The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-03-11
THE GE.NER Ill ASSEMBLY

Closed their session IN this town on Satut-
day last, without having passed on any impor-
tant business other than that ol local nature.
Many petitions were acted upon but the
docket contains now q larger number than il
did at the commencemcnt of the session. In
deed, so long as the present system OF hca-
Hoiaing Is suffered to continue. Ga system by
which the Lasoyers are allowed TO exercise a
Geleterious anu degrading influence over the
Represen iaiivcs OF the people, while il re-
duces the General Assembly below he s5aosi-
ard OF an Independent and dgniiied Legisla-
ture, business OF an important and general
nature can seldom be transacted az the usual
short sessions, and the docket OF petitions is
seldom or never ci ared. The petition ~ ay-
ing for the prohibition Of Theatrical Amuse-
ments III this town, was called up on Saturday
morning, asreeably TO assignment; but i, was
soon appartn, that the policy OF the majority
would not suffer the Question to be decided.
We stated in our last, that this subject had
excited considerable interest; VIC might have
stated further, that .fcderahsns feared falling
of OF some OF her disciples, whether the
question YES determined aflirmatvey or
negatively and therefore il was reduced 10
certainty, that the majorlty dared not meet IL,
6cfore eleciion. This, we have reason 70 be-
iieye, was the real motive for pos,poning the
question until the next session committee
OF five members, one from each county, was
raised 10 consider and rcfo~t ON tho snb Iec,--
publicly, on the cxpediency or ineXpediancy
OF the passage of a prohibitory act---and pri-
vatey, which course will bc the mos: for tic
interest of federalism. A resolve passed
granting nearly 200 dollars 20 the town Of
Westerly, for the repair o! Pavcatuck Bridge,
which divides that town from StoninglbD in
Connccticut-a town, by the bye, which is
obliged 10y the Connecticut Legislature, to
support us half Of the bridge. 1t is hardly
necessary to state, that Westerly is a .federai
town, and therefore entitled TO "A gran, of the
States money, from .fcderai Legislature.
l his Is IN accordance with some time pro-
ceeding Of the Providence aristocracv, when
the Republican minority were compelled to
pay portion OF the expenses which accrued
IN printing and circulating anti.embargo, sedi-
holS, TREAsoNABLE resolutions. I'VE have
before mentioned the d.falcoHsn Of a former
fedcrat General i :easurcr, and the facility
With which alias executions have been obtain
ed IN The case ffom federal m iori,y. The
balance stated 10 be now due from Col. Sher-
burne is 500 Gollars---the execution rcturna.
BILE this month. The Attorney General was
directed 10 return another alias, and COM
mence prosecution against the Executors Of
the late worthy Retubhcan, Nicholas Easton,
Esq. who was unfortunately one Of the sure
ties OF Col. S. Tue vote is warily worded
but such is its declared mention. Two or
three new Justices OF the Peace were appoint
ed-among the rest, one for the town of
Johnston, who, the reprcsen en,a,iyes OF that
town declared, they never before heard of
the appointment was made in concurrence
with tue Senate. although a single roe nber
oil the House did not pretend to know the
person. An act passed incorpcr ating the
Medical Society of Rhode -Istand.
- Ccl. Phenir. liar. Z.
The Legislature Of Virginia rose on the
2ls. inst. They have adopted by large ma
joriIies, the resolutions which asser, the right
Of inst uctions and censure the Senators for
their conduc, in relation 20 the Bank cf the
United States. and have passed Law author
izing the two Virginia Banks 10 loan money
to the United States IN such terms as the
Directors and the Government can agree on.
- Nat Int.
The Ucr Tsrcs as they are called, are not laid,
and Till not be- unless ensucs vet federal prn-
ters make a, much noise about them if the tar.