprise that so much apathy is manifested
IN this town upon such subjects as would rem
der 'be unoccupied time of all, intellectually
pleasant. Let US be up and doing; and let
not lack Of energy defeat our enterprise.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-01-08
From the Washington Globe.
Mr.. .Clay's Harangue In the
Senate.

Among the patriots Of Ireland II rs
proyerb,ai, that English god spoiis
irish Eioquence. The gold of the bank
and the Barings, seems to have the
same effect in our own country. Mr.
Clay never made so fimsy, 50 hollow
So empty speech, as that, for which ne
summoned all his powers on yesterday.
He fixed the time for this grand display
of all his faculties in the service Of the
Bank, on the day after Christmas, thai
the House of Representatives, which
had adjourned over for the holidays
might have the benefit of his eloquence,
and that the members of the Virginia ~
Pennsylvania legislatures, some of whom
were suending their vacation in the city,
might also profit by il. But the grano
conn Gc main which was to slgnalize the
occasion-whlch was to put the oecre-
,arv Of the Treasury under foot, nd
carry back the funds of the Government
to the keeping of Mr.. Blddle-whici'
was. in a word to subject the Admins
,ro,,on at Washington to that IN Chest
mt street-was so miserably feeble IN
argument aud impotent as an attempt al
eIoquence, that we were really mort'heo
for Kentucky The State has made 30
much boast of her orator, we had hoped'
for her sake, that Mr.. Clay, on such an
occasion, might have made creditabio
vh,,i,;,n. Bot, alas bad causo,.&
failing faculties, and conscious inconsis-
leave Mr.. Clay mere Sir For
o;h,e Feeble. What contrast was his
speech Yesterday, to the celebrated osa-
ion against the Bank in 1911.
The pr ncipal part of Mr.. Clay's effor'
was to support the suggestion broached
- lanes Watson Webb, (of $4,000
,otorie,y,) in which that dis'nterested
nd honest parsonage, undertakes TO
yer,hrow the grouad assumed by Mr'
Iad,son, and confirmed by the vote OF
he Congress which established the
Treasury Department. The principle
asserted by Mr.. Madison, and which
so as to give the President
full power over all the Treasury Depart
men,, was advanced by him when the
law was on its passage, in the following
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THE REPUBLICAN,.
NE w POR r,
wednesday Morning, Jan. g.
Democratic Republican Con-
VentiOn.

"A Democratic Republican State Conven-
lion, ofhe friends Of the National .4dminis
kation, ,riH be holden at the State House IN
Providence, on WEDNESDAY EYE.NG
January Is, 1884, al e o'clock, 10 form a Pror
Of General officers for the ensuing political
gear, and 10 make The requisite arrangements
10 insure its success.
u The Republicans Of the several to,cns
IN The Stale are requested 10 be prompt in the
election Of Delegates 10 the Contention.
The Republican Freemen of Newport
friendly to the National and State admins
trations, are requested to meet on Friday
evening next, at half past six o'clock, at the
Savings Bank Room, to choose delegates tc
sit in the State Convention, to be held al
Providence on the evening of the 18th inst.
for the purpose Of agreeing on prox fol
general officers, to be submitted to the Free.
men fthis State in April next.
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st Is evidently the intention Of tn
Constitution, that the first Magistrat
should be responsible for the Erceuti0e Dc
partmcnt."
"IF THE HEADS or THE EXECUTIVE DE-
pARrMENTs ARE SUBJECTED TO REMOVAL
BY THE PRESIDENT ALONE, WE HAVE IN
HIM RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GOOD BEHA-
vIoUR OF THE oFFICER.-lf he does not
conform to the JUDGMENT OF THE PREsI-
DENT in doing the Executive duties, he
can be displaced, this makes him res
ponsiblc to the great executive power a.
makes the President responsible to the
public for the conduct Of the person he
has nominated and appointed to aid him
in the administration of his depart
ment."
This was the ground on which the
fathers of the republic land the authors
Of the law creating the Departments, re-
coguized the power of the President-a
power which has never been questioned
until now-of d smissiug Secretaries who
could not conform to the Judgment of
the President" in the administration Of
duties, entrusted 10 them by the Presi-
dent. Yet Webb and Mr.. Clay contend
that MIR. Duune's opinion was para
mount to that of the President-that it
was usurpaton to turn him out of office
and that Mr.. fancy has not the right
to do what Mr.. Duane might have done,
and simply because Mr.. Duane refused
to do 1t. So Mr.. Duane must be cons-
dered still a sort Of dc jure Secretary of
the Treasury.
1t is somewhat remarkable that MIR.
Clay, in conducting this main part of
his argument, never, for one moment,
glanced back to the principles onnoun-
ced by the creators of the several De-
partments, for the contemporaneous ex-
position of the law, which ho was so la
boriously endeavouring to expound.
Another great position which MIR.
Clay attempted 10 sustain, was, that the
President, had in removing TIE depos-
ties, to withhold from the Bank the
means thus afforded to cortrou the
press, and corrupt the elective franchise,
revived the principles of the Sedition
Law. He called for that law, and after
reading it, contended that the Bank had
n right to defend itself-aud seemed 20
insist, that in doing so, it had right to
attack the President and the Govern
men.. To give the least force TO the H. |
lustralion iatended by the production Of
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the Sedtion Law, the speaker must have
m cant to intimate, that the Pres idens
by Withholding the funds Of the Govern
ment, To be used in giving activity to the
press in this species of warfare, had, in
fact, himself violated the liberty of the
press, in depriving the Bank of The Co
vernment funds as the means of corrup.
lion.
The President, on his part, doubtless
considered that buying up and bribing
the press Of the country, was really the
most dangerous mode of assailine its
freedom, and it could not, we presume,
have entered into his thoughts, that the
removing the nations treasure from the
hands Of those who were notoriously
guilty Of the worst species OK public rob-
berry, in appropriating them to such a
purpose, could be tortured by any ingen-
uity as an attack on the liberty Of the
prcss--as a renewal of the Seditlon Law
Mr.. Clay certainly deserves great credit
for the extreme scnsiblity in regard to
the Sedtion Law, that induced this ca
ger and anxious effort to repel the very
remote advances, which it is presumed
TO make, in the declaration of the Pres
ident, that the public money ought not
to be ayished in purchasing and setting
up newspaper presses, and in bribes to
Editors for the purpose of abusing ad-
mnistrators of the Government, and at
the same time of corrupting the people,
operating on the elections, and finally,
influencing the deliberations of their rep.
resentatIvos. This is the import Of that
part Of the Presi1 dents paper which
called out Mr.. Clay's most vndictve
criticism.
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called out Mr.. Clay's most vindictiyt
criticism.
The following is from the Journal of Com
merce, an opposition paper, which justly o.
nough terms the papers who wear the collar
Of the Bank "agitation papers"
SPEcrE.-Such is the abundance of
specie that within few days large
quantities of Spanish pillar dollars have
been carried to the Bauks and exehang-
ed for paper money. These dollars
were four months ago at premium Of
four and five per cent, American gold,
which is usually four and five per cent.
above par at the brokers, is now worth
no premium at all. A gentleman of our
acquu; ntance who was returning from,
\CanNda q few days ngo WIN sssssd<U1w
sand dollars in American halves, wa.
glad to give them and premium fol
county Bank notes, and could not ge,
rid Of the whole until he arrived in New
York and carried them to the Bank.
Good bills on England were sold yester-
terday at 1856 the pound sterling, n
lower price than has been paid since
the Bank Of England resumed specie
payments. In fact, the country was ne
yer SO rich before in money and cash
funds as al this moment. And as to a
general suspension Of specie payments,
it is just as impossible as it would be to
persuade the waters of the Hudson to
turn back in their channel In fact, no.
body can be procured to carry specie out
of Wall street, Every body brings it
IN. The scarcity is not of specie, but OF
Bank notes and it is the notes only
which are wanted. The cry that sus-
pension of specie payments was at hand,
is eifectually silenced. The agitation
newspapers dare now no more TO repeat
it.
Were it not for the political feeling
which is interminglcd with the present
state Of things we do not hesitate to say
that any Editor who should put forth
statements such us are every day to be
found in some of the papers of this city,
tending TO impair public confidence and
embarrass business, and undermine ere
it would meet with the indignant frown
of the whole community. But SO great
is the zeal of numbers for the return of
the 1eposites to the United States Bank,
"a thing which will never happen tha,
they look with perfect calmness, not to
say appreciation, on these attempts to
increase the alarm, and thereby the dis.
trcss, of the mercantile public. Look a,
the picture There sits Mr.. Biddle in
his arm chair directing when and how
often to turn the screws, and at every
turn his So, 900 men cry out "Terrible
times terrible times oh oh oh /! ~
Yes, and because we, who have nothing
to hope or fear from any party, expose
the hypocrisy of their groans and dare
to tell the community the truth, these
shameless Editors, with iheir~hands yet
warm from the fair business transac-
lion," have the hardihood To call us
Jacksonians Well, gentlemen. we will
not quarrel about terms, provided ouly
we understand each other I've. arc Just
as much Jacksonians as we ever were, i.
e. we approve some acts of the present
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We fully agree with our correspondent,
above, respecting the subjec, on which he
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-08-28

THE ELEcTIoN.-The following are
the only returns we have been able to
obtain Of the election Of Representatives
to the General Assembly, which took
place on Tuesday last.
In Portsmouth the Wings did nobly,
considering the great efforts made by the
Tories to carry the election. The first
trial, however, which was for moderator,
the tories we're completely distanced.
Thomas Cory, (the anti-masonic Jackson
Senator,) was run against Borden Slo-
cum.-The votes stood for Slocum / 9,
Cory 81, majority for Socum "a The
following gentlemen (Whigs) were then
elected Representatives without orposi-
ton, viz Borden Slocum, Abner Chase,
lin Mace Of James Chase, declned) Pc
leg Coggeshall and Stephen Thomas
Dtleraies 10 Contention James Chase,
Abner Chase, Joseph Thomas, Joseph
Childs.
In Middleioun the former Representa-,
fives, John X. Peckham and Thomas Il.
Rogers, (whigs,) were reelected with
out opposition. Delegates 10 contention :,
George Irish and BENZ Weaver. J
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Arrest of SIX PERSONS charged riih be-
ing concerned IN The burning of The Con-
rent.-We learn from Charlestown, that
six persons have been arrested by the
civil authority Of that town, charged
with participation in the late incendia-
ry outrage. One ofthem when first ap-
pretended and charged with the crimo,
Immediately pleaded guilty, s. offered to
give evidence against his accomplces
The offer was accepted, and thus clew
was obtained to the whole nefarious tram
saction. Several Of them have been
hound over for trial. Anonymous letters
are said to have bccn received by the
magistrates, threatening to burn The
town, IL the prosecution Of the accused
were persisted in Boston Alias,
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MUNICIPAL.

The following municipal business wa'
transacted at the Town meeting in thi'
place, on Tuesday.
The Report Of the Committee to whom
was referred the consideration of the cx.
pediency of Lighting Thames-street n
the expense Of the town, was read ant
received. The substance of the repor
is, that the Committee do not think it ex.
pedient at the present time, TO light any
part of the town at the public expense.
Henry Bull and Jonathan T. Almy,
COMMITTEE to repair the fountain at the
foot of Washington square, made re-
port Of the manner in which they had dis
charged the duty confded to them. The
Report and their account Of expenditures
were read and received.
Edward w. Lawton was then appoint-
ed 10 take charge of the fountain for the
future.
A vote passed directing the Town
Treasurer to lease the rope walk lot,
near the common burial place, for a term
not exceeding ten years, on such terms
and conditions as he may think proper,
under the direction of the Town Coun-
Gil
1t was voted, that the Town Treasu-
rer should not find vote authorising
him to dispose Of the Newtown lots, tina,
the Town Clerk insert in his next war
rant for town meeting, the subject mat
ter thereof.
The Town Council were appointed a
committee to inquire relative to lands in
Newtown, wrongfully held by indivdu-
ais, with instructions TO make report at
the next town meeting.
THE MALL.-The following resolution
was passed after long debate
Resolred, That the superintcndents of
the Mall be authorized, if they deem it
expedient, to cause the three button
wood trees standing in the row Of elms,
at the foot Of the bank at the eastward of
the mall, to be carefully removed at a
suitable time in the course OF the next fall
or winter: and also to remove such 9th
ers Of the trees in the Mall as shall be
found to crowd upon the elm trees.
Upon the application Of Capt. Levi II.
Gale, for liberty TO extend the lower step
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is destined to lay the foundation of q
bright era in the commerce of Newport.
She is built by joint stock company Of
GO mechanics, and from such laudable
example, 600 equally spirited and en-
terprizing citizens are to he found ready
and able to come forward to make a
similar, secure and profitable investment
for their present unemployed capital, and
which will give to Newport that CON-
merce in the south sea whale fishing
trade, which was her birth-right, had not
her apathy and lack Of energy allowed
it to be carried to New Bedford. But
men and manners are changing for the
better. The most commodious, the
most secure, and the most easy ofaccess
of all the Harbors on the Eastern Coast
Of America, is that Of Newport Com.
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(From the Salem Observer OF 23d.
PIRATES.

II will be recollected that the brig
Mexican, Captain Butman, of this port,
was robbed by pirates, on her voyage to
South America, on the 2Oth September,
1882. The pirate was schooner, with
a large crew, consisting of Spaniards,
Englshmen, sc. Five of the ruflians,
each armed with large knife, came on
board Of the Mexican, threatening Capt.
! b. and crew with instant death, If they
did not show them Immediately where
the money was. They took from the
Mexican ten boxes, containing 500, 900.
After they had taken it Oh board the
pirat }, they returned to the brig, in great
haste, shut up the captain, mate and
crew, all below-aud placed tub OF
tarred rope and other combusiiblcs IN
ths camboose house, and set them on
fire, and then left the brig, taking her
boat and colors. Another ship appear
ing in sight, the pirates in their hurry to
pursue her, had forgot to securcthe cab
in scntle, by which the crew got upon
deck and cxtinguishcd the fire. 1t was
no doubt the intention Of the pirates to
burn up the vessel and all the crew!
Early this year number of pirates
were taken on the coast of Africa, by an
English vessel, and carried to England.
They are probably II part of those who
robbed the Mexican. A Portsmouth,
(Eng.) paper, of July 9TH, contains the
following
"The crew of the Pauda, piratical
schr. brought from Africa in the. Cur
lew, and now on board the Victory, are
ordered to be conveyed to Salem, U. S.
in the Savage, 10 guns, 1t. Loney,
which vessel will afterwards proceed to
Halifax"
Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-08-28

sU~SPoRrING ExTRAoRDrNARY.-S Some
distinguished sporting gentlemen at pre-
sent rulalizing at Newport, have laid a
curious wager as to the number Of per-
sons, carriages and horses that will visit
the Beach next Sunday afternoon, from
a o'clock to sunset. This novel and OK
'raordinary mode Of deciding differ
enco Of opinion, will be source Of great
amusement to the inhabitants, should tho
weather prove favorable. Without know
ing the merits Of the case, we shall ccr-
tainly attend to detail the result Com.
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I MASONRY. The free-masons in Wor-
cester county, Massachusetts, have come
forward and voluntarily relinquished
their lodges. A Convention, embracing
all the leading members Of the Fratern-
ty in the county, was held in Worcester
on Monday, of last week, at which reso-
lutions were unanimously passed express
sive of the sense Of the meeting.-We
select the following:
Resolved, That in the changes and
Improvements of society, we believe the
Masonic Institution has now become un-
necessary; and while social, charitable,
and benevolent objects can be effectual-
ly accomplished in other modes more
congenal with public sentiment, we con-
slider it no longer useful nor expedient to
sustain its organization, at the expense Of
the peace and harmony of society.
Resolved, That respectful regard to
public opinion, to the sentiments Of that
great portion of the community uncon-
nectcd with the institution or with its as
sailants, to the spirit of recent Legislative
enactments, and to the tranquility of So
ciety, requires that the Institution should
now be voluntarily dissolved by the.
members.
Resolved, That the Institution may
now be relnquished by the free and vo-
luntary act and common consent Of its
members without sacrifice OF honor or in
tegrity.
Resolved, That under the existing
circumstances Of the Masonic Institution,
we deem it a civil duty, which we have
always regarded as paramount TO all ma
sonic obligations, to endeavor to effect
the entire extinction of that Institution
by voluntary and general relinquish.
ment.
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ILLINOIS ELEcTIoN.-The illinois pa-
pers received yesterday, says the Gin
c'nnati Gazette of the 10Th inst, concur
in expressing the opinion that General
Duncan is elected Governor, by a deci-
ded majority. The results of the Con-
gressional elections were not sufficiently
ascertaincd, to hazard an opinion upon
them.
General Duncan is not of the GLORY
Experiment School He voted last win
ter, in the House Of Representatives,
with the minority.
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Encouraging.-A woman in this city,
few weeks since, tcl, deep anxiety to
attend Temperance meeting But her
husband, who loved his grog, absolutely
forbid her, and told her TO stay away
from these Temperance men. But not
willing to give it up, she pressed the mat
ter hard. AT length he consented to her
going, but soIemnIy charged her not to
put her name down to the Temperance
Society. And fearing she should, he
followed heI to the meeting to watch her
there. And so was he affected by the
arguments of the speaker, that he went
forward and put his own name down, and
has not drank drop since Phiiudel-
phia Pennsylranian.