The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-22
Rhode Island Items.

Daniel p. T,lcr- nrmcrIv Clerk If ,ho U;nd-
ham County Court in Conncc,icu,. n defeated wh;o
Candidate nj the late election ,hcrc. and res;Joi
of Broohlyn. in ,ho, conn,v--,yns n, pro,Jnnco
several DAVIS last week. Ii is understood , nron.
osition was made to take Mr. Dorr flom Connecti-
cut by force. in violation Of law and order ), !,
$50 600 could be raised ms n reward for the ON.
race. The amount was nj once subscribed and ,yo
shall soon know the issue. A Providence mcrcbnn,
Offered to bet II bale of cotton ,ho, porr would Inc
in that city on Saturday night last. We have not
yet heard of his arrival there. The marauders
may not return as soon as Dorr.
When the man fell who was shot by his insane
relative, those about him thought at first that his
fall was occasioned by an attack from the suffrage
force, and some ten or fourteen of the "brave
army tainted before they could be undcceivcd.
Bradford Allen, Il firm democrat. and as respect
able u citizen as lives in Rhode Island, was arrest
ed on Friday; Sanford Ross, another democrat,
was also arrested!
While at Chepaichet the " brave army" was
quarercd in the meeting house, and amused them
selves by breaking The lamps, DESTROYING the hooks,
cushions and senst Of the Church, aud piopiRg
carGs in lie pev%
The Rev. Mr. Wakefold--n worthy ard pious
Methodist minister ut Cumberland liill formerly
Postmaster there, and lately deputy postmaster.
and democrat was seized aud dragged 10 prison
on the complaint Of Geo Cook, rcdcralisl whom
Mr. w. succeeded Ia the Pos, Office, and kept
there several DAYS. During his confinement n
messenger was despatched 10 him informing hun
Of the alarming sickness OF II child, and the eXpcc-
taiiOn Of lis immediate deuih vet he was de,uinr. ,
in jail merely to crafty private malice, and Gnully
discharged without particle Of crini,.,,ipo cy;.
dcncc being produced in irs,iticu,,on of ,he ont.
T., L.. 4 4.
An officer walked 20 10 Il man in hi, cbaisc in
the streets Of Providence. turned him out Of !, nj
the POINTS OF The bayoncls of n file orsoJcrs. look
possession Of the vehicle and horse. and then
snccrn.ly told the owner,o charge i, 10 The Stale
In ,he interior of The State. bands Of Charter
bows from sixteen to twenty wears Of urc armed
as Charter noops, seize men n, work in Inc fields
and At the bc-ch and murch them off 10 mil ne
Suffrage prisoners. They also enter dwelling hon.
ses, and rob them orwhaleycr suits their Cnucy.-
We saw II gentleman on Saturday who heard one
of these brave marauLers boastnr that he had made
Il pelty rood haul from one fellow. viz n frs,
ruie rifle and one Of Col,'s pistols
'rbc desire Of the Alcc,iurs i IN kccn nm Mar.
lia Law until after the cho,ce If drlcco,cs IN the
conyrn,ion-under il ,hev can ca ;n,imidu,c Tho
SullIore men ms 10 prevent them from EXPRESSING
their Gpipions. keen upzzlc rpon the liberal
nresscs and ,her.l,y cleo, a So, of delecn,cs thoi
,vl frame Cnusiin,iou ma oluo ,;ous os ,Lc Char
,or ;,,oIc put nLo,hor ,,,n,, ,,iII o,o,o;,o iii.
s,r.,ch or de.no,;sm Mr. M, = rncor,on Th"
c,d;n, Charter n,,, nrr onx;ors o,c, :, ,o, ,o,,,
ojc Martial ,w--,Lo, ,J,,;ro !, ,lor s.,, !,
Tho hos, rnyrrnnc,,, ,Icv oynr had ,LIv c,I, rr,,
~, ,bc;r ,oinns;,;,s Iii ,rJ ,n,,, n,;,r,I n,
md .ral, Under il wh imnnri,v and Gn mi ror,
Ioc, tho onnnr,uni,y A,,on,,, ;bo ..cnor,n;J;o.;,
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