Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1842-05-10
RHODE ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND
Important Observation-Disclosures completed In.
Guguration ofMe aeW GorernOr-the Gopern.
ment under the neto Constitution-thc Pres.
tdenfS position.
The Boston papers contain the particulars of
the preliminary movements to the meeting of the
new Legislature, which are unimp)rtant to our
readers.
ConrocatiOn cfMe twO Houses
AT twelve o'clock the Governor. Lieutenant
Governor Secretary of State &C. followed by the
two houses, and preceded by MIR. burlington
Anthony, entered the building prepared for the
9anzation and took seats the Executive and
Senate on platform at the west end the House Of
Representative in the body of the building.
Mr. Perez Simmons of Providence. assembled
the platform, and moved that Mr. Dutee ] Pearce,
of Newport take the Chair, for the purpose of or
ganizing the House
Mr. Pearce took the Chair in obedience to the
vote of the House. The credentials of the mem.
ers elect under the Peoples Constitution were
then presented to Mr. John S. Harris wio had
at preparatory meeting been elected Clerk, pro-
TEN.
Credentials were presented from all the towns
in the State.
Sixty-ive members answered to their names,
which formed quorum TIE House then pro,
Gee ded to appoint Speaker. Welcome B. Sayles
of Smithfrd, was appointed Speaker.
On taking the Chair, Mr. Savlcs said he was
obliged to the House for the honor which it had
conferred on him. He was inexperienced but
threw himself upon the forhearance of the House
The House had great duty to perform. The
eyes of fifteen millions were upon them The
Speaker then took the oath required BY the Con-
| clinton ,,n1or which In L..
had The roll ofthe House was then called when
the Speaker proceeded to swear in the members
The House then proceeded to elect Clerks
John S. Harris and Levi Salisbury, of Providence
were appointed and swore in by the Speaker, rs
Clerks of the House The votes of the several
towns, were then handed in that they might be
counted.
Every thing has gone ofquietly thus far. No
disposition HIS been manifested to take possession
of the courthouse or any other of the State prop
erty
The streets are very crowded, and much excite
ment prevails, but we do not apprehend any out
break.
The following letter from the Secretary of War
| of the United States circulated in a handful
in Providence yesterday -
| Washington War Department,
April 80 1912
NM Dear Sir-The attention of the President
has b en- called to article in the Providence
Daily Express of the 2Sth inst purporting TO be
an extract from a letter dated New York, April 27,
in which it is said "there is letter in this m
" city from Washington in which it is stated
that President Tyler addressed letter to Govern
or King few days since in which he says that
the Commissioners who called on him had not
complied with the promise. they made when they
left Washington, and added that he could not in
terfere with the matter until they were ful6led.
We have letters from Washington which state
that the President is now satisfied that he was i'm
posed upon by Whpple, Potter and Francis"
The very peculiar state of affairs in Rhode Is
land and the danger of some of its citizens being
misled by such representations induces me to d.
part from The course pursued by the President and
the head of Departments. in respect to newspaper
statements giving proceedings by the Executive,
and to say by the authority of the President that
the whole and every part of the statements above
quoted so far relates to him. is certainly desti-
tute of truth No letter of such import has been
addressed to Gov. King, nor to any person in N.
Y. Rhode Island, or elsewhere
You are at liberty to make such use of this
communication as in your judgement will most
efectualy counteract the false impressions intend
ed to be conveyed by the extract above quoted.
| remain dear sir,
your friend and servant
c. SPENCER