The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-04-24
March the first 1862.


aud.
March the first 1862.
An assembly of the Colony at Ports
mouth to hear and receive tho orders
from the right honorable the Council OF
State.
Mr.. Nicholas Easton was chosen mo-
derator.
The orders were read, and Mr. Hol-
land. his letter.
Ordered, BY the present Assembly,
that all the officers tha: were 10 place
when Mr.. Coddington's commission OBJ
structed shall stand in their places, TO
act according to their former commits
sions upon the Island, and the rest in
the colony according ms they have been
annually chosen, until a new election
according TO former order. The elec-
ton to be held the first Tuesday after
the 18th Of May, and according to tho
councils order, viz:
That We are to act by any order given
by act Of Parliament.
The orders of the council of State are
delivered into the hands Of Mr.. Nicholas
Easton, till further order.
05-It appears that the commissioners
who met at Pawtuxet did not recognize
the authority Of the froemen's meeting
at Portsmouth, but still insisted that
they were themselves the government,
and would not consent to associate them
selves with the President, assistants and
commissioners Of the Island, who had
been laid aside by MIR. Codding,on's
commission, aud whose officers had
been restored by vote of the freemen
of the whole colony on the first of
March at Portsmouth. Thus the colony
was again split into two parties on "a
point Of no real importance, but small
as il was, il appears TO have been adher-
ed-to, by both, with great pertinacity.
The commissioners sent again to the
Island for the letters, and also propo-
sal of joining with the Towns on the ISL
and at the next election, according to
former usuage, to which, if they agreed,
ten days notice of the time and place,
should be given through their messen-
gers.
No snch notice was returned proba-
bly,, because those Of the Island relying
on the doings of the General Assembly
of the lst Of March, considered the go
vernment Of the whole colony restored
and organized by the doings Of said
meeting.
On the 18th of March the Town Of New
port made the following commune
cation to the Towns on. the main,
viz:
Beloved friends and neighbors, after
our respects these are to inform you of
our desires to further the orders of our
honored and we'll wishes the honorable
council of State and of your, together
with our own safety and pcaceable well
being, and that each may enjoy bis own
right in equity, and that the face of au-
thority may bs established amongst us.
the endeavoring whereof hath moved
US to write unto you our propositions
horc underwritten, as also to send unto
you copy ofthe orders of the honored
council of State, all of which we have
betrus,ed in the hands of our beloved
messenger, Benedict Arnold with the
order for the safe disposal Of tho fore
named copy aud the delivery of these
our motions.
That the next General Assembly for
Election, which will be the irst Tuesday
after the 18th day of May, be held at
Newport.
That tho officers be chosen according
10 the accustomed rule in the laws es-
sablished by authority Of the charter
confirmed by the honorable councils
orders.
Tha, oil orders mnde by the Towns
of this Colony either jointly or apart by
authority Of no charter be authorized
to he in force until by General Assem-
blv reneslad