The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-01-31
HONOR TO WHOM HONOR is DUE.

During the contest for Senator, at tire last Sess-
ion Of the Legislature Of this State, when the
c. and Committee had bulIoited ths enormcu,
number Of is times. und had been engaged in the
important, business Of trying to elect u Senator,
for about three hours and .G(.e, minutt., u
motion was made that the tive Houses seperaie.
The principal arguments in support OF this motion
were two, viz There was no probability Of an
election, aud they were setting at a very g'eai
erpence! {! as to the frst. il was answered,
that one of the candidates had just como within
esse Of an election; that there were one or Nv"
scattering votes, one ofwhich, fgsen 10 this Cali
ddate might make u choice that instead Of go
ing farther from an election they were evidently
approaching TO il, since the candidate who had tho
day previous wanted three votes Of an election, on
,ha, day wanted but one as to hs other arsu-
men,s, lit was answered by Mr.. Cranston in Ills
usual happy and eoi ~ .nt manner, by reniarking,
A" That the gentleman from whom this moiion
came, and by whom il WIS supported with the ar-
guIient that they were ballotting ut great sr-
pense to the Stat, might recolec,, that ubou,
q yea since, a crrtaia memorial at wsose
head stood the name OF the gentleman who made
this motion, and in which the people Of this State
had no more interest, than the inhabitants Of the
moon, and that this same memorial occupied the
attention Of the Grand Committee for ten or e.
leren days, at the same daily expcnce as at this
session, and yet this same old gentleman was rs
paiient asd cnlm through the whole. US the placid
lake unrnifled by the summers breeze, and now
when we come to business, in which all the Peo
pie are 80 vitality inter rested as that Of the election
of a Senator 10 Congress, this gentleman COM
plains ofthe sxpence attending this session Of the
Legislature, not Of ten days, but Of 8 hours ana
10 Minutes" The vote was taken and decided
in the negative by majority Of two. They then
balloted twice, and this motion that the two hous-
O. seperate was again renewed and there was u
tie vote. Every anfimason and every Tory 10 Il
man, voting in the affirmative ;of course, tho de-
cision do, olvcd on the Chair. Gov. Francis saw
tile entire unannity Of the parties who had placed
him in the gubernutorial Chair he saw also, that
il was moro party manoouvre, and to his honor
as a nau and as politician be il said, thut in tht
face and eyes ofthese his supporters and arden
friends. he was governed by p.neipie, md hat
the nlagusnimiiy by his casting vote to frown dowl
this contemplate maneu,re Of his own party
and at the same time pass no gentle rebuke upoI
the base spirit of his par:izans which seemed will
ing to sacrifice the public welfare ut the shrine o
private interest. We have been induced TO motto,
this act Of Gov. Francis. because it clearly evnce
the character Of the man, and sh,ws conclusivoly
that although elevated to power by the unnatura
amalgama,ion OF Jacksonism and Antiinnsonry, b'
is able and ready fsuressIy in the exercise Of hi
official duties. to exercise rchig principles. X.