The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-22
THE ELECTION.
upper house,

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tors and Representatives was held in this State on
Wednesday the 18th inst. The contest was the
warmest which has occurred for many years. and OF
the side of the Bank Aristocrats, sclf-styed wings
was marked by desperation, a reckless abandon
mcnt of all principles and effort to triumph by
any means whether fair or foul the like of which
has rarely been exhibited in any country which has
the least claim to civilization. Bribery and corrup-
ton of every description resorted to and all sorts
of false statements and miss statements threats and
persuasion, in fine tricks of every character were
practsed, but all in vain-Rhodc- Island has passed
through the ordeal and thanks to the unfinching
rmncss and fortitudc of her Democratic sons still
stands erect in her glory the glory of sustaining by
her voice the splendid, prosperous and truly repub-
can administration of Andrew Jackson
Knight the renegade from republieanism has gain
received the brand of the peoples disapprobaton,
and we hope he will turn to his profit by re-
tiring to private life and living upon the iguoble
fruits of his official spoils How many of the Sem
ate elected it is impossible to ascertain with any
certainty before the meeting of tie Assembly, but
from the best information we can collect we have
every to think that nearly all the admnisra-
ton prox has succeeded. In the House of Repre-
sentatiyes we have gained five and have lost none
! Miehigdu and Ohio.--The assertion of hostile
measures being on foot by the Executive of Ohio, in
reatsn 90 Sabe disputed territory with Michigan is
formally coptradicted. The Commissioners Messrs
Rush & Howard, appointed by the General Gov
.ernmeDt to adjust the difficulties, have reached
Cleaveland, nnd at the last accounts were on their
way to Detroit from that place. 1t is presumed that
there will be no blood split
Benjamin +. Butler, Esq the Attorney General,
has given to the President his opinion on the sub
ject matter--which opinion is published in the Globe
The following extract embraces his conclusions =
" Without dwelling longer on this point, | have
the honor to state as the result my Investigations
and reflections concerning it, that they have brought
Inc TO the following conclusions -
! First, That the Congress of the United States by
receiving Ohio into the Unon without obecting to
the proviso contained in the sixth section of the
seventh article of her constitution, impliedy assem-
ted to that proviso.
Secondly, That the assent thus given to the proviso
did not involve include an assent on the part of
Congress, to the then actual and present extension
of the northern boundary to the line mentioned i'm
the proviso-it being the contemplation of the par
ties that the decision of Congress upon the question
of giving refusing such assent, should be made al
a future day and by future act, on the ascer-
tanment of particular fact, which has not even
yet been duly ascertained And
Thirdly. That until this aforementioned assent
shall have been given by Congress the tract in dis
pute must be considered as forming, legally, part
Of the Territory of Michigan.
III am correct in these views, il will then probably
he admitted all hands, that until the line provis-
ionally fixed by the Of 1902 asld the
of Ohio, for the northern boundery Of Ohio, and