The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-06
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From the .N;ao York Tribune Ertra.
RHODE ISLAND.
Correspondence Of the Tribune.
PRoy,prNcE. NAV 3. 1874

PROVIDENCE, May 3, 1912,
The day has passed off without any outbreak as
yet 6 o'clock p. Nj and do not apprehend that any
will occur The streets have been very much crowd
ed, and considerable excitement has prevailed. Inc
General Assembly under the peoples Constitution"
has rganzed in a new building intended for foun-
dry on the Dorance street lot. SMy-sx oil the eigh-
~ members of their House of Representatives were
present and took the oath OF ofhce Ihey ADJOURNED
till afternoon when they met TO count the votes LOT
Governor and the salute Of artillery has Just an
nounced the Inauguration of Mr. Dorr. The process
sion numbered about $50, including about 600 who
were armed.
The Governor and the Board of Councillors have
been in session during the day The result OF their
deliberations has not been made public but think
can assure you that is determined upon TO arrest
the principal men who violate the law.
The General Assembly meet Tomorrow at New
port. 1t is not improbable that the Governor may
communicate a message and il would not be strange
if requisition should be made upon the President
for assistance. This will depend however, upon the
course taken by the Suffrage Party. The General
Assembly will probably adjourn by Friday or Satur-
day, TO meet again in June, do not know that any
thing besides the usual election of officers will be
DONE unless it should be deemed advisable TO make
requlson upon the President.
The Companies disatected toward the Government
that were ordered to send to the arsenal the arms
loaned TO them by the State, did not comply with the
order Some of the arms, il is said, were IN the pro-
cesson to-day.
Committee of the Suffrage Party waited on Gov.
King yesterday, and proposed that Committee of
Conference should be appointed by the General As
sembly and another by the Suffrage General Assem-
bly,, to agree upon compromise. Gov. King re-
piled that he had no power to act in the matter.
The records of the courts and of the Office of the
Secretary of State have been removed to Newport
for safety measure of precaution which can do no
harm, although it was hardly necessary.
CANoNIcUs.
Gov DoRR's MEssAGE.-The Inaugural Address
of Thomas w. Dorr, the Governor according to the
Suffrage Party, aludes TO the extraordinary circum-
stances under which the Legislature assembled and
IS entirely occupied with the discussion of the main
question at issue He says that by the recent election
at which was adopted the Peoples Constitution, the
distinctions of caste and privilege have been abolish
ed, the sacred fire, so long eXtingushed, has been
re-kindled on their altar, and their institutions ar
rendered comfortable to those of their sister Rec
publics
1t gives an extended historical sketch of the gov
eminent of Rhode Island declaring that the Char
ter, which was It's only rule Of action, contains no
prescribed mode of amending the form of Govern
ment, which can therefore be effected only by the
reemen OF the State in the exercise Of the soveIe
power and without leg ard to the legal other provi
sions OF the Charter Assembly. The People, he SAYS
have right to change the Government when neces-
sary TO their welfare and Of that nee, ssity they are
the sole Judges; and he says that even if past
cal rights, whichthey never had done, they did not
and could not bind their successors prevent them
from re- assuming their sovereignty. This opn n he
supports at considerable length; and the principles
involved IN 1t he contends afe not revolutionary.
The late election, he says, conducted with per-
feet fairness and in his mind there the slightest
doubt that large majority of the whole People fairly
v'ted for the Peoples Constitution. He proceeds
to speak OF the various provisions OF that Constitu
'ion-saying that there will be found few objections
against it.
The attention of the Legislature is called to the
' force law and resolutions recently adopted by the
General Assembly for he suppression OF the Consti-
favor i. Laws like those, he says can hardly find
preparations made by the Assembly he thinks, can
not oyerawe the will of the People-who have been
put on the defensive He says here reason to be-
lieve that the letter of President Tyler to Gov King
was written under mistake caused by misrep essen.
tatlon Hon J. c. Spencer, Secretary of War has
written letter fay contradicting statements in the
papers OF similar purport with this
WIN the following paragraph, and few brief al
luslons to the general administration of State affairs
the Message concludes
we are assembled In pursuance of the ConstIlu-
ton, and under sacred obligation TO carry its provi-
slons INTO effect Knowing the spirit which you have
manifested throughout this exciting controversy, the
moderate but determined course which you have pur-
sued, your love of order and respect for all constilu
uona laws, and for the lights of all other PERSONS while
engaged In the acquisition of your own | hardly
need TO remind you of your duty to cast behind you
all injuries or provocations, and to leave them to the
relrbutive justice of public opinion which will ulti
mately appreciate every sincere sacrifice 10 the of
ruth, ofieedom and humanity. Entertaining the deep
and earnest consideration that engaged in such
cause, and conscious of own imperiections, let
us impore the favor of that gracious Providence,
winch guided the steps of ancestors, upon this
our attempt 10 restore and permanently secure the
blessings of that well ordered and rational freedom
mere established by the patriotic founders Of our
State.
From The ". C. Daily Jete,sonian.