The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-11-04

of Scripture or common sense. NIliuliy per
seysrine to furnish the sure means of death,
Won carry to the Judgment the murderers
character as clearly as the n'idnlght assassin.
Let tho thousands now concerned in distii
liny at once put out thelrihfes. and the act
would cause one general burst of Joy through
The nation; and any eifort To rokindo tbcm
would excite an equally general hurst Of IN
digns.ion aud abhorence-- None bat a monster
Of daprsyity wOnld ever make the attempt.
Mr.. Bah proceeded; a mildcr and more
persuasive document would have saited me
better; this had 10 effect. lie only read il
to show how temperate the temperance men
are. They might be sincere, and doubtless
acted from conscientious motives.
That the people were excited, was evi.
dent from the roceedings OF the town Of
Prosi5enee, when, on the representation of
3 particular set Of men, the Council had
raissd the licenses from twelve 10 sixteen
dollars. The groeers feared it would be
raised TO fifty tue next year, and, by Iegls
lsti,e aid, to fye huadred thc year after.
wh.G they should DO driven from their busi
mesa, aud tho business from the town or
State. The advocates Of te01er4nce had
given NO quarters To tue gyoceTs; they had,
bsea denounced, yill,fied and abused, aud
| al for following fair and honest business.
They had been shassl IN the ne @spap pers,
and denounced by others - a class Of
drunksrds. They had happ represented 10
hiD AZ being, two .hIas of theB. iatem
perste ADD drvnksyds. He knew ,bo fact
TO be Otherwise and believed them tn be rs
respectable a. suy Other class Of. b4an.
They kept stose Tor the scconiiD odatipn OF
the pablo and sold such Articles AZ iheir
cEstosuers uautej. he nusslf was no,
oaly q a.sillor bat also gToceI. and he
was not ashamed Of his calling. Being if
fuyer Of The pyOpossI bin hs shonld vote
for it, il he stood alone in the bnase.
(DeLsit to BE- coa!9ufd
Friday, .Borniag. The committee 10
periol " Ill 10 reader real estate of inso,.
s@ni aeblots lisble thocgh they lusy 10 Ia
he state, npa pFosldiAg tor attachment ot
peysD3sl esta.s OF such debtors, Oh orig ;nal
wit, referred to dr. Prsu AID Attorney
GsU~lAl
There was q discussioa an q motion 10 |
repaGl lhs ipsslvent laws, which enlsd in |
referring the " hole subicet 10 Nsssrs Pot |
Ter, Pratt. Halle, lia2aid, shojea and Al |
tornoy General, 70 report noxt aessinn.
A nouea 10 suspend thu tgsolyeut laws.
was agreed to, suI in the Afternoon, the
fullowlsg act gsssad, unanimously. Ii has
not yet bvgn acted Oh In the Senate.
.An act to susgoad proc dipgs on petitions
lur the bsactit VI The act e.,l,led An act
Tor The relieF of Inso:ent Oebloys."
Ds ~ sadcisI, &c. fsa all psseee e3iugs
ga petitions io1 tie haRcEl OF the sct enli
He'd IAN ACT fos The relief of lnsolye ea, debt
o." 6o ana Tho svItIa ate hereby suspend
ad; provided, however, that the Supreme
GeuEl, te sad they are aptk orzei IN their
d,seEeton, TO contlnus sach petitions aow
peua'sE. sDd 10 stsy psoeeesiag against
'ee pnFs,iia 1T pe!ili oDers, in the saIDe man
aer ~ ii tAis aei had mol beea passed.
: Nost OF iho 'ofaH0usi, aud part VI The
asterloon, wore spou, IN trying MepethloD
OF ralig lou3 socially IN harrington. i'he
petition WAS Gnslly withdTa9a, without
costs, with view 10 sfeoilag = settlement
be,wsan tho pa yties. @
.3j7sraoSn. 4 resolution passed set
dug span lAa 25la Of November, Tor e day
o. Thanksgiving.
I An animated discussion toak place OH ,
.he falloSHg resolution, which ihD Nouse
ToFuAeJ 10 pastpoDe aud 6Hally passed. .
he II epaeIsd. That the act passed at
Le IuBp session of the General Assembly
4. ID. lei9, ertgtled an oct 10 establish the
snd Pswtuckei turnpike c0rpo !,
alton, be sul tho samo is hereby suspend /;
ID, Until tho further order Of This General
Assembly.
Saiurday.--Th Committee on the sub
set OF Bank suits. and The compe msat tioDs a
or Counsel engaged on the par, Of the t
Nate, made the following report. which I
sas read and adopted, and the following c
esolution passed:
The Committee nf THE I{ouse 20 whom g
'ns referred the snhinct of a sui,oblc con, &
enSa'on to the Counsel employed in he t
alf oi the State. in the suits recently de- u
'rmiaed ut Washington. in relation TO the a
,x on Banks, respectfully report, that the c
Of this very important ccutro e
ctsy, go deeply Interesting 10 the people 4
{ this State. has been exclusively confdcd =
} Is. Hazard. Esq since the appeal TO 81
Washington, and in every stage of it has Il
cen conducted with an sbilhv, fidelity aud I,
igilsncc which reflect high honor on the q
entleuan employed, and on the character IS
ftbc State, whose interest was effected 8
Y il. The Committee are Of opinion, that ii
ie success of the State, in question 90
Ia! TO their pecunisry interests. is princi Il
ul'y due so TO the eXcttions ofthcir Cou,- ~
u, and to the very FULL able and convinc. +
" exposition he presented ofthe rights Of p
lc State in relation TO corporations. Tho W
omnlitioe rcccollect Il at the hole of this sc
Dor was performed BY Mr.. Hazard, with CO
it assistaot counsel. and that the iefcucc T
N,liosc suits, in another jurisdiction, was ts
acessarily attended with'nuch expense TO W
AT gentleman, ,nd with a sacrifice ornro. Of
ssional cmolument in the scenes cf his ST
'sc,ise, which ought 90 be considered. re-
nder these circumstances and with view Hi
so TO wbOt is due from the State, 10 its on
sn reputation for libcraliiy and justice the IN
ommittcc Recommend that further sum CO
five hundred dollars be paid TO Mr. uaz.
d as counsel in those suits. and a; tho
me time that the thanks nf the Assembly r.,
voted 10 Mr. unzsrd Cor HE sh'a al :.