The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-04

so great that he was frequently induced
to 60 up ~ the house to see what the
matter was. They get together all man.
ner Of characters at these meetings.
believe there is as much Of the rabble in
Providence ss any where. At the meet.
ing held in this town TO choose delegates
to the convention in Providence, there
were present very few persons indeed -
They appointed two young gentlemen,
very clever young men, for this office,
one a journeyman carpenter who came
from Massachusetts, some time ago and
may be very excellent man, l know
nothing to the contrary,-the other was
a very decent young man who keeps q
small shop and sells fruit at the corner
he is recently from Connecticut, where
he received bis education, though he was
born here. These two young men rem
resented the town of Newport, and New
port is spoken Of in the account given in
the newspapers, as being represented in
this convention. They were subse quent-
ily appointed on a committee to form a
prox for Governor and Senate. Now,
sir, il was great piece Of imprudencs
ior these yonug men to allow themselves
to be chosen delegates to this Convan-
tion. You see by one of the resolutions
Of the convention that they make great
efforts to gain proselytes. ! am inform
ed that some of the party ride about and
deliver addresses .on the subject. In
Woonsocket Falls there are two young
gentlemen Of the bar, belonging to this
party. am not saying any thing against
the gentlemen Of the bar. am told they
60 about the State lecturing in favor Of
a new constitution and extension OF suf-
fage. One is recently from Massachu-
sets. The other WINS formerly a school,
master. He afterwards became unini-
versalist preacher, and is now lawyer.
Now you gee how the towns are repre-
scented. The delegates are chosen by
the same description of people, who two
|or three yeais ago pledged themselves
that they would not work more than ten
hours a day, and undertook to coerce
their employers into their schemes, and
afterwards gave out and went back again
to their employment. This kind of an in
surrection it turned out was got up hy
an old countryman,a ,ah EngIishn,an, or an
lrishman, in whose native countries in
surrec,ions Of this sort are got up annu-
ally.
wish to call the attention ofthe House
to the proceedings Of meeting Of men,
bers Of the constitutions; party held in
Providence on the 18th. Of this month, at
which a committee were appointed TO
draw up a constitution, and to report the
same at a future meeting. Messrs. T.
w. Dorr, J. X. Angel and J. H. Wee
den were appointed for this committee
they were present and accepted the ap-
pointment. And now these young men
consider themselves as amply qualified az
their fathers friends 10 frame a constitu-
ton for the government of this State.-
They know better than their fathers
Why, Mr. Speaker, it has got to be 50
nowadays that children not out of their
primers, fancy themselves turned out for
statesmen and whenever they think so,
they arc not satisfied until they have set
their fathers feelings at defiance. Some
of these young men have fathers and
uncles who are very intelligent, and very
refined persons and of great experience
in the affairs of the world and yet they
are 10 have constitution made for them
to live under BY these young men who
don't know what constitution ought to
be. believe these young men read and
study enough but the difficulty is, they
don't understand what they read. Il
would be well if they would consult their
fathers and take some advice from them
before they undertake to make a consii-
tuition for the State but that would not
answer what consult our fathers when
a constitution is to made Why No.
To be Continued.