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The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1860., [Electronic resource], Secession movement at the South. (search)
re, nevertheless, referred the matter to the Commissioners on the Revision of the Statutes for their opinion. It is understood that the Commissioners will advise a repeal, and that Gov. Fairbanks favors this action. Governor Sprague, of Rhode Island, has publicly declared himself in favor of the immediate abrogation of the Personal Liberty bill of that State, and he thinks that the General Assembly, as soon as they convene (in January,) will without hesitation second his own sentiments by repealing the obnoxious statute. The Rhode Island Personal Liberty act, in the opinion of legal men, is so constructed as not to conflict directly with the provisions of the Constitution. Its spirit and intention, however, no one can doubt. Like the enactments of other States, its aim is to embarrass and obstruct the execution of the constitutional provision for the rendition of fugitives, and in this respect is a violation of the sacred compact. The repeal of the Personal Liberty laws
The Daily Dispatch: December 25, 1860., [Electronic resource], The militia of Rhode Island. (search)
The militia of Rhode Island. --The enrolled militia of Rhode Island for the year 1860, numbers 18,540 men. The city of Providence has 6,729. These figures are very respectable. But who ever saw 2,000 soldiers in Rhode Island? The militia of Rhode Island. --The enrolled militia of Rhode Island for the year 1860, numbers 18,540 men. The city of Providence has 6,729. These figures are very respectable. But who ever saw 2,000 soldiers in Rhode Island? The militia of Rhode Island. --The enrolled militia of Rhode Island for the year 1860, numbers 18,540 men. The city of Providence has 6,729. These figures are very respectable. But who ever saw 2,000 soldiers in Rhode Island?