The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-10-22

and placed for safe keeping in the hands of the
President"
Mr. Pearce does not, however, rely upon Mr.
Dwight's book alone to support his position. lie
refers his honorable antagonist to what appears IN
der his Own hand, and signed by all the members of
the Convention, in the shape of a resolution, which
received its sanction, in the following words -
'Resoved, That the Hon. George Cabot, the
Hon. Chauncey Goodrich, and the Hon. Daniel Ly
man, any two Of them, be a committee to call
ANOTHER MEETING Of this Convention, to be holden
IN Boston, at any time before delegates shall
be appointed, CHOSEN recommended IN the above
Resolution, # in their judgement the situation OF the
country snal urgently require it," Here follows
the signature ofeyery member of the Hartford Con-
Sention.
He also refers him to the Message Of Gov Strong
with the accompanying documents, submitted to the
Legislature ofthis State the 18th January, 1915
The resolution in question, drawn by Mr.. Otis own
hand, mainly supports Mr.. Pearc's original state
ment and differs from it only in the fact, that Mr.
p stated the President had power to call second
meeting of the Convention while the resolution del
egates that power to the President and tDO other
gentlemen Messrs. Goodrich and Lyman At any
rate this resolution gives the lie direct to Mr. Otis
recent statement, that the Convention "did not adj
journ to meet again, nor was there among the mem
bers any understanding that they cerc to be called to-
Igether again under any circumstances"
There is every reason to believe that Mr. Otis
knew the Convention separated with the expectation
of again being called together if circumstances re-
quired it, when he attempted to brand Mr.. Pearce
with falsehood for stating; for in making that
tempt, he copies the resolution next preceding the
: one which susalns Mr.. P's statement which hard
y possible he could have done, without knowing
something of the provisions of its successor-and
Mr. Pearce very truly observes, that it would be im
possible for any to turn his eyes one long e.
nough to copy it, without seeing the other"
Mr. Otis, in his letter to Mr.. Hazard, makes an
extract from Mrs. WiIlard's History, which, Mr. O.
says, ''contains in "a few words the entire truth re-
spccting the Hartford Convention" As this extract
is cited positive proof of the purity of that Con-
venton, it may be well to state that it was writen
by Mr.. Otis himself member of the Convention,
and man who has spent more time in endeavori
to whewash its proceedings, than, perhaps, any
other man living Although, under all the circum-
stances, we must receive the proof which this ex-
tract furnishes, with many grains of allowance, We
cannot but admire Mr.. Otis modesty in certiGcating
to his patriotism. How perfectly disn;terested he
in furnishing Mrs. Willard with tire extract in
question, will readily appear "hen we consider the
odium which has attached to him for participation
in the proceedings of the Convention, and the anx-
iety he has ever shown, as phamphleteer, a news
paper writer and a orator, to give patriot
lc character to assemblage whch' 'cas then, noo,
and eUer wU be, considered the apcr Of deliberate
treason