The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-10-15
To the Editor Ofthe X. L. Republican.

SIR As Harrison Gray Otis, the Boston Rebel,
and the surviving member in this State" have
concluded to ground their arms and leave to other
hands, all further attempts, to Justify excuse the
proceedings of the Hartford Convention, | have a
moments leisure to attend to other concerns i'm
plcating me personally, and to charges brought a
gainst me by men of Blue Light stamp, and charac-
ter. In the Boston Courier, edited by j. T. Buck
mghan, published ten twelve days ago. read
the following article which in substance l before
have in the COLUMNS of paper published i'll
this town, edited by the surviving member in this
State of the Hartford Convention, and published
under his auspices-But for the temperance of
this article in the Courier, whose Editor know
once was, and | presume now is gentleman, it
would not be noticed by me.
From the Boston Courier.
VERACITy.--A fair estimate of the credit due to
the representations of the Hon. Dutee J. Pierce,
member of Congress from Rhode-Island, may be
formed from occurrence in Congress the last
session.
When the ayes and noes called, in the House
of Representatives, no member is allowed to vote
unless he is actually within the bar of the House. at
the time his name is called. Sometimes from acc-
dental circumstances members may not hear their
names and they then usually ask leave to be called
again, in order TO have their votes recorded, Near
the close of the last session. the ayes and noes were
taken on b believed to be the bill relating to the
deposits of the public moneys in the pet banks. At
ter the call had proceeded Mr.. Pierce, who had not
answered, asked to have his vote recorded Mr..
Bell, the Speaker, inquired if he was within the bar
of the House at the time his name was called; an
inquiry, which in itself conveyed no very crcditable
,l,.Ii IL,
native and his vote was ordered to be recorded.
At this moment, a member from Kentucky, Mr..
Beattie rose and informed the Speaker that to his
certain knowledge, the member from Rhodc-lsland
was not only not within the bar, but was not within
the House at the time his name was called. This
put the gentleman into dialemma; and overcome
by a modest confusion he said in shufiling man.
ner, "Wel if it is so, let my name be taken off,
,r words to that effect.
We have the authority of member of Congress
or saying that he too knows the fact, that MIR. |
Pearce was not IN tbe House at the time his name
vas called, for Mr. Pearcc came in at the time he did,
md this is the veracous gentleman, who chooses to
attack the characters of such men John Lowell
md Harrison q. Otis. Bark mt the moon, We
Ieadly dogs of night"
We give this anccdote on the authority of gen.
leman who received the facts from those who were
resent and Witnessed the transaction.
The bill upon which was anxious to record
ny vote was, MIR. Polk's, regulating the deposite
the money of the United States, in certain local
anks." This bill was under discussion June 9th
{ or about three o'clock on that day, (thc usual
me when according to previous arrangements, the
mess to which belonged were in the
abit of repairing TO their boarding house, about
xty yards from the capitol always leaving one of
he mess to notify the others in case any vote was
bout TO be taken during their absence) all of the
less but one, did retire for dinner and unexpected
to all, we had been absent but few minutes,
hen the prerious question was taken, and before we
,uld be notified. the Clerk Of the House, was pro-
,cding in the call of the yeas and nays, on the
neston, shall the bill be engrossed and read third
me My name is not recorded on the previous
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