Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-07-06
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THURSDAY, JULY I, l842.
PEACE AGAIN RESTORED.

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Il. |. forces, il will be seen that he deems
it no longer necessary to continue IN
command, and therefore resigns the ap-
pointment conferred upon him.
To the distant reader, as well as those
in our midst who feel II regard for Rhode
Island, will the news that tranquility has
once more been restored to our little
/ State, be received with heartfelt Joy.
/ The ciiizen-soldiors from the farm, the
workshop, the counting room, and every
other station and calling in life, have
returned to their respective avocations
and families, we hope to remain undIs-
turbed, by any similar emergency for
the remnant Of their lives. 1t is not
probable that we shall ever again wit
ness in Rhode-lsland repetition Of the
scenes that We have just passed through.
THE true Rhode Island character has
\ been cvinccd in a manner that will not
be mistaken, or readily forgotten.-ller
citizens have an attachment TO her soil
and institutions, that time nor space
cannot eradicate; unlike, we had almost
said, those of any other portion Of our
country. We may have local and par
ty divisiobs-wc, in fact, in common
with other States and communities, have
always had them, and political parties
have been strongly arrayed against each
other, (rull as strongly, if not more so
perhaps, in the days Of Jefferson a.
subsequently, but after all, there ever
has been left, and wo trust always will
be, among her native citizens, that
conservative attachment to Rhode
Island, that would, aside from all party
considerations, uniie them at any mo-
mcnt, to suppress lawless rebellion
that would dcsolato the land Of their
birth.
Keep away your foreign mcrcena'ies
and interlopcrs, that are brought in to
aid the designs Of unprinciplcd dema'
gogucs and ollico-scckcrs, and we an
swcr for it, Rhode-lsland will take care
Of hersoll.--Nay, more, she wiH take
care of herself, come what may come.
HEAD QUARTERs,
Diuision Of Rhode Island Forces,
Tochuoton House, Prooidence, Juiy 2d, loi2
The Major General Commanding, be-
ing about To resign his commission, IL
dcsirous, before taking leave of the Off
GERS and soldiers under his command to
congratulate them upon the successful
termination of the late campaign, and to
thank them for their promptness, iorti
tudc, and bravery, to which, under lleav-
en-, the State owes her present safety.
The alacrity with which they left theu
homes At the frs, hour OF alarm, then
m anly submission to the severe disciplin
of actual service and their apid improve.
ment in military exercises, cannot be too
strongly commended. Their patient en-
durance of fatig guing marches, and then
calm courage in the presence Of the enc.
my are worthy ofthc descendants of that
"old Rhode Island line" to which WASH
INGroN gave the post Of honor and dan
ger.
But tho commanding General believes
that these trus-hearicd citizens tind u
better reward than any expression OF his
thanks can afford, however earnest and
an unwavering fidelity TO their beloved
State, and in the gratifying reflection
that they shall leave 10 their children the
guardianship of her honor as pure and
unsulllcd as when il came to their hands.
lie feels assured, also, that The thanks
which he tenders to them, is but the first
tribute of that gratitude and respect
which the whole Republic must render
for their intrepid conduct. They have
shown that The cause OF sclf-govcrnmcntI
is safe : that there is conservative
spirit in the people which guarantees the
lasting union Of Law with LlBERrY.-
With what patriotic zeal IN the short
space oftbree days, did Dearl 5000 men,
the most honorable, virtuous, and intell.
gent in the community, leave their quiet
homes and peril life aud limb to maintain
the Supremacy oflhe Laws and the Good
Order Of the Stale the cheering recol-
lection of this glorious rally will always
reanimalo the desponding citizen and
give him new strength in tho battle
against Anarchy and Misrule. And the
friends of Freedom throughout the world
will rejoice at this manifestation of rev.
crence for Law amongst n democratic
people, and strive with a warmer zeal inl
the holy cause to which they have devo
ted their energies.
Tho Major General Commanding,
regrets that the compass Of this address
does not permit him 10 mention all The
individuals To whom ho feels under
strong obligations Tor the services they
have rendered him during the late cam
paign, aud particularly, several Of his
loImcr brethren in The regular army To
whom he is more deeply indebted than
he can express by words. lie cannot
lOibear, however, from naming among
those whose assistance has been pecu.