Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-30

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RHODE lSI4iND.-'ihc Rerolttion in this STATE
is. We bcieve, al end although some Of .le New
York synpatIzrr,, CALLED by the summary termination
Oh the career OF their leader, aud smarng under the loss
OF TIE S2otls they had hoped to obtain, by pider,
their anticipated camIai4n have OF their
ms5tres h that State, with view, if possible of fan
uHg the dying embersot dscord into fame They
have been given 10 understand, however very plainly
that their presence offensive; and, should they
tinuc their inceuaiary l4bors, hope they will feel
the halter draw, = at the hazard OF provoking tho
d.na1eations OF the rab5e of the Ere Points, who
deem all law inconsistent with liberty!
The more we look into the history Of the Rhode Is
land Instruction The astoished at the ia
tuity Of It's leaders and the dos'dto cen
sure those who. lt5n distance, eneda, orcd 10 urge
them on to violence and 5o1lshed.Thc controversy be
tween the two parties, in point Of fact, was OF as lit
tie Importance the celebrated quarrel recorded, by tho
veracons .nnuel CULVER, in which whole people were
ready To appeal to to determine the grave question
whether egg should be broker the big at the hi
tie end Tlose who have paid attention TO the pro
grcs OF tr controversy of opinion that the struggle
III Rode Island has been between King Charless chat
ter and a written constatoa--between freehold aud
universal 5ailra &C. But such is the Gmt--anI the
symPathizers ought 10 know it. The Suffrage questph
has long ag.taediie people of that State and lor
AGO The Legislature cded II Contention by which
ahou ,sas f1rmsd extending the right Of suffrage TO
,he non-tfeeh1ders, but requiring of them two years
residence qualification This constitution was re
ected bytc Suffrage party, who themselves proceeded
to organize Convention, without authority of law by
anohcrconstitutionwa FORMED differing omt.at
which they had rejected only III requiring years resi-
dcncc qualification. instead Of t,co 1t not
question between the reeholders and the freehold
ers; but they about igh the question whether
non-ree-Ioller should have resided in the State
hco years before he offered to vote!!!
1t is said, however that the Suffrage party constitute
majority OF the people Of Rhode Island. Even if that
true, they would have had DO right by tumnua
ry movement, to overthrow the existing government
which provided for its REFORM by peaceable and IL
gal methods. But the evidence is all the other way
The delegates to their Convention were elected by az
grcgate vote of only 200, while the whole number OF
white males, q exclusive of foreigners and paupe
is over 22)0o 1t is true they succeeded, in their lille
gal attempt to the adoption Of their constitution,
in getting 900J VOTES, and they say that 5000 names
Were afterwards anded favorable to it, who did MT
vote; but ii is asserted that they took all that offered
without any restraint as to age residence property OF
color And this assertion derives support from the fact
that with all their strenuous efforts defeat the const
tuition formed by the legal Convention, they could get
only 5000 votes against it
Whether therefore, we look at the nsgnifcance OF
the point IN controversy, the cprchcnsble means re
sorted toby the Insurgents constrained to rejoice
at their discontinue, under circumstances honorab"
to the law abiding portion Of the citizens of Rhode island
and 50 hnmaiing to the clustering demagosues aud
their foreign allios