Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-09-15

honor 10 increase. May we not hope TINT the
preseniaiiou Ia your HrInories OF these flags.
may not only bring Ia the minds Of those
who are now ~ yuuI ranks many Temlnlscen
ccs of duty well performed but tbst when
others shall succeed To your places they
may feel as strongly bound tn support that
Law AND ORDER which should be So dear
To every cilun soldier a. the basis on which
nur civil nndIriigious liberty rests.
| BE assured, gentlemen, that though the
hanks of The fair be most haucring 10 you,
he feeling of gratitude is general among Us.
| We all admired the prompincss and tfhcien
cy of y"ur AID. Your gallant conduct has
'nerlted and receives the appreciation of every
man who loves The institutions aud prime lples
If Rhode Island. Ours Is but n snail Stat"
IN territory, but n where arc the true prin.
ciples of rational freedom better understood
and no where does there exist stronger de-.
termination TO main,aln them.
Cupi. HAZARD replied as follows:
Sin :--In behalf of the Newport Artillery
Company receive this standard, and in their
name and behalf tender to the ladies Of
Providence, through you. our sincere rcsppc,
and gratitude for this mark Of their conf.
dence aud IT, in the course of events, we
should be called upon Ia defend the laws aud
institutions of our long honored State, 10 Tbs
standard it viii be oar pride to rny. as it has
been her laws aud institutions To defend.
Capt, PfARcE replied AS follows:
SIN The Warren ARTILLERY Company is
If recent organization. 1T was ioimed IT,
suppress insnrrectin and repcl Invasion. and
N all possible modes 10 assist IN prolnollng
\ ihe supremacy Of law and order. To this
end our company visited your city on The
memorable 18Th Of May aud, shoulder 10
shoulder With your own brave citzen-soldiers.
marched against the traitOrons usurper and
his banded assHs-Ins aud when again the
watch. word OF The Banks and The beauty
! of Pr0pidtnce cume from the Chcpachci
camp, We fe!i new motives stirring us. tor We
too have mothers, sIsiers. wives. The hnm
bic part we bore IN thut service, lis privallons
and tolls. were more than compensated by
| The smiles and chapcIs that greeted our re-
turn. But the ladies' of Providence have
this day turned the tide Of obligation fairly
against us. Take our pledge That the con
! ldrnce ~ this rlch deposit Is not misplaced,
n"r shall strong arms and brave hearts be-
wanting in the day OF trial to defend This
! nag, aud the objects so dear to patriotism
hat are connected with lis recollection.
| In the carriages were several who were in
the battle Of LaEe Erie; among them, Capt
| Faylor ,hn was salngmaster Of the Law.
r"ucr) unl DR.. Parsons. The widow of the
hero was in the cnrrlagc with the Magyar, and
his son, who belongs To the Newport Anil
cry. was also present. The grandson and
nam"snke ,fGrnoral Nathaniel Greene com
,nandrd the Middletown Volunteers; and
the blood Of the Revolution flowed in the
veins Of many of The men on The field. IL
has descended rmie.
! After The presentation, the troops marched
10 the place littcd up for tho exhibition of fire
works, where collation. had been prepared
FOR them. ard with appcllics shnrpened by
their long march aud abstinence, parionk of
soldiers iarc. As The colrnn moved down
| Westminster street, these two thousand
! hayonrtS gIlSteniuo ~ tho sun. the general
ufficcrs with The brilliant, .tafI. and the cnval,
~ in front, the sight was beautiful and splen-
lid beyond xrre. sion. While mt the cola
ton ia" Newport Artillery gave three cheers
| for Colonel William Bndgrt, who led them
N The eighteenth ot May. Salutcs were
fred during the day, according to the pub
lrShed order. The Steamboat IN which the
Newport aud Bristol county troops came up.
did not leave TIL yesterday morning, the late
ness Of IL" hour at which the troops were
dismissed, rendering i, inprac,icabc To stop
/ at Warren. The troops, however, we be
/ icvc made themselves comfortable during the
night, and wen, home well pleased with their
visit. and with renewed confidence in their
,bilIiv TO sustain the laws and institutions oI
| Rhode Island against treason or invasion.
! l'hc occurrence of the anniversary on Sa,ur-
! lay, was unfortunate, inHsmnch as five com.
panics from Warrington county. who belong
Ia the Seventh Day Bnp,s,s, and who keep
Saturday ms tho Sabbath did not attend.
rhoy sent, in reply 10 The invitation of the
committee. that, although III case Of actual
service. they should not hesitate to come on
any day on which they were ordered. yet for
parade and pleasure. they must decline to
come on Saturday. The review, it will be
remembered, was entirely voluntary.
Thus passed the !cn,h Of September. q
dav doubIy glorious in The annals Of Rhode
Island. 1t was not in the discipline Of the
irou;S in the accuracy of their marching, IN
The precision Of their movements. so remark
able ~ militia bat II was in the character OF
the incn. ~ the cause for which they had
voluntarily assembled. IN the reason which
had called them from The field from the work
shop. and from The counting. room, to perfect
themselves in military exercise il was ~
tho brave hearts and The strong nrms--
The beauty ard The glory Of The display. IT.
was indeed day To Nuke n Rhode Island
man feel proud of his State The glorious
associations connected with ii were enough
to stir the blood with enthusiasm but how
much more glorious was it Ia sec that the
blood, sprung from the stout old Puraus.
descended through the indomltnbe heroes
of the Rnvolnlnu, and proved ln the gallan,
battle of Lake Erie, sill flowed pure and
unconramna,cd N the veins of worthy de-.
Scendan's ot honorable ancestors. Ever
may the State have such ci,lzcns-ever the |
Rhode Island Line such soldiers!
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From the N,iioual Inirliirencer