The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-01-06

, prox of State Officers; for the year
ensuing. and to lay the same before
the Convention as soon as may be con-
yenient.
That a CoLimittee be appointed to
draft memorial to the General As
sembIy, requesting them 10 enact law
requiring every Lodge, Chapter and
Encampmcnt of Free Masons in this
State, To make yearly or quarterly re-
turns of all members belonging to their
body, and TINT list Of the names, to-
gether with list Of the different de-
grees each individual has taken, be
left with the Town Clerks fthe Town
in whicl, such Lodge, Chapter or En-
camp,nent is held, for the Inspection Of
the inhabitants thereof. Also to. re-
quest the General Assembly to appoint
a Committee to Investigate the subject
Of pccalatiye Free Masonry, for the
purpose of ascertriiring whether the
paths and obligations Of the order do
not. conflict with the Constitution of
the United States, and are not repug-
nant to the laws Of this State.
That a Committee be appointed to
prepare an address to the inhabitants
of this State on the subject of Anti-Ma-
sonry. THOMAS BURGESS, Chair
man.
Peter Barker. Samuel 8. Peckham,
Asa Fairbanks, Nelson s. Eddy, Chris
topher Spencer, Pardon Tillinghast,
Sheffield Arnold, and William Brown,
were appointed a Committee to nomi-
nate prox for General Officers.
John Prcntiss, John Peckham, and
Samuel Wall, were appointed a COM
mittee to draft memorial agreeable
to the recommendation ofthe Com
mittee, on suitable business for tife'
Convention. ~
Walter Paine, Jr., John Hall. and
George Turner, were appointed
Committee to draft an address.
The memorial, praying the General
Assembly to repeal the Charters grant
ed to Masonic bodies, ~ss read aEsl a
dopted. A State Committee was APP
pointed, and some other necessary bus
mess disposed Of, after which the Con-
vention adjourned without day.
The Convention agreed upon the
following Prox, for General Offices,
forthe ensuing year. There was great
unanimity in agreeing to the Prox, but
some difference ofopinion as to the
expediency offorming a ticket at pres
ent. 1t was carried 81 to Ill.
Far. Gorernor.
JOHN BnowN FRANcIs, of Warwick.
Lieutenanf Governor.
WILLErr CARPENrsR, N. Kingstowns
--St---s Senator'S. u.
William Sprague, Cranston; I1ioni-
as Burgess, Little Compton; William
Brown, North Kingstown ; Stephen B.
Cornell, Portsmouth; Gideon Spencer,
Warwick (; William Merchant South
Kingsiown; Pcleg Wilbor, Coventry;
Jeremiah Mowry, BurriIlville; Asa
Windsor, Smith6cld; Joseph Smith,
Warren.
Henry Bowen, Secretary Albert c.
Greene, Att'y General; Thomas G.
Pitman, General Treasurer.
ANOTHER OUrRAGE.--We find the
following article in the Daily Adver-
tiser ofthis morning. Taken in con-
nection with several similar accounts
which have recently appeared, it GER
tainly affords some ground for alarm.
We were for some time at loss to
II G., al,
accounts Of outrages upon the persons
Of individuals, particularly females, in
our streets, were entitled to credit.
The fact that these outrages were said
to have been committed in the public
streets, in the most thickly inhabited
parts of the city, seemed to cast de-
gree Of doubt over their correctness.
But for several days past, the repeated
statements ofthese attempts, had con-
vinHad us, that there was sufficient
ground for believing thaa there were
villains amongst us of the blacklist
character, and entertaining the most
diabolical designs and the following
case, which we have received from a
most respcctahlc sourcc, confirms that
opinion beyond all doubt or discredit.
A Ayoung woman came down Hudson
street about z o'clock on Tuesday. ey-
ening, and passed through Chapel in
to Murray street.---As she turned the
corner to go up Murray street ,rhe OBJ
served u man, with cloak on, walk
ing up the street, who almost instant
ly turned about, and went down the
street. In moment afterwards, she
YVES seized with great violence by some
person behind her, who endeavoured
to envelope her in his cloak, and sue