The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-08-30
trJ. Town meetings werc held in the


the General Assembly, and Delegates
to the Convention which is to assemble
in Providence on Monday next, for the
purpose of forming a written Constitu-
ton for this State. In this town, LEVI
HALE, Esq. was chosen Moderator.
REPRENTArIvEs ELECTED.
Warren. Halle and Hail NJ
Sisson, (Whigs) reelected without oppo-
sition,
BRISTOL. D'Wolf and Benjamin
Norris, (Whigs) reelected without op-
position.
harrington oa-Josiah Kinnicutt and Jer
emiah J. Drown, (Whigs) reelected by
9 majority. The election of both ofthese
candidates was warmly contested. The
opposing candidate was Mr.. Christopher
Smith.
Providence. Joseph L. Tillinghast,
Benjamin noppin, Thomas w. Dorr,and
James NJ. Warner, (Whigs) without ..op-
post ion.
North Providence. Stephen Randall
and Nathan A Brown, (Whlgs). Mr..
Randall was elected by majority of II.
The whole number ofvotes was 2l3.
JJhnston. Samuel w. King and Ed
ward A. Manton, (Whigs). There was
a strong contest in this place, but DIR.
King was elected by majority of 90,
and MIR. Manton by majority of 10.
Cran,ion George Field and Isaac
N. Sprague, (Jackson), reelected.
Warwick. William Spraguc, Jr Ben
nett Low, Josiah Westcott, and Gideon
Spencer, iantimasons). The two last
in place of two Jackson men. In this
town we have an anti Jackson gain Of 2.
SmithGeld - zekiel Fowler and Sess-
ions Mowry, (Whigs, in place Of Jackson
men.) The former by majority of %,
the latter without opposition.
East enp,ch.-Daniel Greene and
Job r. Greene, reelected. (Whigs.)
Cumberland. nd.-Jeremiah Whipple and
Otis Mason, reelected by increased ma
jorities (Whigs)
West GreenUich Robert Hall Jack
sony reelected, ,and Seth Brown, (Whig)
elected over Thomas T. Hazard, by
majority.
.Vsppon.- Benjamin Hazard, Nathan
iel S. Ruggles, Henry Y. Cranston, John
Stevens, George G. King, John V. liam
mctt (\Vhigs), reelected.
Portsmouth, In this town every effort
was made previous to the election to de-
feat the Wings. But they won the race
ut the first heat. thomas cory, jr. him
,uhat nominates officers for the whole
county of Newport, was put up for Mod
orator in opposition to Borden Slocum,
(Whig) The votes stood for Slocum
lis, Cory 84-majority for Slocum "a |!
The following gentlemen (Whigs) were
then elected Representatives Borden
SIocum, Abner Chase, Tin place of James
Chace, declined) Pelcg Coggeshall and
Stephen Thomas.
Lille Compton,. Shaw and
Nathaniel Church, (Whigs). MIR. Shaw
was elected by 43 majority over MIR. Pc
Peleg Bailey.
Hopkinton. benjamin B. Thurston,
(Jackson) reelected, and Gorton w. Ar
mold (Whig) in place Of N athan w. Bah
cock (Jackson).
jamestown. Same as before, Jackson)
reelected by maturity.
Ttverlon.-Joseph Durfee and Robert
Gray, Jackson reelected.
JMiddleto,cn.-John r. Peckham, Thos
G. Rogers (Whigs) reelected without
opposition.
Copeni,y. G. Waterman and
James G. Bowen, (Whigs) reelected,
the latter by % majority over William +.
Potter (Jackson).
stsr.-John Brayton and Stephen
Wilmarth (Jackson) reelected.
North Kingsiown. christopher Allen
and William Browning (Jackson) the lat
ter in place of james Allen, (Jackson). -,
Burrillville. Ross, reelected
by a majority of 20 over Levi Eddy, a
mother Jackson man. Nathan Taft,
(Jacksonl in place Of Duty Lapham, de-
clined.
Westerly. George D. Cross (Whig)
without opposion, and Lyndon Tay-
lor, (Jackson) reelected by 8 ma
jority.
Charlesio,rn. Jackson men by
Q moiority.
Ereisr.-Two Jackson men.
Clocester. .--Amasa Eddy, Jackson. }
Rcnssalcr Is. Smith, (antimason), roe
lccted.
We understand that the excursion TO the Coal
mines, on Saturday last, was highly instructive,
interesting, and agreeable.
sbs We rejoice in common with the
friends of the Constitution Of our beloved
country, in the great success which has
crowned the noble cause Of the Wing
marty in this State, in the election which
has Just terminated by triumph in favor
Of those principles.
ISp,ASA.-The Wing candidate in 81
countics has received a majority of 879o
Aotcs.
ILLINOIS. addition to whot we have
copied from the National IntelIgencer we