Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-17

| George Niles, of Richmond, Mr.. Smith, of Barring.
ton, and William L. Thornton have resigned their seats
| as members Of Mr.. DORIS Legislature
The requisiton addressed the President Of the u
S. by the Charter Legislature Of Rhode Island is in
the following words:
Whereas, portion Of the people of this State, for
the purpose OF subverting the laws and existing 90
vernment thereof, have formed a pretended conslu
ton, ana Tor The same unlawful purposes, have met IN
awess assembages and elected officers for the future
government OF tins State: And whereas, the persons
elected, IN violation OF aw but in conformity TO the
SAID pretended constitution, have, the third day Of
| May instant, organized themselves into Executive and
| Legislative Departments of Government, and under
oath assumed the duties and exercise of said power
And whereas IN order to prevent the due execution Of
the laws, strong military force was called and did
array themselves to protect the said unlawful organza
ton of government and TO set at defiance the due
| enforcement of law Therefore
Resoioed Jy the General assembly, That there
exists in this State instruction against the laws and
constituted authorities thereof and that in pursuance
of the Constitution and laws of the IT, S. requiston
be, and hereby made by this Legislature, upon the
President of the U. s., forthwith nerpose the
thory and power of The u. s. TO suppress such nsur
recionary and lawless assembages TO support the
stng Government and laws and protect the State from
domestic violence.
Resoiped, That his Excellency the Governor be re-
quested Immediately transmit copy of these reso-
lutions to the President of the U. S.
FURTHER PARTIcULARs.-The Providence Evening
Chronicle of Saturday gives full account of Governor
Kings Escort, on his landing at Providence, from New
port, on Friday When the Governor had landed, uc-
companied by his Adutant. General, Elisha Dyer, Jr.,
ESQ and his Secretary of State Henry Bowen, Esq,
as we'll as other officers, civil and military, incud-
ing members of the two Houses of the Legislature
Just adjourned at Newport, he was received by the
military, who escorted him from the wharf into the
Main street, where he received by the cayacade OF
ri citizens.
The procession then moved through the principal
t streets preceded by martial music, and finally dis
y perscd in peace and good order.
ing Of The suffrage people at Providence on FRIDAY
n evening Jonathan Wheeler presided. The speakers
were Messrs Parmen,er Bailey, Chace, Greene, and
Sc veralllhers whose names we could not learn Inc
" proceedings were conducted with proprety MT far-
!. mcnte- stated in regard TO the escort OF Governor
King that the procession made up OF men VIM
were only better than those he was perhaps
in the hroadcloh they lie also alluded TO the
" u S troops and their being brought INTO service IN
n case of an outbreak this State We understand he
remarked that should these troops shed drop of the
r. suffrage peoples blood they would awaken the wrath
and call no The fight all the friends OF suffrage through
Of out the country.
In the course of the evening the following resolution
vas adopted
p Resoired, That Thomas w. Dorr, the Governor OF
State be requested personally to represent at the
of Government the Of the people OF Rhode
Island, and TO convey our protest against the employ
ton invoking the right of the people TO establish OF
!, change their form of Government.
A. Boston, Nav 1.-THE legislature elected under the
m Charter is at Providence this day. The Prov
Gence Chronicle olast evening publishes the following
account OF the ard rescue Of Mr. Sayes at Woon
~ socket, in the shape Of letter from that town.
lie "Amos Cooke Gown Sergeant of this town) went TO
!" Mr. Sayles about o'clock this morning, Monday
and told him that he had in his possession warrant to
If arrest him. MIR. Sayles reply was, Very well, and
cd pprnissinn O this side OF The
he residing in Bernon for the purpose OF obtaining
advice from Aaron VIII ESQ., and some other friends
"Mr. Cooke assenled and they proceeded together
TO the office Of Mr. White. The news Of MIR. Sayles
r arrest spread like wi!dhre, and almost Immediately
1t after his arrival MIR Whites Office about one hun
r. dred of the suffrage men collected there and made
threats of violence and vengeance should Cooke al
n tempt 10 take Sayes away. Cooke was evidently IN
u Inundated or thought his life endangered, were
s. he 10 execute the warrant He therefore told Mr.
Il Sayles that he not arrested, AND MOREOVER THAT
!, he SHOULD xoT ATTEMPT TO ARREST HIN Mr. Cooke
then retired amid groans and hurras of the assembled
: multitude acting throughout must be confessed
10 with great prudence and discretion. This village in
!, continual excitement, and God only knows what
= will be the event
!. The mercenary tools Of arbitrary power still keep
=, their instrument Of torture in motion. Yesterday, on
the complaint Of Henry G.. Numtord, Benjamin Arnold
d member of the General Assembly for this city,
II der The Constitution, was taken before the star Chamber
G magistrate, Henry l.. Bowen under the Algerne law
,
. mold citizen of unbemshed character, and highly
. respected member OF thu Methodist church
. The follow ing is extract Of his appeal to The PEG
!. pie
selves lie ready to strike al Your liberty
the rans down Re prepared and when the be!
e str .sts Lir,ee that hour you are enancpaied"
d (From " York Express, Nay II
Letters from Washington say that the President has
instituted Commission 10 settle the Rhode Island ques
!. lion and that two members Of his Cabinetpr obably
4 Mr. Soencer. and MIR. UuShur-are IL
i 90 10 Rhode Island. There to be three Commits
sioners ofhe Suffrage party, and three of the Charter
Government. If the State Commissioners do not agree
the two members Of the Cabinet representing then
+. part the Federal Government to be the Umpres-
This proposition has been acceded TO by the Rhode Is
land members and by the suffrage Commissioners it is
i snI. All the Revolutionary party ask for, it is
added is that the Constitutional party call Conven
ton frame Constitution, allowing persons 10 vote
for members of the Convention without property qua
: LITIGATION.
Gov Dorr and Dutee J. Pearce returned last night
o from Washington, and now stop at ilowalds Hotel
n They confirm these statements, we understand
}. Office ofthe Providence Journal,
y Wednesday, May il, 1S42.
Z Richard X. Randolph and Elisha r. Potter, Esqs,
the bearers Of the requs,ion Upon the PRESIDENT re-
G turned this morning.
y No arrests ha We been mnde day
: r. e. Hazard Of Westerly, and Sidney S. Tilling-
f hast of East Greenwich, to the Ge
e neral Assembly under the pretended peoples Con-
= sttuton,' have resi- gned.
4 Correspondence Of the Express.
d Office of the Rhode Islander,
Newport, May il, lcl2-6 o'clock F. Nj.
The General Assembly Convened in this town this
morning, agreeaby 10 adjournment; but almost imnedi-
ately adjourned until z. NJ
a Message then received from the Gov. (kng)
communicating letter from the President addressed
to him. in answer to the Requson upon him made by
J. the Assembly.
, A motion made today The communication on The
table another refer il to a committee, and third TO
request the Governor TO issue his proclamation and
make The Presidents letter known to the people Of this
: State.
After some debate the last motion prevailed without
| division, and by unanimous vote.
From hr Morning Chronicle