Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-21

at the legal vo'srs were satisfied WIN ih,'
existing Cnnsii'uiop, aud that there was n'
prricnce f'r dnnb,ing thai RhoI" Island nov
had a republican 'nrm 81 G"v"rnnrni There
were some p"opl" IN This llall who advocated
n .trirt construction of the Constitution. -
low were they to q" to v0li1g upon pro-
p"s'iion of th,s SCR,
I II" took il f,r granted that there was but
very ln,l" d,spni" an ~ the facts at thu cas-"
III" nn'v question Involved was n question at
princn'r. sud uniil they In ayr'"d upon
that. VIZ p. argued ihh /, wa unnecessary
'o agree 4" nuihnis" IA" committee u send
'"r nors"ns aud papers.
! R"f"r this cnicsi had hognn. Rhnd
Island VA nnirr al" oh chrtier ~
rh,rl"s VI I, had h"on III, plclspr" II
s"n" (-n'd Nr. u } Ia r"nrnarh ih"m ~ l'ving
nnl"r roval form nf G"vnruu,'n'. IT, re
nlv ,n III. "" urnr"cdd T., -"t Gu,h then
sv.i"m "f inrisprn'l"nrc. aud ih"ir personal
'"d p"l,,ral priv,l"g"s which hr clnrn"d
"r"s"r'cd G,vornhi" co,np,ris"n with 'ho-,
| r NV Nntk - FROM III" rt"ri"r"nr" "f SON"
! r who's" crI2"us. ~ we'll u. ih"S" of MAJ
s,rhns"i's mud f"nn"riicui. had sprung IL
p'"n' p"r'inn nf the 'rnuhlrs whrh had ~
II n among 'h"'n f"r the last few years -
aud "f "'hrr States.
| Nr p. pr"uri.iug iiai ihn divisions az par
'ios 10 Rhndc Island ani"rhr Ia ,h,s rrs,,
had h""n nj upnn qn"siInns nf n g"n"ra'
hn, u local charnctor. u,nnv tn"nh"rs al hniI.
n,',"s having ho"n ~ favor 81 d,s'rihniin"
tho crnds nr ~" public hands. nf III" inrIri.
ND cv"n >" s"mo "y'"ut &c u l'ui'"h Stai,s
F} uk md hat ~" n"v pnr,v had hrrn niad"
~ ~ h,th nr" "x's'ino parties, proceeded /"
re f,r Ia, cal 4 all t,,n
n"r"pcn'-- fi''h"r d"rvuv that n l"gnl nm
inri'v nf rni"- hnd been nh'purd ~ favor nf
Tho Constitution alleged !" hav" h"en ~ ~
l,"d stating that mono nf 'h" r"sprrinhl"
"'"n "v"n "f ,ha' party, "yr"p, norhnpS Mr.
Dnrr had cvrr dared ~ stake their 'cnp,E-
,inn hv snvin" iha, 'hiu & ,rsii'u'i"" hnd ="
c",v"d = mninrrv of vote. naming. nn ih"
contrary. nmono n,nuv, an" or NV" whn -
i'hc Stat" Assembly had d'clar"d ihn' they
doubted who'h"r !, was n fari nlndinp I"
tho lnosennss of tho provision. "i III" Cow
s,u"''"n. snd ~ IA" corresponding prar,,r"
Iih"r"u"d"r. with reference in III" Qunllfrn
,"ns of vo'"rs up"n ms nd"p,inn. mud !" in-
s,nrcos ~ gross frnud mud nhnS" "f the "l"r
tive fr,rchs" as they had b"cn cxpos"d hv
'h" cnn,rnStrd results nf subsequent rl"r
',ions
of N" m"n,"'inl. pnriirufvl, iha, ~ H. sicn
"r- having long waited ~ "a" c>"iri-r "'
n"nr"ahl" means. &c prliri"". &C.. f,r M OK
'onsinn ~ rh" "l"c,'y" franrl,S" aud re-.
dr"sS sc errvnnrc~. and referred to facts IA
r"f"'a'i"r ih"r""f
rh"so tr"nhi.s. hn .aid. hnd all como from
what "" considered "rrnn""us nni'"nS "i hh
or'v-hom nhsirnc, 'h"nr'"s. rh"v had
ro,nc from wrong CONSTRUCTION. Us h" con
sitcrcd il. nf tho Declaration of lndcp"n
d"nre. Tn" leaders aud ih"s" cngag""
io hi. movement had coniondrd ,h', II vns
n legal whll" IN fact II was n revolutionary
rr"r"rdrv. Ard 'hai was the wav ~ uhich
'hov hnd d,lud"d ihn people ~ th' ir support
" ih"v had told 'hnm lhhi thiS wns u rcv"ln-
,inn. they would nrvcr hrv" -urc. i"d with
them ne w'll "v"n ~ they bad srcrc"d Il w"
tsnld Nr p have meyer denied ih' rgl,t "fI
III" p"opc. " they nr" oppressed ~ r"vnlu
'inni2" The S'ni". Al iIat they d'nird was
'h't ih"s" proceedings w"r" legal and proper
They cnufnnd"d ih,, tn" "nly r. inrrp nnd
III" "uV wav nf preserving ih"r hb"riias,
"n- bv adh"rng ~ the forms of law md
nhhnuoh one" ~ whi" n lIitlc might hr
gniu"d hv these revolutionary proc Cc",linp>
vet lhev wcro gen"rilv dn-iru"tiv". nnd ~
ihcir rnnS'tutinn they lad inserted shat 'ho,
considered ih" IIne d'rtrIn", viz: thai all
Env"rnm"ni~ were founded on IA" c"nsrn.
"f III" D""pi", bn, that rv"rv body was hnnud
~ submit ~ 'hrm nn,il ih"y wer" reprnlrd
~ 'h" people. acting ns an organised com
'nnni'v. not ~ n mnb
Mr. r. prnre"d, Il ~ allud" ~ some az ,h"
iIint bad been made ,nd
II" blamed not So n,n"h tlin-n abroad whn
had been d"rriv"d by them. ~ he did 'h,-"
Al HON" who had orr. in,ird. ana ihns' "di- |
lnrS nhrnnd who had cirrnia,rd ,h"m l, |
had been ihe policy "f ~" other pariv ~
keep ~ ihis war "f misrepresentation from
III" beginning. Evyry bod, bad h"nrd rhon,
Ih" cruelty oi the "Algrrnrs." bat Mr.. =. !
alluded /" ,h" fac, lha; no "u" had been pun !
INh"d nor. 'Trcpt ~ n very few eases had
p"rsunS been tined t,r not turning n,t nu,n"u
ln militia. lie ais" aIludrd 10 some Other
.lmilar cases "f misrepresentation, and
Brought forward facts ~ order ln their clear
'ud plrIn "xposur..
MIR y rnnchdod few moments before the
expiration "f ihs mornIn. hour, md The
Sp"nk"r ~" III" floor IT,
Nj K"nn"hy "f Indi,na.
tn" subject was then lad ovrc until To
nnrr"w.
The Hons" then went into Cnmmi,,pe
II tn" Nhui" nu the state of the ('n,nn.
N|r D"mna""l". "i Virginia, N III. char.
MIR. Hunt, "i New Yor addressed the
l"nSe ~ "ppo-,lInn in ia" p"udln, p,u.
'"-uinn "Hi-d hv Nr Iiah.. of New
ihr"pSlilss.s,j". abolish The continued .A-
'''nrv,"f ihf Ar"d""v, and t" arp'"
'rI"ie thss6Tnr granted IL The vnlun
rcr ihlriaiD The States.
Mr.. Sly m"ur irlnm ed in the debate, /
u speech against III" Aradrmy, ana
'dv"cai!ug It's destruction ~ snur yer, H
ilt'a views !,
Mr. j X Iu.ersnll, "f prnnSy lvania.
: rlr"d, spanking zral,n>y ~ defence
u III" hll', and answ rring the ohl"rii"nS
" i's rNl~irnre as lar as they w.Ie rrlr.
ANT To the SUBJECT.
WEDNESDAY,. March I3 L
In SENATE. Nlr. Evans, from the
'inance Cnnnniii"r, rrp"ii'd the hill HI
ROM The llnuS" Tor the suppuri al the In II
IAN Department Tor The fual yrar A.
nd ID Il," bull was considered ~ 10
committee Of the Whole, and then pas.
ed