New-York daily tribune., 1843-11-18
Judge story's Charge TO the Grand Jury
in Providence.

dress OF Juoge otory before the Grand ury al tne
November term of the Circuit Court, that CON-
lnenccd Its session On the 18th inst He has been
prevented by his health from attending before for
the last two years. After expressing his pleasure
that he was able again to attend at the session OF
Court and congratulatlng the Jury on the small
amount of criminal cases to come before them he
referred to the return of tranquility to the State,
and said:
affairs the details Of which have no enter
You have passed through those changes you have been
gagged The consideration OF those great questions which
vital the aud duration OF all Republics
the Consideration OF those great principles Of Liberty and
Law Which lie the foundation of all civil Institutions
and form The basis Of all your liberties.
Consttuton deliberately formed has been adopted by
large oriiy OF the people Of the State and he's goue
INTO successful operations.
Thlfttwo years have passed away visited the
people Rhode Island judicial character During that
time have been Witness and delighted witness OF us
increasing growth It's continued progress Intelligence and
moraS-lts increasing power and prosperity. have OBJ
served lis entsprsng energetic character devotng itself TO
the best ends us Commerce. though issuing from small
territory, whitening every with sails lis Nanuiac
spreading through the wide world. These things
afford ght or unimpotant subjects Of consideration for
free peofie They form small! source Of congratulations
What they owing to 1t $50 years ago this very
granted this State, then feeble Colony
bers and destitute in situated in the midst of larger
aud stronger Stats and from that day this it has gone
steadily increasing in strength and intelligence wealth
and numbers, to the present day.
The history of the world does not present with q
charter Of government which, though susceptible of i'm
provenent better adapted the Of free people
the eaer period Of their progress than that which for
hundred and eighty has constituted the basis OF
your laws and your institutions. 1t conded the powers Of
government free intelligent, and rrtuous people. You
t,aya Md Lived ,I anl
prosperity beneath It's rule after other form OF govern
this country existence the time of establish
ment aud many which came Into long after have
been swept away by the hand OF REFORM The time al length
has arrived when Changes have been deemed necessary when
the people, having outgown their former Institutions have
felt necessary remodel them The past the past the
present all that you have before the future Is
everything those who after God grant
that under this form OF government which you have
tabiiSed embracing does, the very principles which
gave excellence and pemanence TO the DID, you may con
the Of increasing prosperity that
continue be the moral and intelligent people
in the years that pa that you may continue in the
of enterprise, and industry, and virtue which
has hitherto resulted in bringing home peace plenty and
happiness every resde in this beautiful though
territory. Ifso the change will be hailed blessing both
BIZ you and by those who succeed you.
But gentlemen let II be disguised from free peo
pie, from those whom entrusted the institutions and
upon whom hang the desnies of naton let 1t be
concealed from them that every change is not improve
nen that the intelligence the virtue and honesty
which required laying the foundations OF government
In creating the institutions of Society, should be watchiu
and careful in preserving them Wehavs everything hope
for the future must go onward with cautious loot
steps We bea in mind that the highest wisdom
which be exeed in the erection of civil and social in
tutions is after all human wisdomnot divine Man can
look but little distance the future The most beau
u theories of government have been found 10 fade away
single touch OF practice, single test of experience
When examine the foundations upon which hu-
society, human institutions aud laws rest 1t still
difficult aud unsolved problem, which the most consist
ent with the happiness the prosperity the social nteecu
al and moral progress of humanity 1t is still problem
which the future history OF man is TO determine.
While you NAV therefore congratulate yourself on the
past and look forward without gh hopes for the future
still there Is vest difference IN acting upon that which Is
prospective only and upon that which, for hundred
Years has incorporated itself all your Institutions and
habits and social You are short trying among
yourselves what the large ryngthe experiment
of the widest, extended liberty We the latest,
and if successful probably Snail be the last with whom the
form of republican government will ever be tried If unsuc
cessfu shall only be the mighty nations of the past
which have made the attempt before u.s. only lessen
all future ages of the folly and vanity Of the idea Of self
government by great people, do not speak words Of
prophecy fear when tell ou that there are thousands
of hearts and ntellects deeply interested and regarding
with watchiuess every movement every change
country what to be the result of American Re
pubcanism acting its interests and the interests
of the world. Can it be maintained that is the cues
ton of which they anxously seeking and waiting
The friends of our institutions looking with al
ernate hope aud anxiety-feang vet MISUNDERSTANDING
but yet conyinced-anxous that the results OF efforts
should be the permanent establishment Of the freedom and
happiness of man but they have perceived that side
the other of this desirable consummaton the ds
potsm of the many the despotsm of onseach equally
destructive and TO be dreaded.
Let tnever be forgotten by you, gentlemen, that Re-
public Is founded only the of the people, it
only be preserved by the morals and intelligence Of the peo
pie Without morals the popular will becomes the voice Of
blind passion and headong fury Without intellect II be-
comes the tool of intriguing dsmagogues Intellect dsunit
I'd from morals operates like Misunderstanding every
thing accomplish owa selfish and wicked
purposes.
After referring to the changes that had oc-
cured since he first entered the Court, in the
death Of members Of the bar, by which he was
diminished that he, too, would soon pass away
from the scenes of life, and after enumerating the
usual offences trlabe by the United States Courts,
he said
In conclusions gentlemen permit me 10 saw if YOUR Courts
under your noble Constitution have thus protected all
rghts-if that instrument and the laws which have been
framed under it, have endeavored provide remedy for
every wrong which beal you be YOU on solitary
deep with only the heavens above You and the waters be-
neath the solid land beyond the jurisdiction and pro-
lection OF State lawsf the guardian power of the United
States has been around YOU watching for your support
protection and succor-f this be what Your duty on
the other hand Is 1t preserve this beautiful system
OF uncoupted far your influence and abors
do to the latest time? Garry with you in your hearts,
gentlemen TO ths grave the principle that next the duty
which owe to God there is higher and sacred
than that which you TO your country.
Clay Club Banners.
MeSSrS. Editors,-l much pleased day or TWO
since to the splendid flag your office, 60, up by A
JAMES AcxERMAS, TO be presented 10 the Third Ward
Henry Clay Club understand that the presentation Will
take place In few days hope, while remains In your
possession you will invite Wing friends 10 call and e1-
anime IL The artist deserves great credit the style and
taste he has so beautifully displayed K S
News FROM THE INDIAN NATloS-We stated
few days since that Jacob West convicted in the Chefo-
kee Nation of participation the murder Of Isaac Bushy.
head had been hung. This is From the Arkansas
nlgencer Of The 18th Of October learn that respite
had been granted him. and that his friends were making
great efforts 20 procure him rrpneve The Judge Jury