Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-05-19
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Correspondence OF the Baltimore Patriot.
WAsnIsaros, May ~, Is42.
RHODE ISLAND.

/ RiODt ISLAND
| MIR ALLEN OF Ohio was in his seat at an early
hour this morning, and very soon called up his re
solution. offered last month. calling upon the Presi.
dent Of the United States for information in regard
to Rhode Island, aud the official CORES pondeoce
which has been Published. MIR A. moved to take
up his resolve.
| MIR HUNTINGTON called for the yeas and
nays. which were as follows:
| fEAS-messrs. Allen. Benton, Buchanan. Full.
ton, hing' Linn McRobers. Sewer, Smith Of Con,
| and Wright-I5
NAYS essrs. Archer, Barrow, Bates. BAY
ard. Beu,en, Calhoun, Choa,e, Clayton, Conrad,
1'ans, Cnttenden, Evans, Graham, Henderson,
! Huntington, Mnngum. Merick. Miller, Morehead,
S'm'1ons, Smith oI Ind, Tallmldge and Wood
bridgc-23.
MIR ALLEN, not content with this expression OF
opinion on the part Of the Senate, aud in defiance
OF form, law, decency and respect for rule rose and
said that he had two other resolutions TO offer eon
nectod with the affairs Of Rhode Island.
First, they read and declared in brief terms,
that the People were entitled to Republican form
Of Government.
Second. that the Federal Government was bound
to preserve the Republican form Of Government.
In other words, and to embody the spirit of the
resolutions, the spurious Government OF Rhode
Island was wrong, and the Federal Government
was bound to protect it.
Mr. ALLEN saidhe intended 10 introduce more
resolutions TO the Senate, and to speak upon them.
lie did 81, and IN long speech saying for a long
time the most insulting things. and without being
called TO order. He spoke OF Mr. Dorr as the Go.
vernon Of Rhode Island, of the spurious Legislature
as the State Legislature Of Mr. DORIS seal rs the
seal Of the State There were, he said, two govern
ments in Rhode Island, both in full bcarinc-,ke
one wrong, the other risht-the right OF course the
REASONABLE body, and the wrong the legal Lesis-
iature. The Charter was then made war upon, and
IN terms as bold as Robespiere or any Of his crew
would have used in the times of the French Reyo-
luton. Gathering impudenee from the willingness
Of Senators to hear him. his next attack was upon
the Senators from Rhode Island. They were not
entitled 10 their seats upon the floor Of the Senate
Rhode Island was never admitted into the Union
under the Constitution. Her Government until the
Sd ofMny last was downright usurpation. You
had no right to call in any body to preserve this
charter Blu, the British Government. The Senators
from Rhode Island, Mr. Allen nnocently repeated,
should 90 to Great Britain to find the right to keen
their places.
TO order when he closed. His resolutions were
submitted and re-reld. The remarks of the Sc.
nator had created a good deal of feeling in conse-
quence OF their extreme violence.
The CHI AIR decided that the Senator from Ohio
had been heard only from courtesy.
MIR KING found fault with his friend from Ohio.
for speaking as he had.
As the Chair, however, had not though, proper
TO call HIM to order he had not done SO. Itwastbs
courtesy OF the body to give Senators a hearing
when they rose to present resolutions, but that
power was Liable TO abuse. He hoped the Senator
from Rhode Island would now be heard and that
the debate would then terminate.
Mr. CALHOUN said, as it had gone SO far he
hoped IL would go further.
Mr. TALLMADGE concurred with MIR Kine.
He thought the debate which had been forced upon
the Senate should go no further. He should move
TO lay the resolution upon the table, If no one else
did, after the Senator from Rhode Island had been
heard.
MIR SIMMONS then rose and made an eoauent
and effective speech, OF which shall say more
hereafter. The debate ended here, and the Senate
went into Executive session.