The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-04-25
III P2ESHEyf I'D EHurE MIN

liz P2ESpEAf I'D EA0bE MINI
In The House Of Representatives onihe
10Th inslsnr. the Speaker laid befdre ihai
body the following message from The Pre-
s:dsni of The Uniiea States. in answer 10
= resOIAiO1 calling tor certain informa-
ti0n.toseking tie eOuse Of.ihe Executive
daring ihe la.s troubles ID Inc state Of
Rhode Island: ..-.
T. ia Hsass q Rsprsssa,a:irss:
IA eOmaliancs with a resolution Of the
House OF Representatives Of The Esd
March las. requesting The Pgesiien. 10
lay before The House m..a
q The authority and Irue copies Of all
requests and applications upon which he
deemed il his duly 10 in.edere viii The
naval AMI military iorces OF die United
States, on the orrasion az the recent al
tempt Of The people ii Rhode Island 10 es-
tabllsh free Consultation IN place Of he
Old Charter Government, Of thai State; al
50. copies OF the Instructions to and slale-
fnen,s Of The Charter Commissioners sent
- him BY The then existing authorities Of
the State Of Rhode Island; also, copies Of
Ale correspondence between the Ereca-
tive Of the uailed States and the Oh Iler
Goyernmenl Of the Stale of Rhode Is
lad. and all the papers and documents
s.naecled with The sane; also, copies Of
the correspondence, il any, between the
heads Of Departments and said Charter
Government, OF any person or persons
connected with the said Government. aud
VI any accompanying pspers and docu-
ments: $50 copies 81 all orders i.suedby
the Executive OF the United States, or
any OF The Departments, TO military off,
rsrs for the movement or employment of
isoJps TO or in Rhode Island; also, copies
OF all orders 10 naval officers 10 prepare
steam ornher vessels Of the Uniled Safes
ior service an the waters Of Rhode Island;
also. copies Of AL orders 10 officers Of re-
venue cutters for the same service: also,
copies Of any instructions horne by the
Secretary o( War 70 Rhode Island Oh h s
sisii in 1872 10 review the troops OF The
Charter Govrrnmeni; also, 60. les of any
nrder. or orders 10 any officer or officers of
the Army or Navy To report themselves To
requested ifE 70 Geoe liz I'll da ha! e % Is
Of other papers or documents in the pos
session ofIhs Executive, connected with
this subject not above specially enume.
ra'ed';-
| have 20 inform the House that the
Executive did not deem il It's :. duty 10 in
lerfere with tie nasal and military forces
offhe United S,aies," in the la,s distar-
Dances in Rhode Island; that no orders
were Issued by .he Executive. or any Of
the Departments, 10 military uaeers, fur
ile mo emcnl or employment of troops
10 or ia Rhole Island, other thaa those
doom nanying this message, aad which
Contemplated the Strengthening Of the
garrison ii FOri Adams, which, consider
ing the eKtea. Of the agitation in Rhode
Island. was esteemed necessary and Judi
eious; that no orders were issued 10 naval
officers. 10 prepare steam or other vessels
Of the United States for service in the wa
feIs Of r rode Island; that no orders were
issned " 10 the officers of the Revenue
Cutters RI said services" that no insiruc-
tons were borne BY lie Secretary of " ar
10 Rhode Island, on his visit u 1912, TO re-
rie,c TIE tro0r. ofths Charter G9usrn-
m:a:aai that no orders were givfn,o any
oIicer or officers Of The Army or Navy to
rtport themselves 10 the Charter GoGqra.
ment. Requests and applications" were
made TO the Executive to fulfil the guara1 .,
lies Of the Constitu ion which impose on
the Federal Government the obligation to
project and defend each State of The Uni
on against . domestic violence amt foreign
invasion;' but the Executive wa a, no
;isIe convinced the edsus frdtris had
arisen which required the interpositiou
oi the military or naval power in the con-
tresersy which unhappily existed between
Che Pe"Fle Of Rhode Island. was in no
IN nner prevented FROM so interfering, BY
chg iplnisy whether Rhode Island exis-
ted as an independent State of the Union
under char:er granted al an early periad
by The Crown Of GTeA, Dritaia ar moi. Il
was enough Is the Executive 10 know
chat she was recognized as sovereign
State by Great Britain, by the treaty ec
1888. that, at later day, she had, in com
mon with her sister States, poured out
hs. blood, and freely Expended her ,rea-
sure, in the war Of ,hs Revolution; that
she was . party to the Articles of COME
Iteration: That at an after day she agopted
the Consultation Of the United States as
free. independent. and Republican State:
and Tat in that character she has always
possessed her full quota Of representation
in the Senate and House Of Representa-
lives; and, up 10 recent day, she has con-
daetcd all her domestic affairs and folflt-
ell ali her obligations asa member Of the
Cdion. in peace and in war. under her
Charter Government. as il is denomina-
I'D BY the resolution Of the House of the
I'D March. @s# e.