The Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1845, 1842-06-28
From the Ne,c York Sun
RENEWAL OF THE WAR IN RHODE ISLAND.
MILITARY CALLED OUT.

The State of Rhode Island IS again plunged INTO
troubled waters We cannot believe that there IS
any serious danger of violence and bloodsh put
certain it is that there general arming OF the c-
Zens on both sides and when parties SO intensely ex
cited meet each other with deadly weapons IN their
hands, there is it must be confessed too much reason
for alarm
1t is impossible, without great deal of sitting to
get the true state of facts from the publications In
the Providence papers. The Express, the organ OF
the Suffrage party profess entire ignorance IN regard
all the movements that have given rise to the ru-
mors of war in the other lapers. At the same tlme
it declares that the members of the party have not
been supine for month past-that they have prepar
ed to defend themselves against the military despo-
tsm that ru the State--that they are well APP
pointed, well organized, and well armed, for the
council or the camp" Our friend of the Chronicle,
who processes to be neutral is terribly frightened
again h is in cold sweat and shakes like poplar
leaf his eyes full of ghosts and those Internal
twelve Founders" still ringing IN his ears, aioe
they have gone away to New Orleans, and to
Texas instead Of Providence. But the Chronicle
man has good trait; he continues to EXHIBIT ms
generous feelings for the softer his concern IS
not for himself; he does not fear for his own blood
and bones, but for the I" honor OF our wives and
daughters He should remember that 1t Is the TO
uerpn,en and not the that the suffrage men
are after. The Providence Journal Is the organ OF
the Charter party all It aims at is to make out nor
ribe case against the suffrage men and hctioE II II
this end, quite agreeable to II as truth
Our readers will perceive the difficulty OF obtaining
clear and sober facts from such sources we snail,
however, by the aid of private correspondence ana
such accounts as are generally confirmed endeavor
to give a curate history OF events as they occur
On Wednesday night the confused and alarming
reports from various quarters had produced INTENSE
agitation in Pr violence. There had been military
trainings at Chepatchet Woonsocket, Diamond hill,
and other places. Two three hundred men had
been under arms and cannon had been openly trans
ported to and fro through the streets Several men
| had been arrested on the road between Providence
| and Woonsocket and their character and business
inquired into Ammunition had been stolen, and
cartridges were being prepared Gov. Dorr had
landed at Norwich with small party OF friends as
stated by yesterday, and it was believed to be his
intention to proceed Immediately to Chepatchet and
establish his headquarters there.
From the account of this matter in the Chronicle,
ont would suppose that Gov. DOrr was about to IN
wade Rhode Island with an army from New York
nearly as large that which Napoleon marched TO
Moscow Now, in reference to this rumored inva-
sion from New York, we have word to say. 1t is
false from beginning to end Even the magnylng
Journal does not pretend that Gov Dorr had more
than twenty friends with him. and we know that on
the day before he said to have arrived at Norwich
there were several of his friends from Providence in
this city. We and conversed with some OF them
personally and learned that they intended to leave
that afternoon. We subsequently learned upon UNI
doubted authority, that they did leave, and Gov.
Dorr with hem There were not dozen in all
Some TWO or tnree gentlemen from lnls CITY may
have been accidentally their travelling companions
And this is the great invading army from New York
that has again thrown the Chronicle into fits
The proceedings of the General Assembly at New
port on Wednesday had no reference to the right of
suffrage, and of no general interest," except that
a few petitions upon the subject were referred to
the select committee.
On Thursday Gov. King arrived post haste from
Newport at Providence. The excitement and alarm
at the latter place greatly increased by his ssu-
ing an order calling out all the military and directing
them parade half past three O'Clock in the after
noon, at their respective places of rendezvous, to
await further orders. This it may we'll be supposed
created violent ferment in the public mind, which
continued to increase up to the moment that @he
boat left.