Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-12-02
A Renaissance.
FROM raE PROVIDENCE IN. - youR

FROM THE PROVIDENCE In. t. JOURNAL.
We are indebted 10 venerable friend, who takes great
nees, in historical affairs, for the following agreeable rem
nscenee Of Providence in the olden time
The burning of the old Seaver House the other nigh pro
duces ecoecions Of transactions long passed The house
supposed have been built than hundred years
ago by Mr. Seaver VINO inhabited il during mis- long life and
left il TO his ODed and sister. Obed what cal
led paper money The State had emitted large batch
opape the circulation Of which be enforced by
called the penal aw whch sentenced the person who refused
10 receive It at par with hard money penalty OF hundred
pounds In consequence of this penal law the shops
mostly shut up and The marke, closed, dollar in
silver would buy five dollars in paper Charles Lpp only
had the courage 10 open his shop which stood Whmans
land. Obed Seaver went there to buy ackknte He ask
ed the price, and answered quarter Of dollar. He
then selected one and took out quarter OF dollar bill and
offered il in payment Lppit returned the knives 10 the
shelf and told him be did take paper money Seaver then
went 10 Judge Thompson, the Chief Justice of the County
Court, with form Of complaint against Lppt for refusing
70 take the paper The Judge, by the terms OF the law
bound TO receive the complaint and decided that the Court
be held at o'clock the next Monday afternoon. The next
Monday afternoon the courthouse crowded with the
anxious citizens and each OF the parties had his attorney
Samson appeared for Seaver, and Boun for Lpp Sam
son plead that the General Assembly had full power TO make
all laws by the charter at their discretion Bourn contested
this power the bill Of secured every the right
OF trial by jury, &c. They each spoke about hour and
when they had ceased the Judge and stated that
must support the dignity of the State The laws must be
obeyed, the character Of the State required it. But many
things had been said about constitutional rights and bill of
rights &c., the Court would take time TO consider, and ad
ourned the Court to the mex; Monday, O'Clock in the
afternoon. n."@..
The next Monday the courtroom again crowded with
people The Judge took the chair again, and the lawyers
made speeches Of the before. The Judge
heard them with patience for than hours and
then arose and made speech similar what he had said be-
fore, and concluded with, "The Court will take time
slider. The Court adjourned mex. Monday, o'clock
in the afternoon The next Monday the again
filled, but the Judge did not appear. Towards o'clock
paper-money man requested Martin Seamans 60 and
see the Judge, and tell him the people waiting Sea-
returned short time, and when asked if he had
the Judge, ne answered no he had his old negro
man, and she said the had away, and master had
gone down Tockwotton look for her. and hoped he
would find her before dark TO be MIXED strong voice from
Of the seats then exclaimed this court is adjourned with
out day and the whole company and departed Thus
ended the great ackkne Thenext day the shops
opened and business revived and Martin Seamans said that
the Judges cow, in her journey Tockwoon had well de-
cded case which had puzzled all thelawyers in the State
This was the only under the penal law in the county
Of Providence. ".. OLD TINES.