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HERALD OF
VOL. 1.
PUBLISHED WEEKLY,.
JAMES ATKINSON,
PUBLISHIER AND PROPRIETOR.
Orrice, corner of "Thames-street and Sher
man’s wharf, a few doors south of the Brick
Market jr_7=Entrance first door down the wharf.
Price two dollars per annum, if the whole is
puid in advance—two dollars 124 cts if' paid in
six months, or two dollars 25 ets. if paid at the
expiration of the year,
ADVERTISEMENTS
Inserted at the customary prices.
AGENTS.
Mr. George A. Potter, Providence,
Dr. Lemuel W, Briggs, Bristol,
Dr. Thos. P. Moore, Warren,
Capt. George Lawlon, Tiverton,
Mr. Thomas Cook, New Bedlord.
Mr. J. Southwick, Fall River.
g%/aaydw'n«l to thes ‘C]Ja/h'l
Are respectfully solicited.
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Cheap Side, Thames-Strect, Newport,
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N. SWEET,
OPENED LAST SATURDAY,
17th APRIL 1830,
30 PACKAGES
0[“ elegant GOODS just reccived from this
springs importations from New York and
Boston. Some of the latést fashions and newest
patterns for dresses, and invites his old customers
and the public, to give hm a call and they will
not wish to go any further. Particulurs next week.
April 21, 3-3
NEW GOODS.
J()IIN F. TOWNSEND, has just receiv
ed from New York of the latest importations,
a supply of NEW and FASHIONABLE
GOODS, among which are :
Elegant Foulard Calicoes—French red Calico,
very fashionable in New York for children—A
large assortment of Merino Shawls, borders work
ed with worsted—Thibet Casshiere and other
shawls much wanted at this time—Black Bobbi
net Lace Veils, cheap—White & Black Bobbinet
Luces—Bobbinet Footing, a great assortment—
Irish Linens, much cheaper than usual—Cotton
hosiery, silk do. good and cheap—Mourning Ging
hams, (fast colours,)—do Calicoes—s-4 blk Ttal
lian Crape for veils—Good blk Italian Lustring
—Ladies horse-skin gloves some of a superior
quality—Black and white Sattin Jean—thin Jack
onet—figured do. and Swiss Muslinu—supcri-)r‘
yellow Nankins—elegant Swiss Capes—a great
assortment of Batistes—German & English Birds
eye diaper—wide English damask. Alw—ele-‘
gant belt Ribbons—Clark’s spool cotton—wad
ding —worsted braids—fancy hdkfs of all kinds—
linen cambric hdkfs—a great variety of shawls, &e
for children—one piece superior steel mixed ' as
slMEßE—one piece superb blue BroancroTw
The above, with a variety of other Goods not
mentioned, will be sold as cheap as can be pur
chased in Newport. Ap 14,
NEWMUSIC ; PRINTS ; SCHOOL
AND JUVENILE
BOOKS.
COMMON & SUPERIOR
For sale by
WILLIAM CALLATIMA,
ALL NEW WORKS FOR CIRCULATION & SALE,
At New-York prices,
110 Thames Street, Ncwport.
J. STEVENS, & CO.
North Wing R. L. Union Bank Building.
HAS JUST RECEIVED—AND FOR SALE,
. HHDS. Bt. Croix Rum,
‘ll=\=- 15 5 Pipes Cogniac Brandy,
@;l"'J“;’;‘v' 8l (Signette Brand.)
Jofa=st=l 3 do. Bordeaux, (Dupuy & Co’s.)
ey Jee " Y
5 do. Holland Gin,
25 bbls. Country do. ;
40 Quarter casks and Indian hbls. Madeira, Lis
bon, Colmanar, Catalonia, and Sweet Mal
_ aga Wines,
T 40 Chests and Boxes Hyson,
i Young Hyson, and Hyson
IR Skin Teas, 20 chests Souchong do.
S SUGARS, I
30 boxes Havana Brown and White Sugars,
5 do. Manilla do.
10 Bbls. Loaf and Lump do. {
0 COFFEER,
! Bags St. Domingo and
30 Cuba Coffee, |
J b 50 Sacks Blown Salt, |
30 kegs Manufactured Tobacco, No. 1 & 2,
Ginger, Pimento, Pepper, Cassin, Nutinegs,
Cloves, Currants, I'igs and Raisins, |
April 7. |
COTTON YARNS.
BLEACI"“.D. unbleached, uwnd blue yarns ot
all numbers from 7 to 20,
ALSO,
T'wo or three threaded, "hite and mixt knitting
Cottons for sale by
H. Sessiovs,
Ap. 14
NOTICEK.
H ENRY Y. CRANSTON, Jttorney
at Law, has removed his office to the
House, dircetly opposite to and north of the Counrt
House, where he may be found at all times his
office being contignous to his residence. lere
after his time will be devoted exclusively to his pro
fession. [April 7.
W.J.TILLEY,
9
H/\S jn-t'npa.m-d n large assortment of CAL-
Aprlltlj(;/,:,s’ in remnants 1o be sold eheap.
NEW YORK & BOSTON STEAM
: .PACKE'I‘ LINE,
From Providence for New=York, naivy,
Sundaysexcepted,touching at Newport,
ARRANGEMENT FOR APRIL, 1830,
The BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, Capt. E. 8,
Buskenr, leaves Providence, April 6, 10, 14,
19, 23, 29, at 3 v. M.—and New-York. April
5, 8,12, 16, 21, 27, at 4 p. M,
The WASHINGTON, Captain Comstock,
leaves Providence, April 2,7, 13, 17, 22, 26, |
30, at 3 ¢, M.—and Jd'ew- York: April 5,9, 15,
20, 24,28, 0t 4 p. M. |
The PRESIDENT, Captain R. 8. BDunNkEer,
leaves Providence April 3,8, 12, 16, 21, 27, at
4 v. mo—and Negw-York April 6, 10, 14, 19,
23, 29, at 4 v. M. |
The CHANCELLOR LIVINGSTON, Capt.’
C. CoGcGrsuALL, leaves Providence Ap,il 5,
9, 15, 20, 24, 28, at 3 ¢, Mm.—and New-York
April 2,7, 13, 17, 22, 26, 30, at 4 p. M. |
April 7, 1830, '
=) THE Stcam Packet
'f\ RS 2 CHANCELLOR LIV-|
&2 INGSTON, will in fu
= eA A Zture, leave Providence for
New York at 12 o'clock M. and the WS
ANGTON will leave Providence for New York
at 12 o'clock . Passengers will dine on hoard
‘the Boats, [April 14, I
! O THE Steam Packets
':., =___ .7N PRESIDENT & BEN-
Loty ™ SRR lAMIN FRANKLIN,
SRR R ill hereafter leave Provi
dence for New York, at 2 o’clock p. m. Pas
sengers dining on board. [April 14, ‘
Tlll‘l co-partnership in business heretofore ex
isting under the firm of |
BENJAMIN MARSII JR, & CO.
was this day dissolved by mutual consent, all per
sons having demaiwvls against suid firm are request
ed to present them for settlement, and all those in
debted are requested to call on Benj. Marsh jr. and
pay the same without delay.
B. MARSII, Jr.
PARDON WIHITE.
Newport, April 1, 1830,
REMOVAL.
BENJ,\MIN MARSH Jr. has just re
moved to the store, No. 126, 'Thames
Street, recently occupied by Mr. Geffroy, where
he intends to keep constantly on hand, a good as
sortinent of' . |
BOOTS & *g‘ SHOLS,
OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, ‘
Among which are :—Ladies’ Kid and Lasting
Shoes, made in the first style by a New York
workman ; men’s fine calf skin Boots and Slmm,;
warranted good ; Misses and Children’s Morocco
and Leather do. of every kind. I
N. B. Any kiad of the above articles made to;
measures at the shortest notice, and as low as at
any other store in town, of equal quality. Those
who waut the above articles, will do well to call
and see for themselves,
-~ April 7, 1830, Itf.
3My friends will please to take notice,
if they do not wish to be led away.<£l§
PARDON WIIITE,
S’l‘ll,l, continues to furnish the store No. 95
»-3 Corner of Market Square, formerly kept by
Benjamin Marsh jr. with all kinds of
BOOTS & “"&" SHOES
.
of the best quality, and on the most reasonable
terms. All kinds of Boots and Shoes will be
manufactured to order, by the best workmen, and
warranted good. Rips mended gratis, and repair
ing done at short notice. He feels grateful for
past favors, and solicits a continuance of the cus
tom of his friends and the public. |
April 7. .
VARIETY BOOT & SHOE STORE.
D. L. WINSLOW,
No. 89, Thames Street,
HHAS just received and will keep constantly
on hand an elegant assort ment of
BOOTS & -bgf SHOES,
made by first rate workinen, and of the best ma
terinls—of almost every variety of patterns and
deseription, that ean be called for, at most redu
ced prices. jr_j* Ladies boots and shoes of every
description made 10 order in the most fashionable
style. April 14
WM. L. MELVILL,
TIN PLATE WORKER,
; AO, 162, Thames-Street.
C()N'I'INIYF.S to carry on the above business,
as wenal, and keeps constantly on hand, a
general assortment pf T~ Ware, and other ar
ticles in his line, to suit the moarket, and lmui!ivull)'
will’sell themn as low as ean be purchased in this
State, not excepting of pedlars 5 those who wish
to encournge thewr own townsmen, will do well to
call and satisfy themselves of the truth of this as
sertion. -‘
e has for sale, Soap Stone Furnaces, eheap
er by the dozen or single, than can he purchased
in the state, also, Orens for baking over Furnaces,
or before the fire.
All articles for sale, cheap for cash
April 7.
All"‘lo
T"F. subseriber, agent for the proprietors of the
M Fagle Brewery, Providence—has and will
Peep , constantly a supply of their ALE for
sale, in barrels and ImllPlmmaln-—nlno in kegs for
families. "T'lse Ale is not inferior to any mnde,
HENRY POTTER.
April 7,1-3 m.
“LIBERTY and UNION, NOW AND FOREVER, ONE AND INSEPARABLE I”—wxßsTEß.
NEWPORT, R. I. WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 28, 1830.
A GREATER variety of Dry Goons, a
- cheaper than ever offered in this town !
In addition to our fresh stock opened rvis DAY,
more of those fine Linen hdkfs, at 25 ets. and 2s,
3d—More white and red Merino Shawls—More
very cheap LeGHorNs—More Navarino hats at
62 cents—so pieces more handsome Carnicoxs
at 12} ets. yd—A rich lot of (ull colors) merino
guuze hdkfs, at 50 cents,
Broadeloths—Cussinicres—Vestings—Silk Ume
brellus—ltalian Nilks—=Nankin (.‘rlz;res—--l,ilw
—Thread Laces—siewing Silk—Bluck Lastings
—Russin Diapers, and Carpetings, I
Likewise—" The very best quality of BeEn Tick-
ING at 25 cts per yard. and a large assortment of
Corron Goops. |
Store open evenings until 9 o’clock. Our best
endeavors have been to “please the eye and suit
the faney,” and it will cost the public nothing ‘o
call and sce how far our exertions have proved
successful. April 7.
Fur siule at the Reed Store connected with the
New England Farmer, 52, North Market-
Street, Boston, |
Small boxes of assorted sceds for Kitchen Cnr-'
dens. Each box containe a package of the fol-
Towing seeds :—FEarly Washington peas ; dwaf
Dblue tmperial peas ; lnte marrowfat peas ; early|
iMulunvk dwarf’ string Seans 5 early dwarf whitul
case knife beans 5 lima or suba pole beans ; long
‘hlcmd beet (true sort) early turnip rooted beet i
early York cubbage 5 cape savoy do. red Dutel
for (pickling,) early cauliffower ; early horn car-l
;ml (very fine ;) long orange carrot 5 white solid
celery 5 curled eress or pepper grass 3 carly (-u-l
cumiber, long greea Turkey do. long Dutch pars-|
nip ; large head lettice : early Silesia do. pine ap-|
ple melon, (very fine,) watermelon ; large white
Portugal onion ; large red do. double curled pars.
ley 5 flat squash pepper ; early scarlet short top
radish ; white turnip radish ; salsify, or oyster
plant 5 early bush squash ; winter crook neck
squash 5 eacly white Dutch tamip ; yellow stone
turnip. |
Sweet marjorum, snge, summer savory. ‘
The above list, it will be seen, comprises all the
best common vegetables, besides several new vu-I
ricties of uncommon excellence. FEvery kind is
warranted of the first quality as to {reshness and
purity. Each box contains directions for the man
agement cf the different sorts. Price $ 3 per box.
DETERMINATIONS
W.J. TILLEY.
First—To sell, if possible, at a cheaper rate
than ever before.
~ Second—To redouble his endeavors to satisfy
all to whom he has the pleasure of selling.
Third—To keep the best assortment of the ni
cest goods,
Fourth and final—To pay particular and
equal attention 1o all,
A general assortment of GOODS just opened.
- April 7.
A.MUNRO,
South Wing R. I. Union Bank Building,
HAS FOR SALE—WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
Imperial— L d Young Hyson—
Hyson Skin— [ifely’ q‘ K Souchong—
Gunpowder— - %%8 Pouchong—and
Hyson— i g Tonkay—
TEAS.
LIQUORS, «=Cognac, Holland, Jamaica, St
Croix, Orange, Cinnamon, Parfaite amour, Win
tergreen, Tausy, Noyeau, (red and white,)
Double distilled
CORDIALS.
Madeira, Sherry, Sicily, Lisbon, Teneriffe, Mala
ga Sherry, Dry Malaga, Sweet Malaga, Marseil
les, Port, Calabrian, Claret, (bottled & draught,)
WINES.
April 14,
WILLIAM MOORE,
HAS taken the store recently occupied by
Charles 'I". Hazard, 260 Thames Street,
and will continue to carry on the Tailoring Bus
iness, in all its different branches. In addition to
his occupation, he will be happy to serve his
friends with any articles they may want in the
Grocery line, having a general supply of Groceries,
for sale, connected with his establishment, and
which are of the best quality.
Newport, April 7, 1830, Itf.
C OMMISSIONER’S NOTICE «eThe
subseribers having been appointed Comriis
sioners to receive and examine the claims against
the estate of |
late of Newport, carpenter, dec. represented in
solvent, hereby give notice that six months from
March Ist, will Le allowed the ereditors to bring
in and prove their respective claims, and that they
will attend for that purpose at the house of D. €,
\l)muhmn, on the last Saturdays in May, July and
September, at 4 o’clock, p. . I
Isare Tacaanr, e |
D. C. Dexnam, Commn’rs.
Saxprorn Bery, s
All persons indebted to snid estate requested to
make immediate payment to
i“{lcnum Suaw, Addn’r.
April 7, 1830 |
i“ OMMISSIONER’S NOTIC I‘l.---'l‘lml
/ wubscribers having been appointed ('mmmu- |
sioners to receive and examine the elaims against!
the estate of " |
BENJAMIN BRENTON, |
late of Newport, deceased, represented insolvent,
herehy give notice that six months from April sth,
will be allowed the ereditors 1o bring in and prove
their respective cluims, and that they will attend
for that parpose at the office of Geo. C. Mason,
on Mrda&lhe 7th of August, and Saturday the
2d day of Octoher at 3 o'clock, r. m.
J. B. Pruinrars,
G. C. Masoxn, Com’rs.
I J. A. Greexe,
Al persons indebted to said estate are requested
to make inmediate payment to
I E.C. gRI'LN'I‘ON , Executrix.
~ April 14,
GREAT BARGAINS
REWTON’'S
ASSORTED SEEDLE FOR FAMILIES,
POT HERBS.,
NEW SERIES.
RANDALL GREEN,
THE MORALIST.
*“The only amaranthine flower on earth
Is virtue ; th’ only lasting treusure, truth.”’
LESSONS OF WISDOM,
How to live happiest; how avoid the pains,
The disappointiients, and disgusts of u»tg- |
Who would in pleasure all their hours employ;
The precepts here of a divine old man
could recite. Tho” old, he still retain’d
His mauly sense, and encrgy of mind :
Viuous and wise he was, but not severe " ‘
}llo still remember’d that he once was young; I
Illiu eany presence cheeli’d no decent joy. |
'Him ev'n the dissolute adinir’d; for he
‘I,A gruceful looseness when he pleas’d put on,
And laughing could ingtruet. Much had he read,
iMu(-h more had seen; he studied from the Jife,
Aud i the original perus’d mankind.
l Vers'd in the woes and vauities of life,
‘He pitied man: and much he pitied those
Whom fulsely siiling fute has curs’d with means
"l'u dissipate their days in quest of joy., .
Our aim is happiness: “tis yours, "tis mine,
!”c snid, "tis the pursuit of all that live;
Yet few uttain it, if "twas ere attain’d.
‘llm they the widest wander from the mark,
|Who thro” the flow’ry paths of saunt’ring joy
Seek this coy goddess; that from stage to stage
.lu\'ih-n us still, but shiftsas we pursue, . |
For. not to name the pains that pleasure biings
:']'n connterpoise itself, relentless fute I
Forbids that we thro® gay voluptuons wilds
Should ever roam; and were the fites more kind,
‘Our narrow luxuries would soon be stale, |
'\Vere these exhaustless, nature would grow sick, ‘
iAu«l, cloy’d with pleasure, squeamishly complain
,That all was vanity, and life a dream,
‘l‘t:t nature rest: be busy for yourself,
'And for your friend; be busy ev’n in vain,
lßuther than tease her sated appetites :
| Who never fusts, no banquet ’er enjoys:
| Who never toils or watches, never sleeps.
Let natare rest: and when the taste of joy
"Growu keen, indulge; but shun satiety.
| "Tis ot for mortals always to be blest,
‘But him the least the dull or painful hu’uru
Of life oppress, when sober sense conducts,
EAnd virtue, thro’ this labyrinth we tread.
Virtue and sense 1 mean not to disjoin;
:\'irtue and sense are one: and, trust me, he
Who has not virtue, is not truly wise.
| Virtue (for mere good nature is a fool)
[ssense and spirit, with hamanity:
I; "Tis sometimes angry, and its frown confounds;
l"?is ev'n vindictive, but in vengeance just.
Kuaves fuin would laugh atit; some great ones dure;
Bt at his heart the most undaunted son
Offomunc dreads its name and awful charms.
'T'o noblest uses this determines wealth :
"T'his is the solid pomp of prosperous days,
;'l'he peace and shelter of adversity,
‘And if you pant for glory, build your fame |
On this foundation, which the secret shock |
Defies of envy and all-sapping time. |
The gaudy gloss of fortune only strikes |
. The vulgar eye: the sufirage of the wise, |
The praise that’s worth ambition, is attain’d
:By sense alone, and dignity of mind. I
; Virtue, the strength and beauty of the soul, ‘
s the best gift of heaven: a happiness |
| That ev’n übove the smiles and frowns of fate |
I'xalts great natare’s favorites: a wealth
i'l‘hut ne’er encumbers, nor to baser hands
:(',:m be transferr’d: it is the only good
Man justly boasts of, or can call his own.
l i [Armstrong.
INFIDELITY.
l It is an awful commentary on the doc
‘trine of infidelity, that its most strenuous
Impportcrs have cither miserably falsified
'their sentiments in the moment of trial,
lor terminated their existence in obscuri
'lty and wretchedness, The gifted au
‘thor of the “Age of Reason,” passed the
ast years of his life in a manner which
’.‘thc meanest slave that ever trembled be
l!nouth the lash of a taskmaster, could hu\'ol
’nn cause to envy. Rosseau might in
‘deed be pointed out, as in some degrees
lan exception—but it is well known, tlmtt
the enthusiastic philosopher was a mise
“yable and disappointed man. He met
)Nvuth, it is true, with something like
calmness. But he had no pure and
flu-uutiful hope beyond the porishingl‘
things of the natural world.—He loved
"‘tlnc works of God for their exceeding
‘heauty—not for their manifestation of an
‘overruling intelligence. Life had be
| come a burthen to him, but his spirit re-
;cuilcd at the dampness and silence of the
sepulchre—the cold, unbroken sleep,and
(the slow wasting away of mortality. He
‘perished, a worshipper of that beauty
Hwhic:h but faintly shadows forth the un
;imnginul)lc glory of its Creator. At the
)'clnsing hour of day—when the broad
‘West was glowing like the gates of par
"ndiw, and the vine-hung hills of his
Jbouutihl land were bathed in the rich
light of sunset, the philosopher departed.
L"l'he last glavce of his glazing eye, WMI
THE TIMES.
to him an everlasting farewell to exis
tence—the last homage of a god-like in
tellect to holiness and beauty, The
blackness of darkness was before him;
the valley of the shadow of dcath was to
him unescapable and cterhal—the better
land beyond it was shrouded from his vis
ion, [ Whittier,
THE SEASON,
I Spring has opened upon us, with all
its vernal charms, Nature has spread
her green carpet over the fields, and
is beautifying the forest with her
vich and fragrant verdure, The hus
“bundmun is again casting his sced, con
fidently relying upon the promise of a
rich harvest, as the reward of his toils ;
the mechanic plies his trade in patience,
'content with small profits on his labor as
'a means of increasing his stock ; and the
‘merchant is waiting with anxious expec
tancy of spreading before his admiring
customers, the rich abundance of other
‘:cuunhios, and other sections, of our
‘country ; arL planning to be more rich,
mere independent, and consequently
:nmr(s coutented and happy next year,
than they find themselves at present,—
How many shall find that they have been
‘pursuing a phantom that cludes their
embrace, and still entices to the pursuit,
:wc leave to time and the moralists to de
‘termine. Such is emphatically the life
‘of man ; made up of confident hopes,
‘which he toils to accomplish, and gen
‘lcrully lives to see disappointed. New
hopes succeed to the wreck of those
.which have preceded ; and new schemes
jinspire fresh confidence. Expectation
‘andv disappointment ; joys and sorrows ;
succeed each other as the Seasons and
fill up the scene of life, until, perhaps at
'the meridian of his hopes, death, the
!grand final catastrophe of all human
'events, closes the scene, and the curtain
:of forgetfulness soon veils his memory,
with all its weal and its wo.
I Circlesills Boveld I
I' It is a most excellent rule to avuidl
‘gross fumiliarity, even where the connex
ion is wost intimate, The human hcnrt‘
iis so constituted as to love respect. It
\would indce ] be unnatural in very inti-I
‘mate friends to behave to each other withi
' stifTness ; but there is a delicacy of man
fnur, and a flattering deference, which
tends to preserve that degree of esteem
'which is necessary to support affection,
‘and which is lost in conteinpt when a too
:grvut familiurity isallowed. A habitual
politeness of manners, will prevent even
“indifference from degenerating to hatred. |
1t will refine, exalt and prepetuate affec
tion, Knox’s Essays.
From the New-York Journal of Commerce.
MISERY AND CRIME,
l The scene at the police oflice in thc‘
‘morning, during the examination of the’
‘;wutch-rcturns, is oftentimes of the most
ii'nwla.ncholy and aflecting character.—
'Muny of the persons in the custody of
}the watch are half-clothed wrecks of hu
‘mnn_ity, shivering, starved and pilfering
‘in differing parts of the city. Creeping
from door to door,—their features hag
lgurd with misery,—their limbs emacia
jtcd by exposure to the rigor of the
‘weather, and their voices hoarse and sep
'chral by excessive intoxication,~they
‘prc:«'nt a spectacle that cannot but awa
ken feelngs of compassion for their
twrct«:lwdnvss, in every humane breast,
!‘Many of them are females; who have
evidently seen better days, and who have
;bccn driven by extreme penury, first
‘to beg, and then to steal.
I The largest proportion, however, are
‘the miserable slaves of Rum,—who are
brought daily, weekly, or monthly, until
‘death removes them from the scene, or
!justi(':e consigns them to a prison for
offences committed in their moments
'of madness.
A soul conversant with virtue,resembles
a fountain ; for it is clear, and gentle,
and sweet, and communicative, and rich,
and harmless, and innocent,
In childhood be modest, in youth tem
perate, ia Inanhood just, in old age pru
dent.
. TEMPERANCE.
TEMPERANCE IN THE COAL MINES oOF
RIIODE ISLAND.
| The following article was first published in the
New York Unitarian, March, 1828, It details
fucts respecting the efficient promotion of Temper
‘ance in the Coal Mines of Rhode-Island, a K:,ng
time ago, and which are not probably known to
‘miany, even in Rhode~lslamr and the adjoining
States. The account will be found very instruct
ive us well as interesting, 'The Lenefits, the
' practicability, und the means of radical refSrm
wnong the laboring poor, are placed in so strikin,
a point of wiew, that we could wish to see it uf
ded to the last of Temperance Tracts,”
| (Bost. Phil.
To Purvie J. Scuvyrer, Esq.
“Portsmouth R. I. March, 3, 1828,
- “Dear Sir,—Agreeably to your re
‘quest, I send you a few particulars, de
tailing a very few among the many re
sults, arising from the discontinuing the
juse of spirituous liquors among the
workmen. It perhaps would not be inter
‘esting to you, nor is it convenient for me,
I‘to give you a very minute account of
‘what 1 have experienced in this way.—
If I understand you correctly, you wish
‘to know what has been the effect produc
ed here, by excluding grog from the
l‘works, and also from the workman’s hous
ics——und also, to inform you as to the
‘manncr in which this was brought about,
and apparently to the satisfaction of all
gpanies. Previously to entering into the
Idetuils of what has been done here, per
‘mit me to inform you, that this work of re
forming workmen from dram-drinking
{und habitual drunkenness, is not new
to me, I have been about eighteen
|ycars actively engaged in breaking %p
l‘old customs, stemming the common prej
iudices and habits of workmen, and when
'speaking of a work collectively, I have
!six different times proved victories ; and
il)y the blessing of lim who aids his own
|cause, I have triwmphed over many an
lOld and stubborn profligate, as individual
causes Ihave inmy family journal ma-
Iny memorandums of time, place, and
!numo, of such particular instances,
“ ‘Fromthe beginning of the year 1810,
jto this day, I have been the open and
undisguised enemy to giving workmen
liquor under any cireumstances; and the
;morc I am concerned with workmen, the
firmer I am established in my opinion.
(At the first colliery I 'was appointed =u
perintendent, there were about eighty
‘mcn and boys employed. The owner:,
lMcssrs. Morris and Kinnersly, were
).cuch of my opinion, and supported me in
‘;ull my plans. In about two years, we
‘had but few men or boys who would ¢i
ther drink, or permit drink to be taken at
;thcir pits or houses. Adjoining our
\works, was the largest colliery in that
!.scctiun of the country, called Kideron
fCollicry, belonging to the Gilbert family,
‘and carried on by John Gilhert, Fsq.
‘:who, unhappily for his workmen, belicv
ed and cncouraged the idea, that the
{more extravagant and ignorant a work
:‘mun was, he was the better servant, and
always a dependant on his employers.—
iiln 1812 he (Mr. Gilbert) died. Morris
“und Kinnersly dissolved partnership ;
cand Mr. Kinnersly purchased” the Kip
;crcn Colliery, and combined the two
works in our concern, and appointed me
fto the chief superintendency. At this
Kideren work, we found upwards of
three hundred men and boys, in the
;nmsl miserable & unhappy condition, and
‘ull the effects of dram-drinking and ha
‘bitual drunkenness. St, Paul’s lariguage,
fllunmns, chap. iii, from tenth to ninc
teenth verse, describes their stituation
‘much better than [ ean. Their Sundays,
“and other time not employed at the coli
ery, were devoted to cock-fighting, bull
‘baiting, gambling in all its forms suitcd
to their station, and to every vice at
tached to a life of dissipation. What [
saw achieved at this colliery in the way
‘of reformation, in the short space of threo
i years, has so confirmed me in my princi
ples, that I have never once since doubt
«d of effecting a change, nor have I
cever failed; and since that time, I have
Atriumphed over four other works, but lit
‘tle better than Kideren ; and if I am
spared a little longer at these mines, [
Iconfidently expect the same satisfactory
results, In 1813-14, the first year we
I_hnd the Kidg¢ren works, our accidents
"and killed were much less than previous
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