The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1819-02-10
THE LEGISLATURES

The LEGISLATURES
OF this state will meet al B,isIoi Dexs weeh
Among the subjects Of legislation which will
be brought before that body, We understand
will be the choice Of Secretary OF Stale in
he place OF SAMuIL EDpy, who is chosen
Represents,ivs IN Congress. The General
Suffrsge Bill, We understand, also, viz 10
brought fofwa'd at the ne 4, session.
-:o:osx o;o:--
Iln the State Senate OF Massachusetts, e discs
sion has recently taken place, restne TO the tar.
famed .zassachusens C!eins." I he iohoaihg
IL copied frOm The Boston ChrSncle g P4"io'.
as part OF the debate JOSIAH QuIseY, (Ibo
man who 10 severely lsshtd by Gen. kIKC,) is
notorious tor his violent opposition, ii. Congress
and IN has own state legislature to every n.sas-
ure calculated 10 secure tie rights and inuepen.
denee OF our country, as weras for his extreme
political violence and mshgn,y viii be
collected that this same QUINcy, few years
since, ms1s motion in the House OF Repre- SEN
talves of tue United States, to mpe sch the 4 esi.
dent-bp the poor wight could not fud snoihct
mad'cap like himself, IN that Whole body, 70 Sec
ond hls absurd proposition. This, however, tall
lies very wei! w.Ih his recent modest request,
that tho President Of the Massachusetts senate
should cave hi.seat, becasue he very justly cen.
sured his impertinence and folly j. Ed. hep.
DEBATE IN THE SHg.aZE. -
The report made by M. LLOYD was again
taken up in tho Senate OF Massac nuseus On
"Wednesday last.
Gen. KING moved that ii should be post
poned TO the frst Monday Of Apsil next he
stated in support Of his motion, ihat.it wss
an important subject; that our Senators iB
Congress were not disposed 10 take on them
selves The management OF ,hs claim w, hous
particular Instructions; tha, ne considered is
equally proper for this Legislature 10 wait in :
struc.ions, which they no doub, would have
on the day to which no proposed ros'roning
the report. On this occasion, Mr. KINo
said the gentlema from Suffolk, (Mt QUlN.
cY) had addressed himself personally 70 him
in fsimer debate on this subject, which no
neuced as reported in paper then before
him. Although the gentleman was reported
little better than he should have been, there
was no harm in that, as a gentleman who ap-
peared ve,y indifferently every where else,
had right to make himself appear we'll in
the papers If he could
This gentleman takes me all the way to
Washingto on, said Gen. KING, aud there as
he expresses him self, places me face TO face
with the political deity Of the dsy.' Ia re-
turn for this attention 10 me, will inform,
the Hon. gentlemen why this man is consid.
IL is sir, BY following the advice of the
father OF his econtiy, the departed WASH
IseToS, and BY prof,iug by his example il
is, sir, by tsking part with our country when
engaged in war, and by doing mole than tho
great man, TO whom have alluded, ever did,
by voluntarily stepping down frsm q superioe
to en- inferior Office, when the interest Of his
country required it; when the bosiness Of
the state, aud the war departments, together
With many military duties devolved on this
man :--When the enemy was at, and near
the Cspi,ol, for seventeen days DOT a garment
OF his was thrown off, nor more than two
hours at any one time devoted to sleep for
services like these tho people of this coun-
uy choose to reward their citizess.-Hsd
this meritorious citizen opposed q jus. and
necessary war, loans, the enlistment Of men,
and had he introduced into the legislature OF
his native state a resolution that it was i'm
moral snd irreligious TO rejoice % the occa-
sion of our victories, while he was singing
fe dsnms 10 the victories of the despois Of
Europe, ask the gentle man whether in that
case he thinks he now would have been :" the
poli,ical idol Of the day" As the Hon. gen.
,leman has taken me all the way to WASH
ing,oo, I hope he will bring me, whsa he
makes further report to his editor, all the
way back again to the Senate chsmber Of
Massachusetts, and here, face TO face, repre-
senr me ~ nov am, looking at q person OK
more political defor nifty, than can be found
besides In this or any other county. IL tho
centicmso from Suffolk 10 not pleased With
ny exhibition Of him on this occasion, he
will have no feason 10 com plain of mo hp,