Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-02

READ READ PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS
RAscALlrIEs OF THE DoRR LEADERS IN RHODE
ISLAND.

READ READ, PEOPLE OF MASSACHUSETTS
RAscALirIEs OF THE DoRR LEADERS IN RHODE
| ISLAND.
We cali the attention Of the people OF Massa-
| chusetts to the developments now IN progress IN
| the ncishboring state OF Rhode Island. II ever
set Of political knaves and designing denasosues
existed in this repubic-snce the corner stone vas
laid-t is the leaders in the revolutionary move
| ments in New England, which have sprung from tho
recent agitation Of the suffrage question IN Rhode
Island The whole thing. from us inception to tic
| present position, has been vile and wicked con
spracy-got up for the advancement OF rolIticai OBJ
iec,s and from motives OF personal amblion-sssinst
the integrity and sovereignty Of all the State Gov
| ernments. The weed germina,ed on the soil OF
Rhode Island, it is true, but they who have aided
It's expansion are seeking TO transplant It into tho
soil Of other States and make cast IT'S whitening
shadow over thsir established governments. Look
at the iinerant preachers and lecturers-the Stein.
nesses, Hslletis and o.her vagabondsh demasosues,
native to the soil OF Rhode lsland-who are attend
ing Loco Foco meetings in Massachusetts and New
Hampshire, and endeavorins TO get up sympathy
for themselves in thor suffering and office lacking
condition under the guise OF sympathy for the poor,
destitute and women OF Rhode Island. What
is the object, what the tendency oil all this, not
to shake the confidence Of the people in their own
governments, and involve tho ~hole community OF
state republics in the ruin which they have partial
ly brought upon one 2
We have never had the le,st doob. that fraud
gross and inlsmous-vas at the bottom OF the revo-
lutiorary movements of the traitors ard torres IN
Rhode Island. Had it not been so-had they not
from the very bsginning laid out their plans with
full determination no, to abandon them on any &C
count-they would long since have accejed TO the
compromise presented by the established Govern
nent Of the State. They are afraid the latter will
accede some OF their propositions, and thus dis.
arm them CT the very means OF Keeping up an or.
gan zsiion-and deprive them of the very power
upon which they rely for sustenance and support
As evidence OF their rascal,iy, We ask the readers
attention to the following statement, OF facts from the
n. Y American. lie; the reader ponder upon these
astounding Developments, and then Judge for h m
self what confidence is to be placed in the noisy,
brawlins demagogues of Massachusetts, Who justify
such dissraceiui proceedings Read.
"The Providence Journal ofSAturday gives some
charming revelations OF the patriotism and purity of
the chief friends and supporters Oft so-ealed peo-
pes constitution. That the constitution was adopted
by fraud. the most mcnsuous ever attempted 10 be
imposed upon intelligent, people, the Journal says
no one present rretends to doubti and among the
corres3ondence OF Thomas W. Djrr, which was tax
en- possession of by the Government, are letters
which show tina, the fraud was intended from the
beginning. DORIS carpet b,g is spoken OF as peeu>
LARRY rich in this respect.
The Senatorial correspondence embraces one or
two men who will hardly {, ell honored being known
in such business; It Chords specimens, tot only OF
the clustering fury of Benton, the verbose inanity
OF Allen, the solemn stupidity Of Woodbury., but OF
the wary, polite caution of Wright, and the courtly
non commiital Of Buchanan. IL is justice, how
ever, to these to say, that their opinions,
or less sympath,zng with Dorr, are founded upon
Misrepresentation; all seeming 10 suppose that the
peoples constitution" had received the votes of a
majority OF the people, and that the mode of It's
adoption was taken only after other remedies had |
failed But these letters told, continues the
Editor of the Journal, Of little importance, com
pared to one from Duee J Pearce, TO Thomas w |
Dorr, detailing. IN some degree, the designs Of the |
leaders in the adoption OF the peoples eons,tu-
tion" and which sso,es that they relied upon fraud
for It's adoption. This letter contains proposition
TO get -FOUR HUNDRED ILLEGAL VOTES
IN THE TOWN OF NEWPORT alone; votes H. I
legal, even according TO their mojo Of voting.
which one would suppose, Of itself opened the door |
wide enough for fraud. The same letter further |
recomme nds that the VOTES OF UNNATURAL.
lied FOREIGNERS BE RECEIVED, and that
the ballots be printed in such way as 10 dodge the
question OF naturalization.
The success Of ibis scheme will be Understood,
when u is remembered that the town OF New port
returned tvfIrs hundred and so votes for the peo-
pies constitution" and three months AFTER when the
legally framed constitution was voted upon, and
opposed by the whole Dou party, aided by the
old charter men, but three hundred and sixty one
votes were polled against it. No reasonab be man,
with knowledge OF the facts, can docb, that more
than half the votes for tho peoples constitution"
in Newport were illegal. /; is not strange that
although they made great parade of their reati.
ness 10 exhibit their votes, they should refuse to
show them, as soon as they ascertained that the
people were beginning 10 the frauds which mad
been committed. The letter OF Mr. Peafce furnishes
evidence that Is beyond controversy, and more tina
confirms the charges that we have so often brought
against the men who have attempted by fraud and
Iorce, to overthrow the government Of this State,
anu creek upon ITS ruins a moboeracy.