Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-08-14
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From IN article published by D. j.
Pearce, in the II. l. Republican ofy yes
terday, it appears that part only of a
certain speech Of his is there reported
Ills constituents particularly of Newport
and Portsmouthl are curious to see the
other part of that speech, having heard
much fit, without yet being able to get
sight Of it, For their present and par
tial qualification, we will give them the
substance of portion of that speech as
communicated to us by gentlemen who
were at Washington at the time. His
remarks were applied to the resolutions
passed by the House of Representatives
Off. |. in May last, which had been pre-
sented to Congress by our Representa-
tive, the Hon. Mr.. Burgess. Mr.. p. de-
MED that they were any evidence of the
sentiments of the people Of this.State, and
in support of this assertion he asserted
further that the people here were not
equally or fairly represented in the House
of Representatives, that some towns had
much more and some much less than their
just proportion of Representatives, and
this ne showed by representing Newport
as another "Old Sarum;" rotten bor-
OUCH, and Portsmouth was as bad or worse
than Newport. His precise language
was not given to us, but we give the SUBJ
stance his remarks as statedto US. Hav-
ing several times heard this account Of
the matter, we have at last had the curl
osity to refer to the names and number of
the voters for and against each of those
resolutions, and to ascertain from the last
census, (Which gives the number of in
habitants in each town what proportion
of the people of the State was represent
ed by the ayes and what by the noes
And we find that on the first resolution,
which disapProved of the removal of the
deposits and on the second, which re-
quired their restoration, the votes upon
each were 43 for, and 25 against; and it
appears by the census that the voters for
Representatives not very far from three
fourths of the whole people Of the State.
That on the third resolution declaring a
national bank to be necessary for the pub
lie interests, the votes were 81 for, II
only against. On the 4th, declaring that
as much stability as possible ought to be
given to national bank, as a national
there were 48 for and 20 on
ly against. The 9th resolve passed unan.
imously. The inequality of representa-
lion there fore does not affect the question;
he fact is that Newport has not single
representative more than she is entitled
10, though some other towns have less.
Portsmouth may have more, but, on the
other hand, Providence whose members
voted for the resolutions, has but four re-
for 1G or 1900 inhabitants,
while one Of the negative towns (the
smallest in the State) had two votes for
iI5 inhabitants. But the vote was not a
party vote. There is an administration
majority of several IN the House, and the
resolutions were adopted by strong major
ties by that party itself.
We are informed that Russell Clarke,
David S. Holloway, and Joseph G. Case,
ire stationed at Block-Island as mission
lries. These gentlemen went to New
on Monday last on the steam
,oat excursion, and remain there under
he idle expectation Of so managing the
POLITICAL affairs of that town, as to secure
he election Of two Representatives who
hall be in favor of Elisha r. Polter's e.
ection to the u. S. Senate. We don't
hink so meanly of the New-Shoreham
rcemen as to believe, for one moment,
hat they are TO be influenced by these
gents of Elisha Il. Potter. ~
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