Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-05-26

1uIier had been content with culogizng JeDcrson We
should not have said word because. be its motives
what they may. we heartily subscribe the justice u lis
compliments. Ii CHI Sc, however. 10 indulge sacor and
a sarcasm at our expense, aud we deemed it lar and
proper To show 10y reference to the pas: that jefferson
himself, upon whom now lavishcs lis hearcss com
pnnenis beca"3c lac happens to chime in with its opn
IONS ii not, any than We, escape its deanalory
cpltneis, when they were in opposing ranks The En-
qafer's Crows however black are always swans-othcr
peoples swans, though spotless White, all crows
THE RHODE ISLAND RFAOlTTION
1t will be >een by the full accounts in our columns TIN,
morning that in all probability the Revolution in Rhode
Island has terminated without blood shed the great
'idcL pmr who flurishcd his sword 50 manull, a few
days ago, aud declared his readiness to die IN defence of
his principles, having fled before gun was fired. or
dmpo blood drawn,-and, as isbeevcd DISGUISED
in Pciticoas Butto the couu,craaee given to the Dis
organizers by the ramnany men Of y York. the Rich
mod Eaqp'er, aud others they would never have push
ed their rrbellion-ior such il wass) nearly 10 the ar
bltranent ii arms. Gov. King deserves immortal honor
Tor the nuoss and sagacily he has displayed on the &c
cason-fualy free from boistcrol,noss and tmi,y he
has pursued the of his way tcarlcssly assert
nestle traitors and their toreign syinpa lhizcrs
Thomas w. Dor. the head and front of this rcbeous
attempt to suLyou the regular government Of Rhode
Island ly lrcc of arms, i, the leader Of the ABOI
llOA PARTY in that State and was some time sinc,
Nominated both by the iocoioco& the Abolition convel-
""5 as candidate io Congress IN opposition the pre-
sent W hs lnrombents. Which of his aflmitics - oco
focoor A7olItIon,-fec him \ his followers TO the
good erares Of the rammany Of New York, and of
the Richmond Enquirer. Of course pretend not 10
say but We ina zine they Will be yer, willing hcreal
ter odIsown all ellaw feeling for te bastard who had
the baseness to mediate treason, without the courage To
cnnsumnlaie his purpose
We have sad before. and repeat it that 50 far as
the question Of III eializng the fm Of government IN
Rhode Island is involved. the lack D.ur party NAV
have been i'll the right hit they placed themselves in
the wr1ny when they tlt effect their purn1sn by
force OF arms, and without the plausible preteN
that majority Of the adult male population (ne
grocs ncudcd) wlil according to the Dor party ooa
to rule, in favor of the changes which they were
dc sros 10 effect 81 Tar the election Of Governor Is
any rr.teron OF public sentiment the existing govern
mcu IS sustained by majority of The Whole population
-kn2's vote Tor Governor having not only been much
greater than that for D5rr but larger eyea than wa, iv
ed ar tic Peoples Constituton.' under which Dor
pretended to assume the night to sign him self 90 ver or
and Commander in Chief Of Rhode ISLAND and frayi
dcocc plau,ation''
Viewer as ,a.sAel whom VIZ s1w that the INSURGENTS
Wcrr s2Pp1ried by such men Stephen Aleu- {. {.
Can'feieag. Aaron Nanderp1el, and other leading pol
c!ans OF 81" York. men who have some stake in So
cleiy AMI WIN therefore ought to be careful how they
enc 1aragr that ccnilous spirit. already too rc the
land, which threatens to overthrow all law and all 10y
cntnen, and To place the great interests of slc
ETY. at the mercy of any mob which may choose 10 ar
ray ITSELF under whatever pctcN against the constilu
ted authorities. But confess We were still more sur
prseda the course OF the Richmond Enquirer which can
not justly be suspected Of any Abolition sympathes aud
which on{ht 10 have sagaclty enough Sec to- that ii
Is putting IN motion the agiatogS Of rgina But in
N'S State have old law which will meet the eincr
gcfy should II arise, aud which shows what the Rrvo-
utonary sag,s Of rgnia were they now alive would
do with men occupying here the attitude assumed blythe
ms regents in Rhode Island. For the benefit Of those
who nv be tempted 10 be scduccd by the example of
the Rlon Island aqiiaors and also of the Enquirer.
if i, should la &c The temerity defend Icm we would
inform them that II adiudgcs all persons who shall in
any manner aid in the est, bShmen Of any government
>TIiae nom OF Inh p'nleat OF ihc So''ihh'hl ~ II
GINA, within the limits thereof, u,tc, h. act Of he LIE
gisl"f first oJtaiaed and all persons WHO sall hold
office under any sach ''usurped' government q guilty
q higt trensonth penalty whereof DEATH III. Is
what Thomas w. Dor attempted 10 d. in Rhode Island:
aud yet the clm1nd Enquirer. among Others assal
Ell President Tyler. for declaring his purpose (Which
poor man. he shrunk from pcrtniog to use the forces
placed al his command in SURPRISING any attempt made
at domestic violence. than which not one Of his con
stlutlona duties is palmer imperative!
o. II may be right to say that the organs Of the In
srgenis in Rhode Island give colong 10 recent events
there essentially differing from the lnanesy authentic
accounts copied from the Providence journal. The In
surgenis say that Dorr did run but that h. only re
tired, ssto take little rest" while, he supposed
PueY for compromise should be held by the chief men
ON either side They say too, that Coy. King in
terrible state of rcpidation and alarm The answer 10
all this Is, that GOV King stood his ground Gov
ID rr ajsPatulacd to parts unknown isn't usual for
brave man to fly, while coward stands to his arms
'STANIY AND WISE Difficulty .hjsteH
The Washington correspondent Of the Baltimore Pat
riot. under date Of the 2ls INST p NJ mentions that
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