The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-11-08

particularly uninteresting.
From the Providence Journal.
THE VOICE OF RHODE ISAND!
THE WIGS TRIUMPHANT ~!
| The Legislature of this State CLOSED
q session OF one week on Saturday last
The proceedings Of the last day were
unusually interesting and highly honora
BILE to the character Of the State. Al
the abuse that has been showered upor
US by the republican Herald and Bostor
Advocate, for having claimed Rhode Isl
and as Wing State, now recoils upon
the heads Of that varacous and worthy
brace Of Editors. by reference to our
report Of the Legislative proceedings il
will be seen that the Wing strength in
the House of Representatives is even
greater than in our broadest statements
we had anticipated. On Saturday fore
noon, the House invited the Senate to
join in Grand Committee for the election
of Senator Of the United States in the
afternoon the Senate, which with two ex-
ceptions is composed of Jacksonmen, de-
clined the invitation, probably with the
vague hope that between this time and
The January session, the little magicians
might, by some intrigue or other, so re-
cruil their forces az 10 elect one Of their
numerous aspirants for the place. Had
The Senate accepted the invitation of the
House, a VINO Senator would assuredly
have been elected by considerable ma
Ijority and such Senator will be elect
ed whenever the Houses shall join for
the election.
On Saturday afternoon the following
Resolution introduced to the House by
Mr. Dorr, passed separately by yeas and
nays as attached to them respectively.
| Resolved, That the General Assem-
bly, regards with much solicitude and re-
gret the present condition Of our political
affair g, which, in their opinion, is to be
attributed to departure, in some essen
tiai points, from the spirit of the Consti-
tuition and Of the laws, by the present ad-
ninistration Of tho Government Of the u.
States. s.-(Ayes 43, Noes %.
2. Resolved, That the removal by the
Executive Of the Public Funds from tho
custody in which they belonged by law
and contrac; the disposition manifesto d
by the executive to take the entire con-
troll Of the Treasury, and to interfere with
the other Departments Of Government -
the too frequent removal Of useful public
officers; and the political use which has
been made Of tho General Post Or
flee, are among the causes Of this solici-
tsde and regret, and by themselves, and
their consequences, tend directly to a
change in the character, and eventually
in the form Of our Government. GAyes
AZ, Noes &c.
3. Resolved, That this assembly are
decidedly Of the opinion expressed by the
House of Representatives at their NAV
session, 1884, and confirmed by experi-
ence, that National Bank il indspensa-
bic to the proper collection, safe keeping,
and disbursement of the Public Revenue.
as well AS ior the most convenient trans
action OF commercial affairs. Ayes 46,
Noes %. !
d. Resolved, That the present Bank
of the United States ought to be re-char-
tered, or another Incorpor ated, with such
modihcations and provisions as will rem
der such nh institution most useful 10 the
country, and secure in the hands Of the
National Legislature the control Of the
Public Treasury.
This Resolution having been, on mo-
ton Of MIR +. II. Potter, supported by b.
Hazard, SO amended, by vote of 4l to
"a, as to read that the branch of said
Bank in this State ought to be subject
to the same taxation as the State Banks,
was passed, without a division, by very
great majority.
5. Resolved, That by union and CO.
operations throughout the couptry, with
out regard to minor differences, among
all those who entertain the opinions which
we have expressed, the supremacy Of the
laws may, and ought to be vndicated from
those abuses OF power against which We
have s"lemnly protested. Passed with
out division.
These resolutions came back from the
Senate on-concurred in by that body,
whcreupon it was moved by Mr. Cranston,
that the resolutions be signed by the
Speaker, and copy thereof be transmit
tee to each of the Senators and Repre-
sentative Of this State to Congress. A
dopted.
The tories were completely driven to
the wall-routed and scattered Even
Elisha r. Potter, the leader of the Tory
party in our Legislature, was obliged to
denounce many Of Jackson's measures
He denounced Jackson's. conduct in re-
gard to the public Lands-said that they
were acquired by the blood aRd treasure
of the old States, and that the proc ceeds
Of the sales ought to be divided among
the States. He ridiculed the idea of a
metallic currency, and said that you might
as well attempt to make a circulating me-
dinn, of Nfen .nernn nn;Ie y L. -, l.