The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-02-11
RHODE ISLAND REPUTATION OF HER REVOLT
TIONARY DEBT.

TIONARY DEBT.
In preceding article have stated the obligations Of
members of the State legislature to perform their duties
under the requirements of the constitution and the oath
they taken This has been done by John Brown
Francis. He has aided in defeating the guarante of
right to petition His and his influence have been to
defeat only the payment of State claims but of any
committee to inquire into them Two be sup
posed have Influenced his acts both equally conempt
be-avarce and thirst for Office These, to his
conceptions to all cons deratons of ustce
Mr. Francis has for years been vacllating politician
originally arstocrat of the first and federalist
next democrat then whg, and democrat Like Sher
man. thinks the pay Of honest debts might be po-
icaly injurious. But further, he is a grandson of the
late John Brown his late wife the daughter of the
late Nicholas Brown, Of the lne firm of Brown Ives
The largest portion of the property of these rich houses
obtained by the extensive speculaons in State
given for the various considerations during the of he
revolution On this scrip Brown Ives received in 1892
1885, 1891 and in 1920 $475o7. John Brown received
in 1892 l79., 1884, and 1903, $3o06l, making gross
$7765s paid them which with the interest is more
than So 500 000 Mr.. Francis when member of assembly
represents for the different branches of his connexions
nearly 100000 To avoid taxation for paying those
who have been taxed to pay his ancestors for the pur
pose tickling the avarce of others lure for their
votes period when be may be candidate for Office
he has given his aid to acts of base iniquity
Ia History Of Reputation reviewed length
the position of Thomas Whippe State claims As q
sworn appraiser of the of Isaac Johnson State
tfcate valued at so cents the dollar Mr. Whipple
observed 1t is worth about that it will take time OBJ
it. Lucy Johnson says in her affidavit that Mr. Whip
pie said her in 1885, "the claim of Isaac Johnson
valid he had no doubt ofn Albert johnson says in his
affidavit that Mr.. Whpple, when speaking of the Isaac
johnson claim in ls47 said that just claim in his
opinion and ought to be paid The affidavit of Samuel
Clark OF Smithfeld states that himself and Thomas Whip
pie were members Of assembly in 1888 to s40 Mr. Clark
being ignorant of the validity OF State notes. consulted Mr.
Whippe their validity. In Whipples reply he said
there was no doubt the claims Justly due; but he
thought would not be good policy to pay them at that
tmeD From 1914 to six years after, Mr. Whipple
has opposed and voted defeat payment of claims, by
him said under oath to be justly due.
Nathan f. Dixon is practising attorney and should he
presumed qualified to perform his duties member Of
the legislature He has opposed that Juce to which all
entitled under the constitution and has failed quail
ify himself faiy and inpartially to discharge his
official duties In the history OF Rhode Island Reputation
have charged him with gross departure from official
duty The facts and the arguments supporting this charge
are fully stated in that history from page l04 to H. In
his language in speech before the house. be says
"interest has been paid and appropriations have been
paid but for what he did know 2 and yet he
gives his legal opinion "hat the DUE He
ALSO lawyer he gives another legal opinion that the
BILE that such opinion shoud be given by educated at
the law schools of Yale and Harvard PAS stated
BY his personal fiend) Was he there taught that such
statute waa good plea against claim held by who
could not legally enforce its payment Can statute OF
limitations forecose claim against sovereign poper7 We
leave this to be decided by those learned in the law not
having been instructed in that science Another fact H.
that in April l799 under legislative enactment seven GER
hcates were Issued from the treasury Three to Nathan
Dixon, Nathan Bowen and Nathaniel Monroe all OIL
which have been paid Four to Abigail Lesson Jeremiah
Kensman, James Burlingame, and Caleb Codfry all of
which due the latter having been taxed to pay
The former and the present Nathan Dixon is unwilling
10 part with his money to extend that justice to Others
which he has received from them.
Elisha r. Potter is zgzag politician; and in an ind-
rect way peculiar to himself shows his desire to evade the
payment of State notes In his remarks, when member
If the State senate in ls4s he said he claims of the petit
oners had been incurred in the time of the revolution
when had currency but paper money, when every
hing was at erorbant paper-mouey prices and that it
would not be just to pay them in full" But he passed
in silence the acts of consolidation enacted by the
general assembly in June August October and Novem-
1882 BY these acts the general treasurer direct
ID to call IN an outstanding claims rede, them 10 their Just