The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-03-02
THE REPUBLICAN.
NEWPORT,
THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH ., 1896.
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.-Ar

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REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.-At
meeting of the Republican members of
both branches oftho Legislature of Massa-
ehusetts, on Tuesday, the 18th ult. IBIS
KXcellency LEVI LINCOLN, and the Hon.
Thomas l.. WINTHROP, Of Boston, were
unanimously nominated for the Offices OF
Governor and Lieut.. Governor of that Com
monweath, for the ensuing year. The
nomination Of these gentlemen r:ill be gen.
orally acquicsccd il, as from al that we
can observe, tho administration of Gov. L..
has been dcscryedly poruar in every par
VI tie State.
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DEATH OFJUDGETODD.-The Ma
tional Intelligcncer Of the Goth ult. men
tons, that news was received i'll Washing
ton, by the last western mail, of the death
Of the Hon. THOMAS Tom, one of the
Judges of the Supreme Court Of the United
States, at his seat in Kentucky. Judge
ToDp, we believe, was a brother Of the for
mcr husband of Mrs. MADISON, and na-
tive Of Pennsylvania, but for many years
past had resided in Kentucky, and perform
cd the onerous duties of Judge Of that Cir
cult to the serious and itrctrievablc iEjury
ofhis health. He is spoken Of as man Of
sound intellect, ofrespectable attainments,
and Of the most amiablc and concilia ting
manners. At a meeting Of the bar of the
Supreme Court, on Monday the Goth ult
ut which the Attorney General, Mr.. Writ.
presided, resolutions swere passed, on motion
cf Mr.. WEBSTER, expressing their deep
sense ofthe worth of Judge ToDD, and a.
greeing TO wear the usual badge Of mourn
inc for the residue Of the term. The reso-
lutions were subsequently ordered to be en-
tered on the minutes of the Court.
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CONGRESS.-The business transacted
on Friday, the 9th ult. in both Houses oil
Congress, was Of no particular interest to our
rcadcrs--the Senate being shut up in lis I'M
penetrable conclave, and taking as much
time to confirm. Minister, as college OF
Cardinals would require to elect Pope; and
tho House of Representatives wasting its en-
ercics on numberless amendments to the Fed
eral Constitution, which were spread over the
cable
"Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the
brooks
In Nallambrosa. -
No less than seven Of these fatuitics being
proposed to the House in the course ora sit
ting.
On motion of Mr.. McDuflie, the House then
resolved itself into a committee of the whole,
Oh the state of the Uuion, and Mr.. Saunders
ofN. c held forth for an hour and a quarter in
favor of Mr.. MeDaiiies northumberland IT
was voted TO adjourn.
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TIE VICE-PRESIDENT.-A Wash
ington Correspondent Of the Democratic
Press, in letter to that paper has charged
MIR. CALHOUN witt, having proposed to Mr.
ADAMS" that If he would break with Mr.
eL,Y, he, Mr.. c., Irould icithdrd,0 all oppo-
siiion 10 The P,ySiG,Ht-dnd h.t .Wr. Id
oms had positively refused 10 accede to
tie prop0sition.' Tic story on its face
i palpably incredible, for whatever may
be thought Of Mr.. Calnoua's honesty
no ore can deny him the possession of'om-
IRON se,.sc. II would have been an eXpc-
rimcnt we imagine upon the indignantpro-
hity Of lie President, whichneIther Mr. G..
nor his partizans would have been very
fond Of attempting. The writer ofthe let
ter. however, has set forth his tale with
such an appearance of plausibili'y. that a
reply has appeared 10 it in the National In
tellgencer, which from It's import and tan,-
per, we run no hazard in ascrIbing 20 Nr.
CALnorS himself. After denying in ex-
piicit terms tho whole Of the negotiations
cast on him in .he let,er,and calling on the
writer TO produce his evidence, he INDUCES
himself ir-,Le following remarks orihe pSo-