The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-01-22
Amer a" animated deh"'s The qpss'io"


Aftsr an animated debaie the qurs,jon
was pos'I~"'ed ,o Saturday morpi.g.
AvTERNooN
petitioD WAS presented from Allen
Durfre and oshers, siaiiax thns further
aud additional -vidence lh,d been discov-
cred since the discharge IL the Rev. E.
X. Avery which in their "pinion would be
s"fiiicieni to conviri him "f being con-
c~rned in the murder "f Sarah Marian
Cornell. and praying the Assembly To .u.
th"r'ze the Governor Ia issue n prncla-
nation aud offrr a reward for his mppre
hension---Rrad aud referredto the COM
nittee on the Judiciary.
An act passed. granting a I. mtery "a
Paine a. Burgess and appointing them
Mneng-rs.
Adjourned t"9 r'clwk morning. !,
Saturday 4Noraing, Jan. 10 The
house met u, 9o'clck. The Cnupai,ls~
to- whom was referred the mem rial of
Allen Dmrfrr and others, were ,i,sci,arg-
ed from the consideration, Of the same.
aud The House considered the same. A
dissult,iry debate ensu~d in winch many,
mrniers tok part. The result was The
I'assage of n resolution autI"riziug his,
~xcsIlency the Govrrnnr, to- issue u Pm,
clauaiiOn, and "ffsr reward ef Three
Hundred dollars for the apprehension.
aud delivery If Ephraini X. Avery to the
c,vil authority oftie County of Newport.
So that h1 may be held To trial fnr the nj
lodged murder df Sarah NJ. Cornril. in
Tivert"n. IL appeared il,a, The public
inind wss nnt satisfied with the kgal IN
vesiiga'ion NJ Bristol. aud The decision of
that Court, that aiihina few days after
his discharge by ,l,a, C,ur,, the C:"rph~r,
VIII" called The Jury of inquest mp ~ the
tsmly of 5. VI. Cornell, and found ver-
dic' that she WAS wiilfilly murdered, and
thar they had good cause 10 sns yect il,ss
Epbrnim X. Avery was c"mcerned in her
murder made u cnnpIeint tn ~ Jms,ire
of the Peace ia :he county of N wpor,
whe iss'ed his warrant thereon, which
warrant WIS ln,d hef,r- Samuel Randall
Esq. Que of the Justices "f the Supreme
Judicial Court. who therrupon issued his
warrant to the SHERIFF "f Bristol County, +
requiring hin &" .rres, A.eiy snd deliver
hn.,io The S.nslss of New,,yl County.
." ihn' Avery might be hthtn si,swrr 90
said char gr q, ina, countfy y here. by law
le was bound 10 answer the n,urdef sfas
i"g beer committed ia li,at county. I,
also appeared tia, Avery snon after hls
aad, upou the alsi al trends
eiii'eT aI'scDnd..d from tt- STATE, or WAS
s.creird hy them, so that the Sheriff ot
Bsis,ol was unable 10 fnd him. u was
further sin:e.i that since the d,scnarge of
Avery ,oti,rr materiaI -vidence had come
tO !igi,t against hi,ll Under these cir
cums'ances the Assembly were nearly ar
qa,,e unanimous In the passage of the
resoiutiun.
Mr. rillinghsst npw r,.ne we'd his milton that
the House feqnest the Govsrnor and Senate to |
jun the House IN. Grand Committee Tor the
purp''ss 1T sieci,ng a Senator ~ the Congress |
Vi ths States in Tho place OF ASHER r. bb ,ns.
whose tsrm'of service would expIe on The
third day .S sbarci,' 'next,
A debate ensued OiconsidernbIe length
In " hich several members took part.---
The qaestIon propused by Mr.. T,ll,nghas
was however taken and determined in
the affi. ina'ive. Yeas 81 nays 81.
The two H,.uses having jnnsd 10 grand com |
nsit lee. .sir T. Ailsn n..iInsied Elisha II Pet. !
ter. Mr. u h0ghnst Asher Rrbb,ns aud hr |
i.''w Dutsc rearce aud tho v..ie be,mg Ia |
ken and counted II appeared that AsLer RIB |
bins received ~ vutes, Ei,sna X P"t,er 25 and
Dutse rssscs " -and u was declared that |
asher II bbns was elected = Senator IN t'on
gress trnn TINS state, f,T the tor . of Z yssss
from the tuird Ut March next
dj'urnsdio Monday. a, 3oclock r.. N.