Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-12-25
To the People of PENNSYLVANIA.

81 The most eIirlor nafy aud alarming condition Of
shing. nos pfeVsl. IN t.s commonwealth. The reg
olsr sctpn Of the Sosethment Is oycrthrnNn by com.
4otnitlon OF esu disposed persons The senate aud
house oi representatives, have been dispersed, aud pre-
vented assembling by tumuituOus and roi"us mu uudes
The hives OF The u,e"bcfs have been threatened, and
pat IA jeopardy officers Of the state government have
brrn designated the Object oi attack. Officials OF
the GsHrfal Government are now PRESENT, lnsugaung
these 'gai aud setous proceedings What the
objects OF ihc'e ouirigcs' Nothing less than trra.
sonabe attempt to destroy the present government, aud
another its stead. las perfectly well known
that constitution has been adopted by the people
Of this commonwealth, which must be established in
force according 10 the acquisitions OF the late conven
ton and the acts ut The Legislature The Senate and
the House prevented By force from assembling, and
object be drfratrdth- people reduced to the
deplutaar cpnd tOr of being wIih'u: constitution OF
ihrt SELECTION, aud g"vt rned by an unlawful a.
securely wha ehpo e to prescribe the manner aud form
~hi-h thu authnrirs OF the land shall discharge
u ihet functions We ohrgc this criminal design upon
"A leading mrnOcrs ot party VINO SEEK out WITHOUT Ell
"a irrD cuann.iy themselves from the penalties
Of the law, To- which they expose the victims OF Their
sns-h- misguided multitude whom they insiigate
ia those dreadful There persons now IN this
borough Who control the proceedings of the existing
mobsai whose word they dsappear-at whose bidding
81 they return The Senate aud House OF Representa-
tsrs prepared to proceed 10 the discharge OF their
III dutirs FDtcihy prevented, the consequences must
III fail upon the heads oi tr guilty persons urging or "a
~ i,,,ting the violence We make th,s public declaration
people he OF the true state ~ things
~ The honor aud character OF the citizens oil Harrisburg
aud the OF the judiciary here reading 'mPer,
"A aiyrly demand that legal proceeding De auof"u
MAINTAIN the peace and restore good otdr ne due
operation OF the laws he suspended, but cannot DC
uui TO res, forever We give all persons aud parties
,pr,sed IA til. recent Of violence, and IN prrpara
ton. for their continuance, ths solemn notice, that theif
acts ARE such have exposed them To- the highest pen
alues uf the laws We repeat that 1t IL the design oil
certain persons ovsfturn the laws-to defeat The IN
augurition Of Governor and the proclamation OF ths
sdspiion Of III constitution The ptete nee OF al
these acts of outrage IL that certain members oi Inc
senate aud house have been admitted on the returns
Al. L. Ia taxi heir
81 been duly elected THIS pretence IL utterly false.
- Infammatory meetings have been held, aud wrItins
published aud widely circulated IN order TO ioresial
public sentiment while the friends OF the constitution
and laws have been restrained by secretly arne
M sgaiust altering the truth to the people The time val
come ~hcn they will be hrsId-when the laws will b
eIrcurd, aud suspended justice redre.sed. A part.
vino Ia the AID Of mobs 10 sustain them canhu
IA be in the right We let the people know the truth =
"a They wilt droide the question: by the condign punsl
meat OF the authors Of all these events, di'gtacriu
10 t. character Of this aud country, and sub
M vrrsiye OF the principles Of our ife- institutions
u L : CUNNINGHAM Speaker.
- Wm " Watts, John Zrihn, Wm }. Grams. Jrss
z# smith, Wm. Hughes, Is X Mrars. u Spaci
IA man, NJ Iiinchmau, Robert Csr0ih-ts, WIN. Love
IA yas C. Fish-r 6 kmIe, John Sheriff }. Graiz,
x# Cox NJ Day, Thad Stevens, WIN. Morton, I ; Smiu
S| francis Beatty. James Sprptt, q r. Smith, Wan 4
'# Crabb Saml llutchnl, John VI Dowrll, Adam Woell
M pet, Wm K Corey, Bernard Way, Benz G. Her
Jos kouignscher, Chti-tisn Ekrnan. john MoUls"i
John Funk Solomon Dilier Charles kettrwel Ms
l tn k-nd,g, - Long, Ca'sei, Jonas Ken
f# Sanll = Reed. Sam A Pufvlancr, John Monielu
YEA Wtn Penniman, Nm Ramsey. Jeremiah Cunnn
|z ham Vim NJ Clarsn, j., R,ohsrd NJ barnard Joi
ri Her, Maurice Richardson, neuibers OF the House