The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-12-19

ry thing connected with the affairs Of government,
had reverted to its original state. to bs thsreaftsr
rs-modeled by the WHOLE PEOPLE, at their
pleasure. OF course, this self constituted class
concluded to retain possession &C the power iu
hand, TO the utter exclusion Of every other person
whatsoever unless regularly Admitted so the caste
by having in his pocket deed, &c, az aforesaid,
which system has been kept up TO this day. Thus
are the matters Of State managed in Rhode Island.
pretty much, as d friend shrewdly observed on
discussing another topic the other day. +" like
Balkans comb-all on one side."
The non-freeholders being slo,n Of their dear
bough, Rights and Privileges in this way, certainly
gained nothing in the scale of politics. by changing
their allegiance from monarchy 10 that of false
ly st., led republic. They were no better off than
when under the government Of Great Britain. In
fact their relative position in society was precisely
hs same before, viz like The fifth calf who is
| represented by some " story teller" as standing
by, looking on, while the other four were busily
engaged abstrac,ins milk from rather lean cow
Subtract nothing from nothing and the balance is
easily counted So the non-ireeholders, in COM
mon with their other fellow citizens who fought in
the wars. found it, after suffering almost every
privaton endurable by human nature sacrificing
what little property they had amasscd in settling
the wild lands and bringing them to state or cnI-
tivation by the " sweat Of their brow" and 10 the
end, to cap the climax Of wo, disbandod In the
wide world. and sent forth TO seek home with
ont any thing in the shape ofPAY for services rem
dered, to cheer them onward. Thus forced to eat
the bread of charity by the way side, were tho
LIsERAroRs Of this our now happy Country !!
compelled TO be dependant on the humanity Of their
more fortunate brethrca Tor daily sustsnance until
they could apply themselves to some honorable la
Dor BY which TO acquire, ALMOST, but bare COM
petence Of this worlds goods. This is the class of
people on whom the andholders have even unto
this day
Committed wrong on wrong
And, in conclusion drove us to seek out
This head Of safety and, witbaI, TO pry
Into his title, the which we find
Too indirect for long continuance"
fCJ@ AT recent public meeting held in Gym
lhians, Ky. the Hon. RICHARD NJ. JOHNSON,
the Van Burer candidate for the Vice Presidency,
declared. unequivocally, that he disapproved Of
any disqualifoasions bu, oge and residence. in a
voter at the polls he also disapproved Of any
property qualifications in a voter--or for office Of
any kind.
FIN alarming Faet.-When you are
praised, beware You have disappointed
somebody. You were not expected to-
do SO well. And men do not like to be
disappointed. They never are a second
time in the same way, we promise you.
A Ayoung man named Joseph W. Robin
son, Of Brewer, Me committed suicide at
the Academy in China, on Wednesday
week, by hanging himself with rope
The cause for this melancholy procedure,
was undoubtedly a natural deformity in
one ofhis legs, which induced him to sup
pose that he should be despised through
life. He was only II years of age
Boston Com. GAG.
Secretary Of State The present Secre-
tary Of State, Edward ID. Bangs is expect
ed to decline a reelection, on account
ofill health. Among the candidates al
ready named as his successor, we have
heard the hames OF Charles j. Holmes,
of Rochester, Francis Baylies, Of Taun-
ton, Sidney Willard, Luther S. Gushing,
Charles Calhoun. Plym. Memorial.
A BEAR CALr.-As Mr., of Jack
son county, la. was returning from a
neighboring grog shop, few evenings
since, he was most iuriously attacked 6y
a bear Of the largest size, which he sue
ceeded in nauling" to death with his
fists after a splendid contest Of FIVE min
utes. Next morning accompanied by two
of his neighbors he repaired to the battle
field, when 10 he had killed a fine YEAR
ling ca!C-lCincnnati Wing.
Three colored seamen, says the Nor
folk Herald, were landed from the United
States ship Fairfield, Capt. Valette, on
! Saturday morning last, and committed to
the Jail of this Borough. They we're
transferred {as prisoners) from the U. S.
ship Brandywine to the Fairfield, on
charge Of attempting to set fire to whale
ship, two OF whom are accused of the
crime, and the other as evidence against
them
The Chicago papers OF the 18th ult.
state tha, the schr Bridget, Capt Duro,
bound from the lower lakes, was lost near
Michigan city. She had on board six
passengers, among whom wers three fe-
male missionaries, destined for The Mack