The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-13
lCoMMUN!cATED.
VIM. LLOYD GARRISON.

with abuse of the citizens of this town, and
OF the members Of our General Assembly.
As the tongue and pen Of this person /; to
his grief, have long become non-conductors
OF calumny; as they always were oftruth ;
we shall only tax ourselves with brief
summary OF the proceedings he has Iabored
to misrepresent.
Certain memorials of aboitionsts, 10 the
Gen. Assembly, at its session in May last,
were referred TO "A committee, with instruc-
tons " to hear such tesfimony as might he
submitted to them by or in behalf of the pc
h"'oners." There was no formal meeting
OF the Committee but it was agreed, by
three OF them, that "Wednesday evening of
the session week in June should be the
time OF meeting. Notice of this was given
IN the newspapers, by the Chairman who
ADDED to the notice an unlimited and extra
ordinary invitation to the memorialists and
9" others interested to appear, if they saw
ut and be heard. This sweeping licence
was neither authorized by the vote of the
House nor by the Committee and was
wholly at variance with the duty of the
Committee; who could without any embar-
rassment, receive, at its first meeting. what
ever testimony, (if any,) the petitioners
might nave to present, and would have am
pie time left to deliberate upon and make
their report during the session. But the
idea of Legislative Committee setting to
hear the lectures and declamations of all
corners from all quarters, upon the subject
OF slavery and abolition, was perfectly pre-
posterous. If the invitation had been con-
trived by the agtators themselves, thew
could not have exuted in it more than tbev
did, nor could it have better suited their
purposes. The sinister use to which tbev
meant to turn it was soon apparent; and is
now fully confessed by Garrison himself
their acknowledged leader and founder. In
his fit of modification at the loss of so fine |
an opportunity for exciting disturbances in
this quiet town, he has exposed the design 7
of himself and his conductors No pains
were spared, (he tells us,) to bring together
Tor the occasion, some of their ablest cham
pions. "ltwas confidently expected (ho con-
tinues } that Theodore ID. " cid would be on
the spot, bm the recent nobs in TROY, wher.
he had been ieetwmg, induced him to re-
main in that city, at grea, personal haz ard,
stH fighting ratidntiy." "Our eloquent
brother Stanton was also expected here,
armed at all points," "Brother (Rcv. Esgr.
samT Nay would have been here prompt
ly, but" &c. (Rep. Esqr.) " Gcrrit Smith
was invited to attend, but" &c. " Yesterday
brother Rec. Amos) Phelps and c. c. Bur
leigh with an excellent reporter from New
York, came to Newport ready for the con-
f'cf; and this afternoon our esteemed friend
ID. l.. Child came NTH me to complete the
last Of speakers, accompanied by many abol-
ltlon friends" Victorious as we are we
regret that we are not able to open oar bat
terry Of free discussion-but perhaps ce shall
yet succeed an discharging, at least, one for :
ty-ttco FOUNDER before ice ieare." "Hs so zoe
nope to make breach in ttis strong hold Of :
sfdrery-.tor Necport is the Charleston or ,
NeO Orleans Of NeW Englond." How
could the man speak palmer or more un. :.
blushinglyl The Committee of the Lepis- |,
'ature was to be used as the means and
pretence for holding conventicles in the
committee room, under the ordering Of Gar
r'so" and the many abolition friends he
brought with him and in which the foreigp
decla'mers of whom he gives US list. were.
night after night, as long as the session last
ed to have full scope to open their bate
r'es ard discharge their forty -tco Founders
upon this strong hold Of slar,ry TO revile
the people of the town, as he does. excite
their Indignation outrage their feelings
a"d' II possible. stir up something which ,
they might claim for e riot as brother
Theodore ID. Weld had So s,cccss6,llv
done at Troy tha, he was necessarily kep, ,
there, tshting roliontly to preven, h,s riot
from suhsiding ms it must if he had lef there
to lend his hand to similar work !, New
port. Even the redoubtablc brother Weld
could not, conveniently, cultivate a rio, in
Troy and another in Newport a, the same
ume. lie was obliged therefore. reluctant
ly, to leave poor Newport TO the charge Of
his Rer. brother Phsips, Garrison SC. &c.
ihe SIN OF the people &C Newport lin the
eyes OF such men as these) is tbc,r unouol-
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