Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1806-06-05

Mr. bufflts w Ms opSSSu ucxt IAyes - tu6t ~
cannot be iaid VIC have no rule by which TO be
governed" and then refen TO the Charter or
Ccufitution OF our State, "as modified by our
Laws, and approved uisges Of the Ssste,' ss
rule. and in she very nexs fentence contradift-
ingly aGcus, cit il not ncceiiary TO msinsain.
noris il msinsainsble that the Charter 10 obi
estory spon o." What Jargon What Con.
futon Of ldeas The poor man mutt be 81 this
time, in the very Pssoxiips OF . Nertieo 6sff
10 pronounce, I" il cannot be f4id we have no
relc,y then TO refer " 20 the Charters and the
approved ufagcs OF the State, % a role, and in
she next breath, tell us ifl Charter 10 not
maintsiosble nor obligatory upon us," then
again, foon he CAP draw breath. tell "a - the
Irg Nature have varied it, but without Iegif
tivs interference, il 10 ssIe, by which, accord
ing 10 the ufsges and traditional ideas OF the
people, we are to govern ourlclves." Here Mr..
y. gives US an adfoit ipermco Of his veriatility:
IL il rule, il 10 DOT role, II 10 NOT obligatory,
and yet il is rule, by which We are 70 govern
ourielves. But | contend, our Charter, or
ConAiu,ion, call il which you will, is . ,sL. J.
aud according to imne moral Prstt;ce and
ufaaee, to carry into effect I.s bcnehceDt provi-
fons, has. a. il were become the common Law
Of the State. Let " for while advert to The
text OF the Charter, compare its privilege, its
guarantees, its proviGons and its direction with
the ideas OF Mr.. Bunill perhaps we may find
fomc,hipg about Pisrahy in it-rwc have Pc
ruled tit cannot be found. 1t il unhappy
for Mf. b. that he has gone entirely on the
chace OF Plx,Gity, and in his career. has en-
desvoured. 10 run down mejsrhy, and calls her
an Urtfart Muihroon unknown, bat OF late |;
thas Kise Cbayles she I'd, and his Council, when
rhey granted the Charter, we're Nissibamntys,
and did NOT know the difintiioR between the
word, Msje,i,y and Plurality. But We will read
for ouiielves BY this iofroment, Il mean our
Chsrtef) Ii il ordained, ltee State Laws page
nth thst one Governor, one Deputy Cover
nor and ten sliasnts, be from time TO tins con-
Aiiu,sd, elte teted aud chofep, out OF the Free
men OF this Company, for The tine beiog. IN
fueh manner ard form, a. is hereafter, IN thsfe
preients expreBed." the Sett,on referred to 10
10 the 18th page OF faid Charter, and expefhy
Iays. 81 thar the Governor, LleuE. Gove,nof
and .DiRsnts ot faid Company and othrf cfhceis
of faid Company, or fuch OF them az the Gen.
eral AGembly fhalI think fit, fhaIl be in the laid
Gen. Court OF Afemby, TO be held from that
asy ~ time, (s,z. the 6rft Wedneidsy ot May
soausliyl newly cho.en for the year eniuing, BY
/ueb e,sser fan | /a,d Company. for the rine
teine." The idea OF fIa,ahLy, 10 repeatedly
inforced by Mr.. b. is insdm.ive the FIcemen
of The aa,e are definite number The Cove, nor.
hi. Second, and a.lihants, &c. are to be choien
nut OF ,his definite number, viz. the freenen,
and by . s,sAssr bs,s Of thar definite numbcr
no wosd, can more frongly dep,ei tbe idea OF
ro;s,i,y The privilege given, j. 90 every freehold
sr. sdoi,tsd or TO be al .nittec the term, or
phrafro!ogv, .s the greater part VI the company"
j. de emonita,ivc 20 our ienies, and can never
fail to be uudeiRood, the term 10 eompe,sly
concluEv that the wbnle company, (no~ aate,
have the privilege of Iuffsase, and thar the
g,ssfsy parf mutt determine thc choice and il
10 a iuit and con6aent principle, 10 civil poity,
a, in philofophy, that the lels bodies null give
way TO the grea,er But bee Mr.. b. ieems TO
with to pesvett all principle, and t'ett ftsnd-
ard of cuntshcn, VIZ that q lets quantity of a
eiyeD whole, or rumbef, is the greater quanti-
", or IL ,re cafe before Us; Where there arc
three given nvmpsrs, viz. q, band 4, that
numerically 10 sres,es than ;. !? sud rha, the
LET'S number or qaan,i,y mutt o,.baarce the
stsares this 10 not srirhnescaliy or PLY hcally
correct il - afr onratve to rcaioo, and oauages
every idea %. Common ienie: How MIR. b. led
ie,o ,he ideas Ut lufality. or where be got
them from, that will 6tiy Apply in this cafe be.
lore US, is hard TO determine. l will here in-
ouise after the derivation, or origin OF plurality.
Ii feems to he derived from the Latin adjective,
in Eeelih, piu,A tlsr0fu pcfitive term IL
Gsammss. 10 oppofed 10 toe Gngular number,
aud 6gn,fies aay number more, than ono, aud
fboulc tncre be hundvcd plprali,ies. il they do
not amount to greater part OF given number,
or. 4 whole, they are relatively anullity. The
word suajor,ty. is derived isom the Latin Major,
in Epghih ;g,ea,er an adjective OF the eompafs-
tise degree, and carries intfinfcally in itieli,
the idea of greater. compared With leis; and Il
10 he only eligible term TO exPreis the greater
psrs OF any given nomber OF given quantisies OF
matter or mesiuration. and lhis compors with
every mslhemasicai idea, aud With the ideas Of
Mt Addition. Ihope il will nor be sGumed that
Mr., ADDITION did not knew the nicc ditiattions
be.Nren wcjsviy add eiEraliy. To give the
a,gpnens fll further icops and tsy Il 10 another
form. ~ill iurpofs cafe IN point. Il 70 hap
peos. there is again, ,hree Candidates A. and 3.
iha, have 100 votes each, snd sd, Mr.. Jack
Zoo. 1t YOU pleats) bss 7o,, IL not 7oI merged
in lhe I4oo the greater p'rf OF the whole -
sAsv. ,c. ~, +. ~lsat ur,.rffp OF Ono thar have