The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1834-07-19

New York. and sbsss drew up manifesto Of tl,sir
ssisyances, and Destination Of Righss, In which
ihsy respectfully, bot ftwty asserted. their ex-
snsPtiem from al f0ses not imposedby tiisr OsVN
representatives.. :.
; Liberty poles now began 70 be srscted-stamp
paper was psed in none Of our sesporls, cut JUr
'ton fires and Hood. the Stamp Agent in the town
Of ofkakimoro, fed for bic 1}e, while his ehigy was
carried by the exasperatsd populsce. from pillory
10 whpHng-post And ailisough the odious stamp
Act Was repealed in March 20, yet, inasn,uch as
Parliament stiH maintained the 'tShtto taa the
Colonies and furthermore, 10 hgisiofe for
iheas Ia att cues whatsoever - and 10 render
Governors and Judges independsntof the people
here, by salaries iiom the CIo,0n the conlrovsr-
~ was still prosecuted, with Increased and still in
sreasng reciprocal dislike, ill, finally, the great
drama WAS opened. And il ~ worthy Of obssrva-
don, aud won 10 remember, that the first blood
drawn IN tho Struggle, tiiged the green waters OF
Narragansett bay. Yes tho Rhode Islanders led
the van. And until the termination OF the conflict,
none with more devoted ardor poured out their
blood and treasure in the cause. You all know
the issue Of thut war we have pursued the sub
ject far enough ior our present purpose.
Fellow Citizens Look at l.hode Island NOW
and you bshoIdu small proportion oi her citizens,
formed into funded .dTtstocfacy, assuming the
very attitude Ofthe British ParlGsnent before
the reyolution:--that is to say,-denying TO por-
tion their fellow citizens (as respectable as them
selves in point o. character and much nores0 in re
gard to nuni6eIs) the right Of Representation
'stlefarsng thensseIres inrested icih potcer 10
<gisIats for them TN all cares whatsoever''-
"faEsng them tDah0ut theH consent"-"con-
'sfraining them to bear arms thus in sonic
measure, reiieying efues, from the burdens
Of the community, by throwing portion Of those
I...N N0a a.sf fao Ani. .l.... a.
consent. This too, in the face of the world. and
ia defiance o the tederal Constitution, which guar
antees " each respective State, u hepu6itcuu
fo,m cJ GoOe,nnten. Amidst these outrages
we have repeatedly petioned for redress, " in the
most humble TERMS our repeated petitions have
been answered OILY by repeated injury.'' Me-
nioraIs -signedby mu )rty Of the citizens of the
State, and addressed to the Legislature, have been
thrown under the table, and spit upon. without
having been read. "a
T.ns, however. is not question excluyively be-
tween FIoeholdeTs and N6n-freshoiders ;'fbr IL is
fact no less incontrovertible than singular. that
although oil the Freeholders in the State, consti-
tate bnt lean minority Of its citi 4ens, yet nearly
half oi that m'no,'fy, are in favor Of u Just and
equal representation. How is it, for instance, in
tins town We have 230 non- freehoders here,
eIciusire OF those who degrade themselves by
habits OF tntemperSnce. 230, principally young,
intelligent, industrious and robe, men, Ihe free
men number also, about 230-incudiDg oldest
sous OF freehoders. and long list OF thai yaytie-
uIaT description OF character, which we have
taken care should not disgrace the list of non-free
holders herewith exhibited. And yet some of our
llberal-miIded Freenen-iastidous sticklers for
the Royal Charter, affect q horror, at the idea of
letting IN those 'aggamuFias to vote away their
rxh But l,t our respective columns be dispIay-
ed, and we shall hear nO more of that IL is a
fact however, and we state il With peculiar salts
faction, that more than fifty Of the most respecta-
Lle freemen ofthe town, are heart and hand with
us SO that we stand in Bristol he Suifrupe mar
~ to the opposition, as more than 8 TO e. And in
Warren, the enlightened freemen are unanunous
in favor OF a Constitution embracing an extension
Of the right Of Suffrage. The opposition to this
Reform, therefore, owes lis existence to the per
nicions influence Of u few talented, but unprinci-
pied detnagogpes. .,i.-..,., -, ~.
II remaiss iossshe non-ffesb lder, then. 10 nav
whether they will, like cravans, cover beneath
the lash Of these little iyrGnts, or whether they will
stand forth and vlndicate their rights like s.en.-
TO expect concessions from our adversariee. till
they see US organized. and prepared 10 coe,ce
them is as idle and absurd, as to calculate upou
the interpostion Of the sngsi Gabriel. The hone.
or expectation Of acquiring any privilege through
their nagnaniniiy, will be found a. empty aud
faltacious - the banquet Of dream.
Let us show the world that without possessing
disposition to trample upon the tights OF others we
know how to appreciate. and are prepared to vim
dcate, ,.and maintain our o,cn. lhis is the only
course for us to pursue. The only course that
shows glimpse Of redemption from vassalage. If
there be amongst US O"e Iecreaut spirit. who
would shrink from the performance of bis dury 10
himself and his posterity I'VE beseech him to
listen to the instructions Of Plymouth to her rep
resenta'ivc: we likewise, to avoid disgracing
the memories Of our ancestors, as well as the re-.
proaches Of our own cOnscences, and the curses of
p efty rscomn end to you TO obtain ir possible
in the honorable House Of Representatives Of this
Province, full, ard explicit assertion of our
rights, Il TO have the same entered on their public
records, that all generations yet to come may be
convinced that we have not only a Just sense of
our rights and Liberties, but that wa NxKxa, with
submission to Divine Providence, WILL BE
SLAvEsTo ANY POWER ON EARTM'' a