Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-19
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| frm a Irox Cf General Officers for Tire ensuing political ye,r.
Colonel v iLsoue, OF Coventry, called tie meeting L.
ordei, wren tho Honoriie CALEB E.aLr was unruim.as
ly appointed Chairman, and J. J. TILLisoaAsT and 10
sErH ". pATrES, far,rires, were Appalled, Seereiarics.
Tie Convsniioi, by ,her sccre'ares, prcee led to exam
ire Ire ~cedontiais Of Tie Delegates, when ii appeared thai
Newnrt, Providence, Portsmouth,, Warwick, Coventry
North Providence, South. KingStuwn, North King town
cbsres:own, Cumierlnd, Est Greenwich, Exeter, Rich
mouj, Nesterlr, AID CraBs,op, had AT t.eir primary Re
,uld.can Meetings authorized persons 10 nc, ~ Dcier,;es.-
IN monn, tI.~c members Of the Assembly from towns
which bud not c'Gen Delegates, were Admitted to n seri,
and which MADE ~ the towns represented, except I.opkin-
Ton ,md New Sb,re,am.
Mr. WArEss.S. ofW'arwick, rose and mwed, That al
| oeroi. nt b'iansiie I, this Convention, b requested to re
tire. This NATION ws 'pprsI by C,ionei WILBoUs, who
said he could Re m nece'sit now, for suc, a measure-,hit
in tines Of a contested election, wien their pr ccedpgs
aigli give an advant,y~ 10 our opponeihs, by knowing all
uir pc cee !ings, !; mi:!'t b, necessary; hut 1t present, wren
~ 0,tsisin could te contemplated, he thought Il quite un-
Erce~ wy.
hr. CaASsToN sid, that he should do nothing which he
should wal IL eonceal irUo, the pubi.e-IIe was Ter proceed
,"g, he conid moi sy in open day, bu; lie would sly, with
oreu dH'is, aud in the pIMIc sight.
Mr.. Waterman hen snid, he WIS not strenuous, and there
fore wiiht;ew his melton.
C,j.nel WILBoUR rose, and in n forcillc speech, impress.
cd Upon the Conye,;itn ,he necessity a, hi, time Of forming
a riox, which " . arcon! eniifey win the present Ad-
minitiation Of the Genera Covcr1,nrnt-iie adver,ed 10
tie distinction If Grincr p,ries-i;rd said thai il appeared u
him, that TIE only putty distinction now in this cpuairy, or
in This State, was that which was in fiv.., and that which,
was opposed 10 Tire .;cieTl Government and It's phicy-,hat
this election was iinpoailnt, inasnuc, ~ at the next Fan
sesSial Of the Let ~.idurc, a United s;ltss' senator is u he
ci'uen-'e tire ireenci. uGleSt,ud, and then cioase whom
they ric''c. lie ,Len advciicd to tie policy of the Govern
ncui, ~ 1t respects he i'teftat ri this s,ale; aud fIrcihly
pol'el 81 he slur'iol anl prosperity Of tbs town, to cxein-
pity aud p Owe the ronect policy by ticn pursued; am! con,
Guided by uiit."g their Manufacturing aud agricultural III.
lercs;. together.
Mr.. LusFEr, If Tivcrton, said, he perfectly agreed with
the gadtlemln, rs il respects the pl:cy of tire Govsrnment,
with respect To ihe encouragement Of our Manufactures, and
also in tint yliri CONNECTED them with the farming inter.
oa-lu', said he, we cine MT here to ~'e;iia,e for Tic United
States, hut tn nnnin,te Officers fr our STATE Government.
Mr.. FNais, o. New pm, next addressed the me. ting, in
an e.siu"I, speech Of same lengtli-le depicted in " bold
relief" the danger of plqrinr General Andsew Jackson in
the Tr~ilrn;ih ci,ir, moi only on account of his military life
aud habits, bu, upon hs disqualification rs a stl,es,mn-tlrat
'"N' 49, s'''cNt ~ "a - HE ruI-
rrersi and Thai Lis re.snr, Ia no enc instance, was ever
known 10 govern hs inridinaie ye sions, tberef,rr, should
lie he elected, III. cOnrsc!lns, whoever he might select, would
give no P~iiattce ~ security TO ITO Pepilic. lie adve,cd
t. in idart' nni iit,s of psf history, 10 w,rn this country Of
is future detF,y to min and decay, FINN the present m'i-
t'y m.ra OF The times, anl concluded ~ some int enc.-
m'uIns On Mr. Adams, for his lorg aud %f,,'fu' services.
hr. pusrEr agdn rse aud So. ,ni TIE remarks which,
Ial FL an IL Az, ft. a,pv.Itat, ~, IA. .,,nI. 60. IL. -.
AID lie b.Aelcl, TIA: IL any ma in Jis cvuatry could clam
10 be a faerd of ths Administration, he lu'n!dy lo;ei he
WIS cue; iar, Sir, ! think the pe,Iem IN na- ovcr. si,o, tie
no0iri,e mca TO mln'ge the aif,,s IF this stale, and those
who VIII do I:',in The ,n,st t,tli,iiiy.
Colonel NILpoua rIe,, N Ned, Iha, two from each county
he se!estoi, 10 etire, anl as,es upon n irax, wliici, WIS vp-
ped by eevcr'i g'"ilcn'en, rariculliy Docir CuLLrSs,
fnm croraton. Ga %,ntat,n, the Convention WIS c,,.ed,
aud DECIDED M u select 4 Coann.:;ea, by one majority.
kr. LapHAM, If Eurrliy'ae, Iuni ,,,el hi. Eyr.,le,cv.
JAMIE fENrt.i, "a Co,eI:.or, wi,c, p s.ed; md Don.
IHtrLrs toLLiSs, Cr l.ieute,a!i Go,eraor, wbici, a,.,,
pas ed.
f'f. MsTTIH, If ,'ruviicncc. nominated CALEB rArLr.
a'd Ar. 'HArrn, If NoitlI!r violence, NATHAN raows,
NJ int Fert!iT.-ald while SOME cnuv.nyi IN wa. taking
pace, about w.r,ii way tie, would ,es the v ,e, Mr..
"''''' ~ ~ - '''-'' ' i' 'iliIi, AN 'tI I'm.
I'd tilt iiets are some rem'ei. st;'rg here Ms ne,rg,,ss,
who ln'er G. beeh Legally chosen, | 1lul. to the members
;'n,sfaiSt :" (.urlirg d, tie n.cn,er.) Ny WORTHY friend.
Eortur COLLINS, who, I'd Mr.. c. he will please OK.
c'iae Inc, hive, on - former occasion, done ,,,,e favor IN
tie way Of my p ,llic jny; but, Mt. Chninnan, 4, u,iderst,rd
lie Do''or and ts ~clleisir Ct suue me or more oc ,b,ir
friends if"O" Craip',r, and come from s,itni,e, 10 DIV. and
~ tie wes'er!y pNi ~ this town, nude themselves Dcley1trs
"sn Ia 'iS Conversion. Now, 81, we re IL, or nearly
AZ fn', acquainted with oar worthy friend, Tie Doctor, aud
| don't w''t TO lie We y c'pinos, therefore /, for one, should
he satisfied with lis simple It dement, Of The f,ci.
Doctor COLLINS then nme, and sajd-Vhy, Mr.. Chair
man, some pirt ! belete is tue. ! do MT knew what mn
,icular 'O,ica is required. To be SUR, te meeting WINS in
Tins iowo: some If ~ friends happening here, we thought il
would d. just ~ well, and we went On tnu ~, and nppnint.
ID onr le'egiies--sui there wa ~ ,bOdy Etan ths town
ice, and hs!eYe, NIB. dy frni Scuii ia,
Mr.. LArHAM moved, ihlt tie sea; of tie Crans;on Dele.
rates I've vacated, which WA, uaanininvly se.eed 10. The
representatives, from Cfansion thea tmk their geats.
Mr.. CnANsr1S thea moved TIKI a committee Of three
from excl; county b; appointed to retire, and agree upn a
Pox, which passed, wnbuu; opposition.
Tie Committee retired for some time, and upon coming
in, reprtd tic following proy:
For Governor, j.tHts FENNER for Lieutenant oy-
eriluf, CHARLES COLLINS; for sen IrocD.
.,aibd" ~. tar,tOH, t:rea SaaftrI, Stephea d. Cornell
W'"a~ h,h.,PPtr,. Li'eha Wa,so1, 7ioaas WAi2p,e,
vhd,'e' E'H'ttC', '!eorFs -. Cross, Geor~e Iartcs.-
Fur Attorney General, .disrrt c Greess for SECRETARY
iIenry 5c~eai fr Geaeral Treasurer, Thomas q. PamaS.
Mr. CRANsros moved to take up the gentlemen nomi.
n1ied, separately.
Mr.. " ILRISsos, of Noul, Providence, thought II had m,
rather late, and tie Con, cn,;on had better recommend ~,
fmS as II stood, TO tie Freemen, for the year ensuing.
Mr.. SHELDON, Of Providence, said, he buped they wou,d
be takea up separately, lie did not ike doing things too much
in gioss-iut after some private conversation between Mr..
CnASsroS and the other mrmbers asound him, he Withdrew
the motion, iutimstjprt thai IL WAS im,o,,e,;.i 10 h;u 49,,