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Delegates to the Convention.

At a meeting of the friends Of Law
and Order, in this town, holden at the
State House, on Monday evening last,
William S. Nichols, ESQ.,, called the
meeting to order. Michael Freeborn,
Esq, was elected Chairman, and William
II. Cranston, Secretary.
The Chairman read the notices calling
the Conventions, and also this meeting,
for the purpose of electing Delegates to
the Convention to nominate State officers
for the ensuing year, and to the Conven-
ton to nominate a Candidate to repre-
sent the Eastern District in the next
Congress Of the United States.
GEORGE HALL,
ROBERT B. CRANsToN,
EDWARD w. LAwToN,
EDWARD CLARKE,
J. ALFRED HAZARD,
&. T.. ROBBINS,
our Senator and Representatives in the
General Assembly, were elected Dele
gates to both Conventions, and we're EN-.
powered to fill any vacancies that might
occur in their number.
The meeting then adjourned, sine die
M. FREEBORN, Chairman.
W. ii. CRANsToN, See'ry.
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ODD FELLows.-The Committee appoint.
ed by the Nantucket Lodge, No. 66, |. .. D.
F. to receive donations from other Lodges
in aid Of the Brothers, sufferers by the great
FIRE in July last, have acknowledged the re-.
ceipt Of donations from $50 Lodges, and let.
,ers of sympathy from al. The amount re.
ceived from The Lodges in twenty-,hree
States, including Texas. amounts to &c..
073,47. Letters Of sympathy alone have
been received from Lodges in Vermont,
District Of Columbie, Wisconsin and Missouri.
Lodges in East Florida and Michigan have
not been heard from. In addition TO the
money received, 10 bbls Of Flour, 8 kegs Of
Butter, and one box Of Hams were received
from Acusbnet Lodge, No. al, !. y. y. F.
Of the amount received $ll9 20 has been
expended, incidentally, and the balance ($5,
968 39) has been distributed among sixty
four members Of the Nantucket Lodge. suf.
ferers by The fire, in such sums. as in the
opinion Of the Committee the several cases
demsnded.-N. Bedford .Meresyy
Rhode Island Lodge No. ~, Of this
place, was among the contributors, and gave
the sum Of $40 in aid Of their distressed
Bre,hren.l
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NEw HosoRs TO President PoLx.--The Low
ell Courier Of Saturday recommends the late
message oil the President, as a suitable essay for
the consideration ofthe managers of the Ameri.
can Peace Society, who have offered a prize
for the best essay on the subject of Peace-the
best method OF securing its blessings all over
the world !" The President, it will be rccollecte1
says "ths rar with Mesico) 1iH continue to D,
prosecuted rith rigoy, AsrHE nrsr MEANS or sEcu.
RING PEAcE"
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HERALD AND RHODE-ISLANDER,

! "CIrl OF NEwroRr. But little
doubt now seems to exist that we are
destined, once more, to have a City form
OF Government. The preliminary steps
have been taken and the tone Of public
sentiment appears strongly in favor OF the
proposed change, An adjourned meet
ing Of our citizens was held at the Towr
Hall on Tuesday evening, to hear the
report Of their Committee appointed at
previous meeting which were instructed
to draft a Charter, &c. for City form
of Government.
The Committee reported bill which
was read eatire and by sections. Aftel
being considered, and amended in some
Of its provisions, it was passed.
The following resolutions were then
unanimously adopted:
Votsd, That the Bill for a City Charter OF
said Town, reported by the committee hereto
fore appointed to present the same, be and the
same is hereby accepted
Voted and resolved, That committee Of
Five be appointed, in the name, and behalf o
the Town, 10 petition the General Assembly
ut the next January session thereof, to sra"
to said Town Charter of incorporation as I
City, in conformity to the provisions of sait
reported Bill, with such alterations or amend
ments as the Assembly may think proper tt
make.
Yoted and resolrsd, That the Senator, ant
the Representatives Of this Town, in the Gen
eral Assembly, be requested to aid in procur
ing the grant Of said Act Of incorporation.
Voted and resolved, That the Committee
cause 1900 copies Of the Report made to the
former meeting, and OF the proposed charter
to be printed for the use of the Town and Gen
eral Assembly, and that SO dollars be appropri'
ated for that purpose.
The Moderator appointed for the Commit.
tee, the gentlemen who composed the Com
mittee that reported the Bill, viz: George
Turner, Richard X. Randolph, Benjamin
Finch, Robert p Lee and Silas II. Cottrell.
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Later from Mexico.

The packet ship Norma, at New York from
Havana, brings dates from Vera Cruz to Dec.
I'd, Mexico to Nov 9th, Tampico to Nov.
25th, and chihuahua to Oct Goth. We take
the following from the summary of her news
in the N. Y. Sun:
| Another change has occurred in the Cabinet,
owing to the conflicting views of the men in
power: Don Antonio Haroay Tamariz, Sec
retary of State, has been superseded by Don
Juan N Almonte. The popular candidate for
President is Almonte. He unites the masses
in his favor. General Canalizo is reported to
have arrived at Vera Cruz in the steamer from
| England. Great enthusiasm is said to exist
among the people in favor of the army and the
war.
The Church has been pressed into the SER
vice of the country, Government having exact
cd contributions upon the property of ''the
secular and regular clergy of both sexes" to
the amount of two millions of dollars, for which
drafts have been issued as follows on the
Archbishop 81 100000; on the Bishop of Pue-
ba $400, 900 on the Bishop of Guadalaxara
$2O0,OO0 OH the Bishop of Michoacan $780,
600 4; on the Bishop of Oajaca 100000; on the
was in favor of this exaction, as the Church
had recently shown itself too oficous in the
cause Of the monarchists.
While these contributions are being levied
throughout the country, large amounts of spe-
Gle are being exported. The steamer Clyde
alone took 81 900, 900 in specie to England, on
the Cd inst. from Vera Cruz. Dispatches from
Santa Ana were received at the Capital on the
23d ult. dated at San Luis Potosi. He had
made arrangements to post his troops at certain
quarters not made public. He presses the
Government for more resources.
We find no farther accounts of the rumored
insurrection at the City of Angels, in which
$50 Americans were said to have been massa-
cred. We have various rumors of Santa Ana 8
movements, apparently intended to conceal
his real designs. One announces his retreat to
Queretaro, another puts him on the road to
Mexico, third sends him to Saltillo, &c &c
Two large forts are going up to defend the road
to the capital, one at Tlascala and the other at
Santiago.
Our advices by this arrival lead to only one
conclusion--a desperate battle is to be fought at
or near San Luis POtosi. Mexico will have
thirty thousand Of her best troops in that con.
fiict, and the United States will probably have
at least half that number.
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MONEY REcovERED.-The thief ad.
vertised in our last paper, with all the
money stolen from the brig Palestine in
our harbor, was arrested near the Stone
Bridge on Wednesday evening, and
brought to this place by Mr.. VIM. Mason,
and Mr.. Peter Lee, who subsequently
received the reward Of one hundred dol
lars offered by Captain Sturtevant. The
fellow was examined and committed for
trial at the next term of the Court ol
Common Pleas.
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6eral0of the Timesi,
RHODE. Isl Err;
NEWPORT:
Thursday Morning, Dec. 81, 1916,
~ Law and Order.---A Conven

~ Law and Orller.---A Convention
will be held at the State House in Providence
on THURSDAY EVENING, January ID, Al
clock, by the friends of Law and Order, fol
the nomination of candidate for Governor and
general officers for the ensuing political year
The friends of Law and Order in the several
towns are requested to elect delegates in the
Convention, equal in number to the members
of both houses of the General Assembly to
which their respective towns are entitled.
BY order of the State Committee.
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to lay waste a foreign one his forge il
slilled, his field left barren, that he ma,
spread desoIaiion elsewhere and 'bt
soil is left notended here, that the hus
bandman may there faiien with the
bodies Of its defenders, or as probably
with his own, that which il is pretended
he shall gain. Between death, disease,
and absence, the loneliness Of women,
the heIplessRess Of children and old men,
the deslruciion or the decentralization ol
those who were their stay, tho stop
page Of employ ments, population il
probably decimsted, and property with
il. The public effort is directed to the
arts Of destruction. not Of production. -
Exports, except OF men and coin, Of fire.
arms and munitions, Of ya.ions and the
baiile-horse and his forage, decline and
the returns Of this new commerce are
bulletins, ship-loads Of diseased and
maimed, and now and then The bones OF
a Cross, a RINGooLD, or a RIDoELY !
Meanwhile taxes and loans walk up and
down and a heavy debt is entailed
upon another generation, impoverished
in advance, 10 assist the payment.
As to aggrandiz ement by any of the
new means now set before US, no nation
was ever in a position that would so lit
tie excuse its being seduced from its own
easy snd ample happiness and greatness
into enterprises against those Of others
For US 10 turn ",he fools Of false domin-
ION" would be a madness beyond any
that history can present, in all her long
roll Of errors and Of crimes. What do
we not possess within to crown peoples
wishes ! Or what have we not, in the
mere natural and blameless course Of
our prosperity, that does not, in its won.
ders Of advancement, laugh at all the
grandeur and the progress Of conquerors
and kings f!
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By order Of the State Committee.

REVIEW OF THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
We publish to-day No. 2 ofthe Review
ofthe Presidents Annual Message to Con-
gress from the Intelligencer. In our next
we shall publish the third and concluding
number. They should be carefully Pc
rused by every man, woman and child in
the country.
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Correspondence Commercial Advertiser.
WAsutsoToN. Dec o6tb

An addition Of ten regiments to the regular
army is to be immedistely proposed. The
forre is to bo enlisted for the whole war. The
officers are to be appointed, I presume, only
for the war. There will be several additona
brlgadier generals and one major general.
Mr.. Benton 10, it is said, highly delighted
with the prospect Of his appointment 10 tn,
high Office OF lieutenant general. The projec
viii no doubt succeed, though there has beer
some effort to prevent il.
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s+Western District.-.The friends

1rWestern District.--The friends o.
Law and Order in the Western District will
hold Convention at the State House in Prov
idence, on THURSDAY, January 14th, al
5o'clock p. m, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate to represent the District in the
next Congress. The friends of Law and Or
der in each town are requested to, elect dele
gates equal in number to their Representa-
tives in both branches of the General AS
sembly.
BY order of the State Committee
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1t seems to be settled that gun cotton explodes
a far lower degree Of heat than gun powder
and this fact has convinced many in Great
Britain, that it is highly dangerous. Our foreign
papers by the Cambria mention numerous in.
stances of serious injury caused by its prema-
ture explosion.
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II Capt. Thomas F. Marshall it is stated in
the Louisville Courier, has resigned the com.
mand of his company. He subsequently got
into a difficulty at Camargo, for which he was
ordered under arrest, by Gen. Thomas Marshall.
He was to be tried by court-martal for his
duel at Lavacca.
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MAssAcHUsETTs.-By the returns con.
tanned in the Boston Atlas from the sc.
cond and fourth districts, the election oi
both the Wing candidates to Congress,
Messrs. King and Palfrey is placed be-
yond doubt The election took place on
Monday.
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NJ Eastern District.-The friend

~ Eastern DfStrict.-The friends OF
Law and Order in the Eastern District, will
hold Convention at the State House in Prov.
idence, on THURSDAY, Jan. 18th at 8 o..
clock, p. m. for the psrpose Of nominating q
candidate TO represent tine District in the next
Congress. THE friends Of Law and Order in
each town are requested to elect delegates
equal in number to their Representatives in
both branches of the General Assembly.
By order of the State Committee.
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The New Jersey oystermen forwarded some
fine oysters to the Hon. Henry Clay, present
which he acknowledges exactly suited to his
taste. The package went through to Ashland
without charge for freight or commissions Of
any kind. e..
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The very last curiosity We have seen spoken
of in the papers, is e. 1heei that came off a
dogs tail when it was raggin." The man
that sent it in has entirely retired from public
life.
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From Tho " O. Pi1nnnne Dec %

GEN. ScoTr This distinguished officer. ac-
eompanied by Major Smith, Capt. Monroe :,
and Lieuts. Scott aud Williams, arrived in our
city yesterday and took lodgings at tho ST.
Charles Hotel The general appears to be in
excellent health and spirits, and we learn
leaves for the seat Of war in the early part Of
the week
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Further Mexican News.

by tho arrival Of the sch. Martha Louisa,
from Havsna, we are placed in possession OF
onr full aud regular files Of the papers Of that
city and our correspondence.
The Diario de IA Marina is particularly we'll
informed in Mexcsn affairs, and we gather
from IL some items.
The chief Of the Mexican difficulties Arise
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By yesterdays papers we regret to learn that
the Hon. M. BARROW, U. s. Senator from
Louisiana, lies dangerously i'll at Baltimore
Little hope was entertained Of his recovery at
the latest dates.
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Advices from China mention the death of
Robert Thorn, Esq, British Consul at Ningpo.
He had resided in China for many years, and
was one of the best Chinese scholars, among
the foreigners, in the country.
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II The contest for the command ofthe Penn
sylvania, New York and Massachusetts brigade
is said to be between Gen. Cadwalader, of Phila-
delphia, Gen. Ward of fWestchester, w. Webb
of New York, and Gen. Viele of Troy.
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VOLUNTEERS. we have notyet heard of
the enlistment of solitary private soldier within
the limits of our District we would suggest TO
the patriots of Locofocoism the expediency of
opening enlistments at the polls throughout the
District, to see what proportion of those who
venture to pote the Texan ticket, will volunteer to
fight its ,oars.-[ Salem Mass) Register.
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: MIR. BelknaP has commenced the use o:gun-
cotton, in blasting, on the line of the Vermont
Central Railroad. 1t has also been used for the
same purpose at Lowell, on the new Canal
Bunker Htu aurora.
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Happy New Year.

"Happy New Year !"-let the sound d,
Pass the wide, wide earth around ., =
And let Joy roam far aud free, -
Hand in hand with charity. =.
Far from early scenes send
Health to every absent friend. - ::
In Imagination stray
Through village far away
There, my home Of other years,
I As left il last appears,
With the old familiar hall,
Friends, domestic hearth and all.
"Happy New Year !'-let the sound
Pass the wide, wide earth around
And heartfelt pleasure bring,
With each New Year offering.
Where a welcome feast for all
Waits the New Year morning call @.
Where long parted friends unite
Round the hearlh-fr blazing bright.
There, let no dark.ruling sway
Mar the New Year holiday. ~
"fIappy New-Year g"-let the sound
Pass the wide, wide earth around,
Far as language can convey
Joy, or HAPPY New Year" say
Greeting in iar-distant lands,
Happy homes and household bands. ~.
Let the merry sound beguile, .,.'
Care and misery awhile,
And like early flowers Of spring
Pleasing recolleclions bring. t n, D.
Peace guest on earth remain, \. H.,
Universal gladness reign. .-.-..-
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The New London Morning News, under
date Of the 25,h instant, says a considerable
quantity Of the Atlantic's engine has been
taken out, and is on the dock nt that place.
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The ship Rhode Island has arrived a, Bris-
toI, r.. I. for tho purpose Of taking on board
the boats built at that place for the purpose of
Transporting them, together with other boats
built at Boston, Warren and this place, for the
U. 8. service, to Vera Cruz
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Government has given orders TO all the iron
foundry establishments in Albany for large
amounts of bomb.shells for the Navy.
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CoNGREss.-lt will be seen by the Con-
gressional report, that OIL Thursday last both
Houses adjourned over until Monday.
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The Rsmainscf ~ Lamented Mgioy Risggoid
reached Baltimore on Thursday night and were
received with military honors.
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Col. James Bankhead, military comman-
dant at New York, has received orders to join
his regiment, Cd artillery now serving in
Mexico.
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To keep the hands from chapping let them
be rubbed alright dry" after every time they
are washed
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There is, in the British Museum. an almanac
written on papyrus, nearly 5000 years old.
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The GENERAL ASSEMBLY of this State,
will meet in Providence on Monday
next.
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|
back, in plaques at least equal to the i'll
which has been inflicted and sball, es-
pecially, be Improbable, except to ty.
rants and their power, the appointed d
scourges Ola nations crimes There
is no truth in all history clearer than this:
that the country which is weak or bad
enough to let its prince or its president
arm himself,with its strength, in order to
lrampls upon the independence Of a.
nother State, never fails speedily to make
bitter atonement in forfeitures Of public
happiness, and especially 10 that which
is the chief of all, public freedom
Even in a mere despoism, in order that
the pride OF him who is the master Of the
State may be gra,ifed with the bloody
addition OF new realms and fresh vassals,
the subject must pay his life and his
treasure TO purchase for his lord new
slaves and, no matter what his previous
servitude, each fresh conquest only
serves, as to him, to rivet with addiiionsl
links his actual chains. For Govern
pepts cannot be built up TO that staicli-
ness and strength from which rulers long
TO look down, without pressing heavily
upon their foundations, the multitude, in
proportion to the spaces they cover.
1fihese be the hard conditions, as 10
subjects, on which foreign conquests
must be made, still worse is il in a free
State, true Commonwealth, where
each man has, Of course, So much more
ol freedom TO guard, of happiness to lose
There, the effect NJ dominion violently
extended is every way deplorablc. The
citizen. diverted from pursuits that rem
der hIs native land smiling, goes forth
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DIED

On Tcesdsy evening ST. ;rst ate, short sid pain
ful Illness, RUTH +. wife OF William Ellsworth, snd
daughter OF Cyrus sad Mary Bsslnsa :as {ita yeAE
OF her age
The friends .: the family SIRE recsesta ;. attend her
tlrarsl This wednesday, afternoon a: oces t-ur-,
her ate residence, 81 Wshins;oa,st He. remsEs 10
Be conveyed - Hyis-PSrS Dutchsss Co Tor intsrn.n:
On the s,h inst after lingering Illness. THOMAS
CONNER. Esq sser; ~ years sud SIX months
BIS friends and islncarce and those OF MS brothers
ta-sv George RcsrJ; John 4. Rics-i. Peter Colv-r
Jscob 3. I6x-s6s ana Dsv;i vSn Nance. and the
members OF MutuSi Ledge No. = Q: TIE o Of o :;
$50 TIE Exempt Ererasa. snc toe Fire Department
senersly are respectfully invited 10 attend MS GntTs
CT Thursday Ioss inst O'clock 7. y nom hs ste
residence No O. GoGvsrcscrst without farther NV
sstio1 q
on Monday evening at % minutes Before II O'Clock
q paralysis M RALPH SWEET. in Tie 18th yeSr OF
his age.
The -elatves snd friend. OF tie FAMILY syc respect,
fully rrited 70 stend n, funeral MS lse resi-:
dence l0l vsndsr st this Wednesday, afternoon eth
On Tuesday evening Decen,ser s,h, IDA MARIA only
dausetsr OF Emanuel and JsRe N Lister aged uoe,A.
and Gsys
On tie Str instant, Mr. THOMAS EUsTAs, native
OF Ireland, ssed 81 years.
us friends aud lie members Of Phonx Assembly No
aad OF Washington Assembly No. s. 0. OF Beresns
No. - Moatsolnery-st 5hi- day NJ o'ciock ?. N
On tee 5,h r.t st Woodbridge. CT ABNES l. BA
hER n The 27th year OF his ssr.
The relations and friends OF he family ere respectful
y invited attend his funeral this afternoon ats O'CLOCK
? IL from TIE residence Of his bsotaer;nlsw Elias G.
Drake. No Sehch.st
Their Friend. and the members Of Njessrs Hose &C.
No are respectfully Invited sttsud her tunerSl On
Wednesday, a: o'clock P from the.r residence Nc
- Sose-st
Al tie residence of MS father II Colu;nbs Herkirer
GO. y 1 on ;he l5;h November last of Consumption
Mr.. ELISHA BENEDICT. recently Of Uacs. aged n
years Ne" York and canaaa papers please notice
3sSnat!eston 5. c. %. Hon Henry Dess. IS
At West Cambridge. 2s;h nj. William Gutter s pep
sioner OF the Revolution. $
At NewOr!esns on the oath OF November in tue Seth
year of his age ALEXANDER PAIcKSEY, OF New.
York.