The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1842-05-21
Wednesday, p NJ, May IL
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS.

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| Wednesday, p NJ, May Is.
THE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
We have passed through the most fearful and cntl-
| cal day that ever dawned upon this State and when
we consider the hostile array, the excited feeling
ard the full preparations it seems almost miraculous
| that it has passed without bloodshed The firmness,
prudence, and caution Of the government cannot De
| too highly commended and the prompt and eificen'
manner in which the citizens have responded TO the
| command in chief, is entitled 10 equal praise. We
90 back beyond postscript yesterday, anu give as
clear an account OF the whole proceedings as we can
/ furnish.
| Last evening several of Mr. DORIS near relatives
called at his quarters and endeayored to convince him
of the utter impossibity of success In his mad de-
sign and urged upon him, by every consideration
which ever moved mortal man, to deslst from con-
ct which could only end IN the ehusion ol plood ana
| his own destruction number OF the members oil
his legislature were present and joined in the entrea-
~ and to their credit it should be said, his chief
| counseors added their unanimous opinion against
| forcble movement He refused to listen 10 any
thing and when those who had called upon HIM left
the room, his party friends also went and lett
! him for the m oment alone as token Of their disap
| probation He was second time visited by the
same near relatives, and again urged to listen to rea-
4 SON. but equally in vain. Nothing could move hlm
and he issued his orders for attack upon the arse
nal.
The signal gun was fired at midnight; the force
4 accompanied BY Dorr in person, moved down Love
lane through Oneyve, and came up on the north
east side OF the arsenal They brought SIX field
pieces and took up position in small grove within
j long musket shot of the arsenal. They afterwards
approached even nearer; their position was selected
with singular mprudence; il was completely within
range Of grape and canister, and had they fired
single gun, the return from the arsenal would have
been observation-disclosures. Not half their force
would have left the field their force was va
riousy estimated at from two to four hundred
:, A flag Of truce was then sent to the arsenal and
possession demanded on the part Of Col. Wheeler,
and in the name of Governor Dorr. The commander
replied that he knew neither Col Wheeler nor Gov.
Dorr, and in to the assurance that they
should take il and were fully able to do so, he told
them to take it. The insurgents then repaired to
their guns and the order given by Dorr to fire,
We are not certain whether they refused to hre, or
whether their ignorance Of gunnery prevented them
from making any effective manifestation; probably
both reasons operated
mander-in-Chief and the Major General to the COM
manders of volunteer companies and Brigade Gener-
ais of this State. They were Immediately despatched
by express and steamboat sent to Newport, as soon
as she could be got under way. She returned tins
morning at about half past o'clock bringing the
Newport Artillery with two field pieces, the Bristol
J, Artillery and company from Warren in all about
one hundred and fifty men under arms They have
responded promptly and maniuly to the cal OF te
/, Commander-in-Chiei
Too much praise cannot be awarded to the Cadets,
Light Infantry and Marine Artillery of this city
The gallant fellows in these companies after night
of fatigung duty, looked fresh II they had just
, risen from their pillows.
Early, this morning. the following notice was IS
sued by the Mayor In compliance with this request
the stores were generally closed Numbers OF clti-
zens proceeded to the Cadet armory and enrolled
themselves The veteran Col. VIM Blodget &C
cepted the command of the whole.
NOTICE.
Cry OF Providence, !
MayorS Office, May IL, 1872.
All citizens friendly to maintaining the peace
and good order of the city, are urged to lay aside
their business for this day and assemble at u O'Clock
A. M. with arms, at the Cadet Alarm Post
THOS. NJ BURGESS, Mayor.
If any have not arms, they will be provided.
r The following important notice appeared this
morning
Resignation Of Officers under The Peoples Constlf'do"
We the undersigned, elected Senators and Repre-
senatves of the General Assembly and to other OH
ces under the Peoples Constitution, not having, II
accepting those offices, contemplated carrying the
Constitution into effect against the power of the Gen
eral Government of the United states, winch ha'
been called upon to act against us, and which The
President has sgnifed his intention to grant there
fore ii consideration of the evils which we thlnt
, must ensue to our common country iron our engag
ing in a contest with the General Government al
/ though cannot surrender, nor have altered ou
4 views of the right the people to form and es
tabish government in the manner IN which th'
Constitution Of this State has been framed. VIII
these views, and first protesting against the course
which the President has taken in regard to the contro
versy between the old and the government OF thl
State as being against the fundamental rights of thu
neople of this State aid of the United States we fee
constrained to decline acting further in the severa
offices to which we have been elected, and which
therefore we hereby resign. Neither can we, no
: have we countenanced in any manner the late move
i ment Of the Governor elected under the People
. Constitution, but in every way have endeayored t.
counterfeit and prevent deplorabc act, and on
co destructive to the cause in which have been
O gagged.
4 HeZekiah Willard Eli Brown,
q Benjamin Arnold, lr Welcome Angel,
), William NJ. Webster, John a. Rowland,
Frederick l.. Beckford, William Coleman,
Samuel II. Wales, J. i. b. Flagg,
e Perez Simmons.
n The military passed through Market square at hal
Q past in the morning. twas glorious sight. Tn
!. best blood of the State was in the ranks old men
i honored for their past services, and young men, Thu
hope and flower of the State stood side by side am
h shoulder to shoulder. Three cheers welcomed then
n as they passed the foot of College street
= AT about O'Clock it rumored tba, Dorr ba,
r fled the city. His military told ~ hold them
! selves under the command CT their resp c,ve comma
: ny officers Messages were despatche "a 80 he 20
6 vernon conveying TINS informauon but 4 os not re-
!, | ceiyed with full confidence The ins,rron,s in arm
!, still remained around the House of R,rr;ngton An
'hony' snu Passeu resoiu'ions the exact purport 0