Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1834-03-13

10 OrueT, aIlcRns thnt HE '""So " -''
B. was irrelevant to the subject before
the meeting.
Mr.. b. continued, and said, that he
insisted that this meeting was got up
more against Mr.. Peurce than any thing
else--thnt it was got up by Pearce's
deadly, personal enemies, TO enable Bur
yes 70 lblackguard Mr. Pearce @ liel9
concluded by saying, that Mr. Burges
had been instrumental in getting up tins
meeting, so as to have pretext for abus-
ing Nj. Pearce, .aasl lie. considered The
subject one of erpcdiency, and should,
therefore, not give his vote for the adop-
ton Of the memorial, us he deemed 1t IN
.erpedisnt altogether.
( MIR. Hazard said that, all the ireemen
had TO do was, TO decide by their
votes whether it was expcdient or not.
Gov. Collins said, that he had AS good
right to his opinion, and so had every
other man, as Maj. Bull had to his on
this subject. Although he agreed with
him in some things, he entirely disagreed
with him in this maiter-he knew the re-
verse of what Maj. Bull had stated.
DR.. Case here intcrfered and endeav-
ored to break up the meeting, lie con-
sidered that vote of this kind, would do
the town more harm than any thing that
could be done, and moved that the meet
ing adjourn.
Judge Pitman said, that this was n
very extraordinary opinion, ola very ex
traordinary man, and that the motion was
highly disrespectiul TO the freemen as
scmbled on. that occasion. He consid-
cred that the town had at all times right
TO Judge Of its own interests. lie asked
that gentleman ifthere was no opposition
in Newport, TO the measures Of the ad-
mnistration in relation to the u. States
Bank. How happens it, said Mr.. p. if
there is no distress here, as has been
declared, and money is so plenty, that
our banks do not discount? Besides, sir,
shall we be told that it is criminal in us
to have sympathy for those who do suf-
/ fer, even if we do not suffer ourselves?
He thought the expression Of public o.
pinion should not be withheld at any
rate. ...... ...
! Mr. Hazard said, that motion TO ad-
journ at that stage of the meeting, was
not only out of order, but insulting 10 the
frccmen.--He admitted that in the Gen
eral Assembly, such motion might be
made, with view Of stopping tedious
debate with ,onre proPriety, at any time,
but in a town-mectlng, which seldom
lasts longer than day, or from morning
till night, which was convened for the
especial purpose Of considering and dis
posing of the business before it, and
while the freemen held their votes in their
hands, ready to put them into the box, it
was tampering with their rights, ,-entire-
ly out Of order, and grossly insulting to
them. ..s.t t..t.,.4. So. .....
DR.. Case then said ,if that form was not
approved of, he should move that the
meeting be continued irihhom day.
! Mr. Hazard said, that the last motion
was equally out of order with the first,
and as much an insult to the ireemen.-
Mr.. Henry Y. Cranston, was clear in
the opinion that Dr. Case was out Of or.
der, and believed that he knew he was
himself. Here is a large, respectable
meeting Of the lrcemen OF the town, (said
Mr. c. legally called, and for an OBJ
! jcct well known and understood by them
all, to be broken up by man who is at
the head of a party of some fifteen or
twenty men, whose intention is evident
ly to defeat this meeting, possible. -
His legitimate object, continued Mr.. G..
might be effected in a different mode
MIR. Cranston considered that if free
man was willing to make such a motion,
he was willing for one, to let the motion
be put. .l... .. ..' ....
,I The motion for an indefinite postpone
ment Of the meeting was then put, and
I only voted in favor of it. t..
ii MIR. Cranston gave notice, that he
should before the meeting adjourned,
take some notice Of maj. Bulls remarks
IN regard to Mr. Burgess. He thought
: it due to the lreemen as well as Mr..
Burgess himself. ... ......
/ Mr.. Hazard did the same--Bull be-
ing present. .s .....s ...
; The freemen then began to bring in
their ballots--"approve" or ."not," and
at the close Of the polls, at O'clock,
there were for the memorial, 1872; az ainst
the memorial, 90! ...... 49,.
5 After dinner, the lreemen re- assem-
| bled, and after attending to some muni-
, cipaI business, the moderator stated that
, the time was drawing near to the hour
D fixed for closing the polls, and that there
J was then an opportunity for gentlemen
. who wished to make any remarks.
Mr.. II. Y. Cranston Then rose and
r said that he gave notice in the morning
that he was unwilling as freeman tn at
= such remarks as were then made by
Maj. Bull, grossly rejecting upon the