The Dorr War: Or, The Constitutional Struggle in Rhode Island |
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27 Cong Acote's Hill adjournment adopted aforesaid Algerine appointed ARTICLE Assembly authority Boulston Burke's Report called charter government Chepachet chosen citizens city of Providence civil clerks Collection Rhode Island colony committee Company declared delegates Democratic Dorr Rebellion Dorr's electors executive freemen Freemen's Constitution Governor Dorr Governor King House of Representatives Island House Journals John June June 27 jury justice legislature majority ment military movement Newport Newport county non-freemen officers People's Constitution People's Convention people's government persons political present Providence county Providence Express Providence Journal Providence Plantations qualified question Republican Herald resolutions Rhode Island Rhode Island Historical Rhode Island House Rhode Island Manual SAMUEL WARD KING Secretary Senate session South Kingstown stitution suffrage party suffragists Supreme Court Thomas Wilson Dorr tion town or city treason Trial of Dorr Turner United unto vote voters ward meetings Whig William York
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Page 328 - A majority of each house shall constitute a quorum to do business; but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day, and may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner, and under such penalties, as each house may provide.
Page 276 - ... freely and fully have and enjoy his and their own judgments and consciences, in matters of religious concernments...
Page 315 - That no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship, place or ministry whatsoever, nor shall be enforced, restrained, molested, or burthened in his body or goods, nor shall otherwise suffer on account of his religious opinions or belief; but that all men shall be free to profess, and by argument to maintain, their opinions in matters of religion, and that the same shall in no wise diminish, enlarge, or affect their civil capacities.
Page 80 - ... of all the various modes and forms of government, that is best, which is capable of producing the greatest degree of happiness and safety, and is most effectually secured against the danger of mal-administration; and...
Page 315 - Every person may freely speak, write and publish on all subjects, being responsible for the abuse of that liberty; and in all trials for libel, both civil and criminal, the truth when published with good motives and for justifiable ends, shall be a sufficient defense.
Page 315 - Well aware that Almighty God hath created the mind free ; that all attempts to influence it by temporal punishments or burdens, or by civil incapacitations, tend only to beget habits of hypocrisy and meanness, and are a departure from the plan of the Holy Author of our religion, who being Lord both of body and mind, yet chose not to propagate it by coercions on either, as was in his Almighty power to do...
Page 315 - ... shall have a right to vote in the election of all civil officers, and on all questions in all legally organized town or ward meetings...
Page 324 - This enumeration of rights shall not be construed to impair or deny others retained by the people.
Page 337 - The diffusion of knowledge, as well as of virtue, among the people, being essential to the preservation of their rights and liberties, it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to promote public schools, and to adopt all means which they may deem necessary and proper to secure to the people the advantages and opportunities of education.
Page 291 - Every subject of the commonwealth ought to find a certain remedy, by having recourse to the laws for all injuries or wrongs which he may receive in his person, property, or character. He ought to obtain right and justice freely, and without being obliged to purchase it; completely, and without any denial; promptly, and without delay; conformably to the laws.