The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-02-05

ceded, were willing 70 forego the remnant Of
bsnefi, which they might hsve claimed from
IL, and 10 join, Two years before it, time, in
prescribing that prohibition, which, until
then, could no, be carried toto effect. But IL
], from an ove'weening sc'upie against The
exercise Of power, one day before il became
uneqoivscslly lawful, am TO be deemed IS un.
quesIionsbiy a friend to the slave usde, wha,
10 10 be said OF those patriots aud ssges, with
Washington al their head, who, in 1887, ex.
pressiy denied 10 Congress, !or ,weoy yee's,
the power OF prohibiting this lagilious usfi';
OF all
A yo's upon another grave subject is
charged cpCn IDe as evidence of my hostility
10 republicans vote against ',raring craze
one month, IN memory Of Samuel Adams aud
EdmupJ Perdeon, Two CT the mos, disun.
gui.hsd friends Of cirsue and i5erfy
My objection TO it was as pfeceden,.-On
The some day an unanimous vote had passed
20 wear Grape Tor one month, for Ste phen
Thompson Mason, member Of the Senate
ikcD recsn,y deceased. Asa usual compii.
ment to member oi ,ha' body, had assent.
Ell 10 this. But when 90 the same d.y ore.
solution wss offered to wear Grape for aoo,her
'noDth, for TWO persons, neither OF them a
mem Der OF that body, and out Of the Usua.
cou'se OF proceedings, il. obvious ,endency
was TO int oduce practice OF passing such
resolutions upon the dcceasc Of every emi.
Bent man IN the Union. /, hat the appear.
ance too Of disposition TO Ger ,hem by pairs
from the different sections Of the Union and
Of leading TO discussions Upon comparative
me'its, and TO disquisiiIons upon chaIacters,
nei'her suitable to the time nnr the place.
Tho characters Of Samuel Adams and Ed.
mund Pendleion were yencr able and Illus,ri.
Gus: but others equally distinguished he'd
died without that sort Of noice, which, the
example once given, might aud would be de.
rnan,,ed for Others less merNorious, until j,
should lose all vs,ve, as ac unmeaaing for.
maliiy. These were the motives, upon which
|, with a very respectable minority, voted a.
ganst that resolution: and a!Ghoosh foa jor.
iy voted for il, because They though, relec.
ton OF II, after IL was once offered, would
have appeared disrespsciiul TO the persons
whom 1t was then specially in,ended to hoaor
| have reason TO believe that ih,y were con-
vicced, by the tssu!, OF that days debs,e, thai
It would be advisable 10 ctier no inure suct
compound resolutions, end that this mode o
political cananIzauon, il ever proper, shorit
De reserved for characters Of at loest solitar
'plendor, and With regard to whom, there
would be nei,ber need for disposition 10 saa'
the question by yeas and nays.
Gene's! Smyth finally charges me VIII!
having, as sena!Ur, denied protection /,
commerce : and seeking, as usual, ,cu!pabl,
motive for what he cannot otherwise account
| TO-, he, iTpues TO an unwiliiOgness THAI IA,
! republican administration should have th,
credit of afford ding protection to commerce
His proofs are, that in March 1904 voice
toI su,k'og out Of tn. "sct futthe, to pro,eo
the commerce and sea:nen cf the UH!tel
States sgainsttbe Barba'y powers the claus,
| imposing the duty called the Medi'erranea ar
| fund ; and hnal;y sgains, the act itself.
My recollections respecting hi. act, snt
| the reasons for my votes upon II, are les
clear and dis,inc, then with regatd to any o
! the Others pointed DOT by the General TO
| your feptobation : 5ecouse, in The othcc ca
! ses, not only voted, but took an active pas
IN the deba'es In this, gsve Only sben
| votes, according TO the conviction Of my judy
| mep,, and upon the strength Of atgun,en,'
urged by others well remember buweyei
! the principal objections against the Medit'rs
neen ionu Clause, anu aSa'Dst tHe aCt RseII
BY The frs, section of the act, an aadnono
duy ot Two and hail per cent. ad vetortm
was imposed upon all goods, wares and IN e'
chandize imported, which wete already char,
ged with sd vaio'em dukes. /, was contend
ed tina, ibis indiscViminais augmentation o
duties upon one class of merchandise, nany
article, oi which were all Ieady bu dened win
charges as heavy ss they could we'll beai,
would operate very unequa!ly and inequi,aby
upon dfereD, portions of tho union ; that the
funds ought TO be raised by specific inposi.
lioos upon speci6c articles, or by some other
mode Of ,aya,ion. The de,sils Of the debate
are not presen, TO my meDo'y; but this was
The substance Of the objection TO the tax and
10 the act, and Of the reason upon which my
vote was given.
There was another objection 10 the second
section. IL provided tina, a Gissine. aceoun!
should be kept Of tbs duties imposed by the
ac,, the proceeds Of which should constitute
fond, TO be denoninaied the Mediterranean
fuoH. wh.Sh sb,uld "a ,nnii.d soysy,, IN ybr