Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-05-01

IttH rSopc Dnu cNimtte OF tneu ri2nts, ana
teach th,m siis i'll conleq icnces Of difunion. 1
ih,ll nov adyeAtto our Conaiiotion. bat more
properly called the Charter OF the State: By
thi' inaromsnt IL is ordained. Tee page ?. Stare
Law') " Thar one Governor, one Dsputy Co
yeroo', aad ten All tsn,s be from time TO time,
conRltntei, elected and chofen out OF the fIee-
m-n OF the company for rhs time being. in fuch
maan=r and torn, q, i, n:feaftc. 10 theie Pfcf :
cnts exprG.d." Tn; Clauie referred TO, 10 con-
tained in the eleventh Page Of the Charter. and
is 10 ihclc wordI, " Flnh.r our will and peat
ure is.'nanely, that on the alorcfaid Wednesday
OF May, lviz. The fihi) and at the town of New
pore. or eliewhere it urgent occaiion do reqoire,
ths Governor, Deputy Governor, and AfIiltants
| VI lAId company, or oIhs' officers OF faid CONF
pany, or fuch Of th1n as The Generai Ancmb!y
(hiil thiak fir, hAll Dc in faid General Court
| or Ah:nbly, 20 be held from that day or time.
newly chofen for the year enfaing, by fuch
greater part Of faid company for the tine being."
By the firit preceding paragraph of the Charter
il is ordained that al oar public fonetiona rie,
arc 90 be chofen out Of the freemea OF the State,
as therein after dcfcnbed. The mode rhcn re-
fened To, 10, Thar Governor, D.puty Governor
and other oihcers, on the hrt Wednesday of
May. fhsIl be newly ohofcn for The year enioing,
by fach greater part OF the company for the time
being. Thesc pgoyilons are clearly demonAIa-
rive ths none, bur ;scemen Of the company
ihall be chofe into office, sod by ,he greater part
OF The company: The terms are completely
concluiive, that the whois company, (anw oiate)
have thsis privilege OF iuf'ase: Audit clearly
foliows the greater. part of the company, or In
other words the majority Of the whole. fhsll de.
termine the choice. Bat it ieens our Charter
never consempls,ed an event, thai has 70 recent
ly taken place, that there would be three compc-
,itor, for office. and that no one would be choi-
en- by 'he greater part of the company II tbis
ihouid be the cafe, thcfe may shenbe refulting
queitioo, how is Governor and Lieutenant
Governor 10 be choien ! Il ais clear from the
Charter. they cannot be choIsu BY ,he AGembly !:
ihcf power 10 reantled 10 chute opiy for the
scfduc OF the year, IN cafe OF death nsfoIe or
after election or removal from Office BSiidcs
;herc Is no delegated or inherent power ia the
General AHomDiy 20 nrkea choice that 10 a
pIerogativc of the People, and never yet parted
with, sndeI prefome never will be In free
State. No exiting fta,ute OF the State, no, even
the bill Of rights (the patch.woik 10 our Con.
Citation, eau give that aethori,y.% The fhip OF
State, appears to be in the extremity of danger
on on . lee fhqre. uniefsby foms GllfaI nsrcc j.
yre of the pilot iiic can be brought Of from me
furrounding btakers. Lo he kens psHage
,hst promiics iafeIy,: The crew brighten at die
profpeetl She, OFF She. off Congrasulation
focceed. defpondency--The captsins now tuna
10 his chart, and there nc finds IL laid down how.
10 avoid ,heie hidden ihoss in future. 8. Lefs
ambition and more uoanimity will clear this dan.
gerous reef" When ,here IS musinous frog
gle for command, the chip will noi be well
worked, and BY neglect Of duty aud The dlHeo-
tipns OF the crew, Che may be branded aud Ioit ::
Here 100 in fuch dilemmas the people NOT have
an eye 20 the compah spd frietiy cbiervc the
beariEgs and head lands. Looking over sno,h.'
er chart, there arc other notable obiervaiicns for
the fate navigation Of the fate ihip. |" Every
feiion Of Parliament, or Legiflsiv Anembly,
40 well az terms Of common Law Courts, are
coniidered bot one day in law, of courfc an ad
iournment for foNe lsnRsh of time, can conGa-
emily take place to couapktc the public bpGnefs
and elections 10 the Interim OF adjournment,
directions mutt be (ent out TO the people by as-
,hority of Lave 10 mske anew choice of Gov
errors, sc. The rtturn of votes on the ad.
iournmsnt day, IN b but one feilion's in Law
But psevious,to shi, pfocedure. an ati or refolvc
Of the new eyefcd Anembiy, on their 6fe orga-
niza,ion ma be paGsd. rsipetting 70 much Of
an set, entitled "'An ztt, reeulatire the manner
of admitting fieemsn, and d,reesiag the meIhod
of eletiing officers 10 the State" as relates TO
tho mode of proxing for genersl officers, and
certifying the votes to the Anembly.
which ough, only TO be pro bas pise, and in The
fame att 70 empower the fcverai towns as in the
preieut exiting law,so call new meetings for the
choice Of their genersl oiicens this the new
AGembly have authority TO do, il the mode
pnin,ed out in which 10 involved the qucstion
Csvsrssr or NO Gevevsar. II The contending
candidates can bear ths notifying idea of wait.
ing another year for the honor OF being Cover
nor, and the people forego the pesiure Of elect
irg their frieuds, much time and expence will
be faved the State, and all things will remain
esfy. Bat there yet remains to the people thro'
their Representatives. and Senate, the means TO
-a-Lt.n. conditional Coveenc,ens for the vfl