The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-04-22
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
WFDNEsDAy. AprillI


4" We have had the Buffalo road before the
house of representatives, to day. After mr..
Mercer had concluded very able speech, re.
pet9, as all his speeches are. with iniurma.
ton and genius, mr. Hubbard, Of New Hamp.
shire, took the floor in opposition TO the bill.
the system, and all the arguments which had
been advanced in favor them. II is gene.
rally understood that mr.. Hubbard is merely
a mouth piece, the tones Of which are suppl
ed by mr.. Woodbury. Air. Hubbard was some
three wears since speaker of the New Hamp-
shire legislature, and while speaker he made
a violent speech in favor Of mr.. Adams and
his administration; bu: he was seduced into
the sin of inconsistency by the tempting bribe
of being elected member of congress and he
then turned round ard abused what he had
before laudrd and lauded what he had before
abused. lie is a man ofnarrow mind and very
limited cultivation. His language was void
Of elegance, and his figures were not carried
thro' lie talked of New Hampshire not
wanting the rope Of sand of internal improve.
ment 10 riret her TO the union; and deprecated
the idea of cxpending 20O, 600 dollars To make
a road through the three eldest sisters of the
union; and indulged in few other such i'm.
portent flights OF Imagination. He was fol.
lowed by mr Pearce, Of r.. J. who made an
excellent speech in reply, full Of pointed hits
In the course this remarks, he took occasion
10 observe that the west was increasing in her
power, md would increase in her demands,
that she bad now President. and that she
would not he satisfied until shs had another
lie would not undertake 10 say Whather il
would be tke distinguished chieiwho now fills
the soa., or whether il would be the late pos,
master general; or whether it might not be the
late secretary of state; or whether it mign
not be gallant officer, lately n distinguished
member Of the senate. and now member OF
the house. covered with wounds and laurels
(here there was a general laugh, and Col. r.
NJ Johnson looked remarkably grave) But,
he continued, South Carolina and n. York
might both hang up their hlrps on the willows;
there was no hope for them General Green
and Lieutenant Webb TO the contrary not.
withstaudnC.
1--WE are or the eve ofimportant changes
AS tha session draws near to a close, the
indications in congress multiply, and assume Il
more decided character; and as soon as the
session shall have terminated, We shall Clscov.
er indications more various in their charac ter
and Of great extent - S. Ga.clte.
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In Congress a criminal code has recent.
ly been adopted for the District Of Coum
bia. The original bill prescribed the same
punishment for like offences whether com
milted by whites or slaves. The slave
holding members objected to this, and the
word free was substituted, leaving the slave
to be punished by distinct law for that
purpose. 1t was avowed that it would be
no punishment to imprison a slave, because
he would suffer nothing by the change Of
/ condition. Mr. Burgess contended eloquent
ly for the principle that no distinction
should be made in the punishment Of any
class Of persons convicted Of the same Of
fences.
Injcnious Machine. Mr. Abner Fisk, Of
| Philipston, has invented a machine for
mortising window sashes, doors, &c. which
proves to be very useful. 1t occupies Q
small space, and is so light thn; it can be
transported from place TO place without
difficulty. 1t is put in operation by hand,
and can be used TO great advantage in ev.
cry kind of carpentry. One man by the
help p Of it will perform the labor of three
and execute the work very neatly. The
machine is very simple in its structure. and
can be built for small sum.-Eor. .Egis
I'm the NewIork Assembly, on Satur.
day last, mr. Benedict offered resolution
directing the trustees of the State Library
to purchase the Posthumous Works o.
Thomas Jefferson, which was adopted by
a vote of 30 to 81.
1t is said that arrangements are to be
made. BY which the mail will be carried
from New. York to n. Orleans in fen days.
.Ntriean papers to the 18th of March
have been received ot Philadelphia. One
of the principal Deputies had been detect
ed in a conspiracy country was un.
settled. Great jealousy prevailed concern.
ing the supposed designs of our govern
ment upon Texas.
The report Of the suicide Of Sir Charles
Barring, is published in Liverpool paper.
as information received at London on the
evening ofihe 20ih April: but the London
papers to the evening Of the 3lst, do not
mention the circumstance.