Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-09-04

III tnHt DOuy. THSt, IcsoiFo uppTODd
tory of the doings Of the Convention
then resolve in these words-"Resoly
cd, that his Excellency the Governor
with advice of council, be and horeby il
authorised and empowered to appoin
three commissioners to proceed immedi
ately to the scat of Government, and il
pursuance ofsuch Instructions as his Tx
cclloncy and the honorable council may
think proper to give thom, to make al
earnest and respectful application to the
Governlnent Of tho United States, re-
questing their consent to somo arrange.
mont whereby the State Of Massachu-
sets separately, or in concert with neigh.
boring States, may BIO enabled to assume
the defence Of their territories agains
tho enemy, and to this end a reasonable
portion of the t, ses collected within said
Suites may be paid into the respective
treasures thereof, and appropriated to
the payment Of tho balance due to the
said States, and to the future defence OF
the same the amount 80 paid into tho
said treasures to be credited, and the
disbursements SO made as aforesaid, to
be charged to the United States: and the
Senators and Representatives 9! the
Commonwealth in Congress are hereby
requested to cooperate with said com
mssioners in eilecting this object. p
These resolves passed January 9th,
1915, consequently after the news of the
battle Of New Orleans had been receiv-
ed here. They adopt the measures re-
commended by the Convention prior to
TINT battle, and nothing more. So much
for tho nummery of tho influence Of the
baltic of New Orleans on the Conycn-
ton or commissioners to Washington. -
Pursuant to these resolves the Governor
Of Massachusetts appointed two gentle
men, Messrs. I. ii. Perkins and Will
liam Sullivan, (uho rere mol Of The Con-
rentton, and myself, to proceed to Wash
ington. We commenced the journey as
early in February as we could prepare
for it, after allowing time to the Govern
ments Of othor States to appoint commits
sioners OH their behalf TO meet us there,
if they should see fit. Our only croden-
tals consisted Of the resolves of the Le-
'gislature just quoted-the report of the
Convention on which they were predica-
ted, and u commission from the Govern
or. l was not delayed an hour on my
journey to Washington, by indisposition,
or any other impediment. Immediately
after our arrival in Washington. OH the
same evening, the news Of peace reach
ed the city. OF consequence there re-
mained no ground for an application to-
Congress. Had it been otherwise, the
passing Of MIR. Giles bill, so called,
(which became law on the 9th Janu-
ary, granting to the States the very
means of self defence which it was tho
main object Of our commission to obtain,
but Of the scope and provisions Of which
tho Legislature Of Massachusetts could
not be informed at the date ofthe resolves,
it being in fact the same 9th January,)
had in very great measure anticipated
the relief which it would have been the
aim of the commissioners to obtain. So
much for subtcrluge To como to les
ser matter Mr.. Pearce, in the same
gcntlemanly style of robuke, comment
ing on my observation, that the vindica-
ton of the Hartford Convention had new
er been answered to my knowledge,
charges me with saying what is I" "too
mnch," and not exactly truo." This
sticking for exact truth in this gentleman,
is insisting upon barter trade, in which
it is seen he gives no equivalent in kind
The pamphlet to which ] alluded was
written and published in 1924, in Boston.
The letters to which no refers, and which
he says were answered by Mr.. Bailey,
we're series written and published at
Washington four years before, OH the
spur Of tho occasion, and with a very
limited reference to documents. i cer-
anly have no complaint TO make of MIR.
Poarce, for not having read this first
,amed pamphlet, (though he comes as
lear giving me the " lie circumstantiaP'
IS his delicacy would permit, and ex
'use him from reading it now ,on condition
of being dispensed from the perusal of
lis letters, speeches, or essays, privi-
eye which ] fancy, will be claimed by
all who have the power and right Of
,hoice among the disqnstions Of the
lay. There is abundance Of jocularity
n this gentleman's commune alton con-
:erning my gout, my claim to foreign
mission, and my tilting with Mr.. Dexter,
which come under the description of
'unbug, or in more modern phrase "tilIy
aIly," which l leave for the regale
If his particular friends, without com
nent. He certainly has an advantage
n having heard something about me,
rue or false, while am quite a stranger
o his biography and TO the history of his
oddly inGrrnities and "mind's disease :"
xcent so Ear as sYmnioms Of this Lat an-