Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-14

rwh,i-i IN. G,v"innru, Of IN" State was
nq,h lly sv"'ris'na it, powers . Where
WAS This q" st"p2
\ Again ,his memorial did n"i come from
u legislative bad, (; 1t dni net com. rom
the mass III N" people Of Rhode Island.
Som. tw'ntD --N men, stripped "( their
ltlrgi-laiiyc character, assumed Ia ndIrss-
tins lIourr, not ~ m"mb'rs al the L'pis-
lnturr "i Rhode island ,hni ~ Drm"rrai-
'c members of that Legislature. II th,A
n precedent was I" he rsiabll-hed-- he
lrared noi io what class the ,udivilUal-
mi2h, belong, whether they were Wing
"r Drmocrai) the resni rus, be that
the attention al ihr House must be d's
Il Itraried aud the time oi the nation con
-nnrd with inappropriate and unr"n-ii
lnl"nal lnqni'ics-prodnrI"g sectional
feeling, coniusi"D, and collision between
the authorities here, and that sensitive
ness on State rights winch prrvadrd NJ
least so,n- pnn,"ns "i ihs ball " here
was ,hi-io end He had thought ,ha,
I they had assembled here Tor national
Il pHr ,sDsea to pass such laws rs wonld
\ heal existing evils, ard promote the best
i inter, So "i this Republic, And he bad
lo"krh IN VAIN in the Constitution, either
among the delegated or the implrd
| pow ers ol Congress, tor authority Ia net
"n such n memorial rs this. For what
| purpose They we're also to inquire
| II was said, into the election of the
members from Rhode Island Yet II
romnlilee of this House had already ~.
ported on that SUBJECT. These gentle
men haO taken their seats. There had
been no contest ~ relation To those seats
no counter or antagonist claims. -
4 These gentlemen were exercising all
their rights here ~ representatives. al
, the people aud MS he wa. informed
tor he waI not here at the tim") he I'M
dersio"d that the House had passed sp--
! Iclirnlly on the cia'HS of these particular
members. The "hlrciinn, therefore,
came too late, aud II came ~ an umprop
/ ~ form.
Il But, admitting even that he was wrong
IN his views surprising that the ro"e'
I was ~ the House, ~ unqnesl"nably u
| was II II ihuught III 10 exercise n, &"
| mate this ingulry. he doubted whether
! both iInuS-s would not ihink there were
! n'rHy better ways oi employing lhai
! precious iimr winch some 9"nt'em"u
| expressed themselves 80 nnAi"us Il"
! ,coi,nnlSr. IL Thought the HOUSE
would lind that there we're grnndrr and
uoIe unpoiiani measures Ia which then
nm. and attention might be- drvnlrd,
| than This mrm0,ial al the grievances "'
these twenty SIX gtnllem-n. But II
/. there wgs lhe powet, let ih" House u.
sell ari upon the matter. j, could d."
- more speedily aud more 'nrrtuaily.
4 The pr"puslIinu was to srnd Tor per
/ Sons and papers What PERSONS aud
what papers ? For the hero oi Che
/ pnrhei For all those wh" for some
Innr had been engaged IN IA species a.
mimic warfare ? Where VAS Ia he th'
iuIr al his inquiry II Mas n nalirt
"i i'l.hlr n"'",,rty that not only Inhahi
l!rants oi Rhode Island were engaged ~
Those scenes, bni that snmr at the cii
liZrn- nnd ,uhab,ihils 81 other States wrir'
~, olv,d ~ them Whr,r, then, wa
the ,nuuuv la be li,niicd liihe iiou>,
had the power, aud II VAS iis dl-posIIinu
tn 90 INTO the investigations, wh"ie was
Il ihp IImll ~ be- " tio was tO dt II gnat,
II 'h'sr WITNESSES The adoption al The
resolution would Involve u g,rat expense.
l'oi the public ,iuo, aud ~ unnecessary
rNprudI'ur" oi iuu pilhlic money, ~ the
iuNpsiiIaiion ~ matters which were oi|
no Importance whatever H. iuiS House
uhn h had become Siai" 10 the Lnlun.
and to whirh u renewed Iut'Irst could
scarcely bF gwen, even through the ie
pot 81 II committee
\ Mr.. Crn,,~ron said Mat personally he
tell but litlr interest IA Ia the cour>.
uhlrh the House should think proper e.,
adop, on this resolution. But he would
he o lad to let The members ul the ll"u>r
know The true history Of thus question.
And ii The gentleman from New ilnnp-
shire (Nr. BUike) had only that siuglr
object IN view, hr (Mr. c. aud his
/ friends would throw no obstacle IN the
way. Bu' bc presumed that could moi
be- HE grnlrman's Object. II It was.
and his nuly object, he (Nlr. C.l was
| prepared TO put int" the gentleman =
I, poss-sslon evidence enough 10 satisfy
any living honest man that there Was
not n shadow Of prtttM Tor the noise
these democratic patrlnis had made IN
relation to The opprc oi Rhode ls-
land by the 'Algrriurs' oi Rhode Island
/ lie would put INTO his possession such
evidence - The gentleman himself must
/ confess was conclusive on ihis matter.
! Why, then, did the gentleman want to
send to Rhode Island for persons aud
| papers lie (Mr. {. pledged himself
/ that whenever he could laIly get ni ihis
/ question he would make good the offer
he had now held out
/, Vi. Burke ,alerposed with an inquiry
/ mot perfectly heard by the Rrp"r,er,
! bat which was uudrisl"od 10 be) whether
/ the gentleman himself had not, when
the memorial was presented, proposed
\ that the committee should he authorised
To send for pers"ns and papers ?
y Mr.. Cran,,on. No
II Mr. Burke. Then the gentleman
was sris.repniied.
Il Mr. CrnnS,"n said that, nt the moment
4 oG the presentation Ol the memorial,
coming upon hIm rs it had done wuh
u Ia, ,..a ln.b A., Su,.h A,