The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-05-03

RHODE ISLAND The Bostons paper of yes.
terday contain the proceedings of the Legisla
lure 10 Wednesday morning. The resolutions
reported by the select committee, TO which the
Governors message was ref rTcd, were all a.
doptcd. with the exception Of the one author.
izing theiMaj Gen. 10 enlist volunteers. Az
ter these: resolutions had been disposed of, the
Speaker Introduced q series of resolutions for
submitting another constitution 10 the people.
He thought the present eexcicnen,'.o on the
question of a Constitution, would not subside
easily under the existing government and it
was due 10 the wishes ola large body of The
people 10 act upon that subject. The delegates
to frame the Constitution are 10 be elected on
Tie basis of The population and the right of vot-
ing for the! Delegates is to be conferred on
the frecmen of the state. and the male native
citizens taxed sto the amount of $50. The
resolutions, were ordered 10 be printed and the
House adjourned.
postscript TO the Boston Ailas. says the
Rhode Island Assembly, we learn by a passen-
ger in last evenings cars, adjourned sine die
at l o'clock yesterday afternoon. Our inform
ant states that an act was passed authorizing
the Governor to employ Police officers. That
part of the riot act which provides that no for
chile means should be made to que,l the riot I'M
til one hour after the reading of the riot act
was repealed.
We learn from the Journal of Commerce of
last evening, that that the Speakers resolutions
were postponed until the regular session of the
Legislature, which commences on Wednesday
next. Mr.. Atwell one of the few members who
favor the suffrage party, expressed his appro-
baton of the resolutions, except the property
qualification. A gentleman who spent We'd
nesday in Providence says there is but little
excitement there;-less, he should think, than
here; and if people out of the State will only
leave Rhode Island to herself she will be quite
substantial and respectable men of the suffrage
party are not in favor of violent measures.
Mr.. Van Burcu arrived in this city yester.
dav and took lodgings at the St. Louis Hotel.
IN. O Bee, 18th inst.
Fennimore Cooper has recovered S212 dam
are in suits for libel against the editors of the
Albany Evening Journal and Oneida County
Wing.
RIor AN BowpoiN C,LLEGE.-A serious riot
took place at Bowdoin College, Brunswick,
Me. on the evening of Fast day, April 9TH. 1t
seems that the students have a practice of
nv windows in the College were broken, the
bell thrown down, and property to a large a.
mount was injured. Professor Goodwin at
tempted to quell the disturbance, and advanced
towards one of the students for the purpose of
identifying him, when he was warned not to
come nearer. He persisted, and the student
discharged the contents of large syringe,
loaded with strong solution of Nitric Acid
Immediately in his face. The professor is hor
ribIv disfisured, probably for life.-lt is feared
that he will lose his sight. Some of the rioters
have been arrested
OPPOSITION OF TEE "GLoBE" TO A TARIFF.
The Globe has come out point blank against
Mr.. Saltonstall's Tariff Bill. This we have
long expected; and presume that its coadjutors
in the cause of locofocoism will Jose no time in
following its example. IL so. what will those
members of the locofoco party in this vicinity