The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-19
GOV. FENNER'S OPINION OF THE HON
DUTEE J. PEARCE.


and some of his most influential friends thought
proper to hold meeting in the City of Providence,
for the purpose of dsabusng the public mind in that
respect; and Of expressing the high esteem by him
and them felt for the distinguished individual, now
in nomination from the South part of the State as
candidate for Representative to the next Congress
heartily rejoice at the taken by Gov Fem
ner aud our Providence friends, and we trust that
hereafter the Journal and Herald of the Times, will
feel the full force of the rebuke thus given to them
and double their diligence to make the calling and
election sure" of their own candidates, and let ours
we give copy Of the proceedings.
DEMOCRATIC MEETING. i
At meeting of Democratic Republican citizens of
Providence, held at the State House, on the even
ing of Aug. l3, 1885, pursuant to public notice
JAMES FENNER chosen Chairman and w.
SIMoNs and THos. WHITE, Sec'ys.
STEPHEN BRANCH offered for consideration the
following Resolutions, which were received and
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the approaching Congressional
election involves only the deepest interest in this
State but is of vital importance to the Democratic
party throughout the Union Believing there is
decided majority ofthe freemen of this State friendly
to Democratic principles, we earnestly entreat
them to appear at the polls OH the Doth inst and to
cooperate with in support of the candidates
nominated by the Republican Convention in June
last.
Resolved, that the course pursued by DUTEEJ
PEARCE in the national councils for the the last
two years commands our entire appreciation, and
that We will give him our undivided support at the
ensuing election.
Resolved; that we conide in the ability and integ-
rity of WILLIAM SPRAGUE, Jun. to represent US
in the House of Representatives of the United
States, and that We will all honorable and fair
Resolved, that all personal jealousies and predi-
ections should be sacrificed the altar of princi-
I pie and patriotism, and that the Democracy OF
Rhodelsland should put forth its whole strength at
the coming election.
Resolved, that we hold the election of President
by the People among the dearest rights of Repub-
lican and Democratic Freemen; and that the odious
doctrine avowed by Tristan Burgess, and acted on
by his supporters to defeat the will of the People,
and to devove the election the House of Repres-
entative is ant-democratic strongly aristocratic
shp'Sisi'S VI Spit VI iiit SoiSttutiOI, anu Qau-
gerous to our civil institutions.
Resolved, that the proceedings of this meeting be
signed by the Chairman and Secretaries, and pub
lished in the Republican Herald and Newport Re-
publican.
JAMES FENNER, Chairman.
Tnos. ", s."Sss, %s,rr, Secretaries.
Mr.. PECKHAM The only notice we deem it
necessary to take of very stupid pamphlet, in fa-
of Burgess and Cranston, and adverse to Pearce
and Sprague candidates represent this State in
the next Congress is that the llth page GER
tain pretended extracts from the Charter and Laws
of Rhode Island introduced by the hireling author
with view to show that Anti Masonry practised
in this State, was in conflict with the Charter and
the Laws.-We give the quotations, as published
word for word, and we do it to show that both of
them are designediy fabricatons, and do not in any
way express the sense of those instruments:
"No person within the said Colony, at any time
hereafter, shall be anywise molested, punished,
disqueted called in question, for any diffrren-
" ces of opinion who do actually disturb the civ
" II peace of our said Colony"
"All men shall be free to profess and by argu-
" ment To MAINTAIN their opinions; and the same
shall no wise diminish, enlarge affect their civ
a" il capacities"
In the first quotation from the charter, the clause
as il there stands, reads as follows,-
No person within said Colony, at any time
" hereafter, shall be in anywise molested, punished,
=" dsqueted, called in question, for any ditieren-
" ces in opinion in matters Of religion, and do dot
actually disturb the civil peace Of our said Colony
So that we sec that the author by leaving out the
clause italicised has made !, equally applicable to
Fee Masonry as 10 ReHgion-(here is the Hand
maid again)-and in the subsequent quotation on
the same page, the same words, " in matters of Re