Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-12-22
From the Providence Journal.
The Carpet Bag Correspondence.
No. l..

We publish below, three letters which
have bearing upon public affairs in this
State. They would have been given to the
public before, but it was supposed that they
might be required in evidence, in some of the
trials now going on. As it is understood.
however. that such disposition will not be
made OF them, there seems no reason for
longer Withholding their publication, os they
are matters in which the whole community
have an interest.
The following letter from Dutce J. Pearce,
fully confirms all that has been said of the
fraud which was designed by the leaders. in
the adoption of the "pcope's Constitution"
That this fraud was prnciiced, every body
knew lha, it was designed, nobody doubted,
although the proof Of it from one of them
selves has no, before been furnished. This
letter illustrates the honesty of the men who
framed the "oeople's constitution"
SUNDAY EVENING, Nov. 81, I8ll.
Dear Sir: did not, (for | could not, rs
promised, see you Friday, p. NJ. But the
commi,iee have right to carry out, IN the
best torn they can adopt the spiri, aud vie ews
of the convention This I shall agree to,
presume no one will object to, and trust you
will see done. Since ! saw you, two oI
three things have occurred to me, and IA now
is the time for thinking and acting make
them known TO you.
]. Between this and the 9th Of next
month (Dccembcr,) three or four hundred of
our men will leave the State, some on for.
egn voyages, some will 60 South. all, we
will say, good mcn and true-wbat impro-
priciy will there be-, in men of this descrlp-
,ion, leaving with their friends, their proxy
votes II you. and other friends, should
think with me, that there will be none, the
sooner Doctor Brown has his tickets printed
and circulated, the bcter--our lecturers
sh ould go the rounds with their pockets filled
with them.
2. Why should no, foreigners, not nstural.
zed, but residents in this State, on the qnes-
,ion of the adoption OF our constitution, vote?
Il Under the constitution which we have form
ed, we know they cannot and ought not
to vote-but, if debarred the righ; To vote on
the question of adoption, the very fact Of
there being IN this State, say two thousand
male adults Of this description, may defeat
us-they were enumerated in the census in
June last, were they not, as so many male
citizens over twenty one =? Then they 20
into the number. and aid in swelling the mum
her O majority Of which we must obtain, be-
fore our constitution can 20 into opcraiion.-
Every foreigner Of this description, who does
not vote with MS, and does not vote at OIL
who was enumerated in the census taken in
June last, counts just as much against us as
every native citizen who is opposed TO us
/ | deem tins matter one Of vital Importance,
and one of life or death in conncxion with
the cause in which we are engaged. lfy you
~ others agree with me in this matter, let the
tickets be so formed AZ not To designate the
voter MS an american cii,,,n nn,uralizcd or
natural born. There is some equity also in
my view of this subject, many Of these for
eigncrs have declared their intentions to be.
come citizens, and all are ready SO to do
why should they not vote on o question OF
adopting n constitution which is 10 be their
government and the government Of their
posterity, when they become American ciii.
zcns. according to the legal impor, of words.
! confess ] cannot think Of any reasonable
objection to il.
Very respectfully yours,