The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-24

fraee party, and they would easily have pa,
down the insurgents had they been thrice a,
formidable. Their desire appears to have been
to do this without the sacrifice of the lres Of
their citizens.
The steamboat despatched on Tuesday eve
ming TO Newport with the Governors order
arrived at o'clock on the following morning
bringing about a hundred and fifty men under
arms, consisting of the Newport Arti lery, Ia.
Bristol Artillery. and n company from War
rem The Providence Cadets, Light Infantry
and Marine Artillery who were under arms
during the night. continued in the field. Ear
ly in the morning large number of citizens
repaired 10 the Cadet Armory aud enrolled
themselves under the veteran Colonel, William
Blodget, in obedience 10 the following sum.
mons from the Mayor:
Cry OF PROVIDENCE.
Mayors Office, May Is. 1912. {
All citizens friendly to maintaing the peace
and good order of the City, are urged to Law
aside their business for this day and assemble
at u o'clock, A. NJ with arms at the Cadet
Alarm Post.
THO'S. NJ. BURGESS, Mayor.
If any have not arms, they will be provided.
In the course of the morning paper was
circulated under the signatures Of eleven of
the Senators, Representatives, and other off.
GERS, elected under the Peoples Constitution
in which they declared that they had never
contemplated carrying the Constitution into
effect, in opposition TO the power of the Gen.
eral Government, and while they protest
against the course taken by the President as
a violation of the rights of the people of the
State, they decline acting further under their
respective offices, and accordingly resigned
They declare also that they have never coun.
tenanced the late movement of Gov. Dorr. but
have endeavored to counteract and prevent it.
notice also appeared from Elisha Smith, Of
Smithfeld, declaring his resignation of bis
appointment as Representative. The history
of the military movements is thus given by the
Providence Journal.
The military passed through Market square
at haIf-past o'clock in the morning. 1t was
a glorious sight. The best blood the State
was in the ranks old men, honored for Their
past services, and young men, the hope and
flower of the State, stood side by side and
shoulder to shoulder. Three cheers WELCOMED
them as they passed the foot of College street
At about o'clock, it was rumored that Dor
ldu ICu OltNs LIS WClC tOiu u
hold themselves under the command of Their
respective company officers. Messages wen
despatched to the Governor, conveying this
information but it was not received with full
confidence The insurgents in arms still re.
manned around the house of burlington An.
thony and passed resolutions, the exact purpOrt
of which we did not understand, but which
amounted TO determination not TO dispersc
present. The cannon were loaded, and poin.
ted so as to command all the sides of the
house the situation is very open and present,
many avenues Of approach. The mili;ary
companies approached and posted themselye
on different sides.
The Governor. with the Sheriff, went into
the house, and informed the crowd that Their
object was to arrest Thomas W. Dor. Ihey
were told that he had left the city the Shenf
said that he should proceed to search the house
Against this they loudly protested and made
a show of resistance, but it was done thorougb
ly although unsuccessfully. Dorr is understO0l
to have left the city for Worcester. He is re.
ported to have been seen in a ca. riage, withl
pair of fleet horses, at full speed, making for
that direction. His men are exceedingly in
dignant at his desertion, and curse him openly
and loudly. After placing them, against The
wishes of all his counseors and by the exercise
of his own indomitable obstinacy in their pres
ent position, he sought safety for himself IN
| flight, and left them TO their fate. Before the
arrival of the military, or Immediately after
the greater part of the insurgents who wer
armed left the ground and disapcrsed. AbOr
twenty-five, however. stood by their guns, an
declared that, although they were readyn
dispense. they would not surrender them.
A strong party of horse followed Dor n
instant pursuit, but We fear there is little pros
pect of his being arrested in the State. Are
QUESTION will be made upon the Governor
whatever State he has fed TO. and he will Be
brought here for trial. He will very probabk
attempt TO get up another sympathizing NEE
ting in New York, and come here at the hea'
of the ruffians of whom he boasts that he car
raise five thousand; but he will never be a.
lowed to come into the State except in the Gus
todv of the law His course is run.
The Providence Courier of W ednesday says
that the Suffrage men who were left in posses
sion of the cannon, on Il promise to give then
up if Gov. King and his party would retrs
have refused to do so. They have thrown %
breast work about three feet high, and
say they intend to maintain their position
Although not mastering at the first more thar
so or so persons, their number was increasing
by attachments coming in from WoonsOcke
and Gloucester. 1t is expected that Gov. kID5
will again call out his friends to disperse thu
party and take the guns from them.
The plan Redistribution may be que,tionnbl. oae
Topaz.
In our estimation, if there Is any one prIG
ciPle OF policy for this country which admI'
Of les doubt than any other. it is the distribu'