Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1842-05-12

The House Of Representatives:
Pursuant TO the resolutions making a
rsquisition upon the General Govern
men,, passed at the present session OF
tho General Assembly, | authorized
Hon. Richard X. Randolph and Hon
Elisha Il. Potter, to proceed to Wash.
ington, and lay the resolutions before
the President. They have discharged
the duty with which they were charged,
and have returned with cOmmunica-
ton from the President of the United
States, which herewith lay before the
General Assembly.
SAMUEL w. KING.
WASHINGTON CRY,
May 7lh, 1912.
To the Gorunor Of Me STATE IF Rhode
Island:
Your letter Of the 4th inst. transmit
ting resolutions OF the Legislature OF
Rhode Island, informing me that ihrre
existed in that State, certain lawlcss
nsscmblagcs Of Il portion Of the people,
for the purpose Of subvcrting the laws
and ovorthrowing the existing Govern
mcnt, and calling upon the Executive
4" forthwith to interfere the power and
authority Of the United States, to sup
press such insurrectlonary and lawless
asscmblagcs, and to support the exist
ing government and laws, and protect
the State from domestic violence" was
handed mo yesterday by Mcssrs. Ran
dolph and Potter. have 10 inform
your Excellency, in reply, that my
opinions as to the duties of this Govern
ment to protect the State of r. Island
against domestic violence, remnin un-
changed. Yet from information rccciv-
cd by the Executive, since your des-
patches came to hand, ] am led to be-
!eve that the lawlcss nssemblages to
which reference is made, have already
dispersed, and that the danger Of do
iDestic violence is hourly diminishing
if it has not wholly disappeared.
have with difficulty brought myself at
any time 10 believe that violence would
DC resortcd to, or an eXigency arise
which the unuided power Of the State
could not meet, especially as | have
from the first felt persuaded that your
ExcclIcncy, as well as others associated
with yourseifin the administration Of the
Government, would exhibit temper OF
cunciliaiion as well as Of energy and
decision. To the Insurgents them
selves it ought to be obvious when the
excitement Of the moment shall have
passed away, that changes achieved by
regular, and if necessary, repeated ap-
peal, tn the constituted authorities, in n
country so much under the influence ol
public opinion, and by recourse to ar.
gument and remonstrancc, are more
likely to ensure lasting blessings thar
those accomplished by violence ant
bloodshed on one dav, and liable to be
overhrown by similar agents on an
other.
freely confess that should expert
cnce great reluctance in employing th'
military power Of this Government
against any portion of the people, bu
however painful the duty, ] have to as
sure your Excellency, that if resistance
is made to the Execution Of the laws o
Rhode Island by such force as the ciui
posse shall be unable TO overcome,
will be the duty Of this Government Il
enforce the constitutional guarantee,
guarantee given and adopted mutual,
by all the original Stntes, Of which mum
her Rhode Island was one, and whicl
in the same way has been given ant
adopted by each of the States since nd
mi,ted into the Union; and if an eXigen
cy Of lnwless violence shall actual,
arise, the Executive Government of th'
United States, on the application "
your Eycellcncy under The authority o
the resolutions Of the Legislature al
ready transmitted, will stand ready I,
succour the authorities Of the State il
their efforts to maintain due rcspec
for the laws. | sincerely hope, how
ever, that no such cSigency may occur
and tina, every citizen Of Rhode lslan
will mauiics, his love Of peace and goo
order, by submitting to the laws, an
seeking redress of gricvanccs by othe
means than intestine commotions.
] Itcndrr toyour Eyccllcncy, assuran
ccs Of my distinguished consideration.
JOHN TYLER.
After an hours debating, the follow
ing resolution vas offered by Mr.. Grams
ton. md passed:
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