The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1828-03-27
CONGRESs.-In the Senate on Friday

should offer a substitute for the bill. The
bill for the erection of a Bfeakwater at the
mouth ofthe Delaware Bay was passed. The
bill providing for invalid pensioners was pass
cd. Several other bills were in state Of for.
wardness. The Senate adjourned to Monday
In the House, the resolution offered by mr.
Woods, and under discussion during the two
preceding days, was adopted without further
debate. Various other resolutions asking for
information on the subject ofthe lndians,were
laid on the table by different members, and
were to be taken, up IN regular course on
Saturday.
The following letter from the Hon. Thos.
Whipple Of Coventry, contains a direct and
positive denial of the fashoods circulated by
Potter and Waterman, relative to mr. Whip.
ple's opinion upon the Bank tax These two
distinguished champions of the Republican
prox, are evidently hard pushed, and have be-
come impudent indeed, when they dare un-
dertake to misrepresent the political senti-
ments of such man as Thomas Whipple-a
man at once intelligent, frank and undisguis.
ed in all his political movements, and as hon
est in private as he is in his public life. Col.
Wnippls is one of those Senators that Potter
cannot manage and therein hes all his offend
ing
To The Freemen Of Rhode island.
Having seen pamphlet, addressed 20 the
Farmers and Landholders of this State, on the
approaching election, IN which the writer has
been pleased To mention my name, as oppose d
10 the Bank tax trust it will not be thought
improper ia me to correct, as far as II regards
myself, the writer's uDintentiOnal error, as to
fact. This error may be found IN pages and
q Of the pamphlet After mentioning mr..
Wheaton, as an opposer of that tax, the Wi
>ar goes on thus -" Is there not one more
AyU there is one more, than whom there Is
no MAJ more determined in his opposition to
Ihe farming interest on this subject. That
Thomas Whipple, Of Coventry. His oppos'
ton is open and avowed and was so at the
time the oank tax was increased "
Now the fact rs, that voted to increase IL
bank tax. and have always been in favor
the Internal Revenue bill from the time whc
1t was first passed, and that have uniform,
supported the whole system OF taxation b
which the expenses OF the State governmeu'
are now betrayed. | challenge the produ0
ton ofa single witness who has ever hear
me utter a word against the bank tax, or any
other part OF the present system.
THOMAS WHiPPLE
Coventry, March 90, 1925.
--sos.~--
: Capt William Holloway has been sp-
pointed by the President of the U. S. witt
che consent Of the Senate, Surveyor o
North Kingstown.
We sincerely regret that our limits will not
admit of publishing in this number tho speech
Of the Hon. nr. ROBBINS, on the Revoluiiona
ry bill, contained in the Washington papors
received by yesterday S mail.
We have been favored with "list Of the
names Of such officers and Soldiers Of the
Revolutionary Army, as have acquired right
TO Lands from the United States, and who
have not appeared therefor"
The following is List Of those in Rhode.
Island
CAPTAINS.
William Humphrey, Elijah Lewis.
PRlVATES, &c.
John Ambree, Cesar Finch,
Robert Allen, Samuel Geer,
Joseph Angel, Ismae Harris,
Michael Anthony, John Hussey,
Samuel Arrickson, Robert IIardey,
Joseph l. Brown, Thomas Hill,
William Bennett, Thomas Hatfield,
William Boswell, John Hsney,
Tobias Briggs, John Jones,
Mark Bsrrons, Anthony lenks,
Joseph Brown, James King,
Caleb Bartlett, William Nlillsf,
Lewis Besavads, John Macumber,
Joseph Bower, Michael Macumber, !
James Bryant, Lewis Molere5
Prrce Eackn. Barnabas N Dermot, |
DAVIS Brown, Moses Perkins,
John Chillson, Edward Pain,
Hosea Crandll, James Philip.
John Chadwick, Richard Prtchard,
Gideon Corey, David Potter,
~ oeIl NIdhn, hdTun hogersi
Robert Carse, John Rhodes,
Conrad Creek, Mingo Rodnan,
Prince Glare, Thomas Stafford,
Newport Champlin, Alexand-s Stewart,
Daniel Collins, Zebulon Scriyen,
John Cobb, Aaron Snow.
Pierce Donovan, William Stafford,
Samuel Drown, John Trones,
Christopher Dunbar, John Tuley,
Samuel Daley, Reuben Thompson,
William Edward, Cato Vsrnum,
vi rholas Everett, Charles Whatson,
} b franklin, UriaI Wibor,
Benz min Fowler, Joseph Wheeler,
John Freeman, Prince Watson.