The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-08-30
TOWN. MEETING The freemen ofthis

Tuesday last, for the choice Of Representa-
tives to Congress, and Representatives TO the
General Assembly The freemen Of this
town assembled at the State House at 10 A.
81. HEsRY Y. CRAssroS, Esq was elected
Moderator The number Of votes polled for
Messrs Pearco and Burgess, were l47.-5 scat
tering Total I52. The following gentle
men were elected Representatives to the
General Assembly Benz Hazard, Henry
Pull, Eleazer Trevett, Solomon g. Weaver,
Henry Y. Cranston, and Edward Simmons,
Esqrs.
vote was passed, approPriaiing the sum
OF 500 to purchase a new Engine, to sup
ply the place Of No. 7, which was ordered to
be sold in consequences Of It's not being in a
situation to DO repaired.
No other business Of any consequence was
transacted.
In Providence, Edward Darlington. was
chosen Representative 10 the General AS
senrbly in place of Caleb Earle, (doclinod)
and Zachariah Allen, in place of Stanford
Nowel--the others as before.
In Warwick, Dutce Arnold, John B. Fran
sis J. II Waterman, and John Westcott, were
elected members of the General Assembly
The Representatives from the several
towns in this county, as far as we have heard
are the same as before.
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SUPREME COURT.-The Supreme
Judicial Court convened in this town yes
terlay morning-.the whole courtviz. Hon.
SamI Eddy, Charles Brayton, and Samuel
Randall, present. Immediately after the
Court was opened by the Cryer, r,--Chiei I
Justice Eddy addressed the Grand Jury in
q charge orgrcat length, during the course
Of which his Honor narrated very mlnutoly
all the prominent facts connected with the
entire historical jurisprudence Of Rhode Is
land--expressing as he pursued tho nara
ton, very warm attachment TO al those
Judicial peculiariiies in which Rho de- Is
lana has Tor nearly 300 years stood alone,
and signnlizcd to n very extraordinary dc
gree. Judge Eddy dwelt AT large upon the
improperly Of opening Courts by prayer.
The reasons which he offered for omlttlng
that practice at the opening Of the present
term, appeared to be perfectly satisfactory
TO his Honor, and we learn was generally
so to those who heard tho charge. The
charge really exhibited great originality ol
thought in such matters.
causes in the order in which they stand
on the docket.
The following legal Opinion of Justices
Court some time since held in THIS town, was
recently handed to us for publication, and
considering that il may be useful to some OF
our military friends we therefore give il n
place in this paper.
Justice TREVETT, presiding, observed.
"From the testimony before rs, it is my opn-
ion That the respondent Is not lnblc TO pay the
fine charged against him in the captains
complaint, ipasmuch as / am now satisfied
that he is resident Of s. Carolina, aud as
such, not required to do military duty in this
State, he being here at tho times warned as
visitor, and not as legal resident ] am of
opinion that a momber of militia company
If regularly enrolled and legally notified of
said enrolment, and hath, or hath not per
formed duty in said company, if he removes
out of said limits, or into another State, he
ceases 10 be a member of said company, and
II is The duty Of the commanding officer forth
with 10 cause his name To be erased from his
roll, or the U ). could never know the mum
bor of its militia, as an individual may so be
enrolled in every company where he should
chance 10 travel or visit, and his name be re.
turned as often 10 the acknowledgement and
president Of the United States II is further
my opinion that the respondent is not liable,
as the law requires men to do their duty in
The limit. where they reside, not where they
have resided; and iftbc person should remove
back into the State. or limits where he had
before performed military duty, after gaining
residence in another district, il would de.
volve ON the proper officers to have him re.
enrolled aud again notified of said enrolment.
before a fine could he collected ugreoably 10
our statute; and as the testimony adduccd on
the present occasion establishes the fact, that !
tit IfspoHuenl W fcsiucnt OF -. y. lh WHICH
State he hath lived for ten months out Of the
year, for thirteen years past, done business as
merchant, paid State and Poor rates, per.
formed military and patrol duties, rented
building which he hath been in possession of
during said thirteen years. this consider en-
titles him to all the privileges Of citizen of
that state, and Is understood there, and chat
by his temporary visits 10 this, or any other
place. lac does not lose his residence in said