New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1842-04-13
The Troubles in Rhod. island.

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In the present cNcIfcd state Oh '''o'''
this community, i, requires bnt little ingenuity %
dis,or, facts, and to give TO circumstances an en-
;re, .,,,,ro,,. car,ce.r N,rs il nj all wonderful
~, ~ ,,oa,r.i IN an fill enterprises should
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MAKE Use OF ''ia' '5si'''''' - 10 -
and circumstances, con- arguments 81" ''''.
osi,> 10 Justify themselves heior1 honorable men,
and 10 enlist in their favor popular sentiment, and
rorul.r svrn,,,hv. All ,llsse I?ran- have been
49,. -onr.;.;o, b,.rbe. i called tho Sairog e
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ce-!c N 'iie a''ci - ei.'',' ~ ''',-,.
| PIE and presses other states. NJ means D
wfich thiS=has been done Is 10 represent them
.,,ye, 2. an oppressed and ii.tranrsct! BODY OF
neonl.: who. after having T.;i;ioucd the Gca--nl
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Iohslilu''on' ii,s oe'i '';'lisn'iiI' '.'' -
mcniously driven unanswered from the L'9lSal'.e
halls Il Is thon pretended that there beng no
other mode by winch they could .sl!;vc themselves
from oppression and -e'uTc their rights, they nae
been cast IN their primary soNcrelgniy. ana com,
PEELED resort 10 the lastaitcrnatlvc OF opprrSs
and DISTINGUISHED rec;nen to form Goverr.-
rlent &c moro By the acton OF the popular Will
without regard to existing laws o erect thit
they have Tnnce Constitution; ana 'Aey saf Una.
Constitution has been adopted by alsJoEIty oi
TIE tcop!c OK the State. ana must ana s'a" Dc
maintained.
Nov, sir. ali=th' l. shcet initrcPt cschlatioA.-
he party called the III Suffrage ASSOCIATION
has existed but TWO years, nat Fai,y has never
pctiiloned the legislature out, on me contrary
honr. n
er as 1t now exists IN tthodc Island was a shadow
without substance, and that It's authority VAS
Noacnt'1H. In january, l3il.=tle General as
,embly called a Convention 10 torm Constitution
Six months aiterwari Il Co-lmitcc OF eleven men
appointed iy the Suffrage Party, called another;
and 50 fearful were their Convcntion, that Tn.
Convention called By legislative authority would
niahr t..'
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49,, 49,, ,,rcsor.cd - tb, Prorle
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. c,.n.- III
lHct 'Da'i 'ue t,ity ''' -
ana went 50 Tar a' u allow 'e -
Vote on ths question % ~ 'o'l .lou ~ IN.
ttltnti"n put GU, py tuc l'"I 's NV
Observed was eai'ico 10 o'' y ~
OF tic leope oil INC olale' D"t no 'ou'e VI .''".
statemcnt nave O'e'' o,ete,'' li' p'i' ISL
OF votes without any 'eS"' S"i1,'
lists they refuse 10 lia:c laoiieheH l-"sts WIG"
10 Moderator or Cierk Wo''a stpsi'iiti"tc pE
legal OATH una many OF winch arc Known u coh-
tam considerable numbers OF names oi persons not
qualified to vote even under Tue constitution 'h'y
voted to adopt. lncse arc Truths winch no nun
IN this State, OF either parry, VINO at al nc
qIainted with TIE business VIII dispute
And now sif, what Is ihe fretchce Auc yer!
modest one, That the 'o'erhheH party III the
State contend for the old ChaTtcr IN nPp"sl''on 10
oonsut''loi an" eAe,''l.3' ,. cu,''u - ''l
oo,r-Ssr9 non -frcchollcr |, this true? ct it
,,;d , In l,rochrI,urs haze I'm,
DC potle III 'i'ii ti''' % e " - -
few days since, proposed and votes Tor Il = sEstltu
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States resident IN lshodc1ls"" Tor Two yenrs' nc
it also be remembered that not tux quail
cation Of amy description nor OF any form was to
be require" OF i,'fsc N.l'' ~ gu 'le
IN y,,,d ,h;s
Cnps,i,u,op down; :; result for which. from the
control OF party feelings, party interest, and
logged wiiin!nes" and obstinacy generally TO bt,
those whr have been dnped bv them, to cast away
the substance and grasp at the shadow. The lead
crs now feel alarmed al the consequences. lhey
arc aware that thosc=wio have been cheated e, u
them must soon learn tht deception ara WIZ ''',
mo viii ,,,b,tond ,b,. nd. shock Of It's on
poncns. despite Homogeneous. intermeddling
Of man presses slroad TO overthrow ~ ana Du'
mort ''iiIs VIII H,'7 .'''F ~: r,,,. -
oGi i't'1'5''''' W ia ~ u az W.
no doubt within twelve month, will be given out
under legislative authority, ard readily and oyiully
adopted ltnonE-lsIAND.
petition WAS sseas hq n@ n "m ,S SI,I called led