The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-07-26

such an appointment could bestow. re-
peat here an expression ofmy acknowledge.
ments for the honor, which most ambitious
IN resigned when gave up my Dictatorship
and nv seat as Ky. Senator. A general
langh.
8. Then there is Reputation, that foul
stain upon the American character. cast
chiefly by the Democrats of Mississippi,and
which it will require years to cfface from our
bright escutcheon.
7. The support given to Executive usur.
patlons, and the expunging the records OF
The U. s. Semitic.
8. Tue recent refusal of State legislatures
10 pass laws to carry into effect the Act OF
Distribution. An Act of Congress, passed
according to all the forms of the Constitu-
,ion, after ample discussion and deliberate
consideration, and after lapse of ten years
from the period it was frs, propo'ed. Il Is
the duty of all 10 submit TO the laws regular
ly passed. They may attempt to get thom
repeated; they have right 10 test their va
idity before The Judiciary; but whilst the
laws remain in force, unrepealed, and with
! OIL any decision against their constitutional
validity, submission 10 them is not merely
a constitutional AMI legal, 9nt moral duty.
! in this case, it is tue that those who refuse
To abide by them only bite their own noses.
! Blu, 1t is the principle of the refusal 10 which
| call your attention. liza minority may
refuse compliance with one law. what is 20
prevent miuorilies from disregarding all
lswl Is this any thing but modification
of notification What right have the SER
wants of the people (the Legislative bodirs)
to withhold from their masters their assign
ed quotas of grea, public fund.-
g. The last, though not least, instance of
the manifestation Of DISCRIMINATION which
| shall notice, Is the recent CONFUSION in
Rhode Island That little but gallant and
patriotic State had a Charter derived from
British King, in operation between one
and Two hundred years. There had been
engrafted upon ii laws and usnges, from time
to time. and altogether practical Consliiu-
ton sprung up, which carried the Stale, as
one Of the glorious thirteen. through the
Revolution. ard brought her safely into the
Union. Under il her Green's and Perrvs,
and other distinguished men, were born and
rose to eminrnce. The Legislature had
called Convention TO remedy whatever de.
fects ii had, and TO adapt it 10 the prog tess-
i've Improvements of the age. 10 that work
OF reform The Dorr party might have CO op-
Grated; but, not choosing so TO cooperate,
and in wanton defiance of all established
authority, they undertook, subsequently, to
call another Convention. The result was
two Constitutions, not essentially differing
on the principle point of controversy, the
right Of suffrage.
Upon submitting 10 the people that which
was formed by the regular convention. a
small minority voted against it, produced BY
union. IN casting votes, between the Dorr
party, and some of the friends Of the old
Ch"r'nr who were opposed TO any change.
he other Constitution being also submit
led TO the people, an apparent majority vo:ed
for 1t. made up of every description of vo.
,ers' lega! and illegal, by proxy and other
wise, taken in the most irregular and unau.
thorzed manner.
The l)orr party proceeded 10 put their
Constitution in operation, by electing him
as the Governor of that State, members 10
the mock Legislature. and other officers
But they did not stop here; they proceeded
TO collect, 10 drill. ard TO marshal militia
~ force, and pointed their cannon against
;hT Arsenal of The State.
Tho President was called upon 10 infer.
Po'c the power Of the Union to preserve the
peace Of the State. in conformity with an
express provision of the Federal Consti,u.
tien. And have as much pleasure in ex-
pressing my opinion that he faithfully per-
formed his duty. in responding 10 that call.
as 1t gave me pain 10 be obliged 10 animal
vert on other parts of his conduct.
The leading presses of the Democratic
party al Washington, Albany, New York
and Richmond, and elsewhere, came out in
support ofthe Dorr party, encouraging them
in their work of Rebellion and Treason
And when matters had got 10 a crisis and
The two parties were preparing for civil war,
and every hour il was expected 10 blaze out
a great Iammany meeting was held in the
City OF New York, headed by the leading
men OF the party. the Cambrelngs, the Van
dcrpoels, the Aliens. &c. with a perfec,
knowledge that the military power of the
Union was 10 be employed, if necessary, 10
/ suppress the Instruction, and, no,wih,sian.
ding. they passed resolutions tending to
awe the Presldent,aa and 10 countenance and
CHER the Treason.
Fortunately, numbers of the Dorr party
abandoned their Chief; he fed, aud Rhode
Island, unnided by any actual force Of tho
Federal authority, proved herself able alone
TO maintain law, order, and government
/ within her borders.
! do not atlsibu,e 10 my fellow citizens
( here assembled, from whom differ in opn.
+ ION, any dis osi,iOn 10 countenance the rev.
dictionary proceedings in Rhode Island.
do not believe that they approve it. DO
not believe that their party generally could
approve IL, nor some of the other examples
OF spirit OF Reorganization which have
enumerated; but the misfortune is, in time
ofhigh party excitement, that The leaders
commit themselves, and finally COMM, the
body of their party, who perceive that uu.
less they stand by aud sustain their leaders.
division and perhaps destruction of The