The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-22
THE TERMS
OF THE
RRoDE-IsLAND REPUBLICAN
PRINTING,
MEMOIR OF RHODE-ISLAND.

lOSS.
In the summer of 1858 Governor Andros recev-
ed new commission, annexing to his government
the colony of New York
The Prince of Orange landed his army in Tor
bay the 5th of November and King William, and
Queen Mary, were proclaimed the 18th of Febru-
ary but no account of that revolution in the affairs
of the mother country was received in New England
until about the opening of the spring following,
when something transpired by the way of Virginia,
which was soon followed by the receipt, at Boston,
of printed copy of the Prince of Oranges declar-
alton, after he had landed with his army. About
the Goth of April 1859, the people of Boston, and
its vicinity, in against the Governors au-
thorty he surrendered himself, together with the
Fort, military, &C., a self-created committee of
safety he then imprisoned and his authority
wholly abrogatcd.
In Boston the rage of the people was not to be
controlled, under the then present excitement but
by the interference of their former magistrates, who
met, and took upon themselves in some degree the
direction of affairs, by way of advice. After the
first effervccsence of popular indignation and fury
had subsidized, they took into consideration what
might be done to restore order, and establish gov
ernment. until the will of the supreme power in En-
gland was known. They thought ofresuming their
Charter, but as recorded judgement stood against
it, that might involve the magistrates who might be
elected in the most severe personal consequences;
that plan was abandoned, and the former governor,
and magistrates, chosen in 1856, accepted of the
care and government of the colony, until by drcc-
e
ment should be effected.
In Rhode-Island, there had been no rising of the
people, and no acts of violence, against the estab-
lished government,
The imprisonment of Andres, and his council
might be considered as suspension OF the powers
of those in Rhode-Isand acting under him, more
particularly as the court of appeal no longer existed
in fact Under these circumstances there was
general desire to re-organize the government under
the charter of 1868, but the people waited until the
day specified in the said charter for the feemen to
meet to elect their governor and other general oi-
GERS and that day, by previous concert they as
sembIed in Newport, and in an orderly way pro-
ceeded to declare their reasons, for resuming the
charter government, by the following resolutions;
We, the inhabitants and freemen of Rhode-ls-
land and Providence Plantations and Kings Prov
incc assembled at Newport this first of May Ammo
Domini, 1859,
Do declare that through the Good Providence of
God our predecessors, and ourselves, have been
preserved, and wonderfully supported through more
than ordinary difficulties and hard.hips for fifty
years and upwards, in which time, although there
were many revolutions and changes in our native
land vet We were so assisted by the good Providence
aforesaid, that we by humby addressing ourselves
to the supreme power Of England, obtained such
favor, that we had that granted, by letters paents
by which we carried on our government to the gen.
eral satisfaction of said inhabitants, and freemen,
until of late through the evil disposition of some
dsahected persons to our well being, whose restless
suits occasoned wrs of quo-warranto to be served
upon US by which we were commanded to make
our appearance in England, to show by what au-
thorty we held our government and privileges, aud
being under the said arrest, there appeared
sity TO convene an assembly 10 consult about that
affair, which was of weghIy concerns and upon the
serious consideration of the matter, found disab-
ity to defray great charge as the standing suit
might amount unto (; also being credlbly inform
ed that several other corporation, and colonies were
under condemnation, we though, it better to submit
ourselves, by an humble address to his majesty pray
ing that he would be gracioasly pleased, notwith-
standing our submission, to grant the continuance
of our privileges in siatu quo pru', which he was
pleased to do in great measure. as can more plain
ly yappear ou tit ordered, that when Sir Edward
Andres came over Governor, we were included IN
his government; to which we peaceaby submitted,
and have parook, and suffered, with others several
bard and severe iupositioas which bis majesty in
t.,asi r-t 70 BE innosed Oh u, a. hi. rra-ieus Let.