The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-01-25

an unwiliing Offering made al the snrine OF
party-but an act of justice, calmly and dis
passionateIy rendered to one, about to retire
from public life. whose administration, how
ever feared at first, has in its glorious re-
suls, proved a blessing to our common
country.
NAVY COMMISSIONERS REPoRT.-lt will
be seen by the report of the Com mission
ers of the Navy, published in our columns
to-day, that they consider an additional es-
tablishment, as port of rendezvous for
cruising vessels, necessary; and recommend
the purchase at such point, rs future exam
nation may select, of the land required,
and the erection of works essential TO sup
ply the wants of, and to give temporary re-
pairs to, vessels on the coast.
So far they are willing to go-but they
are opposed to making this, at present, one
of the principal naval establishments of the
United States.
1t is to be regretted that the Commissl on :
ers had SO lille time to devote to this I'M
portant subject.
We hope that the government, convinced
of the great importance of Narraganseu
Bay to the interests Of the Navy, will direct
a particular survey to take place during the
present year, and n report to be made IF the
most advisable position, aud also of the
probable expence Of the works, necessary
for such port of rendezvous and repair,
as the commissioners have rec commended.
We have no doubt our Senators and Rep
resentatives will urge upon Congress to
grant an appropriation for this purpose, and
that officers Of the Navy, scientific, and in
dependen, in the expression of their honest
opinions, will be selected for this duty.
The Boston Commercial Gazette says
that great praise is due to Capt JOHN PER-
cIvAL of the U. S. Navy, for his disinter-
ested efforts in sustaining the rights of the
seamen under his command, in the late ac-
ton for damages against the Boston and
Providence Rail Road Company. On his
own personal responsibility he caused the
prosecutions to be urged in favor, of the
seamen, and had there been no verdict in
their favor, he would have been responsible
for the costs of the prosecution, as the men
would have been unable to pay the expen-
ses of the suits. Neither side has spared
either labor or expense in conducting the
cause, and no cases were ever more thor
oughly tried.
The General Assembly, before they ad-
Iourned, suspended the operation of the Lii
cese Law, passed Mt this session. {" A stitch
in timc s0Ues nine"
Mr.. RwEs, in his speech on the Eypun-
ging Resolutions, pronounced the Senate
&" the citadel of the aristocracy." 1t pas
their citidel--but it has been stormod and
taken by the people.
Being obliged to postpone the publication
of the proceedings of the General Assem-
bly, on Friday and Saturday, until next
week, we insert the following report of the
disposition made by the Assembly, on Sat
urday, of the new License Law which they
recently passed.
Hr. Dorr made suggestion to extend
time before the License Act passed a, this
session shall GO into operation.
Wr. Simmons moved III, suspension as
far as relates to towns who have voted TO
grant no licenses.
Nr. Cook moved to postpone the subject
indefinitely.
Question put, and the House postpon ed
1t indefinitely.
Mr.. Allen moved to recedc from the vote
to postpone indefinitely. The House re-
ceded, and Mr.. Allen moved the suspension
to the 2nd Wednesday ir May, or till after
the next session.
MIR. Spencer moved to insert first Mon
day in July next.
The question was then taken by ayes
aud noes as follows:
Aycs-Messrs. Allen, Austin, Aldrich,
Browning, Blake, Curtis, J. II. Clark, Cross,
Chase, Dorr, Durfee, Greene, Hughes, Hath
away, ]. II. Hazard, J. T. Hazard, James,
G. G. King, c. Kenyon, II. King, Luther,
Manchester, A. F. Potter, Rogers, Spencer,
Sheffield, Salisbury, J. G. Sisson, Sprsgue,
Simmons, Thomas, Taylor, Thurston,
WalIing-34.
Noes-Messrs. Bowen, c. Brown, N. A.
Brown, Brayton, Cranston, Carpenter,
Church, Cook, Drown, Eddy Fenner, Hop
kins, kinnicut, Nowry, Il. Potter. Reming-
ton, Randolph, Saunders, II. NJ. Sis.ion,
Warner, Wilkinson, Winsor.-22.
So the Law was suspeneed as proposed.