The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-15
PRESENT SITUATION OF AFFAIRS
IN RHODE ISLAND--OUTR RACES
UPON MASSACHUSETTS, SOIL AND

To The Editor Of the Bay Slate Democrat;
Having just passed through Rhode Island, and
having had an opportunity of becoming acquainted
with numerous facts in relation TO the recent strug
gle in that Stae will devote short time to the
narration of them for the information of your read
ers. Since the night of the burglary committed
by Deacon lIendrlck, OTIS and VIM. Cook, VIII
lard Whippe, Jr,, and other andhoIders of W oon-
socket, at Crooks tavern, IN Bcllingham, the in
habants of this and all the border towns, have
been in high degree of excitement, and II large
number olvolunteers have organized to enter Rhode
island Immediately on the occurrence of another
outrage by the Algcrnes ION the Massachusetts side
Astonishing as was the account of this affair as Civ
en- in the .N0rning Post of your city, assure
YOU that the half has not been told. The door of
Mn Cooks tavern was burst in, and himself Ia
ken from his he'd and driven out of doors at the
point of the bayOnet almost in state of nudity
His wife, also, was grossly insued, The sCOun-
dres seized three young men who were under pro-
lection of the house, and forclbly carried them Ov-
er the line. The news spread like wild fire. A
town meeting was soon convened, and a commit
tee chosen to inform Gov. Davis of the particulars
of this shocking outrage. They waited on him at
Worcester, and The result was, that he sent Adju-
ant General Dearborn, who was present at anoll-
or town meeting convened to hear the report of
that committee. Nothing has been heard of any
further steps having been taken by either Dear
horn OF Gov, Davis, from that time to ihis-but
yesterday, as | was going from Woonsocke; to
| Providence, the leader OF The expedition, to wit:
Dencoa HcWrich, passed US in buggy wagon,
having for his companion, Dexter iallou, Prcsi-
dent of the Woonsockel Bank The latter shout
ed as he passed; "'This martial law does the
business up pretty well, after ALL" So that you
~, al. II
i0rgc five or six days after the burglary uademaa-
cd by our State authorities.
| DR. Mia linIlou, Il physician Of high repu,e in
Woonsockct Ga man much respected by all class
cs) was seized and put under 400 dollar bonds, for
his appearance TO be tried under the Algcrine law
lie has not taken up arms at either outbreak.
Squire White and Mr. Seth Arnold, both land
holders but prominent men in the SuillagG cause,
have been obliged to leave their homes lor anolh-
er State; and the Algerincs are clamorous for their
capture. The AIgorlnes tramplc ON human rights
even threaten TO sequeStrate the property Of all the
suffrage land holders who voted for the people
constitution, and likewise the school fum to pay
the expenses incurred in tie late military move
ments
The state of things in Woonfockct is dcpIorable
in the extreme The cotton manufactures have al
been stopped, aud by far the grea,er part Of the
help have left the State permanently, Families are
moving oil in every direction. No person is al
lowed to express an opinion adverse to the Aigc-
rine policy, on pain of instant imprisonment Soci-
ETY. is completely broken up, us several thousand
people have hastily left aud sought employment
elsewhere. Yesterday, two mills commenced man
ulicluring, but such is the scnrcl, Of work people
that only 10 wcavcrs could be found to enter both
mills, and not single mule spinner. These two
f,,,, h.,,t hnr,, al
hands, The girls in this place have been very pa
lriotic aud sympalhains with the suiiiage cause
AT Carrnglon's mills, they gave - each towards
the friends Of liberty. The ladies of this place
contributed $50 in purchase ola standard, which
they presented to the suiagG forces some weeks
since, in presence of 1000 spectators This stan.
dard was hidden, and afterwards discovered by
the reehOldcr's troops; the news of which getting
abroad, accustomed meeting Of the same ladies
who presented it. They resolved to ask its cap
tors lhl, it be given back to them The soldiers
were waited upon 10 that effect, AMI the g0iiqai
Major Martin replied that after i, had been exhib-
tied rs trophy in Providence. they should have
it back on condition of their presenting it to Il cont
pany Of" law aud order" men. The ladies' res
ponse was, that il they could not have it McA, they
never should ask it,
Negroes composed part Of the Algernc force,
aud were set to keep guard over the white nhabit-
ants. As the troops were marching, several ne
grors were visible among them. One of large size
was seen by the Woonsocket ladies' from the win
dows and they cried out, 'llere comes Gov King"
IA, which the Alscrines were very much incens-
ed, but had to grin and bear it..
A great number of arrests have been made in
Woonsocle, and the greate, outrnges committed
hy the Algcrincs. The women were searched,
H. al. ,,,J ,;,,, s,nlcp c,o,, ,b.;r Gn,or, ,,l .o,,
the small ,eelhina children were robbed of pi.ccs
of silver coin pendan, from their nccks! One lady
was lorcbly deprived ola ,hree.dolhr rod ring:
and silver spoons We're stolen from the drawers!
who now will DENY that the Providence Cadets
covered themselves with glory They ransackcd
wonen's trunks, and when they came across an
old military uniform, too antlqua,ed to use and
slowed away in some garret ~ useless lumber, the
heroic Iiscnyprcr would forthwith fix il nm his nus