The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-29

that n portions Of the State its effect has been
all that could have been expected from il.
In other portions of the State, and especially in the
city of Providence regret to say that a different
spirit has prevailed and the leaders of the revou
tionary movement have ndustrously circulated
among their followers the most perverted consrue-
ton OF its contents as if favorable to their cause
while, at the same time, with strange inconsistency,
they have represented abroad that the President is
hostile to the rights Of the people, in order TO excite
that bad sympathy against the government Of this
State and the United States, which is intended TO
array with them against the supporters of both the
lawless of the inhabitants of all the surrounding
members Of the Union. In pursuance of their long
settled intention to usurp the government Of Rhode
Island a large number Of our people have met in UNI
lawful assemblages for the purpose of holding their
pretended election OF town, county, and State off,
GERS and persist in their resolution TO organise their
pretended government, on the first Tuesday of May
ensuing at Providence. Relying their leaders
now almost openly profess upon the physical force
Of the reyoutonists, and of their sympathser.
abroad, rather than upon constitutional right they
are daily and nightly assembling iii various parts of
the city of Providence, and iii some parts of the
country, bands of armed men, and periectng them
in military discipline, with the ayowed purpose Of
dyerthrowing the government Of this State | es-
peciay ask your attention 10 the notice lately
published by their State Committee, in the organ
of this party in State and country, calling
upon the chartered companies of this State, some
OF which are known to be in their interest, and
the volunteer companies which have been formed, to
assist in the escort of their pretended State officers
on the aforementioned day of the organization of the
usurping government,
This is but another step in the unprlncpled plan
kod out for them by their leaders in he spirit Of
all revoluton5-"hat, without locking forward to the
ultimate result of their doings, they should do the
thing next in order we'll and let the occasion prompt
that which is next to be done The danger to the
peace and properly of the State from this feature
in The plan of their now desperate leaders is too i'm
minent to be longer overlooked. AT The time Of your
last adournmentit well hoped that altho ugh they
had despised all authority, executive, Legislative and
judicial, known and heretofore respected in this State
they would, some of their resolutions imported, il
the opinion of the President against them, no
longer persist in course destructive Of gov rnment
here and of all republican government in this
| thy. His letter coming with the full concurrence of
the present cabinet, known to embrace tie highest
lent ard constitutional knowledge in the country SO
far from producing the desired and expected effect
has been quoted To the ignorant sanctiunng all
their measures and with some Of hose who could not
be deceived, has been used To raise issue be-
tween them and The authorities Of the u United States
which il would seem, that are hardy enough TO
wish to decide by force, la this new aspect of our
affairs, have thought il to be my duty to conye .
you in special Session under the power vested in III.
by law that you might decide for yourselves what
measures proper to be taken for The safety Of tie
State. The Constitution of the United States while
1t guarantees to every State in this Union republic
can form Of government makes imperative upon the
General Government the protection of each, apIl
cation Of the Legislature, OF of the Executive when
the Legislature cannot be convened, against domestic
rioience
am fully aware of the extreme delicacv which YOU
must feel in inviting, against the most violent
and unprincipled of your fellow citizens the aid of
the National Executive, and have endeavored, as far
was deemed eNpedient, through the committee
heretofore sent, 10 avert so hard necessity, When,
however many are Of opinion that the case contem-
plated by the Constitution for such interference has
arrived and believe that traorous combination al
ready exists to an alarming extent here and is extend
ing itself abroad through sympathies always ready to
rise against law in favor of general license can
no longer take upon myself the responsibility Of de-
laying such action upon this subject you may deem
advisable and have felt compelled to give you the
opportunity to consider and decide aqtestion of so
much Importance to the State
! would also suggest to you the expectancy of APP
pointing and providing for Board of Councillors to
advise with me as to tile Executive measures proper
to be AIKEN in this emergency consisting of gentle
men from different parts Of the State
Other measures with regard to the protection and
ton of such armed force may be necessary for
these and other purposes, will naturally suggest them
selves to you. And TO these subjects most earnestly
invite your attention.
In conclusion, pray God that he may strengthen |
and enlghten you in the performance of your duties
and enable you to pursue such in the present
crisis OF our affairs as may preserve for Us and our
posery the great boon of American constitutional
liberty gained for US by our fathers aud now threat
ened TO be W esed from US by l0wltss violence,
SAMUEL w KING