The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1834-10-25

VENT "a kmcE may W No"S - 49,
eisl, tMe, and Of Ivrcng down at once me
pisn of the Constitutional Party. Now
what is the occasion Of this terrible
rhsrsel No other than this. A desire
having been evinced on the part of some
Of those who are not tho advocates Of Our
cause. but who are willing 10 give It a
fair hearing, 10 see the plan proposed car
ried out further into detail, particularly
ON the subject Of suffrage, the Conven-
,ion complied with the suggestion by the
selection Of a ComnIttce, who should fur
nirh to d portion Of the people the 'nior-
formation requested. Ba mark here
aya,n The member' consistency. de in
Weighs against the Address rs vague and
indefinite, md suggesting no remedy ;
and whem il is proposed to 90 into fribor
Explanations, he objects that we, have no
right 10 be thus forming aCoystdution.--
afe. inpe aches ihe motivcsEo the most ac-
live members of the Constitutional Party;
and in the coursa of his viiuperations, al
ter charging upon them the crime OF be-
.ing yong men, he tells you that they are
stiing against the opinion of their reIa'
,ives, not perceiving that it this were true
tie was con,radic,ing himself, by an nc
Anowiedg ement Of their integrity ~ post.
poninp private interests to whit they
deemed the welfare of the State
There is no hardship, and no complaints
"a, The member. Is il so? The fact,
relating to the injustice and oppression oi
the present system arc before you, and
you can Judge. The vote for the Consti-
tu.ional ticket at the last election, not
withstanding the conflict Of parties on 9TH
er questions, affords some suspicion at
least complaint. Tho remedy needed
is the reverse Of the evils which pervade
the body polite. TO say that the char
ges necessary by way Of remedy have
been pointed out, IS an insult to your un-
'derstandings.
Great painsshavc been taken 10 inilame
your preiudices and tosaccumulate odium
upon our cause. The friends Of Reform,
you are told, are stirring up the workmen
nfihe factories against their employers,
and have instigaied strike for wages,
and q reduction OF the hours Of labor
Meetings, the member from Newport
says, were held in 1899 at the Town
House in Providence, at which there was
so much tumult and uproar that my wor-
ihy friend, now sitting at the table, who
has an office next 10 that building, was
obliged to go up aud see what was the
matter. This was only s years before
thc Constitutional party came into exist
ence!-The danger Of the plan Of EXTEND
ing suffrage is illustrated by the alleged
fact that there is a church now building
in Newport to hold two thousand Irish
men about one thousand more than all
the unnaturalized foreigners in the State
four years ego! But the most serious
and alarming accusation is Jet 10 be men,
toned. II is intended to ruin us with the
sex. We have an understanding, it
seems, with party in New York who
wish to abolish matrimony, and regulate
the amount Of private property! 1t woulG
be difficult to decide whether these paltry
and ridiculous assertions are least inhca-
tive Of honesty, or common sense.
if any proof Of the necessity Of change
imthis State, and IN this House, were vet
wanting, 1t has been supplied by the
member from Newport, in course Of this
debate. 1t is the House and not the
Speaker who are to balne. In what 9TH
er legislative body in this country, would
such license Of attack upon private char
acter as has this day been witnessed be
tolerated for ono moment? The names, /
relatives, reputation and
standing Of individuals not members oi
this House have been brought under re-
view, and made subjects of sarcasm and
in the most unwarrantable and
disgraceful manner. Men have been
sneered at for presuming to have an opin-
on about the abuses OF the government
under which they live, while they are oc-
cup,ed with the labor Of their own hands =
aud others have been reminded by way
VI intimidation, that it would have been
better for them to have remained athomc
These things are all worthy Of the source
from which they come, and Of the spirit
by which they are inspired +; however dis
reputable thoy might be to common bar
room politician! The author ofthem has
said what he chose to say without inter
ruption, and was pleased with it, glory
ing in his shame, and exciting a common
disgust and contempt in every honora-
bic mind. An opposition like this cannot
fuit to strengthen the measures which it
assails. There is retributivo justice in
Aho honest feeling Of the community
Should any thing which has fallen from
the member from Newport, induce other
members Of the House, who have paid
but little attention to that subject, to ex-
anime with candor, the proceedings and
plan of the friends Of n Constitution, he
will have rendered another unintentional
~exyjce to the cause Of Political Reform.
- Mr.. DVo1-A appears to me Sir,
that We bad better leave this business to
the convention. The business for the