The Illinois free trader and LaSalle County commercial advertiser. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-06

m. sss,o,I, y.juu,i ssuc-iio;;.
! THO f1Iloving remarks, taken from Keuiafs
Fvo,stor. show the true position Of the diff
o,,,ics in Rhode Island. They are the true sem
,imcnt, Of every American;
"The question which now aei,a,cs Rhode l.
land IS the mos, important which has arisen Ia
this country since the Declaration OF I"lePcn-
depcc. It is wig,lg ygrss. caiy rnd, ia II.
P.,Dh, o.. in tir G,rlauslh lis wlhra
,agi,,,fy IF lie gsaDh hara right 10 alter n
|gLy.i their form Of G lr.aweH
"TAe form of government in Rhode Island is
derived from the Royal Charter, no, having been
changed since the revolution. JuI.r tina. char
for. none bu, f.ceh5,lcr- have a right to vote.
1 FOR wears attempts were made to procure the saI
~, convention ,h,5,,rh the Legislature. wiki the
,isyy of cy,ca,ljnr the rrht Of suffrage. and ma
kim, other chances: but the trcrh1lJrrs wel, &C.
r,cious of their power. 1T length IT,, people
took the matter mt, their own hands, called
convention without II, cou,an, of the Ic.>h-
,ure. aal that body formed a constitution which
was ofiary,rl, ratified by the direct votes Of
decided majority of the male population over
rwenty.one wears Of age. The Legislature then
toni; t,c matter ia hand and called a convention
yl.i.h submitted another constitution to the pco-
plc. or a portion of them, by whom it was ,jsc-
| b3, This rejection can be considered only as a
second ratification of the popular constitution by
a majority Of the people.
Notyilh,anling these facts, the Governor
and Legislature holdin. under the ROYAL Charter
adopteJ hy the people null and void. imposing
heavy fines on all who au,mot to carry it into
effect and declaring ali such attemr,s treason
arains, the State and punishable as such. The
Governor issued his proclamation forbidLng all
proceedings under the constitution. and ordered
the military :, hold themselves in readiness to
march a, a half hours notice with fixed ammu.
milton.
"Thr Drigriyie on which the ROYAL Government
of Rhode Island is acting. is precisely that of the
crowned heads of Europe. Tiy. that roa.t'tl-
tons can yighiflHy emaRafe oniy from Hecx' fBg
! ggrernment.,i, is. that the sovereignty resides
no, ma, i, IKE peoDk. but in The Gorcygue,. it is
that neither ,,gj,,; of the poonlc NOR the ,,,lgL
people have right 10 alter or abolish their form
Of Government without ,he nermi,sio, or autbo.
ritz, If ,bo;r rulcr. t,r tho TINA bci,,-r,,,r. who
in hi. country ~, bn, tho o,o,,. # ,bc ooo,I.r
"Tbi, doctrine rcycrscs the princip,rs Of fine
Declaration Of yndependsuce and makes the re.
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