New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-05-02
Rh~de Island.


on board. for the reinforcement OF the saHi'os a.
For, Adams. Newport Harbor. The Providence
Expre.. Of Saturday publishes the Order OF Ar
rangement. for e,corting the Free Suffrage Gov
cruor to the Assembly. Several companies OF ar
tillerv. infantry. &c, and several volunteer com
mamie. are enumerated. The only additional INTEL
i..,, +. contained in thu folowin. letter from our
correspondent; n...... 49, NJ ,,,,
The Governor and such Of the Councillors a
$40 fl, the civ met daily at the Mansion House
The fn,l Board will meet on Tuesday. Their de-
liberation, are not made public 1t was decided
70 recall the arms Of the State loaned 10 the IN
dsr.,dent Vo.u.tcers,' the 'Woor;ochct Light
T,i.r,ry' and the United Train Artillery. They
are directed TO be returned to the State Arsenal
bv four O'Clock TIN, afternoon. Some Of the com
NAMES have said that they would not obey the or
der, 10 this effect which have been issued 10y the
Quarter Master Gensral. The cannon OF the last
named company have been IN their possession ever
.ince Sulliv,n's Expedition.
The organization OF the Government under tue
Pennies Constitution takes place in this city next
Tuesday. iii. difficult to say whether there viii
or viii not be serlou, disturbance. My own I'M
nre..ion j. however. that there will not. Still
the CITY will be very f4ll Of men highly excited
osd with arms in their hands. and the slightest
thing. even fight between two drunken men, may
lead to .criou, riot. Every preparation will be
made by the Government; but II Is not probable
tina, arrests will be- made on that day. Care VIII
be taken to obtain the evidence necessary to com
nit any who may violate the law,, and e'peclaiiH
those who attempt to exercise the functions ol the
General Assembly. There i no want OF hrmnes'
On the parr of the Government to preserve The
pcace e the CITY. and 10 avoid, If consistent with
the fall execution Of the laws, an appeal TO force
an, not without hope that this can be done.
Since writing the above, learn that the arui-
ery company have refused To give up their guns
on the .rouad that they are the property OF the
company. not of the State. They have made a
very silly display of protecting them. IT, - the!
ancrc. the guns are their own property the guar
ter. Master General has not yet demanded them
a, he only called for the property OF the state
understand. however. that Gov. kISG has no doubt
that they belong to the State. and il 50 he Will
take them but no tight viii come of 1t. He i
very auiet man. but he means Just what hc 'ay'
and he says they must give them mp.
C.SoSGcrs
The writer Of the following letter takes eNccp-
ton to some remarks We made day OF two since
with regard to the unhappy difficulties IN Rhode
Island. Wo hope that the readiness with which
we publish il will convince him that We intended
the Landholdcr- ct that State not tho slightest IN
justice. .-,,.,,
To the Editor Of The Tribme
Your pauer has heretofore dcscrvedIy been con-
sidcrcd cmineniy The rcry btsf that We receive
from Ncw-York for ability authenticity, and, above
all. rcracify-ihat is, unhinclIing and unyicldlng
,g0raLtv That has secured it my support, and
that Of hundred, in this city and vicinity.
You have heretofore spoken IN terms Of which
We cannot complain of the unhappy state OF affairs
in Rhode Island but in your paper ot SATURDAY
22d inst. is an editorial doing the friends OF gov
eminent. and Of law AID order in thi. State great
Injustice We believe thi. proceed, from ignorance
or mi,nfornation on your part We are sorry to
see this and regret ii "A hundred tunes more be-
cause your paper l. one of widespread influence.
We look for Justice from Your hands, 1--WE ASK no.
thiae more as We do from every man IN the couh-
try who prefers gorerHment and lar to 0Hdrchy
and brHic force.
You say that " each party carried its tcket 10y
an overwhelming majority This would lead
any one TO suppose that there was an opposition
and of course an influential one-to the voting Ut
the Suffrage faction Monday The fact IS,
there wa, not one vote polled against them In
reference TO the Freemen Election on the Nednes-
dav succeeding. you say L" their poll was about a
great as that of the Suffrage party The truth l..
the Suffrage vote WAS 1883, and tbs trcemen :
7152. The law and order majority over Loco
Focoi,m and the Suffrage faction anil all. ~as
2.4l8-makng more than two for Law and order
10 one a-an,, it, (including oco-Foco',) through
out the State.
You say. " Each ticket made up of the old
political parties" This j. not 50. The ticket
that the Suffrage faction voted for was emphatic
ay and uncompromis ly Loco-Foco in the broad
esi sense The Locos, almost 10 a man. went tor
il: and theirs. with the Free Suffrage vote added
amounted to les than onethird OF the votes polIed
in the State.
You cen.uce the Landholders. in whom the po-
itical power now lies and say they are 70 blame
Sir YOU DO not know the temper and feelings oi
the Iandholder-; If you did, YOU would not speaN
of them thus. You say " they ought 10 have con-
coded a Constitution long ago" They have been
ever ready and DESTROYS do and for that Pur-
uo.e have called two or three Conventions before
the present.
You ,ay. Neither party chose to follow mod
crate cous.els while they were available and no"
both are exposed TO the horrible danger OF shedding
each other. blood on gmctitio. when all essen
nal ground. OF difference have been removed.
Thi, proves that YOU know little Of the character
and disposition Of what you call the " firo Parfi''.
Free Suffrage il asked for in Rhode Island and
Free Suffrage We shall have. All We want l. tor
the people to take it l,gaiy. The Government
r,.,,,;te. rho riebt of the people To ask and the