The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-11
TWENTY.EIGHTH CONGRESS-,
FIRST SESSION.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
RHODE ISLAND.

RHODE ISLAND.
Mr.. RATHBUN. of-N. ", continued his speech
upon the Dorr rebellion. Mr. RS speech was
stand he was Wing until 1888, and. like most
converts, he seems to have adopted the oppos te
extreme Of his ormer opinions.
He insisted that the people. as the source Of
all power, were moi bound by laws and consti-
tulions, but might, al any time, AM for any
cause, throw off the existing form Of the Govern
ment under which they lived, and substitute
another. This was Jefferson democracy. Call
it radical, jacobinical, or what you will, it is
true democracy.
would like I, see the twenty-s members of the
Rhode Island Legislature brought here. and tina,
he would like to see Mr.. Dorr brought here, on
ly it was not conveniently, sir. said Mr.. r.,
it isnot convenient, but the gentleman from r I.
did not tell the House why it was not convent
ent; (Mr. C. said he had not time,) but have,
said Mr.. r., and will tell the House. He had
heard from as good authority, not meaning any
disrespect, as the gentleman from T. l., that
MIR. D0rr was now confined in den, such as is
used Tor infamous felons. den where he cannot
escape Fl m the filthy vermin that surround him.
[This Mr.. Cranston said was not true.] The
gentleman had SAID that Mr.. Dorr was respec-
table man, but visionary; and that if he had
been patient, he might now have been repre-
sentative on this floor from R. /. Yes, he might
have cen that, but he had now 'allen in nobly
fighting for the people of Rhode Island. We
had always understood that he did not fight, but
ran away.
MIR 4. went on to detail some Of the barbara
ties practised by the arbitrary authorities Of
Rhode Island during the disorder in the State.
Mr. CRANSTON endeavOred, several times,
I'll, fr.,r Nor Vprty
was generally denied The floor, while the de
mocracy Of the House cheered Mr.. Rat bun
Mr.. r. aid that the houses Of respectable PEG
pie had been entered, upon one and another pre-
fence, by the Algerines, and tina, even the per-
sons of women were subjected to examination.
The conclusion which Mr.. r. came to was, thar
the people Of Rhode Island had changed their
constitution, but their action had been contemn
ed and trampled upon by the exercise OF arbi-
lr ~ power
MIR. POTTER. of Rhode Island, mex, Obtained
the floor, and made few remarks upon the
Jeffersonian doctrine, but in so low tone tina.
we could not get their purport. The subject
was then postponed till Monday next.
THE TARIFF.
Mr. Mckay submitted written report ex-
planatory of the new Tariff bill, and moved that
it be printed in connexion with the bill. The
printing was ordered.
Mr.. r. INGERSOLL sa d that the minority
Of the Committee of v avs and Means would
make a counter report.
Mr.. LEWIS, of Alabama, wished to submit
motion for printing $4,000 extra numbers Of
Mr. McKay's report; and, as the motion was
not in order, Mr.. HALE, Of New Hampshire,
moved a suspension of the rules.
Mr.. SCHENCK suggested to Mr. Lewis
modification Of his motion, SO as TO include
the same number OF the minority report; but
as this was not done, Mr. S. demanded the
yeas and nays on the motion TO suspend the
rules; they were ordered, and the motion was
lost: ayes 108, noes 60-not two-thirds.
NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY AND COAST SURVEY.
On motion of Mr. J r. INGERSOLL, the
report of the Committee on the North Eastern
Boundary, and some correspondence between
the Secretaries of War and the Navy in refer
ence to the appointment Of officers upon the
coast survey, were ordered to be printed.
PRIVATE CALENDAR.
The remainder of the day was taken up with
the consideration OF private bills.
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