The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-04-04
MEMOIR OF IL. ISLAND.
1851.

Esq'rs.) maue io"S usS'o"s"' ~
Plymouth gave up their right in that
land TO them in l643 which was np-
proyed of by all the commissioners, who
advised them TO proceed against Gorton
and his company and had silently as
sen,ed TO wha, they had done from time
20 time since and that when in I049
they we're advised to return those lands
back 10 Plymouth their court sent two
deputies to the assembly at Plymouth,
with orders to offer, to "resign and SUBJ
mi, the said lands, and persons residing
thereon TO the government of Plymouth
they only promising TO do equal justice
both to English and Indians there, nc
cording to our engagements but the
government of Plymouth chose rather
to raify the aforesaid resignment OF
their commissioners. After which
they had "out Of their own treasury al
lowed large gra,uity of corn to the
Indians under their government there,
to keep them alive, the cattle of Gorton's
company having destroyed most of
theirs, rather than force to compel them
till all other means and ways Of prudence
for issuing these and the like differences
were used" And closed with asking
what aid the other jurisdictions would
afford them, for the righting their injur-
ed and oppressed people, and bringing
delinquents to condgn punishment =
The Connecticut and New Haven COM
missioners answered, by owing that
they had their advice in 1913, to proceed
against Gorton's company, and that
when Plymouth commissioners yielded
up their right to the Massachusetts,, the
others, being neither concerned, nor un-
derstanding whore the right lay, saw no
cause to dissent, &c. Tho commission
ers for Plymouth (who were Mr.. John
Brown, and Mr.: Timothy IIatherley) de-
clared that what was done by the COM
missioners for their colony in 1913, in
resigning of said lands to the Massachu-
sets, was not at oil in their power, nei-
ther ceuld the Massachusetts receive any
such resignation without injuring the
third and sixth articles of their confede- |
ration what right the authority Of the
Massachusetts had to send for Samuel
Gorton and company, "iuhnbiting so far
out of their jurisdiction they understand
not" And as TO what the governor of
Plymouth and some others did in 1850,
about raiifyiug that former resignation
Of Warwick to the Massachusetts. they
said they had protested against il in
the court of Plymouth, as being directly
contrary to the order Of the honorable
committee of the parliament of England
and contrary to the articles of confede-
rations with the rest Of tho colonies
And whereas we are informed, that the
cour! sf the Massachusetts have lately
sent out several warrants to several per-
sons inhabi,ing Warwick and Pawtuxet
and havo made seizure upon some Of
their estates, we do hereby protest a.
gains. such proceedings if any there be.
The Massachusetts were so unwilling
TO have these things laid before the par
lament, that they put Mr.. Williams to
great distressss only for attempting 10
take bis passage through their colony.
The commissioners Of Providence and
Warwick. met at Providence on the 4th
ofNovcmbss 1861 aud passed tho fol.
lowing resolutions.
Whereas 1t is evident and npparsn,
that Mr.. Nicholas Eas,on being formerly
chosen President of the province Of Pro-
vidence Plantations, hath oflate deser.
ted his Office. and he together with the
TWO towns upon Rhode Island, viz -
Portsmouth and Newport have declined
and fallen OF from that established or
der OF civil Government and Jncorpora-
hon amongst US by means Of Com
mission presented upon tho said Island
by Mr.. WIN. Coddington. We the rest
ofihe Towns of the said jurisdiction are
therefore constrained TO declare our