Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-05-13
RHODE ISLAND.

Of State property, the recalling Of State arms o
oppontment Of board Of counsellOrs was n,ss. E'
An act was also passed repeating the law which H.
ouired the name of the Agerine law, and reso"' q
requesting the Governor to inform the Presid.n,
Congress of the U. s. thatthe Government Of the s
had been fully organized and had proceeded tnsps
| Mr. Wales, one of the Delegates from Proyi5.ra
offered resolution 10 the effect, that comm,,.-
appointed to proceed to Newport 10 meet similar,
mitce. if the General Assembly at that place .be.
think proper to appoint it, 10 ascertain whelle, -,
plan could be devised by which, with honor 10 l. !,
parties the controversy could be determined s,eee
and peaceably.
Some debate ensued, in the course of which y.
Wales rose TO explain his position, and sad he Va, .
in favor of pacific measures, but he would conc.c.
nothing.
| The resolution was rejected by unanimous yoe
The Senate and General Assembly then resly..
themselves into Joint committee tor The election d. -
and military officers The appointment Of lie &,
officers postponed until the next session. Il.
following the most important of The mil,ary 81
GERS winch were appointed:
! Americas " Potter, hlajor. General.
Henry F. Pooley, Adjutnnt. General.
VIM Oidridge, Quarter Master General
| Arnold Saunders, Commissary General
James s. Lincoln, Division Inspector.
Jedcdah Sprague, Brigadier General.
! II was the impression that tie Legislature wtp,5
hold an evening session on Wednesday, and # lie,
could get trous Oh with all necessary business stnr,
over un, June July. The sessions in the Sae u.
generally brief
The Cons.itu:ion,lists are determined to resort 10
peaceful means in the conduct Of their Govcrnntu,
and 10 obtain possession of State property. On We
nesday, Governor Dorr directed the high shc,. Of Ii,
county of Providence 10 proceed 10 the Stale ioc.1
which was in possession OF the late sheriff and a NJ
merous posse of insurgents, and in the Of Ii,
people of the State, BY his authority, demand posse.
sion of the Capitol. Sheriff Anthony, accomparpt
only by single citizen, fulfilled his duty 10 The gre
dread aud alarm Of those who had fastened htGss,i
within the building. After some hestancy, Tie ST.:
of the Charter party expressed his doubts Of tie n
,imacy of the Peoples Government, and qucslicr.d
the prnprie,y of yielding posse sson at that lime.
State of Rhode Island and Providence Pla"'a'cns
A PROCLAMATION
BY 1rE Go,EaSoR SAME.
| Whereas the General Assembly, On lie Sd day d
May, 1912, passed the following resolutions:
"ResoIred, That the Governor be requested 10 msG
known, by proclamation, to the People OF lis Sst
that The Government under the Constitution tl,tsc
both civil and military, TO conform III. nselyes 10
Constitutions and TO the laws enacted under the
and TO all other jurisdiction and authority, duly e:ti
cised under and BY virtue Of the same
And whereas the General Assembly, on the ilh l.:
of May, Is42, passed the following resolutions:
"Resolred, That the Governor be further requests
to call on all persons who are, or may become iItbs
10 the State, 10 make payment 10 the duly appoints
officers and agents, under the provisions of SAID Con
stitution; and to make known 10 all persons, that u
payment to any other officers or agents than tics
aforesaid will be considered discharge Of there!
legations.
"Resolred, That The Governor be requested 10 csle
all persons who in possession or have charge az
Of the public property, to deliver the possession
charge of snid property to the authorities and Office
acting under the Constitution and laws Of The Stale
Now. therefore, /, Thomas w. Dorr, Goverrc:
this State, DO hereby requested, proclaim and na,
known said Resolutions TO the People OF the State 81
call upon all persons 10 conform themselves theI,
and to govern themselves accordingly
! In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hant
and caused the seal of the State tn be affixed at The CT
of Providence, this 4th day Of May, A. 1e42.
TuoMAs w. DoRR, Goraaor
By command of the Governor,
(Witness) WIN. II. SMITH, Seey Of Slatt
(From tie Rhode Island, E,tra Of Htdnesday erears
| EIGHT o CLOCK, I. NJ
| The new Government under the Charter, wu e
ganized with The usual forms and ceremony IN ih
town to-day. Afler the organization was comp.eat
the two houses separated, and resolution was oht't
| in the House making requisltion upon The Pfes'csH
for his interference, by proclamation, and oihet~s
necessnry-which finally passed both Houses, and 'if
the n adjourned until Tomorrow morning.
Arrest ofa ReJn-Mr Daniel Brown, one cfll
.ocalled Representatives in the so.caled People a
sembly, was arrested in Newport yesterday, for ire'
son, and admitted 10 bail in $4,000 All Was peact'
bly, done.
| II is stated in the Providence Journal of yesert'
morning. that two Of the members chosen TO be the j
gal General Assembly, presented themselves TO Dor
Legislature, were sworn in, and took their seats
i The resolution in the Chartist House making a II
Il do NM m lie
nin,ousy in the House Sc to g. Notwithstanding II
high state of feeling which exists throughout The s'
4 there is on all sides such perfect order, such an ave
san 10 any acts Of violence that we find our hopes
a psaceable and satisfactory accommodation effa-
nethened.
Such q result might be set down as certain It II
parties were left to arrange their own affairs bf'.'
themselves The only danger is that The !sf
holders, finding themselves backed by the slanf'i
army Of the Uaitcd States, and that they can Wv
their battles fought without the least expense TO ''r
selves Of blood treasure, will determine 10 hold
TO their odons charter with all IFS arisocrac and aI
republican features. lf they do this. nothing wll II
main for majority Of the People Of Rhode Island ~
slavish submission 10 what every free American r.,
to Re wrong, else resistance unto blood. Those W.
venture TO bring on this extreme issue, will cover utr
selves with the cIccrations Of free people. IL.
the excitement be allayed by fair and honorable CO.
promise, it will add another to the many exalted \
stances recorded in the history Of our county,, i" y
triumph Of liberty without any infraction Of las a.
the peace of the community.-N Y Sun.
The Constitutional Legislature adjourned on "E
nesday afternoon, after transac,ing all necessity ~
ness, 10 meet again in Providence on the first M'':;
) of July next. In accordance with some resOlti''
passed by the legislature, Gov. Dorr has issued r.
cnmution calling upon oil persons who or M
indebted TO the State 10 make payment to the oaf
under the Constitution; and likewise reques'rs )
persons who may have property belonging to the =.
TO deliver it to the officers appointed by the Ccns'''
tional Legislature 10 receive il. :,
We learn from the Chronicle oflast evening thai ,.
Brown, member Of the Legislature under the ftor,
Constitution, from Newport, arrested al 'h' Pr
on Wednesday, on the charge Of treason, end carr
before Judge Durfre Of the Supreme judicial .'..
and held to bail in the sum CT 49, eco dusrs. eaa'''
Bell and Nicholas Iia card became his hoDcsmtn'
The Legislature acting under The Royal Cb'f','
now in session at Newport 1t maniirs,s no orr a
10 bring tie existing difficulties TO apeaceal!s IT, ~
nation, but, relying The letter Of President li
evinces most obstinate ard hostile spirit. 'He ,h
whence Journal, the oicis paper, and The organ e.
sndholders, is full of threats against The SUM-
party. We Of opinion, that they will ba'fta'J 4.
regret, when il is to late tina, they have ft''.s
much upon the power granting him the dspo,, -,
of the President 10 .upuoYt them in their prfse"'