The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-04-29

NUN III -NOluluE lulDOItdut IIOIl
this State. The following letter contains all the
news. The Charter General Assembly have gone
home without doing any thing. This session was
of three days duration -
Providence.
Correspondence Of tbs Herald
PROVIDENCE, Ap.ll u, 1872.
JAMES GoRpoy BENNETT, ESQ.
DEAR SIR -
The General Assembly have gone, after a session
of three days, being called by proclamation from
the Governor, and after every body has been kept
for three days ~inqriring h a. they were to do, they
Governor, be aiken themselves TO their several
places Of abo IL" and more va liant men or wise leg.
islaiors ne'er lived since the tide of time began.
First tn y had the Governors message read to
them, wherein il was set forth that those lrditorous
Suffrage men persisted in carry ing their pretended
constitution into effect, notwithstanding he had sent
hem Captain Tyler's letter aad threa ened them
with the A'gerine law More over IN. traitors afore-
SAID were procuring arms and were nightly drilling
and org !nizin2 themse. YES in militt ny discipline, and
many OF the military companies were in their in
fe;est. Then men in other States were sympathi
sing with sail traitors, and it was ,aid, a~ssis,anee
was to be rendered them frsm abroad. Altogether
The Governor made out a very bad case for King
Charles Charter.
lone of the charter members brought in a PROPOSE.
lion to call a convention to frame a new constitu-
uon by way OF compromise, allowing all who pay
taxes on $50 TO vote Tor delegates, but that was
voted down 45 to 12-so they won't yield an inch.
The Constitutionalists are going ahead like steam
boats. The riot act has been amended so as to re-
quire men to dispense without one hour to think
about II as formerly, and the Mayor is authorised
to employ armed police in squads of fifty men, but
IN spite OF all this ! never saw a more Fully impu.
dent set OF fellows than the Constituencies. Go.
vernon Don, is firm as the eternal hills, and the
whole are pluck to the backbone Many formerly
opposed to the suffrage men say, now the Assembly
nave refused to call a convention, they 60 for the
Peoples Constitution.
There will DrObablv he mora man under armc in
Rhode Island on Tuesday than was ever seen here
since the revolution, but no one will be hurt. The
Conshtuuonallst won't begin and the Charter men
dare not begin. Ifany body get on the track when
the bell ring', he may get knocked down, but there
Is little danger Of that.
Then came the resolutions of the Assembly that
were to cut up the Constitutionalists like Pdixham
guns loaded with tenpenny nails. But alack! lust
as they were about to authorize the Governor to
raise a standing army, consisting OF as many men as
he chose, to be paid as much as he chose, and to be
employed how he chose ,one OF the members read up
the Constitution Of the United States, prohibiting the
States from maintaining standing armies in time of
peace, and so the army had to be given up for fear
Of Capt. Tyler.
Finally the Assembly voted to authorize the Go.
vernon TO employ a private secretary. leo look out
for blood and ~thunder), and also. that he might take
measures to remove or protect the state proper.
ty- Qook out for the property Of the %state-keep the
f%reeholds safe, and We don't want men.) 1t is said,
the Court House is to be sent en- to New York per
railroad and steamboat line. some small parcels Of
real estate are 10 90 by Harnden's express. The
Penltentiary is to be taken out to Johnston at the
Governors House, if it can be secured from attach.
ing creditors, and the Treasury is to be forwarded
to Texas by a private hand. All there will be safe.
The sympathy in your city encourages the cOnsti.
i,utonalists, and irightens the charterltes. 1t is said
there is some strange savages in New York, who eat
raw meat, and pick their teeth with hickory clabs,
and drink aqua forts instead Of ge%ntlemanly cham
paigne, who are coming on here to get a look at
the old charter. Some say the city will certainly
be burnt down, and others, that the men are to be
shot down with grape shot from the guard of COW
killers at the arsenal, but the sensible men think
we shall keep out Of a muss because the constitution
alists will be'strong enough to keep the peace. The
saints are in great tribulatieR, and the brethren on
the side Of the people are told, that Their is no salts
faction in their prayers. The reverend clergy have
been very active in the matter, but there has been a
shocking disregard of their holy mandates. If Bro
Their Knapp is any where in your quarter, beg him
TO give US more of the outpourings Of his spirit, that
we may have more christian feeling here. The
ladies', poor sous, are many OF them in fits, and
others laughing as though they rejoice in a muss.
Yours. truly. -