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Rhode Island

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Parent Issue
Day
20
Month
April
Year
1846
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

An elcction for governor aud Legislature has just taken place. Diman, the "Law ánd Order" candidate, received 7464 votes : Jackson, the "Restoration" candidafe, 7392 ; and Harris, the Libert candidate, 158. It is lhe first timé a Liberty ticket has been nominatèd. Sy Mr. Webster has npent a duy or two of the Senate in defending tlio AahbUrtori treaty. Mr. Ingcr8oll in the Honse, haa charged Mr. Webster wiih "inisdemcanors ín office, frnudulent misopplication ond obüse of thè public fonds, oud corrupting party pre6tfes with monèy appropriaicd by law for the contingent expenses of foreign intercoufac." Alero that he was êxpelled Trom the office of Secretary of Staie.be'Ca'úse he was n Iraudulent defaulter, and lie did not refund iho money till rrtore tUan a yeur ufterwirds.- Thvse chargen Mr. Ingersoll expects to prove by the voucheri in thé office of the Department of State. The affair haa created much excitement. (L? We have not yet received a copy of Mr. Allen's new Judiciary Bill, bui it ispublishing in the True Democraf.- Ve infehd to say something on it,as soon üsWe can find spaco and time. ÉT The Receipt wit be publisted next week.