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3n fail.
Merascuory.—Durng the severe snew storm
on Friday night, a man by the name of William
Hayden,” was retnrning from Cohasset to Hull,
ucross Nantasket Beach, with a horse and wagon.
Bewildered and chilled by the storm, he is rap
posed to have driven his imm,' into the water, on
the fats, near Strawberry Hill 3 and finding him
self in this sitnation, for some reason of other,
disengaged the horse from the vehicle. Being
completely overcome by this thwe, probably. by
the cold and wet, he satfered the horse to escape,
and unable to go any further hiraself, fell aLd per
ished. The harse came home on Sunday morn.
ing covered with ice and completely exhausted.
Search was wade immediately for the wan, and
on Monday he was discovered un the beach lving
upon his face @ short distarce from the wagon,
with his head towards the shore. From the ap
r:annce. of the face, the man appeared to have
en weeping. Mr. tlayden was aged thirty-five
years, This is the third instauce of persons who
have perished in attempting to eross this dunger
ous beach in the night daring u storm.—Hgham
Patriot,
Asti-Rest Trovutks.—A letter is published
in the Post, which does not contain such pucifie
news as we had reason to expect. The letter ex
presses apprehensions of an outbreak, as anti
rent meetings have been held in Gallatin and
Hinsdale, and in Germantown aud Clermont,
which they call true anti-rent meetings. ' 1t w
feared this new combination will prevent the ap
prehension of Hutehins of Gallutin, a notorious
anti-rent leetnrer. ‘U'he Post says, that as Mrs.
Vun Rensselaer, wite of William Van Reunsselaer,
one ol the proprietors of the Rensselaer manor,
was riding in her carriage, a party of * Indiuns”
stopped the horses, unharnessed them, and de
bated by the roadside whether or no they should
carry off the lady. The question was decided in
the negative, much 1o the lady's satistuction.—
Nae York Tribune.
Horrip Munbe.—A warder of the most ag
gravated and vorrid character was committed in
the village of Madison, on the Awherst side of
the river from this place, on Wednesday, the
20h of December. A tather imbruing his hands
in his own son's blood, T'he cirenmstances, as
well as we conld learn, were these. The son,
Edmund Mahoae, between 23 and 25 years ol
age, with the remaindor of the family, were set
ting at the dinner toble, when some very trivial
dispute arose betweon hi and las father, Bluuks
Mahone. The old wman then stepped up behind
his son with a large knite, (perhaps prepared for
the purpose, as we understand he had often be
fore threatenad o commit the deed) und stabbed
his sox throngh his breast-hone to the heart., A
large steeam o blood immediately flowed ou,
amft!w unfortunate victim soon died. We forbear
further comments, s the father is lodged in A
herst jail, awaiting his trial before the proper
tribunal.~—Lyuchburg Virginian,
Distressing Svicipe.=~—One of the most dis.
tressing cases of suieide ever reeortied took place
in Philadelphia, on Monday afternoon last, in
Strawberry street, between Market and Chesnut,
and Second and Third streets. The unfortunate
vietim was a sober, industrious and respectable
Irishman, named Wm. Reed, a native ol Dublin,
wged abont 50 years. The deceaced was a shoe
wiker by trade, but had been outol employment
some time, and was redaced to the lowest depths
of starvation. ¥e was a marvied man, with one
clilld=—the pattern of a kind husband and futher
Driven to desperation, for several days past he
has appurently been laboring ander insamity, and
after making one or two frintless efforts at seif
desdrnction, he finally suceecded inaccomplishing
the act by cutting his throat from ear to eur with
a shoemuker's knile,
Dreapvvr axe Fearevn Excouster Berwees
ax Ixpray 250 Pour Brars =ln the back part of
the county of Lunenburg, at a place calied Chel
sea, an accident happened which is deserving of
notice. A party of Indians had encamped there
for the purpose of eatching moose. Accordingly
they prepared a yard and began to eall them ; but
finding the moose rather long in coming, they
thonght it best to separate, and drive them into
the yurd. While one of them was in search of
the game, he enconntered a party of bears, fonr
in nuinber, He succeeded m killing three, hut
the fourth was too strong and nunfortunately kill
ed the poor Indian. When found by his com
panions who went in search of him, Lis gun was
completely bent over, as is supposed by blows
given to the animal, and the poor fellow had
grasped his knife in the hope of dispatehing him.
He was eonsiderably mangled. =st Jokn paper.
Awrvr Steampoat Accipent.—On the 2%th
ult. the steamboat Capitol fromn Pittshurgh to St
Lonis, whil: lying at 8t Mary's landing, 70 miles
helow the latter pluce, was destroyed by fire.—
Most of the passengers were asleep, but, with the
exception of three, escaped. The flames spread
upwards and through the cabin, so swifilly that
several of those i the cabiin effected their escape
by lettiug thewselves down on the after goards,
The wind was blowing a strong breeze from the
bow to the stern, which drove the flames aft.
Those who perished, were a Mr. Dalrymple,
his wife, son and danghter. They were from
Lynn, Mass., sud was vioving to u farm in the vi
cinity of Carlinsville, 1L
A 'Mr. McLane and his lady had barely time to
escape in the clothes in which they were slesping
Mr. [.\lcl.anc had upwards of 5,500 in gold in lus
trunk, which was lost,
Fatarn Arreav.—A mun by the name of Evan
Parker, of Hamilton county, in this State, was
killed a tew days since by Lemuel Harvey, of
the same connty. The parties met in lhemehc
road, where an old quarrel übout their lands was
renewed—Puarker making the attack witha Bowie
knife, which Harvey wrested from his hand, and
n turn inflieted the deadly wound,—XNash. ( Ten. )
”'hig.
Navar.~ltissaid that the United States sloops
of-war Portsmouth, Jamestown, and St Mary's
will sail together from Norfolk in a few days :
The Portsmouth and Jamestown to proceed to
ether us far as the Cuape de Verds, and the St.
glnry'u as far as her destinution will permit.
These national vessels having been built upon
the plans of the naval constructors, it is impor
tant their saibing and other properties should be
tested by a comparative trial.— Boston Journal,
Murnerixy St. Careanises, Caxapa—A young
man about twenty years of age, by the name of
Joseph Felio, was wantonly attacked in the streets
of St. Catharines, on Tuesday night last, and
struck over the head with a billet of wood from
the effects of which he died before worning.
MurvEß AxD Arsox =A man by the name of
Kimmick, who kept a small store near Valle's
Mines. in Jefferson county, Missouri, was mur
dered übout a fortnight ago, and after the murder
had been comumitted, the house was set on fire.
The perpetrators of the outrage had not been ap
prebended at the last accounts. Money was sup.
posed to have beeu the object of the murder.
Farar Duer 1 Sv. Many, Lovisiaxa.—We
learu from the Arkansis Guzette of the 21st inst,
that a fatal duel was fought, three days previous,
at a place near Pattersonville The purties were
J. M. Fouries and Eugune Vapaille, the distance
fifty slefo wit”nm, und at ihe third fire the for
mer fell mortally wounded with a ball in his
shoulder, and survived but a few hours.
SomeTHing Usvsuar.—One of our eity physi
cians inform us of a rather unusual birth that oc
curred in this cit‘y on Satwrday evening last. It
is this: The wife of a Mr. {)uuel Ryan, was
safely delivered on that evening of three children,
two boys and a girl, at a birth—=weighing in the
gregate sizteen and a half pounds. 'l'lie saine
;zyoicinn informs us further, that Mrs. Ryan is
the mother of six children, within the last two
years and four months Quincy (I ) Whig.
Harp Lvex.=The whale ship Harvest, Capt.
Coffin, sailed from Nantucket Oct. 17 for the gl
cific Ocean, and was spoken on the 6th inst. off
the entrance of Vineyard Sound, and reported
having lost her mizen mast, all her boats, and
had six men washed overboard and drowned.—
Bhe was returning to re-fit,
Key West is rapidly inproving. It has been
recently incor’pomed under the name of the ** City
of Key West ™ and it has now a Mayor and Board
of Allerman,
The Kingston, Canada, papers state that a se
rious suspicion of “ burking” is entertained in
that place. Itis supposed people are murdered,
snd Lit bodies sold for purposes of dissection.
Mawworu Hoo.—~Hiram Duell, of Hebron, N.
Y. basa ho’. which s two and a half years old,
sud weighs 1,545 pounds.
A fine lad vamed Turner, ten years of age,
was drowned near New Haven while skating on
Wednesduy las!.
Republican fHevald.
PROVIDENCE,
Saturday, Jan. 11, 18135,
Keep it before the Nation!!!
" The pollowing is the sentence of Thomas
| Wilson Dorr, which the Legislature of this
| Ntate seem determined to enforce to the very
[ Letter :
CTHAT THE SAID THOMAS W,
'DORR BE IMPRISONLED IN THE
'STATE PRISON AT PROVIDENCE,
IN THE COUNTY of PROVIDENCE,
\FOR THE TERM OF HIS NATURAL
"LIFE, and THERE KEPT AT HARD
"LABOR IN SEPARATE CONFINE
| MENTY
(7" The Journsl has been striving with all its
might, for the last six weeks, to couple Anti-rent.
istn with Dorrism. In this silly attempt it has al
most cracked its brain i and afler all, it tarns out
that Anti-rentism is pure, uomixed, defeated Whig
ism. The Journal mwade the same attempt lust
Summer to couple church-burning in Philadel
phia with Dorrismn. But when it made the dis
covery that chorch-burners were all Whigs or
Natives, it turned *right about face” and em
braced all these * Dorrites ' with a fraternal hug
and espoused their canse, They were no longer
Dorrites, but good Native Whigs, The Journal
can change its opinions with the same facility
and with about as much wisdom as the Natives
[ Whigs no doubt] on the island of Melita, who
when they saw the viper hang on the hand of St,
Paul, thought hima “murderer,” Batinatwink
ing, when they saw him shake ofl’ the reptile in
to the fire without harm, they changed their opin
ion and thought him a “God.” So last Summer
while the Journal thought the riotsin Philadelphia
orginated with the Catholics, it was ull Dorrism ;
hut when it found out that the conflagration of
the tewples of God was a ** \Whig measure,” to
carry the election in the city und county of Phil
adelphbia, (and to the eternal shame to the citi
zens of that county be it spoken, that the plan
was successful,) it was no longer Dorrism, but
Law and Order ! Nor would it he more strange
i" within six weeks or two months from this time,
the Journul should call anti-rentism, (endal op
pression, instead of Dorrism. When the Jour
nal shall hear the out pouring eloguence of the
\Whig anti-rent member elected by a coalition of
Whigs and Anti-renters, it may clange its tune,
T'he fact is, all the anti-rent dithienlties, as well as
the riots in Philadelphia, are of pure Whig ori
gin. This, no imeliigent honest man can deny,
who knows the facts. A Whig Native member
of Congress elect, was indicted not long since
for his participating in the viots in Philadelphia—
whether he has had his trial, or not, we have not
heard ; butit is to be hoped hLe will, before he
takes his seat, He may need that mark of dis
tnction in order to be popuolar with the Wiig
party. Aud as to Antirenters, we will make a
bet of two to one with the Journal, that * Big
Thunder” and “Little Thunder” both are Whigs,
T'he fuct is, both of these great Anti-rent leaders
are only carrying out those great principles of
law and order established in Rhode Island ; and
they have about as much of the character of Dorr
ism in their nature, as the members of our late
Charter government had when they passed the
Algerine act. The Anti-renters have shown the
same respect for law and order, in the murder of
Smith, as the Charter troops did in the murder
of Kilby ; and we should not be surprised to hear
that both Big and Little Thunder visited Rhode
I<lund during last summer and earried home with
them the pure spirit of Algerineism. Nay, it is
more than probable they came here with that re
doubtable New York Captain of Carbineers, on
the 14th of September. It was on that occasion,
no doubt, they stole the livery of law and order,
and hence the anti-rent difficulties ! We advise
the Executive of this State never again to show
such respect for law us to commission another War
Hawk in Rhode Island service. Has the bLill of
Capt. Olney been paid, or nor?
But to show we are not alone in our opinion
with regard to the origin ol anti-rent difficulties,
we publish the following article from the Albany
Argus; and in addition to which, we believe the
feudal lord of Rensellaer at least is o Democrat,
und hence the opposition of the Whig Anti-rent
ers in that county—at all events there is no coun
ty more purely Whig than that. More anon.
ANTI-RENT DIFFICULTIESTHE WHIGS SHAKING
CFF THEIR RESPONSIBILITY.
The New York Express, in unison with other
\Whig prints, has the audacity to insinuate that
the Locofoco supporters of Governor Polk have
femented the anti-rent rebellion. This is so far
at war with the truth, that the history of the last
five years conclusively shows that these troubles
are Whig in their orvigin. They were commen
ced under Gov. Seward’s adinistration, which
first stirred up the dark waters, in order to catch
a few votes. That spirit has been more or less
continued, until the presidential canvass of 1845,
when the Whigs formed a coalition with it in Al
bany county, on a portion of the assembly ticket;
in Rensseluer, on one or more of the Assembly
and a member of Congress ; and throughout the
third senate district, by wking up and supporting
the anti-rent candidate for senator. These facts
arc too notorious to be dispnted. Yet, under the
present tone of the public feeling, the Whigs
now are inclined to cut their associates, and throw
off the dangerous responsibility arising from these
combinations and coalitions, designed to defeat
the Democratic party, not only in this State, but
i the nation.
During the late canvass—so testing of the true
character of each party—no circomstance was
more marked, as well as honorable to the Demo
cratic party, than that they studiously avoided all
coalitions with this or any other diuéected move
ment. This position, so gratifying to every lover
of good government, at this moment gives the
Dewocratic party the commanding moral power
of doing what is right in this delicate matter, un
trammelled by the past, but regardfal alike of the
interests and wellare of the tenant, as well as of
the landholder.
[ The New Hampshire resolutions, which
have raised such a tempest of Algerine indigna
tion in the legislature, are signed by Harry Hib
bard, Speaker, Timothy Hoskins, President of
the Scnate, and John H. Steele, Governor—all
true Democrats, dyed in the wool. The nume of
Mr. Hosking must be particularly unpleasant to
their view, as he was one of the innocent victims of”
their lawless conduct during the reign of terror—
an unoffending, peaceable, and honored citizen
from another State, taken up and carried before
a “‘don’t care a damn’’ magistiate, and consigued
to our loathsome prison cells. The legislature
of New Hampshire, in the person of the presid
ing officer of their highest legislative branch,
have experienced * the tender mercies of the”
Algerines, and have administered a scorching and
withering rebuke in their adopted and transmit.
ted resolutions which have been under discussion.
[ The report of the trial of Bishop Onder
donk, before the Episcopal tribunal at New York
will be shortly issued from the prees of Appleton
of that eity. So much curiosity has been excited
from this wrial of & ** Right Reverend”’ functionary
of the Chureh), with closed doors, that we sntici
pate a great rup for this forthcoming report,
CDORRISM ON THE INCREASE,
The Journal vepeatedly said, during the Presi-
dentinl contest, that after the election was over
we should hear no more of * Dorrism,” out of the
State. The Journal must now be satisfied this is
not the coase. So far from being true, we hear
of Dorr wmeetings in every part of the Union,
even legislative bodies have have eanght the fire
and are passing resolutions condemning the sav
age cruelties of Rhode Island Algerines, and
what is still more significant, Wuic MemMnens
themselves join Leart and hand in the work of
condemnation!
( The Dorr resolutions which passed the New
Hampshire legislature, and by a vote of 170 to
43 in the House, upwards of 20 WuiGs vorive 1y
e arviwvarive! What an instructive lesson
for the moderate whigs of Rhode Island! what a
rebuke to the Joarnal of Commerce and other
Algerine papers, whose epitaphs onght 10 be,
when they “sleep the sleep that knows no wak
ing"' = Here are they who sold their principles
for gold.” The New Hampshire resolutions
have no doubt been transmitted to our Governor
to be laid before our legisluture this week, and
we hope they will “read, mark, understand and
inwardly digest them.”
The legislature of Ilinois too, the * Giant of
the West,” (as that State iz called,) have also
taken the matter in hand, and no doubt our Alger
ines will hear from that State before their present
session terminates, The Rhode Island question
‘will also be thoroughly discussed in Congress,
and we most sincerely hepe the Algerines will
receive their just due. A more vindictive, walig.
nant and cruel set rarely ever existed. To keep a
human being in a lonely dismal dungeon, at hard
labor, for a political offence merely, was never,
yo xkvER before heard of in any civilized country.
In this enlightened age who would be an Alger
ine ! To sink the magistrate in the tyrant! To
sink the man in the brute—the Christian in the
Turk—to forget or Jisregard thut Heavenly pre
ceptof doing “unto othersas ye would they should
do unto you"'=to silence all the feelings of hu
manity and prety—to keep a noble son of Rhode
Island—one, who was never known to speak an
unteuth, in a dungeon, to die by inches, to break
down his body by disease and death, that his re
putation may be more easily ruined—to subdue
and crush the mind, until the man should become
an idiot, and then, in the language of one in au
thority, to turn him onta “ poor forsnken wreteh'™
Who, we ask, would be an Algerine 1o do such
things?
But as another instance to shew that the people
of this conntry will not soon forget or forsake the
wartyr, now within onr prison walls, we publish
the following resolutions of the * Hillshorough
Committee District Convention” of New Hamp
shire, pussed Dee. 20th, 1544, They sneak the
feelings of every true patriot in this conntry.,
Resolved, That we view with humiliation and
abhorrence the course pursned by a band of aris.
toeratic nnd remorseless Algerines, claiming to be
o' New England, towards the patriot Dorr, now |
iunmured in a lonthsome dungeon, for no other
reason than that he was an able, ardent and fear. |
lvss advocate of popnlar and constitusional iree.
domn and an extension of the right of rulirage to |
wan instead of confining it to property. |
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Conven I
tion, the case of Thomas Wilson Dorr is in direct |
violation of the provision of the sixth section of |
the seventh article of the Constitution of the Unit- |
ed States, which guaranties to every citizen of |
the United States a trial by an impartial jory of
the District wherein the erime is charged to have ‘
been committed ; and of the eighth section of the |
same article, which provides that eruel and unu. |
stal punishment shall in no case be inflicted. ‘
Tue New Hawesnmine Resorvrions.—lt was
amnsing to observe the effect of the resolutions
from the New Hampshire legislature upon the
General Assembly of this State, condemnatory of
the State in the matter of their ernelty toward
Gov. Dorr. When they were read on Wednes
day last, such a fluttering among the Whig
members generally, and such queer looks from
some three or four Whig members in particular,
were really langhable to behold. The small ““lit
ter of democrats” (1o nse the elegant expression of
a prominent Whig member) present, seemed
every one ready to crow aloud=—whiie the Whigs
one and all, looked as though they felt the lash,
as of course they did. There was some dancing
of the *little white plnmes,” and some biting of
lips from the guilty ones-=while others perched
upon their dignity, tried hard to appear indiffer
ently to the matter, but their binshes told their
shame. But the funniest expression of indigna
tion might have been seen sitting upon the brow
of the * young gentleman from Barrington.”—
We could not tell whether to expect another
“maiden speech’ full of indignation and patri
otic fire, as was the great Chepachet speech, a
bout “bread and butter—and—and-—something
to ent,” or whether the bond of silence would
again be broken ina new strain; but certainly
we looked for something—very terrible—and was
waiting patiently the result, when lo ! the string
of reso!utions came to an end, and the * young
gentleman from Barrington " changed the queer
workings of his conntenance in one graceful curl
of the nose, and looked around for the applause
of his next neighbor. The resolutions however
were read and had to be heard, and the frowns and
indignation of the \Whig members cannot easily
pluck the sting which they have produced. For
our nart we liked them—they were true and good.
Martiy Luruer, of Rhode Island, is a man as
inflexible in the cause of popular sovereignty and
equal rights, as was Martin Luther, of Germany,
in the cause of reformation in his time. While
in prison under sentence of the Supreme Court
of Rhode Island, for the crime of accepting the
office of moderator of a town meeting, and pre
siding and receiving votes for the People's Con
stitution, he was visited by a “law and order”
acquaintance who urged upon him several rea
sons why he ought to relax a little of his rigid ad
herence to his political principles, in order to ob
tain some favor from the General Assembly, and
get discharged from prison the sooner. The con
versation was closed by Mr. Luther, in these
words—*l thank yon for the interest you appear
to take in my welfure, but there is not money
enongh in Americato buy me, nor power enough
in Algerineism to frighten me.”
{757 There is to be a Whig caucus next Wed
nesday evening, to break ground for the Spring
election, and to agree on a candidate for govern
or and other general officers, and also on candi
dates for Congress. I they should not succeed
in choosing the U. 8. Senator on that day, the
caucus will endeavor to settle the dispute among
the different candidates. One of them was once
cheated by a caucus. A burnt child dreads the
fire.
{9 A day or two since we found among onr
exchange papers a copy of the Bangor Whig.—
We do not exchange with this paper, and know
not whether it came to us by design or other
wise—but we find in it an erroneous :tatement
in relation to Gov. Dorr’s case. The Court has
not decided against a writ of error—but simply
against a writ of habeas corpus.
{707 Pursuant to public notice, the democratie
clectors of the village of Syracuse held a meeting
on the 24th inst. and balloted for a candidate to
be recommended to the President as Postmaster
of that village, and candidates for Canal Collector,
Weigher and Inspector to be recommended to
the State Canal Board.
Hon. Caleb Cushing arrived at Washington on
Satardoy last.
DORR LIBERATION AND JACKSON SUPPER AT THE
LIME-ROCK HOUSE, SMITHFIELD, IN HONGR OV
THE THIRTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BAT
TLE OF NEW ORLEANS
At an early hour the house was filled with the
sterling Democraey of the county of Providence.
The meeting wus organized by the choice of
Metealf Marsh, President—lsaac Wilkinson, Dan
iel Suyles, Robert Harris, Olney Ballon, Joseph
A. Scfitr, David Burt, Joseph Whipple, Joha Ld
dy. and Ephraim Miller, Vice Presidents—Orin
Wright and Lorenzo 8. Brown, Seereturies.
The meeting was ably and eloquently addres.
sed by David Parmenter, John H. Weeden, and
Welcome B. Sayles; after which the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted :
Resolved, T'hat we rejoice in the return of this
glorions anniversary, in the trinmph of Demo
cratic principles, anadst which atretarns, and in
the tume of the hero and patriotwhose name it re
calls. We honor the day, the principles, and
the man
~ Resolved, That in the honors which are now
so generally accorded to General Andrew Jack
son, and which are the crowning glory of a life
spent in the service of his country, we see the
reward of fearlessness and lirmness, a strong in
centive to the young statesimien of onr country to
stund by the right, irrespective of consequences,,
and a striking llastration of the maxim, :‘ml hon
esty is the hest policy.
Resolved, ‘l'hat as Dewocrats of Rhode Island
werejoice in common with the Democracy of the-
Union upon the result of the late Presidential
contest. But while we thus rejoice, let us not
forget that the champion of the people’s rights
lies immured in a lonthesome dungeon, suffering
the tender mercies of Rhode Island Algerines.
Resolved, T'hat the Dewmocracy of R. Island
have a great work to perform, the unconditional
liberation of Gov, Dorr; they owe it to him, tm
themselves and to the conntry ; and they can andl
mnst do it at the spring election,
Resolved, That as the name and sufferings off
Thomas Wilson Dorr has undoubtedly carried the:
late Presidential election, nud defeated the great
Algerine Coon of Kentneky, may it eventnally ba
imstrnmental in sweeping the last vestuge of Iy
vanny and misrale from the lund of the Stur
Spangled Buanner,
After partuking of the excellent cheer provided
for the occasion by W. A, Bradley, of the Lime
Rock Honse, a nmmber of toasts were sent in,
of which we have room for the following, only:
By =———. The day we celebrate—May its
annual reenrrence remind the Awmerican peo
ple of the principles of liberty and equality for
which our fathers fought, as well as of the event
which gave it immortality,
Ly V. Sayles. Andrew Jackson, the Ilero of
New Orleans, the patriot statesman and sage of’
the Hermitage—He has lived to see the decision
of the unjust Judge reversed—the vote of censnre
expunged—the lust nail drove and clinched in the
coflin of the monster—his base calumniator de
feated—thiice defeated—forever defeated!
By David Pcarce, Gov. Thomas W. Dorr—
the most noble, patriotic and untlinching Demeo
crat of Rhode lJuncl birth—tried, condemned amd
sentenced to prison for life for opinion’s sake, t»
ghut the vengeance of Algerine tyranny—Mauy he
vetlive to see his measures earried into effect by
popular opinion at the ballot box.
By 11. ;!. Sayles. Who is James K. Polk?
Go ask the two millions of freemen who have
made him the Chiel Magistrate of twenty wil
lions of people,
By W_S. Sherman. Gov. Thomas W. Dorr,
the champion of the People’s rights—M:y the
hiearts of the Democracy be made glad by his
speedy release trom Algerine boundage, nrud his
heartless persecutors consigned to the bitter and
abiding execration of the American people.
By Durvid Pearce. Gen. Andrew Jacksor, the
patriot hero—~His firmness, integrity, and pure
democratic principles has won for him unfahing
luurels which will remain untarnished in the days
of generations yet unborn—when those deeds of
his enemies will be scattered to the four winds
ol Heaven.
By w. B. Sayles. Edmnnd Burke—A true
representative of the noble hearted Demoeracy
of the Granite State, and a fearless champion of
the rights of the People.
By Osborn Jillson. Thomas Wilson Dorr—A
patriot in person and a victim of Algerine perse:
cution. “T'hough his enemies may inflict toctures
on his body=yet his virtues will outlive the infa.
iy of his oppressors
By Thomas Buffum. Edmund Burke, of New
Hampshire—A pure and sterling Democrat—to
whom the Democracy of Rhode Island are under
lasting obligations.
After which it was voted that the proceedings
of this meeting be published in the Democratie
papers ; and the company separated in good feel
ing and spirits,
METCALF MARSI, Presideunt.
Onmiy Wricnur, o :
Lorenxzo 8. Brows, Secrelarics,
Pawrveker, Jan, 3, 1845,
To the Honcrable the General Assembly of the State
of Rhode Islund :
Permit a humble supplicant to petition vour
Honors, that you wounld grant the petition of the
parents of Thomas Wilson Dorr, for his libera
tion; and may I find that favor in your sight,
which the Queen Esther found before her King,
when she plead for the temporal salvation of her
people. 1 come notboasung a long catalogne of
names; [ claim no right to dictate yonr decisions:
but I come with the voice of a female, pleading
the wish of the sorrow-striken parentsof abeloved
child, and that child your prisoner.
Are any of you fathers ! ‘T'o such let me ap
peal for *he sake of the father, whose bosom is
now torn with anguish at the sight of a son lock
ed within the cell of a dark prison. Have you
mothers? Oh! let me ask you to picture to
yourself the feelings of a mother. were you now
confined from the world, where the light of hope
could never beam upon the daikness of your liv
ing tomh. Have you sons? Then remember
that their destiny is hidden behind the impenetra.
ble eurtain of the future, and we know not but the
revolving hand of fortune may one day place them
in like condition with your prisoner, thongh per
haps the case may differ. Should such be the case,
would you not hope for mercy to be shown your
child, while your heart was agonized with griel
at the thought of his sentence. Then be merci
ful to those whq are anxiously looking to you for
relief, and imploring you to open the prison door
and bid the captive return once more to the home
of his childhood, and to the fond embrace of her
who cradled him in infancy ; whose maternal so
liecitude watched over the first dawning of man
hood, but whose heart is now bleeding at the fate
of the son of her love! Let peace be once more
restored to this agitated State. Forgeting the
past, and laying aside all animosity of feeling, act
as you may wish you had done, when you are
summoned to appear before that tribunal, from
whence there is no appeal. As you hope for
mercy in that dread hour, oh! be merciful to the
afflicted parents whose petition lies before you ;
and in the spirit of Him who has commanded us
to open the prison, and unloose the bonds of the
prisoners, go you and diffuse joy and gladness
into the bosoms of the broken hearted.
With a desire for the peace and prosperity of
all, 1 present my humble petition, beseaching
your Honorable body to vouchsafe a favorable
hearing, and, as in duty bound, your petitioner
will ever pray. A FEMALE FRIEND.
I 3 A special message has been communicats
ed to the Massachusetts legislature by the Gover
ner, calling the attention of that body to the pro
ceedings of the legislature of South Carolina, in
relation to Mr. Hoar, the agent of Massachusetts,
who was recently driven out of their territory by
the Southern power. It will probable be a fer
tile theme for many elogquent speeches in the
Massachusetts legislature, but we hope it will be
brought to an amicable and harmonions adjust.
ment,
£ Gov. Owsley, of Kentucky, has refused to
pardon Delia Webster, convicted of enticing
slaves, and sentenced to the State penetentiary
for two yenrs. L 2.
[s9° We received N.York papers of Thureday
by the politeness of Mr. Rollins of the Neptunce
THE DUTY OF TUE DEMOCRACY OF THIS s’rns,! TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS,
Mr. Editor :==Now that the Registry is closed | SECOND SBSBION.
to the satisfuction of the Democraey of the Stute, | Moxvay, Jan. 6.
we have a systein to adopt beitween this and the | Bxsare.~Communicationswere received from
2d day of April, which must be thorongly nnder- (the Navy, Treasury and War Departments. Res
stood and pursned by every Demoerat in the olintions were presented from the N, M. Legisla-
Btate. in arder to sconmpliah & vietary, whish, 1f | 0F N e ediate. auppasiie of Tente
(when the guestion should eome up. They were
referved to the commiitee on Forcign Relations
and ordered to be printed. A memorial was pres
semted from the Society of Friendsin N Y. anl
Vermont against the annexation of Texas. It
wius read und referred to the same Commitiee.
A resolution wus offered and adopted ealling on
the P. M. General for information as to the Post
Oflice system of Great Britwin, - A memorin} was
presented from sundry eitizens of Pennsylvania
in fuvor of the settlement of Oregon., A hill wus
reported to reduce postuge, with amendinents,
and a bill to give the Post Otlice Departinent a pog
manent order to transport the wailsover rail roads.
Several other petitions were presented and sev
eral bills reported, some of which were read a
second time and passed; atter which the Senaute
adjonrned.
Housk.—The committee of the Whole was en
gnged in discussing the question of annextion.
The admission of Texas was opposed by Mr.
Winthrop of Massachusetts, and .‘ir. Clingman
of N. € and advoeuted by Mr. Douglass of [li
uois. The committee rose withonttaking a vote,
The General Appropriation Bills for 1844 und
1845 were reported by My. McKay for the Cow
mitte on Wiy s and Means, including those for the
Army, Navy, Civil and Diplowatie and Post Of
fice service.
They were read twice und referred to the Com
mittee of the Whole,
A rerolution was also udopted inquiring the
cause of the great increase of the expenses of the
foreign service, |
Mr Borke asked leave to present certain res.
olutions of the legisiuture of New Humpshire, in
relution to the imprisonment of Governor Dorr.
Awmong the noiices of petitions handed to the
reporters was by Mr. Buike, the petition of
Henry J. Dofl and 120 oibers, naturaliZéd citi.
zens of Rhode Island, praying Congress 1o puss
a law to remedy the recent misconstrnctions of
the naturalization laws by the courts of the State
of Rhode Islund.
resolutely and determinedly pursued, will be sure
to crown us with snceess, and end the snffering
persecution of the whaole-sonled patriot, who, at
the expense of his own personal hiberty, has giv
en liberty to cight thousand ol his fellow citizens
in Rhode Island,
| The first great duty to be performed, is a Lar
| momous und firm unwon of the whole party, for the
| necomplishiment of ene puramonnt und fixed ob
‘Jfl:l, namely, the most speedy and most honora
| ble unconditional liberation of Twuomas Witsox
| Dorr. Without a concert of understunding and
~ action upon this question, the labors of Mr Dorr's
| friends will be frustrated and defeated : bnt with
’ concert of action the object of «ll the friends of
the suffering martyr will be accomplished, and
the intolerant and hanghty insolence of the peo
' ple’s oppressors will be ehecked, enrbed and re
buked. This union of sentiment, object und ae
tion, is a duty that we arc bound by every tie of
sympathetic gratitude to perform towards the
patriot who receives as an honor the insults and
suffering he is enduring for his devotion 1o the
cause of the people, whom lLie was the means of
investing with the power that they now hoid, of
doing their emancipator justice, Was it not for
Mr. Dorr's perseverance, cight thousand (or one
half ) of the voters in Rhodelslund wonld be as
ciphers in the community ; the servants and in
~direct tax-pavers, performing all the lubor and
Cereating all the wealth, without a voice in the
formation of the laws by which they are govern
led. Therefore, 1t is a duaty that is incumbent
upon the people of this State to rally in one com
mon cause and set the noble captive free.
Let it be borne in mind that the people of the
whole eountry have come tu our rescue, and put ‘
their veto npon the conduct of the party in pow- ‘
"er. And now that our conduct has been approv- |
ed by a majority of the States, a majority of the
electors, and a majority of the peopl: of the |
whole /nion, we have a daty 1o perform to- |
wards these majorities, the leader of our party,
ourselves and posterity, which is imperative : a
duty which if neglected will be a lasting reproach,
accompanied with the derision, scorn and con
tempt of the country and the world, upon an un
grateful and ungenerons people. But, [ cannot
think for a moment that the Democracy of this
State will be lacking in their duty on this ocea
sion. They have learned u lesson of wisdom from
the past, which they will profit by in future.
Let it be borne in wmind, thatin the Spring |
election there is only one object in \iew——lhu'
most specdy and unconditional liberation and res
toration to all political rights of I'nomas W. Dornr.
iet there be no candidate nominated to any of
fice in this State, who will not pledge himself to
use ali Lis power and inlluence, constitutionally,
to effect this object. And, us a large number of
the most reasonable and hamane amongst our
hierctofore opponents, are, and have been, op
posed to the sweeping, stringent, furions and ir
reconeilable portion of their party, will go with
us on this oceasion for a speeific object. That
there will not be exercised that proseription prae
ticed in 1842, by onr opponents, as they cannot
nse the same arguments. At that time it was the
objeet of the Democratic party to establish the
People’s Constitution. Now, the existing Con
stitution is acknowledged, and the object of the
Democracy is simple and specific. To effect this
object it requires energy, vigilance and perserer
ance. Let there be regular weekly meetings of
the friends of the cause, from this time until the
2d of April, in every town thronghont the State,
and in every ward in this city, to exchange seuti
ments and encourage each other in the accom
plishment of their object. Let every friend to
the caure form himself’ into a committee and re
solve to make another friend. Let energy and
vigilance be practised by all. Let anconditional I
Liberation be the watchword and rallying ery in l
futnre. Let there Le nnity of sentiment, action !
and object, and our libors will be crowned with
success, and the patriotie vietim will again be free !
Democrats, arouse then, 10 your duty! Be
active, vigilant, hurmomons and resolute. Grat
itnde impels yon ouward : duty and justice de
mands your action. Keep the ball in motion.—
Now or never! Let the resolnte and earnest
shout through the length and breadth of the State
be, Huzza for the immedinte and unconditional lib.
eration of incarcerated patriotism, and restoration
to all political rights, of Tuomas Wirsoy Dorr.
“CARRIER.”
Mr. Cusuing's arrivar.~The return of Mr,
Cushing from his mission to China, has excited
more general attention to the objects and conse
quences of that diplomatic visit to the Celestial
empire, than was manifested at the appointment
and departure of the minister; and from the
sketch of his reception by the Empertor and of
his personal adventures during his absence, as
given in the New York Trae Sun, and other pa
pers of that city, we have reason to believe that
his mission will be highly beneficial to our com
mercial interests, and that the account which he
will probably publish will abound with important
information.
We believe that Mr. Cushing, in his passage
around the Globe, is the first and only American
citizen who ever pursued the track which he did.
Ile first sailed to Gibraltar in the ill-fated Mis
souri steam-ship ; thence up the Mediterranean
to Grand Cairo; crossed the Isthmus of Suez;
then took passage by steam down the Red Sea,
to Bombay in India; thence on board the U. 8.
ship Brandywine to Canton; thence across the
Pacific Ocean to Mazetlan, the west coast of Mex
ico ; through Mexico to Vera Cruz, and thence
by ship Eugenia to New York—pursuing gener
ally an Easterly course ull the way. By pursuing
this novel track, he avoided the boisterous and
dangerous passages that are generally traversed by
ships around the Cape of Good Hope and Cape i
Horn, thereby shortening the distance one third
part, passing throngh mild and pleasant climates, ‘
and gaining in time, at the rate of one day in a
year.
" We shall look forward with much interest to
the publication of the journal kept by a man of
such sound judgment, keen observation, fine
taste, cultivated intellect, and practical knowl.
edge as are known to belong to the first acered.
ited American Minister to the Tartar Chief of
the Celestial Empire.
{°9" The Governor of Maryland, Pratt, sent
his message to the legislature last Monday. It is
spoken of in the Journal as * a concise, sensible,
and able docnment,” relating ‘' strictly to the af:
fairs of the State, leaving other States to take
care of their own concerns.”” By which, the
Journal means to imply that it does not, like New
Hampshire, allude to the Algerines of Rhode Isl
and ; and that paper might have added, that the
Governor who is a Whig, not being able consei.
entiously to approve the conduet of the Whigs of
this State, prudently held his peace. The fact is
that our Algerine legislature get severe rebukes
from Democratic bodies. without receiving »
word of comfort from Whig legislatares or Gov.
ernmes.,
Mr. Polk, the President eleet, proceeds from
his residence in Tennessee directly to Washing.
ton. where he is expected to arrive about the mid
dle of February.
Sexate ~Mr. Niles introduced a joint resoln.
tion of great length, for the admission of Texns
ns u State, which was referred to the committee
on the judiciary. A gnestion arising on a large
land elaim in Louisiana, involving millions of
dollars, and last Summner settled by Me. Bibb,
was referred to the same commitiee.
House.—~The Texas question came up, and
Mr. Sietson expressed himself rather favorable
to the measure, but objected to its terms and
form. A bill was reported from the commitiee
of ways and means making appropriations for
the fiscal year ending the 3lst June 1846. Mr
Adams asked the chairman if it wore his settled
purpose at once to dely and nullify the hour and
the calendar by extending the fiscal year to the
thirty first of ];me A langh was produced, and
the bill was corrected: it was an error of the
Clerk.
Tue Dexvocraric Review for January is a
good number, of an uniformly good work. It
abound# with its usnal variety of well written ar
ticles on subjects of much inter st, and is embel.
lished with a fine engraving of the late Mr. Muh.
lenburg of Pennsylvania, a man standing high
amongst the democracy and honored by all parties,
The sketch of his life, giving a view of the family
inclnding his grandfather, his uncles and his
father, all of whom were distinguished for their
learning and for the zeal with which they espous
ed the cause of the American revolution is an ar
ticle of great interest and value. The first is a
very seasonable article on * The Abolitionists.”
There is much poetry in the ¢ Bullad of Don Rod
erick.”” The article in answer to the queston
“ What is the Reason!" abounds with many just
remarks and is well worthy the attention of polit
ical economisis. * Periodical Reading' and ** Fam
ily Flattery,’’ are articles which will be perused
with pleasure and profit. The monthly Financial
and Cowmmercial article displays great diligence
and research and states many important facts,
We have not had time for an entire perusal of
this number ; but from the titles of other articles
promise ourselves much pleasure from a more
thorough reading. -
From Mexico.—By au arrival at New Orleans
bringing advices from Vera Criz to the 13th ult.,
and from the city of Mexico to the 9th, one day
later than before, the mews of the overthrow of
Santa Anna, is confirmed. The revolution is
completed, and the city was filled with rejoicing
and festivities. All the trophies erected 10 Sunta
Anna had been destroyed He was at Queretaro
with about 2500 men, which force was daily dim
inishing Ly deSertions, and his escape 1s doubtful.
His private fortune is estimated at £4,000,000,
and could he escape to Havana, he might live in
splendor. His alternative now is a disgracefu!
flight or an ignominious death
An account received at Washington says that
his army had deserted him, and he had been, by a
decree of Congress, formally banished from Mexi
co, and that he had fled.
[597 The Message of Silas Wright, Governor
of New York, delivered to the legislature of that
State last Tuesday, is a document of’ such extra.
ordinary length that we have not yet had an op
portuniiy to give it even a cursory pernsal. It is
however highly commended by the Dewmocratic
press, us a piain, perspicnons, straight forward,
business like message, which gives a lucid expo
sition of the resources and affairs of the Empire
State.
The House was organized by the appointment
of Horatio Seymonr, Democrat, from Oneida
county, Speaker, and James R. Rose, aiso Dem
crat, Clerk. The Lieut. Governor presides in
the Senate. '
[=77 What has been said in the Herald in rela
tion to the ““ deterinination to break down and
destroy the mind and spirit of their vietim [Gov,
Dorr] by the severity of punishment they inflict
upon himn''—we stand ready to prove in a court
of justice, if called upon. We have been inform
ed that it is intended to commence prosecution.
We are ready to ineet it,
ANTI RENT DIFFICULTIES.
A despatch was received at Albany by the
Adjatant General, from the commander of the
Albany Bargesses Corps, which details the pro
ceedings of that body of troops, the movements
of the Sherifl and of'the excited people, and gives
the following satisfactory intelligence :
In the course of this expedition, a very consid
erable portion of the country where the anti-rent
excitement hss raged the highest, was traversed
by the detachment, und so fur as I could judge,
the display thus made of the power and determi
nation of the state anthorities to snppress the in
surrectionary spirit, which has manifested itself
in those re#ions. has been attended with the most
salutary effects. A very decided change has ta
ken place in public sentiment, and there is every
reason to bcli‘n that the great mass of the peo
plo. even in tNose towns where the anti-rent Fnl
ing has prevailed most extensively, will hence
forth unite in disconntenancing every resort to
illegal or violent measures. 1t is my deliberate
opinion that no furiher attempt will be made to
resist the Sheriff in the execution of his duty, and
that accompanied by a small party of five or ten
men, he can make arrests or serve process in any
rorlit_m of the country without hindrance or mo-.
estation.
Tux Axsexation Question.—The Washing
ton correspondent of the N. Y. Evening Post,
thus writeg—
‘ The debate on the annexation question seems
to wax warmer and warmer in interest, vach day
as it proeceds, and is now the absorbing topic of
conversation in all circles; and contrary 10 what
I had represented 1o you, and contrary 1o what |
suppose, the opinion now predominates that it
will pass the Honse, and some are very sanguine
of the Senate also."”
£ The Bostonians will iry once more to ¢«
lect a Mayor on Monday next.
A quernm of both Honses was present on Tues
day woming., The docket of Just sersion's un
finished busimess was ealled over in the Senate,
and some petitions disposed o, The e port of
Fenner Brown fivorable to the mewmorial of the
American Peace Society was read. Alter which
the Senate wdjorined 1o 3 o'clock, P. M and
there being no business on their resussembling,
further adjourned to 10 o'clock Wednesduy morie
ing.
A quorim was preseut in the House at 10 o'
clock, Messages were sent to und from the Sen
ate, amnouncing that the several Hooses were
ready for business Some acconnts and petitions
were received A wemoral from Wilham R,
Siaples and others for #n alteration in the erimi
nal code so as to furnish ewploywent for such as
are imprisoned in the eonnty il was received
and referred 10 n Seleet Commitwe Aller seme
other business, of litlle importance, the Home
adjonrned to 3 o'clock, P. M, At the alernoon
session, sundry accounts nud petitions were pres
sented, of a private nature, and of little general
iterest The Committee 10 whom had been ra.
ferred the Texas question made report, udverse
‘o annexation. Mr. Fenner Brownmade aspevch
in oppnsition to the report, oflered several rea
sons in favor of unnexation, and controverted that
pait of the report which stated that extension of
Slavery wonld be a consequence of annexation,
Mr. Cranston followed iu fuvor ol the report,
And Mr. Brown replied, and the report was finally
re committed with intractions 1o report u resolu.
tton on the constitutional guestnon. The House
adjourned to Wednesday 10 o'clock, A. M,
The Governorcommunicated to the Senate sun.
dry resolutions of the legisiature of New Hamp
shire, in relation to the il and imprisonment of
Gov. Dorr, which resolutions have been hereto
fore published in he Herald, which produced
some disenssion in which Messrs. Bullon. Greene
and others took part. The Senae udjonrned
soon after, and found no business on thewr tabie
in the afternoon
In the Honse several scconnts and petitions
were received and relerred 10 the proper Sund.
ing Committees. A resolution was presented,
recommending the passage ol an act referring all
matters in dispute in relation to the boundary he
tween this Siate and Massachusets to commis.
stoners, provided a similar act should Le passed
on the part of Massachnsetts,
Which afier scine discussion was referred 10 a
committee. Fridoy, (vesterday) *was nssigned
for commencing the trial of petnons. Wednes
day next, at noon, was agreed npon as the tine
for the election of an U. S Senator. A consid
ernble discussion arose on the motion 1o ke up
the petition of Amon Hopkins, which asked for
remuneration of costs and expenses incurred in
defending petitioner against certain indicunents,
Leave was given to withdraw the petition. Me,
Brown of Cumberlund called up the petition of
A. Millikin &e. of Block Island for a braneh pi
lot, expressing himsell’ favorable to the petition,
and complimenting the inhabitants of that Island
as being good democrats, Reierred to the Ju.
dictary Commiitee,
Pention of the town of Smithficld that the town
may be divided into voting districts, was received
and referred to a select committee consisting of
Mesars. Moies, Braneh and Cranston.
The Committee to whom were referred, at Jast
session, the petitions for the liberation of 1. W,
Dorr, gave notice that the Commiitee wonld hear
the petitioners, on Saturday next, (to-day,) at 9
o'clock, A. M., in the Court House. The Com.
mittee on the memonal of W. R, Staples, &e., 10
furnish emnployment for prisoners, reported favor
ably ; and after a considerable discussion, the
subject was postponed for the present. A coms
mnnication from the Legislature of New Hamp
shire on the annexation ol T'exas, came down
from the Senate, und was referred to a Seleet
Committee. Also, another communication from
the same Legislature on the case of 'l'. W, Dorr
and the People’s Constitution, came from the
Senate. This prodnced guite a flare up amongst
the Algerine troops—and Cranston and Boswoiih
displayed their profound and brilliant powers of
oratory, and ineurred as much hazard inattacking
the Granite State as the viper did in gnuwing the
file. These two men, whose months are cver
open and their tongues wagging, are of that class
who ‘““are wise in their own conceit,” and their
speeches remind one of Solomon’s *“erackling
of thorns under a pot.” Mr Fenner Brown en
tered the list< against these Algerine champions,
and holding then at arm’s length, adwinistered a
powerful and signal rebuke to these advocates of
ihe lawless conduct of the Rhode Island Whig
party.
An executive commnnication from Son'h Car.
olina, in relerence 10 the existing difficulties be
tween that State und Mussachnsetts, wus received
and after sowe discussion was leferred to a Select
Comuittee ; and the Honse adjourned.
Tuespay, Jan. 7.
Tuunsnay, Jan. 0.
The Senate held two sessions—but little or no
business was transacted
In the Honse, a communieation from the State
of Massachusetts, in relation to the boundary line,
was received from the Senate, read and referred
to the Commitiee on boundary. A communica
tion from Dr. Howe, was read offering to exhibit
the effects of instructions on the blind before the
legislatnre, und a resolntion was passed inviting
the doctor to exhibit his pupils before the legisla
ture on Thursday next,at 11} o’clock. A petis
tion froin Bristol, for an act to «ecure instruction
to children employed in factories, was received
and referred 1o Committee on education. A pes
tition was received from the Inspeciors of Staie
Prison, praying for an increase of the Warden's
salary. Several concurrences were received
from the Senate, one of which was appointing a
Committee on the part of that body, on the New
Hampshire resolutions.
Avrrervoos.—The Committee on the Judiciary
reported against granting the petitions of Benja
min M. Bosworth and Wilmarth Heath for a dis
charge from their convietion under the Algerine
law, (so called.) Oun notion of Mi. Dixon, these
petioners had leave to withdraw their petiiions.
A bill for oil and pen, ink and paper for the
use of the military ordered out by the Governor
on the 4th of September last, and another (or sage
cheese, crackers and the use of knives to eat it
with, were Loth objected 1o by Mr. F. Brown on
the ground that several of these items were un.
necessary and extravagunt,
Mr. R. B. Cranston objected to these ohjections
on the ground that they were designed 1o make
poiitieal eapital for the democratic party. He
expressed his opinion that the calling out of the
military on the 4th of September prevented the
State prison from being leveied to the ground,
and charged Mr. Brown witlhrbeing an encounrager
of the insurrectionary wovewents that produced
the necessity of these expences.
Mr. Tourtellot of Glocester, said as these bills
were for necessary refreshinents and convenien.
ces for the men called ont on the 4th of Septem
ber they ought to be paid ; but he believed and a
considerable portion of the * law and order”
party believedplhnl the calling onut the military on
the 4th of September was an unnecessary meas
ure. There was no real cause toapprepend any
danger to the State prison or to the people of
this State from the Demoeratic meeting in favor
of Polk and Dallas then held in Providence. He
put it to Mr. Cranston himself whether he had
the slightest apprehension that such men as Gov,
Hubbard, and Gov. Morton came to Providence
on the 4th to enconrage tearing down the S'ate
prison or any other lawless violence.
Mr. R. B. Cran<ton observed that he had not
wished to make any remarks npon the subject,
but it was forced upon the House and upon him,
by the constant ..mf....mm.ry nilusion to it by
the gentleman from Comberland (Mr. F. Brown?
!\fr. F. Brown denied that he intended to al
lnde to exciting snbjects unnecessarily, but he
considered it his dnn{ to object to ali acconnis
against the State that he deemed too highly charg
es or for things useless to the Siate. He ex
pressed his decided opinion that the State never
was #0 safe from lawless violence as on the 4th of
Septembar 1344, when it was full of good and
orderly citizens from other Siates, who would
have aided in putting down any sach violence in.
stead of committing it themselves. He admitted
that the troops called onton the 4th of September
ought to have something to eat, though they were
cailed out nnneco-mlrili. they must eat ; but it
did seem to him, from the number of charges for
eatables that they must have been remarkably
’ hungry. —_—
Frioay, Jan. 10.
An aet pnssed inmrromliux the First Baptist
Society in Westerly. “I'he two houses joined and
the docket of private petitions was taken up, and
proceeded npon as fnrlowa:
Mr F. Drown presented and ndvoeated the
etition of Mrs l{'uhr an elderly woman for
’:berntion from her imprisonment furselling strong
liqnor without a license, on the ground of her
inability to Pay the nne imposed on her. This
peliton was relerred 1o the erunnitiee on cone
victa,
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
Torspay, Jan, 7
A resolution passed nuthorizing the town clerk
Weox¥snay, Jan. B,