The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-02


Increase fthe ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS aud Arms
Reign Of Terror in ProuiGencc-Old Women and
Plate Leaving the City.
PROVIDENCE, April 80, 1912.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, Esq. -
Here's a go. We are in a ferment Just at this
moment, as violent though every man was beer
bottle. The Quarter Master-General, of COW kill
ing fame, called on the United States Artillery to
surrender their to the State, as the compa-
ny were suspected of being unanimously in favor of
the Constitution. The Governor has power by the
resolution of the Assembly to recall any portion of
the State arms loaned to any company. The guns
OF tins company, however, were the same that the
compnny carried in ''the Rhode Island regiment in
the revolution, and were seat from France by Mr.
Deane, and furnished TO the company by the Cont
mental Congress The mates of these guns, be-
heve. are at West Point, marked "sStrasbourg" The
company very cooly took legal advice and returned
answer, that they had property belonging to the
State There were some threats that the guns
should be taken by force but the answer was prompt
that the QuarterNaster had better recollect an ex
petition once made to Concord after arms There
would have been outbreak at once had an at
tempt been made to take the guns.
/ have just learned that the arms of the "Inde-
pendent Volunteer Company" have been called for
by the State, and answer was returned that if the
Governor would find the arms and send men enough
to take them he could have them. A company at
Woonsoeket have returned flat refusal to the de-
mand for the arms In their hands. We don't stand
no nonsense in Rhode Island. The party who turn
out to be right mean to be able to show thew have
shown pluck throughout.
There is much trembling amongst the Charlesites
and some OF the Cons'uonalists for the safety of
their property-both are sending it out of town
plate is being sent away-old ladies are leaving the
city, and every body says what a lamentabe state
Of things we have, and nobody tries to stop it. The
Chartertes have started report that the small pox is
in town, Cant Beach send some of his Doctors) but
every body laughs at the hoax. Even the ladies',
dear souls, grow bellgerent Two of the elite of So
ciety, Mrs. T. and Mrs. -, had scrimmage in
the street, to the great disanangemen of millinary
arcles. Old swords that have been through the re-
volution, and pistols long in their dotage, are hawk
ed about the streets like Brandreth's Pills. The vo-
lunteer companies drill nightly, and take bullets and
gunpowder, and Quarter-Master General A. folds
his arms his breast and looks as much like Ma
poleon as cheese curd face with red cheeks can be
made to look.
cily, and if we can't have small muss shall pc
ttion Congress TO be set off TO Texas.
The Chartertes are bending all their strength 10
buy or frghten OIL enough of the members of the
new government to prevent quorum from being
present They must bid high, for "votcs is yotesa
now.
The Chartertcs are endeavoring 10 persuade the
sufiragcrs not TO have military parade but a civil
procession, but the suffragers fear they are PLAYING
possum, and dominican TO be caught. Ifthere should
not be quorum there will be an adjournment and
the towns that are not represented will hold new
elections
Won't We go 1t here the side that bcats-hurrah
tor the side that's up. Yours, &C. SNAP