Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1842-09-09
ZsH0de island end the (lersY.

The expressions Of scorn that the miserable
tyranny Of the Land holders is daily calling
forth, must soon prove too hot for them. Though
wing presses are as silent as the grave upon
the insult to the age which the ruling powers
are daily giving, in keeping up martial law in
times Of peace yet we are glad to be able to
say that !. does no, represent the feelings OF
hundreds and thousands, as We believe, of tile
whig party. We have heard no denuncations
more severe upon This point than those we have
heard froih intelligent wings. There is no
mistaking public opinion. The charter party
and their minions are daily growing more odl-
Gus. We have seen, in relation 10 the late
transactions, no proceeding with more pleas
ure than the course Of certain Independent
cergymen. who seem 10 have, to the full, the
Roger Williams spirit.
il is the custom Of the denomination Of Uni
yersaists, to hold an annual General Conven-
ton. composed Of delegates from all parts of
the Union. AS this sect numbers over six
hundred thousand worshippers, the number
brought together as de,egaies-bol, preachers
and Iaymen, is commonly very large. At the
meeting last year i'll this city, the Convention
voted to hold their next annual meeting in
Providence in September. Owing 10 the ex-
sience Of martial law in Rhode Island, nine
cieTgymen of the highest standing and infu-
ence in the order, have united in petition TO
the standing clerk Of the Convention. tina, he
would take the Responsibility of changing the
place Ct the r.ee'lng, -subsiituting some suila.
bic place out Of the limits of Rhode Island.
And discussion is now going on in the Jour
nails Of this order of Christians, as 10 the pro-
priey Of changing the place of the meeting.
Among those who advocate change is the
Rev. WILLIAM S. BALcH. He was settled
over the Universalist Society in Providence
for number Of years. Our readers may re-
member the favorable notice we gave, some
time ago, of an eloquent Grafton from his pen
on the RICH. Of Suffrage. We gave sound
and manly extract from this Grafton at the tme
Mr.. Balch is not now resident of Rhode Is
land. He says:-
Every body is aware that very great and
unhappy difficulties have arisen in Rhode Is
land, which have fallen mainly upon Provi-
dence. civil war has existed there. MAR
tial law has been proclaimed, and is still in
force. Private individuals walk the streets
armed; some Of our brethren have Deen ares.
ted, and others driven from the State TO pre-
vent arrest Houses of peaceable citizens
have been broken into and searched; the free
dom IF speech has been interdicted; nailifarv
force has been established as the protector Of
life and property"
AgaIn:-
g Besides II is said that lawess gang is
hanging upon the borders of the State: wait
Ing an opportunity TO take vengence, and
threatening to sack and burn the city that the
streets OF Providence are nightly patrolIed by
armed men, that martial law is still The law
of the Sia'e, and that strangers particularly
are closely scru,nized.''
lie then puts the following hard questions.
Rl.f f,El III 80
TO Gov. Hing and his Council, and that thea
,oiN give projection to our Convention. BIZ,
how can liza, he done! Will hey send pass
ports 10 all who may wish 10 attend. or must
we send for them! How then will thew dis
tingnish between those who 90 to attend The
Convention, and those who 90 10 sack and
burn the city! Would not the inpath erinc of
several hnnd:ed strangers look alarming i?
w ouid not mat be most fitting time for those
who are accused of seeking to .pundef and
murder the inhabitants 10 execute their wick |
ed designs. II they have them! Will rot
great trouble come of this and we be held 10
answer tor others sins Who will feel safe
there's II Is acknowledged that if had been
there lew weeks since. | should have been
arrested. For what? For having, in time
past said what thought proper In favor of
what regarded just and holy cause.-The
rights of man,
Nothing speaks louder of the detestable
tyranny now IN process Of action on the Ameri-
can soil, tina" the acknowledgement Of Rhode
Islanders that such man as Rev. VIl,1.m
,. bALcH Is liable to All arrest by the mean |
est lmb of corporal's guard and to be thrown |
into prison with knave and feons!
we shall now allud Q 10 another testimony
Of the state of pubic opinion. We quote |
short paragraph from the pen cf Rev. IHos,As
J. SAWYER, learned and eloquent divine Of /
The city of New York. II was written in "a.