The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-10-20

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much of the public business, or Of legislat-
ing without due time for deliberation. Be-
sides, from the very nettre Of the forum an
uniformity OF decision is not to be expect
ed; without whish Judicial body fails in
its most ess entisl ofIice-that of making
the rule OF the law certain and known
rule. Besides the expense to the State is
very considerable. Nearly one half the
time of the Assembly IS occupied In these
trials; and one half of the expense Of each
session Is TO be placed to this account; II
mounting probably, to two thousand dol
lars, annually. On The other hand the in-
convenience to the petitioners and credi-
tors, is nearly as greet. The General As,
sembly compromising between their duties
to them and to the public, are obliged t.
attend but partially to both. Hence long
delays take place and great expense is ne
cessarily incurred by the parties, and the
public interests are unavoidably neglected
The Bill proposed, provides REMEDY
Tor all these nconveniences-by transfer
ring the jurisdiction of these petitions from
the General Assembly to Court of Com
missionerS and by SO organizing that
Court as to be without expense to the
State, and with much less expense to the
parties; promising at the same time a cor
rect and uniform administration of the In
solvent Law
--~ses..--
NEWPORT HARBOR.-The remark
able facilities, which Newport Harbor is
known to offer for the ingress and egress
ofvessels, in the most unfayorable seasons
Of the year, with the wind st nearly any
point OF the compass; and the policy of for
tifying 1t effectually, FOR the protection of
trade, are not such novel discoveries as
some are apt to imagine. Great credit is
due undoubtedly to Mr.. Monroe's admins
tration for its enlightened views on this sub
ject, and for the general and systematic plan
of fortifcation, which he had the merit Of
presenting tothe considerationofCo Congress
But our ancestors were fully aware of the
value of the Harbor in the very infancy of
our settlement. So early as May 1866, a.
bout twenty seven years utter Newport was
founded, the General Assembly of the COL
ony, in letter to the celebrated Clarendon,
then Lord Chancellor Of England, and the
early and efficient friend of Rhode Island,
after reciting the grievances ofevery de-
scription under which the Colony Iabored,F
thus called his attention 10 the subject Of
our remarks.
Sand wehavey eyetta further humble petitcfs
| to your Lordshipp concerning some helps
or incoragements towards fortifycation Of
this Bay, which in very deed is the most ex-
cellent in New England-consiGering the
climate, most healthiul--cite, most commo-
dious,- in the middle Of the Colon:es--har-
| bors most safe for the biggest ships that ev-
er sayled the sea and of all sorts whatsoev-
er, and for outlet and inlet soc good as none
call equal it-that in the HARDEST winters
when the Massachusetts and others to the
East and West are fast locked up with
strong doores Office, this is alwaies open, be-.
sides the conveneney of maine land and is
other, easy to be secured by Forts in either
channill."
1t can never be sufficiently regretted, that
the invaluable letters of Lord CLARENDON,
addressed to this Government and manifest
ing the liveliest interest in its welfare, have
been irretrievably lost by some strange neg
lect in our old Colonial Secretaries.
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.-In the
Providence Journal of Thursday last, it is
stated that Thomas Rivers, Esq. will de-
cline reelection to the Office of Clerk Of
the House, at the ensuing session Of the
Assembly. Mr.. Rivers has held this ap-
pointment with little interruption, for six
or seven years past, and has uniformly ac-
Quilted himselfin its burthensome duties to
the entire satisfaction ofthe members. In
Legislature like ours, where the sessions
are short, and great multiplicity of busi-
ness is introduced and despatched in a ve-
ry limited period, the duties of Speaker and
Clerk are proportionably arduous. We
have heard of several young gentlemen
| who will contend for the place at the ensu-
ing Assembly, all of respectable talents,
and all of them sound in wind and limb
The latter qualifications being more partic-
ularly sought after IN Rhode Isload Clsrh
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