Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-01-23

PEELED to vote him back again A civil
;, community cannot exist without the aid
Of religious principles. Brt this act, il
I adopted, would outlaw religion, and rem
r der the religious portion ofthe communi-
ty incapable of contracting upon that
; subject, as in the ordinary concernments
Of life. They can neither acquire, or
: hold property, as other societies are en-
abIed to do by law.
II is alleged in the report, that the
members Of religious association carry
with them prejudices generated therein,
} into the political affairs of life. But do
not the members of literary institutions
feel the same prejudicos in favor of one
another? Are not manufactures, trading
companies and whaling associations Iiu-
BILE to the same prejudices, and feel the
same preposscssions in favor Of their re-
spective associates Why then stop
those only who are associated in support
Of religious worship : Is it because they
worship as Congregntionalists, EpIsco-
pnlians, Friends or Daptists, that they
are dcnominated dangerous They can
be no more so than trading companies,
insurance companies, or banking corpo-
rations. These meettogethcr, are good
friends, and talk over, sometimes, as we
are informed, political affairs.
lie could not but consider this a most
extraordinary proceeding, and should
like to hear some argument in favor of
adopting these principles before it should
be sanctioned by the House.
Mr.. Pratt said he had been absent
during the reading Of part of the bill
and requested that it might be read a.
gain. 1t was read by the Clerk, and a
greeably to the rules Of the House, laid
on the table for one day
On motion of Mr.. Pratt, the Senate
were invited to attend, with the House,
to the trial Of the docket Of private petit
tions. The Senate joined the House,
and spent the principal part of tho morn
ing in hearing the petition of Martha
Howell against the city Of Providence;
praying the removal of an action against !
her now pending in the Supreme Judi
cial Court, from this county to some 9TH
er county. Before concluding the hear
ing, the Houses separated and the House
to 3 O'clock.
AFTERNOON. I
The petition OF Joseph Smith, and i
others, was granted, and an act Of incor-
poration passed by the name Of the ME
hodist Episcopal Church and proprietors
n Warren y
On motion Of Mr.. Whitaker, a memo
.ial Of the Providence Association Of 4
Mechanics and Manufacturers, relating
o Insolvent Assignments, was read and
cferred to b. Hazard, TilIinghast, and
Titus. &c
This memorial relates to the present a
node of outdoor assignments, by insol- 8
ent persons, who give preference to >,
ONE of their creditors, and prays that V
10 such assignments shall be hereafter "
eld valid in law. Il
The two Houses then joined and pro- Il
eeded in the hearing Of the petition of !,
Martha Howell, VS.. the city of Provi- :,
encc. Before the argument of counsel
vas finished, the Houses separated, and o
he House adjourned to half past nine O
'clock, tomorrow morning. II
Friday Morning, January lin the
Iouse, Mr.. Titus, from the committee
, whom was referred the bill entitled RI
An Act TO secure lien TO Mechanics cl
nd in certain cases" reported the a
,me to the House. III
Mr.. l.. Allen, moved that The House
DIV request the Seratc to join and pro- u'
,ed to the order Of the day. The two sh
Iouses accordingly joined and continu- be
1 the trial of the Petition of Martha &C
lowell, vs. the city Of Providence, ~
hich has been argued by the Attorney y :,
eneral, and Mr.. Hunter for the Peti. sh
oner, and Messrs. Whipple and r. w. W.
recne, for the city. 1t occupied the
ssembly until one o'clock and was ~.
-anted. The Houses then separated, -,
I'd the House Of Representatives ad- '"'
urncd to 9 o'clock. an
[1fernoon On motion Of Mr.. Gran an
on the two Houses joined and proceed 10
to the trial Of the Docket Of private "a
titons.
The memorial of Elisha Mathcwson as
ID others, for the repeal Of Masonic no
'artcrs was next called, when Mr.. At
ell in behalf Of the respondents moved
e Assembly to dismiss the memorial :"
r the reasons which he assigned at
rye. The grounds Of bis motion were sol
1st Because the masons had once ma
omitted to trial upon the same alle- mo
tions before committee of the Cen