The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-03-05

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sha Of whose stock had been put up
at auction, and no offer made. Why
had the Secretary of the Treasury put
the public money in bank like this, IN
preference to bank where the stock
was so valuable that no one would sell
out.
Mr.. Il. proceeded to allude to the
mention made by his colleague Mr..
PEARcE) as to the application made by
the bank of which mr. Richmond Bullock
is president for share of the public de-
posites. Did Mr.. Richmond Bullock
apply for this, No. 1t was true lie (Mr
Bullock) owned more than one half Of
the stock of the bank alluded to, and he
W as friend of the administration, but,
sooner than aid it in an act of fraud
against the Bank of the United States
--sooner than aid it in depriying that
bank of the right for which it had paid
millions-Mr. Richmond Bullock would
hold his hand in flame until it was con-
sumed. He thought all who knew that
gentleman, would say that his signature
to that petition was not placed there
through either disappointment or avar-
ice,
1t had been represented by his col
league that the meeting from whence
the petition, he (Mr. b. had the honor
to present, was small meeting. Sir, it
was meeting Of men who had gravely
considered the present state of things,
and who had looked forward, as prudent
and discerning men to the future. Men
of all parties were there, all, except the
office-holders were there. 1t was true
they did appoint committees, and they
did it because they thought it was not
only the pro Der, but the better mode Of
proceeding. His colleague had also
said that he had seen this memorial in
print. He (Mr. b. did not know when
or where he had seen it, but there was
NJ necessity for suppressing the facts of
the case. Comm ttees were appointed,
and they did go into the respective
wards of the city and its vicinity, and the
petition was signed by men who knew
what they were doing.
But the gentleman had said that the
signatures were not a majority of the
votes of the State Of Rhode Island.
MIR. PEARCE: | said that 1850 were
not majority of $4,000.
Mr.. burgess resumed. He was
satisfied that as regarded the number
stated, his honorable colleague was right
but it must be borne in mind that Provi-
dence was commercial city its citi-
zens were abroad in all the climates of
the earth 4; many of them were in our
southern climes at any time, there were
not more than 900 out of 100 resident !;
and at this season there were not more
than six or seven hundred. He would
say, then that the signers of the petition
did constitute majority Of the residents
of Providence. Many persons, as his
colleague well knew, did not vote because
they would not purchase piece of land,
They were engaged in business, and in
pursuits which called them abroad, and
1 this was the reason why the number Of
votes of Providence was always smaller
in proportion to its estimated number of
citizens and inhabitants,i than many other
places.
With regard to the $780, lonncd to
the inhabitants of Bedford and New
| York, it was not from the town of Pro-
videcne.
Mr. PEARCE explained. He hnd
not said that the loan was from the town
of Providence.
Mr.. burgess resumed. If the gen.
tleman did not mean the town of Provi-
dence, he had nothing farther to say on
that subject. As to the loan itself, he
knew not but that it might have been
made before this pressure had taken
Place. Relations of interest and amity
existed betwixt Providence and the place
named, and the. loan might have been
made for the purpose of relieving the
latter. 1t must have been made some
/ time since ; and if made at ALL it did not
prove the abundance of the means of the
citizens of Providence now, but rather
their willingness to relieve others in dis
tress and the necessities of those whom
they sought to relieve.
The gentleman had spoke of Newport
the place which he Mr.. Pearce) more
Immediately represented. He should
not deny what that gentleman had as
serted Of his constituents, or of their o.
pnions. He should deem himself most
contemplate if he should say of any
memorial presented by that gentleman
| from his constituents that it was fabri-
Gated statement and signed by the names
of persons picked up in the streets; or
persons influenced by avarce. He hoped
to God tha: he should never be left to
such degrading and miserable condit-
ion.
The gentleman said he had heard
voice from home. What was that voice
ln rn..In &C hnnns nnI canr. XNLnt