The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-02-12
N o. 40.

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Antimasons: allowed that they we're re
spectacle rs party, and had IN their
ranks many honest and worthy citizens
but like all other parties, contained ove
heated and hot headed partizans.
He said in conclusion, that the ene-
mics of Masonry had excited party feel
ings, and had leagued with others to put
it down. and place themselves in office
and power. This Assembly had wit
messed its effects at former session. -
yenrs, by which he had been enabled to
snpPorta wife and children. chad been
turned out and brother Turner had been
put into his slippers, shoes and boots. -
He did notacom .olain of this. 1t was all
fair enough. He saw that masonry was
marked and condemned to death, and the
gentleman now foremast in the ranks ol
DIR enemies, was also one of us All he
felt anxious was that she might be treated
with respect. Let her die in decency,
and be conveyed to the grave in order.
He then moved postponement to the
next session.
Mr.. G.. ALLEN said that ne had been
abused by the gentleman and his party
for six years, and by means Of their mana
ging and manGuvres had been obliged to
submit to it. The anti-masons had been
with them, but they had grown SO strong
tl,a, they had concluded to do without
them. 1t reminded him of the animal,
which, if you cut off his tail, it would kill
his head So it was with the genileman's
party, they had cut off by their abuse the
anti-masons from their party, and they
had killed themselves--they had cut off
was for acting now, and objected to any
postponement.
Mr.. b. HAZARD said he was sorry To
see the politics of the s,ato introduced.
He was sorry to hear gentlemen referring
t9,hat subject.
Mr.. ALLEN made few more remarks
in which he noticed with some severity
certain newspaper publications, which he
termedb both abusive to him and the House
The House refused to postpone the bill
Mr.. B. HAZARD and Mr.. TILLiNGHAsT
then briefly stated their objections to- the
bill, and the reasons which would induce
them to vote against it; the question was
then taken, and she yeas and nays order
ed to be entered on the journal.
YEAs-Messrs. Eben Arnold, Christie
pher Allen, james Allen, w. II. Brown
ing, J. G. Bowen, L. w. Bnbeock, J. Ii.
Cross, J. nj. Clarke, Joseph Durfee, A.
Eddy, Jr., VIM. Greene, =. II Greene,
R.Gray, ID. e. Harris, Il. Hall, Il. Z.
Hazard, II. J. Hazard, ID. Howard, J.
James, B. Low, d. Lapham, l.. Mathew
son, E. Miller, Ii. Medbury, s. Il. Mar
tin, A. L. Potter, It. Remington, J. Re-
mington, S. Ross, A. Spear, II. B. Smith
J. G. Sisson, l.. Taylor, Titus, B. b.
Thurston, S, Whipple, S. WImarth.-37,
NAYs-Messrs. II. Y. Crans,on, J. Chase
Abner Chase, ii. X Carpenter, N.
Church, A. Cook, G.Field ID. Greene,
b. Hazard, Levi Hale, Geo. G. king,
Benz. Kimball, Z. Lawton, Il. l.. Man
ton, B Norris, p. Pratt, J. II, Peckbam,
Il. G. Rogers, w. Sheldon, B. Slocum,
G. G. Sheffield, J. Shaw, ii. Nj. Sisson,
J. l.. Tillipghast, ]. Whitaker, o. G. ,
Waterman,-26 Ia
The following members did not vote {
William Sprague, JE Speaker, James ,
D'Wolf, Dan. King, Caleb Kenyon, I
Elisha II. Potter, &. Il. Robbins, Jere- c
miah Whipple and Arnold Wilbur, s. i
being either absent or excused,-So i
the bill passed, v
The petition Of Nicholas Brown was I
others fora Rail Road, was calledup for
trial, but on motion of Mr.: Allen, was v
postponed by vote of 33 to %. q
Mr. Halle presented an act in relation q
TO the Providence and Pawt,icket turn {,
pike corporation. By this act The COM h
mitice for that purpose are authorised to o
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