New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-10-25
THE TRIBUNE.
The acts in reg gard to the Rhode Es.aad
T'rouhien.

We ash especial attention to the following sum
nary (ty the Providence journal of the facts in
regard to the events out Of which have grown the
troubles in Rhode Island. They edeotualy re-
fre, for the hundredlh time, the falsehoods which
,bs Ioco-Foco press continues 10 reiterate in
,,smeful recklessness of their repeated disproval.
:, .ysrv honest mar remember them:
TUE rRUs STATE OF THE CASE.
we have been requested TO recapitulate few
6.c,s relative 10 the suffrage movement in thi.
state. which, although often repeated by US, and
n,rlectly well understood at home, are not always
,,eeu,bered abroad
There is no party in this State opposed to the
extension Of suffrage. The only question is,
whether it shall be extended according TO law, or
axilhuut law and against law. Constitution
IN. submitted to the People, not to the freehold
era only, but to the people a, large, last March,
extending suffrage to all native white male citi-
,yus, without any tax qualification whatever, and
nroyidrg a representation more equal than exists
n majority of the States. A majority Of the
landhodcrs voted for this extension of suffrage
and equalization OF representation; and it WAS
voted down by the entire Dorr party joined to the
minority OF the landholders. The petitions of the
neoh,e upon this subject have not been rejected.
0aIy ore petition Upon this subject has been pre-
senled for number of years: it was signed by
ab,ut six hundred names, and at the same session
Of the General Assembly Convention was called,
which framed Constitution far more liberal than
The pelition asked for. This Constitution was
opposed by lhe whole Dorr party, because they
were determined to attain their ends, not accord
ips TO law but. to use their own language, "wiih-
cut lev and against law
The Convention which framed the so called
nPecpIes Con tituton, was called without any
authority of law, and the members were elected by
asmall minority OF the People. 1t was called of-
ter the legal Convention had been called, and after
il was well understood that every desired change
10 the Government, including the extension of suf-
fnge and The equalization of representation, could
ts legally and peacefully Effected. But the dcma-
sogues who llud placed themselves at the head Of
The suffrage party, feared that legal reform would
not place them in office. They therefore deter.
mined to resist legal and peaceable reform, aud
compel la change by force.
Tbs Peoples Constitution not only illegally
framed and illegally voted upon, bat it naver re-
,ceived the votes OF majority of the People.
Every BODY almost was allowed to yote-minors,
lorei.ncrs, and convicts in the prisons, were in
rltled; and after the voting had gone on for three
DAYS three ether days were spent in canvasslns
thu State, and in bringing in PROXY votes. In
this way twenty, fifty, or u hundred votes were
brought in BY snglc peis ms, men frequently wholly
irresponsible and untrustworthy. The town OF
Newport, for instance, returned 1909 votes for the
PONIES Constitution In this number were in
Guided unnai,raliaed foreigners, men known TO be
Gb,ent from the S;,ate, deceased persons, and nc
,ious Names Over 400 of this number were as
cerlained beyond question to be fraudulent, aud
nearly as many more are in all probability OF the
same class 10 show to what an extent fraud was
carried in this town, when the Constitution put
forth bythc legal Convention was voted upon, the
whole strength of the Dorr party aided by the old
charter men. who We're opposed to it, the whole
opposition vote was but SOL less than a third OF
the vote reported for the People S Constitution"
Similar frauds were perpetrated in other towns
The men who managed the election were under no
ca,f and the only object was to get in as many
votes as possible. The men opposed to the pro-
csedins, constituting majority OF the People,
took no part in it, except in few instances, and
then their rctes againStthe Constitution wcrc re-
fused. This is the pretended Constitution under
which DOR claims the government. 1t is bare
faced attempt of the minority to overthrow the
Government by force.
The Democratic party in this State is no! den-
tiled with Dorr. On the other hand, every dem
ctratic town in the State, with two exceptions,
gave majority for Gov. King. One branch OF
Inc General Assembly, the Senate, is composed of
smajori,y of democrats, aud they have all voted
Tor all the mea sures taken to maintain the govern
nient and the laws. The democrats in the other
House with few exceptions, have voted IN the
sane way. Nor is this to be explained away by
saying that the landed qualification has prevented
The whole party from giving an expression to us
Opiaon for when the Constitution framed by the
ssa! convention was voted upon, and all native
corn citizens adMitled to vote, aine democratic
towns votedt or the Constitution and three agalns,
diausht Of another Constitution is now before
tue people, and will shortly be submitted to their
'aarases. more liberal thun that of Massachusetts
OF New. Hampshire. The Dorr party is pledged,
10 advance, to oppose this Constitution, right or
Wong, because they viii NOT, if they help it,
receive legally what they have commended for by
iorce and fraud.
In ia's Constitutes, as was IN the oller pre-
Sen.d by the legal convention, the right OF voting
ca the adoption of the Constitution is submitted
eall.wbo viii have the right to under 1t, II 1t Is
adopted and the election of delegates to The con-
sen'ion TO frame the Constitution, was made under
ine same liberal suffrage. We believe that tins
Aoe1ality in the suffrage for delegates, Is without
parallel: and that there is but one other instance
~ which new Constitution extending suffrage,
nas been suemiited for adoption to any others than
nose ouahhcd TO vote by the existing laws.
VIRGINIA IoRAcce AND Corn CRors.-The
Richmond Enquirer of Tuesday says:
The accounts from the Tobacco REGION Of yir.
gina nre extremely gloomy. 1t is said to be one