The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1836-01-23

ASSEMBLY HAVE IN FACT ASSUMED TO DE
THE coNsTITUrIoN-MAKING POWER OF THE
STATE. They have exercised this power--By
prescribing Bill Of Rights for the people without
submitting il to them for their adoption. BY
granting out the Offices Of onefith Of the Senate az
borough privileges to two Of the towns, without
regard to any basis, or ratio Of population. BY
restricting the right Of voting to ffeeholders and
their eldest sons--a restriction unknown TO the
Charter. by varying the Election laws from time
10 time making and unmakng quorurns Of the
Senate passing laws 10 continue themselves in
office in cuse oi failure by their constituents to
elect them, or supply their places And ailer these
laws have been passed by one political MAJORITY
t"y have been repealed ny another, and otber
laws, substantially Tie snn'e, have been enacted.
ny these means the people nave been eit IN doubt,
~ closely contested eieciions' whe'ief 'hey nave
Eovefnihent--or ihey have whcther It's powers
are vested III one, OF oo.h oi ''e branches OF .he
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ma Rr,on., :, s,.,en fins f,enob, with .vil
and I;,h;l,v ~ abus, would seem to bs The first
an, ~ , i,.e ,.puhI;c.n neonle Parties mny
have their claims. Persons 10 whose official pro-
no,ion We are individually friendly NAV have
ibeir. Hut our first du,y IL 10 our state-lo the
whole community IN which we live. If we delay
the work. for any reusons which press upon US
now. we may for like reasons, delay it from year
TO wear until our liberties are imperceptbly lost,
or overturned in some violent, and unexpected
cony yusion We have the experience Of other
States before US, us well for example as for VAIN
ing We have ample means TO guard against the
erI ors into which they have fallen. We have too
our own past experience. We have many things
in the spirit of our Institutions which we ought TO
he proud TO preserye. and which we can best pre-
serve by embodying them in the form Of n Con-
stitu,ion All that addresses itself to our pride as
Rhode lslanders-as the descendants of the eaIl-
est asser,ers of Religious Liberty can easily be re-
tanned. I hat we have not reached that stage Of
misgo vernment and actual oppression, which brings
the governors and the governed into open collision,
is an additional reason ioI commencing the work