Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-05-03

for adoption was better suited 10 the wants
and more in accordance with the w shes
Of anv portion Of her citizens. To throw
the Executive power OF this Government
into any tuch controversy, would re to
make the President the armed arbitrator
between the people Of different states and
their constituted autho. tiles, and might
lead TO an usurped power, dangerous alike
to the stability Of the state Governments
and tine liberties OF the people 1t viii! be
my duty, on the contrary, to respect the
acquisitions ofthat Government which has
been recognized as the existing Govern
ment of the stale through all tine past, un.
til shall be advised, in regular manner
that it has been altered and abolished ard
other substituted in its place, by legal and
peaceabe proceedings, adopted and pur-
sued by the authorities and people of the
state. Nor can | readily bring myselfto
believe that any such contingency will
arise, as shall render the interference of
this government at all necessary.
The people Of the State of Rhode Is
land have been too long distinguished for
their love Of order and Of regular COVE rn'
ment, to rush into revolution in order to
obtain a redress Of grievances, real or
supposed, which a government under
which their fathers lived in peace, would
not in due season redress. No portion OF
her people Will be willing to drench her
fair fields with the blood of their own
brctheren, in order to obtain a redress oil
grievances which their constituted author
tiles cannot, for any length oftime resist, il
properly appealed to by the popular voice.
None of them will be willing TO set an ex-
ample, in the BOSOM Of this Union, o.
such firghlful disorder, such needless con.
WILSON'S Of society, such danger to life
liberty and property and likely to bring
discredlt on the character of popular gov
crnments. My reliance on the virtue, in
;eIligence and patriotism other citizens i,
great and abridging, and will not doub
but that spirit Of Cancellation will pre-
vail over rash counsels, that al actua
gri, vanccs will be prom, ey rcdr, s ed b,
the existing Government,and that anothe
bright example will be added to the man,
already prevailing among the North Amer
lean Republics, of change without revolu
ton, and a redress of grievances withou
force Of violence.
| tender to your Exccllency assuranc,
Of my high respect and consideration.
JOHN TYLER.
! Washington, April IL, 1912.
Mr.. Whipple writes TO the Governe
that the opinion ofthe President is in &C
cordance with the unanimous opinion q
the members of the Cabinet and he be
lieves, with that of every member of Cor
gress to whom the case has been tulrly sta
ted.
PoSTscRIPT.-It was one o'clock P. NJ
before the Providence evening paper, tn
Chronicle was received by US from tn
Post office.
We learn from the postscript Of tina
paper that the revolutionary party ar
, determined not to change their course i
in consequence of the Presidents lette
but will persist in holding their election
under the pretended new constitution, O
Monday next.
The election will Of course be il'ega
and the parties acting therein will subjec
themselves to condign punishment unde
] the laws of the State. What will be t.
] result will now soon be known.