Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-06-13


Rhode Island The Supreme Court of this
State met at Kingston OH Tuesday, and bills
of indictment for Treason were found against
Joseph Garit of Chnrlestown and Sylvester Hines
OF North kngstown, Members of the Dorr AS
sembly. Capiases were issued, returnable forth
with.
Mr.. Dutee J. Pearce of Newport, formerly NJ. c..
aud lite leader Of the Suffrage appeared in
Court, and, in reply question of the Chief Jus
tce, stated he hud virtually renounccd his ulIegl-
ance to the Dou Government, and returned 10
that headed by Gov. King.
james Smith alias John Branch, bult-ender'
from y. city, who went on with Gov. Dor, was
convicted Of placing distractions on The Sloning-
ton Railroad, and sentenced 10 State Prison foi
three years.
There was Il Dorr Meeting at Woonsocket on
Wednesday, but nowse formidable. Coster, the
blacksmith who commanded the Dorr force in
Providence, nfler the nominal leaders had evapo-
raied was present, as were two or three other no.
tables. An encampnent was talked OIL but moth
ing of consequence done-in public, at least.
| Rhode. Island. The Providence Journal of Mon
day says: "The General Assembly will meet al
Newport three weeks from this day. From the
disposition of both Houses we entertain no doubt
that if things remain quiet the General Assembly
will pass act to call another Convention TO
frame Il wi ltten Constitution for the State, and
that the basis OF the suffrage, in voting for dele
gates to such Convention, will be enlarged to the
limits proposed in MI. Jackson's bill, offered at
the extra session last held in this city"
One hundred aud twenty suffrage men of Woon-
socket, r. |. have issued a manifesto setting forth
that they voted for the Peoples Constitution, but
will not be induced to enforce its establishment by
violence. They await in full confidence the legal
peaceful and speedy recognition Of their rights.
From the N. Y. Tribune, June c.
! RhOds- Isldnd.-We earn from the Providence
Journal hat on Thursday evening VIM. H. Smith
was arrested on a charge Of Treason against the
State in claiming to act as Secretary of State un
! der tho Suffrage Constitution. He pleaded no
guiiiy but admitted The specific charge. The law
making that act treason he aedges has been re-
pealed lie was committed TO prison. The Jour
nal says he was at the late Woonsocket Suffrage
meeting and it is reported that he there issued
military commissions in the name of the State.
The Governor and Council of the State have
recently recommended to the citizens increased
attention to military discipline. They are reques
ted to form volunteer companies Of from fifty lC
one hundred men, or TO meet frequently under the
present militia officers Ii is generally thought il
| Providence that Mr. Dorr is in this city. The
Chronicle says:-
"PieparationS Of The most decided character
are making in this city TO meet every emergency
The ward drills are numerously attended, and by
all classes of our citizens. We are promised OF
Monday, an announcement which will produc,
we think, the most gratifying effect in aaying al
excitement. II will come ON the lrieDds OF TIT
people in this town, and will give the fullest as
surances that nothing like violence can be coun
tenanced by the originators rs well AS The warmes
friends of free suffrage in our community"