The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-05-27
act in concerted and efficient manner. The con-
sequence was the withdrawal Of the troops Of both
parties
L.ATEST-BEST
THE LANDHOLDERS YIELDING

THE LANDHOLDERs YIELDING.
BY the following, which we copy from the .Neu
York Erening Post of May Goth, it appears that
the andholders party were the first to offerr terms,
and whatever turn the presses in their favor may
attempt to give the matter, the suffrage party has
triumphed;
Rhode Island The Landholders party Offering
terms. The news which we have from Rhode Is
land this morning, shows that the principle for
which the suffrage party have contended for thirty
five years, has a, last been acknowledged by the
landholders. The party claiming to govern under
the abrogated charter, has at last yielded; they
have offered to submit the dispute 10 the proper
judges, the people, and TO take constitution from
their hands.
A letter from person Of great responsibility,
which we give to our readers, states, in general
terms, the substance oftho arrangement, which is
that convention is to be held, composed of dele
gates chosen on the principle of universal suffrage,
who are to frame a constitution, or amendments to
the present constitution, which are to be presented
TO the entire people for their sanction. This is all
that the suffrage party can ask for it puts the whole
disposition Of the matter into their own hands.-
Hitherto the landlords would not trust the people
to frame their own constitution. The patry instru-
ment called by that name which the people of
Rhode Island few months since rejected, was the
work Of the landlords; and by establishing an I'M
equal and dsprOportlnate representation Of the
different parties OF the State, was intended 10 per-
petuate their power in the Legislature. What they
then refused has now beecn extored from them
by the frmness of the suffrage party. They come
forward with proposal to submit to the public
opinion, which they have so long refused and de-
fined. "Whatever turn the presses favorable 10
the landlords party may attempt to give the matter
the cause of the suffrage people has triumphed,
the justice of their demands has been acknowl-
edged, the landlords nave been driven from the
ground they so stubbornly maintained, and Rhode
Island, unless there be treachery in the agreement
TO which Governor Dorr acceded, is TO have, like
other States, II free constitution.
On referring to the letter which we publish, and
which bears on its face the marks Of minute accu-
racy, referring, as it does, to persons ID to con-
versatons, it will appear to have been at the en-
treaties Of the landholders that governor Dor with
drew, and that so eager were they to terminate the
quarrel, that they furnished him with a carriage
to leave the ground. We suppose tina, the land.
holders will not venture to trfc any further with
the people or fail to observe the engagement into
which the agents of their party have entered The
experiment would be very hazardous one.
In the mean time, we feel it our duty to say that
had it moi been for the precpilate interference of
Mrryler,in this matter the dispute would have been
settled long ago without any hostile preparations
made by either party. The threa. TO crush the
Suffrage party by the military force of the United
State, encouraged the andholders, and led them
to attempt to Retain the supremacy BY violence,
II was an nexcusable step, incycusnble whether
II were owing TO rnshness or to arrogance, and