The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-19
THE MADISONIAN N.
THE RHODE ISLAND DIFFICULTY
THE PRESIDENTS LETTER.

The letter Of the President to Gov. King
will, we think, meet the appreciation OF the
country. The press, so far as il has yet spoken,
is unanimous in support of the grounds taken
by the Federal Government. And this without
regard u party. Of course, we except one or
two ultra Democratic sheets. The Phlladel-
phia North American says
"The decision of the National Executive, it will
be seem is clear, explicit and firm, yet temperate and
concilialory in It's tone. The decision, we are in
formed is sustained by the opinion of The
Cabinet"
From the ~ Y. American Of Friday.
I" The President rightly avows his determn IA ion
to stand by the constituted authorities of Rhode
Island"
says:
The letter of the President is in all respects just
such II became him to write full and ex icit
in the declara OF his duty, and his
dischargeit The letter Of the delegation to winch we
have alluded states that the members of the National
Cabinet were unanimous in their concurrence with
the views expressed in the Presidents letter"
From the Courier q. Enquirer Of Saturday,
Rhode Isiand.--The Providence papers received
this morning do not furnish much additional intur-
nation, with respect TO the movements in Rhode
Island The indictments persist, it seems, in their
determination to proceed to the election of the revo
lutonary candidate; Notwithstanding the uneq uvo-
cal assurances from the President of the United States
that he will use tue whole power of the nation as il
is HIS constitutional duty to do-n protecting the
constituted authority of Rhode Island, against the
violence that TO be meditaed by the mob
He will do undoubtedly and there is not a good
citizen from Mane 10 Mississippi that will sustain
hun In II.
" The Providence journal appears to be Of opinion
a.. 4, Al
frage party to prevent anything very serious from
occurring. The following paragraph fir m that pa
per places the conduct of of the most prominent of
the morementpary in light SO honorable, that copy
it entire
CO. Samuel Y, Attcsu gentleman, we under
stand has with the true spirit Of Rhode Island nan,
aud with with proper regard for the duties and obj
cations of good Citizen counseled the friends OF the
Peoples Constitution, not TO proceed any further
In heir iorcble attempts to carry the into opera
ton; and has recommended the Candidates on their
prox not to allow their TO be used any longer
We trust the moderate, sober, aud rejecting portion
o.he party, will take heed of counsel one W hose
sincerity they doubt, and who can have no mo
tive but their own good, in offering IT,"
From the NJ Y Express
PRESIDENT TYLERs LETTER TO THE EXECUTIVE OF
RHODE IsLANp.-No one can read this manly and
able production without yielding his entire assent
and appreciation. 1t must not be overlooked that
TIC hotucHt ulcBdl anu unconstitutional outbreaks
even on the part OF the majority, permitted they
will certainly overthrow our government There
being force to compel obedience to the laws other
than the laws themselves, it is evident the moment
we tolerate any power greater than these we are ir
reyocably lost and it is far better to submit to tenn
porary disadvantages, and even oppression itself,
than to risk the coming Of greater evils and greateg
oppression, by unsettling our confidence in existnr
authorities, where they legally constituted.--
Time and reasn, and public opinion will easily
.fn.ts.~.
through the legitimate operations If the ballot box.
10 take any other mode of correcting them will
throw US into irretrievabe anarchy.
Would it be tolerated for moment in this State
to allow seli-constituted convention to overthrow
our present Constitution although all may admit
there are some errors in its provisions, Certainly
not; for if that should be once allowed we should
have constant succession of Conventions and /, on.
situations, which would cut every thing adrft and
there would not be guarantee left us for day of
the enjoyment of liberty or life.
The WOW taken OF the question by the President
IS the only sound and safe one. In his sagacty
hrmness and candor we may fully rely, and al
though we should be very glad to see the Constitl-
ton Of Rhode Island amended to the greatest ex-
tent desired, yet it must not be done at the expense
OF those great principles, the sacrifice of which
would reduce our political system to chaos. We
are sure that all good men and all true patriots will
take the same view of the subject
From the ". Y Sun.
ddoDE lsLAND.-We stated few DAYS ago that
President Tyler had given the present authorities Of
Rhode Island an assurance that they would be sun
ported by the General Government. This decision
Is based upon the ground that the existing govern
ment OF Rhode Island, however defective, has been
recognized as State government in all time mast
and that by the Constitution and laws of the United
States 1t must be protected from nsurrecton This
does not go to the root of the matter but we have no
time or room to discuss the question at length TO-DAY
But lmDlOre the neonle Of hot or
tbs not to proceed to extremes. There is rashness
on both sides; let them pause and become calm be-
fore they cross the Rubicon. The friends of the wv
Constitution have righteous cause let them not
stain II with blood. They will succeed at last with
out this dreadful resort The present government is
wrong IN principle and anti-repubcan in its tenden-
CESS still Its immediate practical evils are not so
great as to require the shedding of human blood for
thelr removal: The President in closing his letter
forcibly remarks
mo portion OF her people will be willing to drench
her fair fields with the blood of their brethren in or
der to obtain redress of grievances which their own
constituted authorities cannot, for any length of time
resist II properly appealed to by the popular voice
None OF them will be willing to set an example, in
the bosom OF the Union, of such frightfu disorder
such needless commissions Of society," such danger to
lie, liberty, and property and Ii ely to bring discre-
DIT on the character OF popular governments NV
reliance on the virtue intelligence and patriotism Of
her citizens IS great and abiding, and will not doubt
out that spirit Oh Cancellation will prevail over
rash councils, that all actual grievances will he
promptly redressed by the existing Government and
that another bright example will be added to the
many already prevailing among the North American
Republics, OF change without revolution, and re-
dress OF grievances without force or Violence
The crisis Of this momenous controvers, is near at
hand The elections under the Constitution, which
nave been forbidden by most tyrannica law of the
Legislature, are to take place on Monday ANY at
tempt to enforce the penalties of that law will
most assuredly produce violence. 1t is against the
spirit oil the age for mnorities to inct such punish
ments upon majorities.
Py private letter received yesterday, and written
a. rroVloence the evening BEFORE we learn that the
RESIDENTS letter somewhat dampened the spirits of
the suffrage or constitutional party but that there