The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-03-18

friend 10 the Constitution" Still il is Al
well 10 have facts stated on any point, as
TO suffer misrepresentation 70 60 uncon.
tradicted. We state, therefore, upon in
formation which we cannot doubt is con.
elusive, that Of the ten candidates for Sem
etors, in the National Republican Prox,
Messrs. Benjamin Smith, James F. Sim
mons, Elisha Watson Thomas Whipple,
George ID. Cross, and Geo. Burton, arc not
members Of the Masonic fraternity. We
believe, also but have not as positive tes-
timony, that Mr.. Stephen B. Cornell is not
a Mason.
In the Jackson Prox, we understand that
Messrs. Jeremiah Potter and George Field
are Nasons, and it is also said that Mr..
Noel Freeborn is q member Of the order.
II, therefore, this question has any thing
to do with the election, (though we sincere.
ly hope it may not be appealed to oneither
side,) it is obvious that the Proxies are up
on an equal footing.-Prov. Amer.
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The National Intclhgencer says il is un.
derstood, that Commodore David Porter
was OH Tuesday, nominated by the Pres
ident to the Senate, Consul General to the
Barbary Powers.
We learn. from Washington, that bill
has been introduced in the House of Rgp.
rcseptatives, allowing to James Monroe
sixty seven thousand nine hundred and
eighty dollars, In full of his claims.-Post
Monument TO Lawrence. Measures
are about to be oken in New York, for the
erection ofa new Monument to the mem.
ory of Capt. Lawrence. The monument
in Trinity Chnrchyard, erected shortly af.
ter his death, is said to be now in a very
ruinous condition.
Court Martial The Military Court
lately assembled at Washington, has ad-
journed. Certain disputed points of mill
tary duty were settled. The trial before
the Court, in this case, says the lntellgon.
Ger, seems to have been an issue between
maj. Gen. Macomb, and Adiutcnt Gen.
Jones. During the trial, Gems. Scott and
Jrssup were examined on points of military
duty. Col. Jones was aided. in his defence,
by friend and former companion in arms,
Col. Storrow, Of Virginia.
Mr.. Benton called up, in the Senste Of.
the u. 5. on the Sth inst. his bills 10 take
off the duty on Alum Salt.-abolsh the
Fishing Bountios to lay duty on raw
Hides and Furs-and to abolish $4,000.
000' in dates!
The Pennsylvania Anti Masonic Conven.
ton met al lIarrisburgh, Feb. %, and eec.
ted Joseph Rtner, President. Between
80 and 90 delegates attended. Various
resolutions and reports were adopted, and
2S delegates were appointed TO attend the
Philadelphia Convention in September.
Mr.. Clay has accepted of an invitation
to public dinner, to be given him OF
Natchez, on his return home from New.
Orleans, which would be somewhere be.
tween the lst and 10th of March.
EXPEDITION FOR LlprRIA.--Thc fine
new brig Montgomery, owned by John
Hanson, OF Phlladel phia, has been charter.
cd by the Colonization Society, 10 convey
emlgrants TO Liberia. She can accommo.
do'e, comfortably. about one hundred and
fifty passengers. All who would obtain
passage in this vessel, should be in Norfolk,
on or before the 10Th of April.
---cesS. sor-
--latest from Europe.--The Sylvsnus
jenkins, at New York brings London dates
to Feb. 10, and Lige-pool to Feb. il.
Parliment met Feb. !. The Lords Con.
mssioners were the Lord Chancellor, the
Duke of Wellington, Earls Rosslyn, Aber-
deem and Mayo.
In the Commons, Feb. 3, mr. Peel stat
ed that the British Cabinet had under con
sideration proposition from the United
States having in view the removal of d.
rect intercourse between the u. States and
Canada.
Grsece.--The Gazette DC France, of Jan.
3lst, says-"We are assured that the de
finitIve protocol respecting Greece has
been signed in London between the Pleni.
potentiaries of the thee powers, and. that
Prince Leopold Of SAKE CobuTg, is invest.
ed with the sovereignty Of Greece"