Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-16
RHODE ISLAND.


The following article from the Providence Jour
nal VII 'ho" Via, IS the rue issue in Rhode Is
land and on which side $ the right Nd. Ini
THE RlGHT-To EDi1oRs AhRoAp.
From tho tone Of many Of the papers in other
nlaes . u pre- ufne1 no true question al issue IN
RhO0e Island between the Goverrr,e,t ~ a.. g.,
und portion ~ the people ON one bsna n,d ,na.L
er potion OF Tie people on the other hand. h no,
Clearly and distinctly UNDERWOOD. The nans,s a.
winch We a'iuJe treat ttc matter as though he mo.
sent eNaitg controversy vas between those Who
oehano On extension Of sud. age and a written con .
'Iiuupn' ma those who oppose both and determine
10 mainhin tie Cd charter form Of goyerono.r,
/ the cnse. " wv
Tho YER m-n Tho opposed the party which
"a2e war agnins' the Goyerrmen'-tie Vim 80.
Who stood w 'ne Goyernmer, f., ,,s s,,,,.,,,
nave Isl vp'c1 tpr constitution. which had 7, t,.
n''i'''' would have sr ended tLe tIgbt Of ry0 ,,.
'"tEey naii'e npfn citizen oi the UnreJ S.t,s
l'''''h. '' lNs ni1ie Tor tWo years, nnd tefn, u
ysi's 81 1ee and upwardl and that even. ,,rb,,,,
~ H''n o. ~ q1flIhcatDn. Had the otb,, r,,
I y accepiei hat constitution ch the o,,.toc,,,.
I ~ I' Iffl' 1fe ~ Hgnhranty ri cd bv ,.l,,.
/ .. of'd s'elnesty anJ zelious.y 10 bsys d,ne d,
N'''' o. mo 'pfroathing sc' ion, have thrown he
fnnfr rfNrl. ond clU. pIwcf Of tt. s,.te ,,I az
/ eiyri ir's.icncs ai once INTO Tie bt,ds ~ -.
~ho hove fel'c'ed o. And Why wsg II ,si.et.JI
I vas r9n.tiu' on prepared and gwen an, ty n
J. CONVEX 1n dolly called under The .,o,t,,,, "a =
. t2' ihpuues OF tnc State. Il c1reed,d 49,
'h'n me advocates of IN srended suffice. had g.,
1sm.nded. Not only 80, but the Conveo,,oa 49,,
Lam.1 % had been called, though mo-, formed Le
ofe lhe raI ha1 gone out l0f The ~ chilled p.,,i.,
yoh''n'oh' To conthvsne the dp.res n tbe a.
/ Ns'a H"emnIy End 10 render nuga,ory The do,o,,
~ H' Ifeai Convention, the cslI Tor the p.o,i.,.
. convention W1s issued after the call Tor The 81,
.i4 the deleReiel ~ chosen bffors tle eI,r,,, -
'fgn'es 70 The o'her And The Peopls's C.o,,,,,,
/ l.'h Was gwen out, md pfeondsdiv adoc,ed t.cs
me legni Convention had closed ~ mr.. ip.
/ Iofe % WIS known ~ you'd be koovn ,gh, az. ~
SUI ~ those .abors would BE-
The true issue between the two p,,,,,. d. no.,
Wheihef me nonireeholjef shall or shall u,, 80.
me eiechVe franchise. thst ts shall bro .i,,.do
! Dseh dec'ded BY he vote On the con.tfuf.,r. b.
/ 'i''e NO Nho 70 Cd against me ronefifyto, ,,d
,N'.f Who voted ior o., are alike IN favor IN ~, 81
Nhoei suffrage; and tho measure viii he e.,,,et
.n. nc ~us reason Why the late proposed con-
'ioion vas rejected s, not tho dement,, ~ A..
..rHumeni itse'f bot The hct 81 ~ not bsioo a.,
pHsPnng oi the party that rejected D. ia, ttey
nave frequently avoNcd that thsy vgo.JJ vo,s
,E,nsi " even were IL word Tor word ike tb,, tbsy
na1 aIfeody sanctioned. This declaration and m.
punelpe q contains, swell known 10 have % rvsd-
,he BODY n our opponents ai large. ana ssls the
"aVtf ~ il' true light They will abide by no con
M,u'lon bot one oi their own creation, uolssseou
psNtu ~ elreumstances beyond their control And
WINS we Government Of the State and the voters