The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-09-13


calf Bowler, John Wanton, George Has
zard, BENZ. Green, Samuel Carr and VIM.
Read.
At the June session, the town of Provi-
dence was divided, aud the north part in
corporated and called North Providence.
At the September session, letter was
received from the Speaker of the Lower
House of Assembly in Massachusetts, invi-
ting this aud the Lower Houses of Assem-
bly, in the several English Colonies, to NEE,
by committees at New York, for the pur-
pose, jointly, of petitioning the King and
Parliament, as to the imposition of taxes
and duties, laid, or intended to be laid, on
the Colonies. Metcalf Bowlen and Henry
Ward, Esqrs., were appointed: and at the
February session, received a vote of thanks
for the 6 faithful discharge of their duty as
commissioners from this Colony, at the late
Congress holden at New York"
At this Congress the Colonies of Massa-
chusetts, II. Island, Connecticut, N. Jer-
sey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and South
Carolina, only were represented.
Declaration of the Rights of the People
Of Rhode Island.
The Assembly, at the September session,
also passed the following spirited resolution,
in support of their rights as English SUBJ
jects:-
"This Assembly taking into the most Sc
rious consideration, an Act passed by the
Parliament of Great Britain, at their last
session, for levying stamp duties. and other
internal duties, in North America, do Re-
solve,
|. That the first adventures, settlers Of
MS Majesty's colony and dominion of
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,
brought with them and transmitted to their
posterity, and all other, his Majesty's sub
jects inhabiting in this, his Majesty's colo
ny, all the privileges and inmuuities that
have, at any time, been held, enjoyed and
possessed, by the people of Great Britain.
Charles the second, in the 18th year of his
reign. the colony aforesaid, is declared and
entitled TO all the privileges and immunities
of natural born subjects, to all intents aad
purposes, as if they had been abiding and
born within the realm of England.
3. His Majesty's liege people of this COL
ony have enjoyed the right of being govern
ed by their own Assembly, iu the article of
taxes and internal police and that the
same hath never been forfeited or any 9TH
er way yielded up, but hath been constant
ly recognized by the King and people of
Britain.
4. That, therefore, the General Assem-
bly, of this colony, have, in their represen-
tative capacity, the only, exclusive right to
lay taxes and imposts upon the iuhabita ants
of this colony: and that every attemp, to
vest such power in any person or persons
whatever, other than the General Assem-
bly aforesaid, is unconstitutional, and hath
manifest tendency to destroy the liberties
of the people of this colony.
5. Tia, his Majesty's lege people, the
inhabitants of this colony, are not bound to
Weld obedience to any law or ordinance,
designed to impose any internal taxation
whatsoever upon them, other than the laws
and ordinance. Of the General Assembly
aforesaid.
@. That all the officers in this colony,
appointed BY the authority thereof, be, and
they are hereby directed, 10 proceed IN the
execution of,heir respective Offices, in the
same manner as usual: aad that tins As
sembly ". ! indemnify and save harmless,
niithe said officers on sccoun, Of their con-
duct agreeable n this resolution