Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1843-11-09

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should be rcmunerated 10 full lor oil his
losses aud eXpensrs.
/ Mr.. RanJolph argued that whatever
! pledge the Governor aud Council had
| given should be fully rcde' med. lie,
however, construed The pledge az cover
| ing an ndemn,hcaiion Tor his expenses
only, not including any thing for his time
or persona. services.
Mr.. Nhipple said that he understood
The pledge To cover the time as well as
The expenses, aud i, was only on such
pledge that he advised Colonel Blodget
To surrender himself.
/ Mr. Frnncr Brown complained that
The tiinl appeared TO be expert. The
ailidavi,s were all on one side, aud were
taken without notice. lie wanted ia
hear some evidence on the other side.
lie was sorry to hear the gentleman
from Providence speak so disparaginsly ly
OF the Democratic party IN Newport
County, calling them iow.
| Mr. WhlppIe inlcrrupicd-he had
employed no such expression, but if The
gentlemen from Cumberland wanted his
opinion Of them, he ,couid employ it very
readily.
| Mr.. Brown rcsumcd-hc would agree
,ha, the accounts Of Col. Blodset should
bc paid, provided he could be satisfied
that the Governor and Council had Civ
en the pledge. lie did not want TO hurl
Cot. BlodgrI he was very clever
fellow, and berg very brave man,
went up there To Woonsockct to have n
fight he found nobody TO fight against
IN Rhode Island, and so he initiated
Gen Jackson, and went over to the dis
puied territory and had n brush there.
But when Gen. jackson wen, into FIori-
da he held on till we got possession of
The territory. II Col. Blodgei had done
the same, he would have agieed to pay
him handsomely for it. fle wanted bet
ter evidence, too, about the receipt OF
the order. lie did not like the evidence
Of soldiers he wanted the evidence o!
! the officer in command Another thing
he dislikrd. lie did not like Col
Blodg gets having a deacon with him I; it
was not military dcacons have no bust
ness with soldiers.
/ Mr. Ballou wanted an explanation oI
The charge for expenses to Philadelphia
| He dad moi see how it could he necessary
Tor Col. Blodget TO 90 to Philadelphia.
Mr.. Nhipple explained tina: Col.
Blodget made the journey by direction
of the Governor aud Council, previous
10 his surrendering himself.
| Mr. Ames said that he did agree with
the member from Newport, that Col.
BIndgel should have no remuneration
l"r his time. lie submitted to This requ.
stion under stipulation from the Gov
ernor and Council that he should he full
| " indemnilied. lie might have gone
off where his business called him in 9TH
er cities, and then he could not have
been taken. But he chose to surrender
himself on these siipulalions, and he has
IA Jnst claim on the State that the con-
tract should be fulfilled. II the State
could be sued, aud there was tribunal
where these claims could be adjusted,
he had no doubt that Col. Blodgct could
recover a reasonable demand for his
time as well as his expenses As n mat
ter Of mere justice the State was bound
to idomnify him; much more us Il matter
of honor aud of dignity.
MIR. +. Brown wished the matter post
poned until the january session. He
wanieda committee appointed TO exam
me the matter and report the amount
due to Col Blodgct lie did not know
what remuneration could be fixed upor
for Imprisonment in the State prison, to
which he might be liable. II the Gov
ernor and Council had made such a
promise to him, all we can do is to turn
them out,
Mr. c. Allen moved that the blank in
the resolution be filled with the full
amount Of Col Blodgei's bill. Ii had
been ruinous to him to defend these suits
and in having his business broken up
lie took the case home To himself. lie
knew that he would not undertake TO de-
lend these suits for that sum.
The debate then turned upon the items
of the account. The charge of Il remu-
neration to Tyler Briggs was objected
TO by Mr. Bunuin, as he was no, on the
expedition, aud wou!d not have been in
diced had he moi Improperly bonsted Of
his being at Bellingham.
MIR. Whipple said he saw no reason f"r
allowing this chasge, as he had not beea
danni.ied by his acts ia obedience 10
military orders. lie improperly boas,ed
that he was with Col. Blodaei, aud CON
scquently got himself into difficulty by his
own im?rudence. Mr. Whipple moved
that three dollars per day be allowed Go
{ oil. Blodget in remuneration for the time
he has devoted TO the defence of these
suits. This was generally assentcd TO-
MIR. Allen said that it might seem to
Col. Blodget that he could not get any
thing from the State if the matter wen,
any farther. lie would move to insert
the sum Of s 200, which Col. Blodge,
had expressed himself satisfied with He
would not undertake the management OF
;he matter for double that sum.
Mr.. Spencer was Of the same opinion.
!Be knew oi no one who would stand in
this position, be thrown out Of business
and exposed TO imprisonment for SO small
a sun, he would not do it himself for
that or any other consideration.
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