New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-09-22
T,. n.c,r;,e. Of porrism-No, 3,

TINT the fundamental doctrines which the Dorr
movement, is based are clearly at war with the
principles of our political fabric, they have al
yays hitherto been understood and reduced 10
practice The history of the Country is in vain
appealed to for an instance in which a frame of
Government has been subverted otherwise than in
accordance with its provisions and its own
action. The history of our States is a record of
continual extensions and difusons OF Political
power, but always with the consent and through
the action Of those already possessed of power
In our own State, it is well known that none but
Freebooter was entitled tovate for Senator down
even to 1892. Yet this most nvidious distinction
even among those entitled TO Political rights, could
oaly be abolished by the assent of the Senate so
chosen to the calling Of Convention of the Peo-
pie TO form new Constitutions was done. So
in every other State where the Right has been ex-
tended.
But, says an inquirer, have those excluded
from the Voting class no remedy! Most certain
w. They have first their right of earnest, united
appeal to The Justice of those possessed of power
and this never vet failed. Those who possess
power and especially Politicians by trade, are
keenly aware that he who is not voter to-day
may become one to morrow, even without an al
teration of the Suffrage, but simply by the acqu-
sition of small amount of Property The ten
dency of things in q Republic is ever toward the
diffusion Of power Only plainly isolated and
despised race like the African has any difficulty in
securing full participation in Political power by
merely willing it. If the Women Of this Country
chose TO demand it, they would all be voters with
in three years, without invoking the aid OF sword
or carbne IF the non-voters of Rhode Island
had unisedy and earnestly demanded the Right of
Suffrage for similar term, it would have long
snce been conceded them, it conceded
when they clearly demanded il, before Dorr was
chosen their Governor or the Foundry consecrated
to Legislation.
Blu, where Political rights are ssubbornly and
grievousy withheld there remains the extreme
remedy of Physical Force as asserted in our own
Resolution. This no one questions; and this Dorr
movement, if there be any consistency in facts,
any meaning in language, is plainly Revolution
airy one. It's an appeal from the expressions Of
the Law to the redress Of the Strong Arm,-from
the Forum to the Field. Such appeal is justifa-
BILE only when ali others have proved unayaing
Did any necessity for such appeal exist in the
Rhode Island case7 Consider the facts: Here
was Constitution legally formed and offered for
acceptance by these in whom the Political power
had been vested from time irnmemorial, admitting
at once to the fullest enjoyment of Political rights
every male Rhode Islander born who had attained
the age of twcnty-one years, and erery male Anne
rican of twenty-one and over who had resided
three years in the State. BY this act the Royal
Charter Chat horrible bugbear y was to be abol-
ished new and essentially popular Constitution
adopted and the Political porer Of the State
legally and peacefully surrendered BY those
scho had before wielded II to those made goters
By this act. There was hardly Township or
Senate District in the State in which the New Vo
tiers would not have constituted maj GRITTY. These
voters could thus have altered the Constitution to
any shape that pleased them. Could they not
trust themselves? They could have elected Dorr
and majority of his Legislature, and given them
the undisputed entrcc to the State House instead
of the Foundry. Would not this have been the
more excellent way