Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-31

..e, kna MO only ismiiy ccsrestio's sh'fea'
cd Gov. DoTr 10 relinaush all further attempts g e.
force the authority OF the new ooveine III on.
time to leave the State lie at hrst resisteo 81, e
.,es IN abandon the determined spirits VINO mao r''
lied around him. but, satisfied at last tna., III
ouence of the deserton and waVerhg ., '''e J
on,est must end in the destruction oi Inc ie" VIM
s and trnp he Welded to repeated opportunities u'
linen, the knowledge Of his own companions w ai''e'
-, the Sta,e Finding themselves deserted ny Tue"
Leader the suffrage troops dispersed, with Tue
nj abnut fifty resolute mef, whe enttenched .o.n'' =
and for twenty four hours renamed emoooieo' ""u "
nossession of their arms. BY the entreaies o. '"e
trends they ALSO then quietly retired to their homes
We do not believe that any formal compromise was
n,ds Promises were no doubt, literally used oy m
d;vduals. and Governor Don doubtless believed 'ey
yould be kept But see no other evidence Vi any
treaty, compromise, understanding between ~"
leaders of the two parties, Except what is 20 NC
from the Federal prints, aying that Inc ueh'"' " ~
Suffrage party would be concedeo. e
If bowaver il shall turn out that the expectation VI
oblaininr free end equal suffrage the essence o. ne
,pslcan Goyernment-is defeated, we mus. i'oA 'po"
his result as brought about By The nnconsl'tu''o"'
1 Sn party had proceeded peacefully to form
Constitutions peacefully to adopt 1t by large aJo'
o The people and were peacefully proceeding TO put II
IN oneralion Suddenly the landhoders start up, oe'
nounce them rs usurpers, threaten mem WI H., Pc;
of traitors if they do not desls, and call on ine ne
DENT 10 sustain them with the army OF tie Y. .. !na'
func,ionary replies that case exists wh'ch VIVA JUS
fy his ordering the army To STAY the people, ou', ne
voytheless he proceeds TO decide what VIII be case
when i, is made out and promises his assistance when
il should occur Thus he gratuitously decdeu POM
before was presented for his considerations thfew luz
.e;cb, Of the General Government into the scale OF
The minority; and TO give it the more effect put some
hundreds Of soldiers motion towards Rhode Isiana,
mart of whom entered the State, and were suPplleo
with ball cartridges in sight of the people on beng
informed that the officers of the new Governme were
peacefully elected aud peacefully installed INTO once
he still avowed his purpose 10 SUSTAIN ny the mtay
mower Of the Union as the Government OF The STATE,
the Government abolished by the people; and even oe-
nounced as ,insurgens" the men who had mus peace
fully effected change in the form Of their
Thus, by threatening the people OF little s.ale win
military coercion has the Administration OF the Oehe
raj Government subvered and repudaled the very rst
the most precious princp embraced IN the Declaration
of right nalienabe, and, II not eter
nal as listing as the of man-we mean inc Ttght o.
the people always meaning majority of the peoPie) 10
change their form Of Government IN any 'eay, ana az
any lime they may think proper, 'oth or '0tthom Me
authority or consent Of the men IN po~er, where Tue
majority have no, previously agreed upon mode OF
etcling the change We sympahise with The patriots
of Rhode Island aud advise them to be OF good cheer
Not hair of their heads will their adversarles dare to
hurt They will get all they have demanded; and as
to the principle it still exists and if necessary be re-
asserted under better auspices Borne down to-day II
will prevail tomorrow.
s1'ru,h, crushed to earth, will rise again;