The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-04-28
From the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
RHODE ISLAND.

The news from Rhode Island is rather more helhge
rant Governor King has called an Extra Session oil
the Legislature which body accordingly convened al
Providence on Monday last The following Is an
abstract of the proceedings on that day. as stated III
81 from the Providence Journal
Monday, April 25.-The House came to order a, a
quarter before two O'clock The Speaker in the
Chair
The roll was called, and 81 members, just quorum,
answered to their names
Ii was suggested that many other members were In
the city, and an adjournment TO hall past TWO CLOCK
| moved and carried.
| SO the House adjourned till half past two.
The House met at half past two o'clock;
message was received from the Governor.
Mr. Randolph moved that it be referred to Spe-
| cisl Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Mathe wson, committee OF ten,
being two from each county, were appointed, as fol
| lows: Messrs Randolph, Church, j. III. Clarke, Ma
thewson Dixon Barber, Spencer, Hoxie, Bosworth,
| and Howe.
| Two hundred copies of the message were ordered
to be printed and the House then adjourned til to-
morrow morning at o'clock
The message of the Governor, after brief review
Of the current events, since the adjournment oil te
| General Assembly few weeks since, and OF the pre-
sent state of affairs, suggests the proPrlety OF making
requisition upon the President of the United States
i for aid to put down the domestic violence with
which the State is threatened and recommends The
appontment of Board of Counsel to advise and con-
suit with the Executive, and the organization OF such
military force shall be deemed necessary IN the
present exigency
| A gentleman who left Providence on Monday
evening informs us that the aspect OF things was con-
sdered discouruging than at any previous date
Extract ofa letter, dated
PROVIDENCE, April 25th 1912
By order of the Governor, special session of the
! General Assembly Of this State was this day con
| ven,d in this city. message from him was read
which related especially to our political difficulties
NAV so term them. did not hear it read, but earr
that il sgnifed to the Assembly that the proper time
has arrived for the Executive of this State to call OF
the General Government for that aid which, by thu
Constitution of these United States, he is bound t.
render us for our protection against domestic vic
lence."
A committee of two from each county was raised
to consult together and to devise ways and meaps
| not only to maintain the existing Government, bu
also to take care that no other Government shall b'
organised and should such an attempt be made (anc
it undoubtedly ,ci, also to advise what steps to take
in order most efectually to crush it.
! The House after raising the above Committee, adj
ourned till to morrow, to hear its report.
! 1t is requested believe, by the Governor, tina
there be appointed Board Of Counsel, which may a
all times be near him. and give him such counsel as
he NAV from time to time be in need Of
From what have narrated above you will eari
that you have left home in most interesting time
| and time too, when our Government requires tn,
presence of all her loyal subjects. Should be ne
cessary to resort to arms to save our little state iron
the everlasting disgrace Of having Government es
tabshed the heads of her loyal people, by
laoiess band Of insu'reciionist ! hope men will no
/ be found wanting within her own territory, numer
Gus enough to bring us safe through the conflict ant
thereby win fresh la,vels for already highly honor
ed and most honorable State of Rhode Island and Pro
| violence Plantations.
also hope that, should it be found necessary t.
call on the President for his aid he will not deia
to give it,