The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1832-04-03

(whom she has thought proper to selec,
as her representatives. in relation to
questions of such vital Importance to oul
interest as those Of the two petitions foI
railroads now pending before the gen.
erai assembly. 1t is to be hoped there
fore' that at our April town-meeting,
measures will be taken to elect such
gentlemen onlyQet their politics be what
they may) as will faithfully discharge
their duty to their constituents by at.
tending in their seats during the sessions
of the assembly, and when there, instead
sitting silent and unconcerned about the
business before them, take an active
part in defence Of the interests of New
port in all questions which may be ugi-
tated.
To the Editor Of the r. l. Republican.
Sir,-you will receive this through the
post-office: you will never know who it
is that now addresses you, and through
you, the public. ! will not disguise my
politics. am n national republican,
l was in favor of the election of gov. Ar
mold, and ! am in favor of his reelection
am no hickory man.-You will won
der why this communication was not di-
rccted to the editor Gf the Herald of The
Times: but as il contains charge Of
wilful neglect against two Of our repre-
sentatiyes to the general assembly, I
was apprehensive that the editor of that
paper would not be willing to exhibit
his own friends and patrons in their true
public characters. am Newport man,
and feel for the present and future inter-
est and prosperity of this town and Is
land; and also for the interest Of the
state, and the honor and permanency of
the national republican party. ! observ-
ed in the Newport Mercury Of the Oath
March, notice of the pendency ofa pc
tition to incorporate q company for the
purpose of making a railroad from
Providence to Norwich, to be extended
to New London. / also am informed
that petition was received at the last
January session, and acted upon, for
grant to make railroad from Provi-
dence to Pawcatuck, to be continued to
Stonington. The petitioners were
principally, if no. wholly, citizens of
New York and Boston, who employed
their agents to attend the assembly in
January last-ageuts who hung upon
the skirts Of the members at their lodg-
ings, in the lobby, and even in their
seats-pressing for an immediate decis-
ion in their favor, in hopes to obtain
their grant before Rhode-Island had
time to discover her danger; but the Pc
tition was postponed to the May session
for triol.
f. We have already two grants of our
general assembly for railroads from
Providence toward Boston-one by the
way of Pawtucket, and the other by the
way of lndia-Point--neither of which
have been commenced.-To these III
make no objection-they end at our own
navigable waters; and if they should do
US some injury by diverting part of our
business to Boston, they may do US
some good by bringing part of theirs to
Providence. How is it with the two
railroads now proposed to be granted
What possible good would either or both
do to Rhode-Island For my part
can discover none. 1t would, if tbs
project fully succeeded, divert large
part of the business now done in our own
waters, to Stonington, or New London
or both; and make in great degree
those two places the sea-ports of r. Is
land. will not insult the intelligenc(
of the people of X. Island by offerin
arguments to provo what every ma
that reflects must understand; viz, tha
the interest and policy of r. Island is ad
verso to those projects-that the town
Newport deprived Of the rapid and da