Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-06-02

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used in the Senate, aud suited to repel
such imputations upon the State which !
n IN part here represent. This is the hrst
time such an attack has been made upon
State of this Un,oo. l regard it us
unworthy of the representative OF IA State
n IN the American Senate-wonby only
! the cause IN which It was uitered-and
H of one who would make It matter Oi
boasting that he represents Il great Stale,
and who threatens that these great States
will Interfere with aud overthrow the
government OF IA small one.
Il Ia commenting upon the doctrines and
answering the inquiries ol the Senator, !
shall allow linn The benefit of the admis
sion that the territory OF our State Is
small and its Government ancient. His
inquiry will be fully answered, and his
allegations disprovsd, think, by the
history OF the State, and of the prime pies
aud proceedings OF lts Government, com
menclng nj the precise time nj which the
Senator declares that both died aud
with the very act that he especially in
sIsis terminated their existence, to wit
the Declaration Of independence fro I.
the parent country by the General As
sembly of Rhode Island. BY this act,
| the Senator said the State became de-
! lunct
II But, sir, that is the doctrine Of modern
II reyolutlonists ot those only who seek
to turn the inpetuous tide OF reform To the
overthrow Of the Government and the
II do, a - R,,t ilnS SA
were not the doctrines Of '76. No Stale
or community was destroyed by that z To-
rious declaration. Our State, like the
rest, made the change which was assert
ed IN the declaration, and passed from a
colony TO an u.depende nj STATE. For cvl-
dence that this declaration was main
tanned on the part Of Rhode Island, ! re-
fer the Senator to Red Bank, to Eutaw
H Springs, the Cowpens, TO Guiliord Court
H House, and to every Revolutionary bat
tie field and finally to the history ottha,
II Rhode Islander who was first on the
rampats OF Mut British redoubt which
was first stormed aud taken at Yorktown.
These will prove that neither our State
nor It's Government died with the decla-
ration, nor with the war which achieved
| tins nations Independence. And the
same principles, embodied in the same
odd charter, exist there still, and animate
every true Rhode Islander. They are
not the principles of modern agrariansm,
assuming the name Of democracy but
the genuine doctrines OF egulated civil
liberty. The Senator says they do not
eniile us to our seals here. But they
| did very well for the declaration OF lnde-
pendence by that State, and to raise up
troops to achieve it. They did very well
! for the adoption of the National Consti-
They answered well enough TO send into
The field some oilhe bravest officers and
men in the lines Of the Revolutionary
army well enough to take Il Greene
| from II suilh-shop-o one bred in the pious
and peaceful principles OF our Quakers -
/ to take command Of our armies I'D the
South one who as second only in valor
and IN fame to the commander-in-chief,
the Father Of his Country ; second only
To him who was peerless among men he
who repeatedly said that the Rhode Is
lund troops were among the most reliable
! in the line Very well to raise up the
/ first commander Of the first Government
war ship that went out upon the deep,
and spread the American flag in the face
of an enemy claiming to be the mistress
of the ocean! Very well, also, in the
last war, 10 furnish Perry, the first com
.nander who carried an Anne rican feet
TO victory and upon the great lakes -
Where, then, let me ask, was the Sena-
tor from Ohio and where his great
State when these deeds Of valor were
| done which made US a nation when
/ these men conquered the very territory
| of his State from what was then the
proudest and noblest Power Of ancient or
modern times | mean no reflection
upon his State. like Ohio. She is
member OF this family Of States. ] like
the rapidny with which new States
arise among Us. 1t is not necessary to
say aught against her, in repelling the
assaults Of her Senator upon our State.
His course cannot be in accordance with
the sentiments of her generous people,
who would not wish, l am sure, To de-
tract from the character Of any OF the
sold lhir,een," from which they sprung.
IL is because of the valor of the people of
Rhode Island, who have always united
with their brethren, and been foremost in
the conflict, when their common country
was in peril, that VIC claim an equal rig ht
IN her councils here. The roll Of Rev
olu'Ionary heroes and patriots gives 10 as
The clearest tile to our seals, and gives
to our State a prouder heritage than ex-
tent of territory.
The remaining charge is that Rhode
Island has too steadily adhered TO the
principles and form Of her ancient Con
sltuiion 49, Mr.. ALLEN. said Charter.
Call ii what you please il IS our Consh-
iuiion, made so by long usage ; aud the
same usage has given to our Bill of
Rights, aud mode of amending the Con
slitution, the authority Of constitutional
provisions. Cannot the Senator and the
modern ConsllutioE makers tolerate that
feeling Of respect aud attachmen, which
prevents the sudden and remorseless
overthrow of long established and cher
ishcd institutions Is there not enough