The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-07-15


socket and compelled to travel with the troops on
foot, to Providence Before they set out he beg
ged Of them to shoot him, as he felt confident he
never should be able to 60 through the journey
As nc has not since been heard from, his friends
at Woonsocket are filled with moulnful forebo-
dings.
After all the exertons made by the Algerlnes,
they have not been able TO take a single leading
man prisoner. The commander of the Woonsock-
ct Artillery is safe. The least notice of an attempt
at arrest on Massachusetts ground, by Algerine
| force will raise five hundred men to the rescue
The Providence Butchers and Suwarows have left
Woorsocke entirely to the protection of its land
holders. A force of so men could take and hold
that village with the greatest ease, until larger
force was sent for its capture. II is believed at
Woorsocket tina. if martial law is kept on fort
night longer, the prospects of that town will re-
ceve blow from which it will take long time TO
recover. Many houses are vacant; the proprle-
tors of mills have refused to pay their help; pee.
! pie cannot express their minds, and n natural
consequence, the people are leaving the place for
other employment, better pay, and the liberty of
speech,
| Gen, Carpenter, Cor Two years the democratic
candidate for Governor, has been twice arrested
for treason; the second time on the 9th OF July,
when he was sent TO prison, and some hours after
released, Nothing but the political faith Of Gen.
Carpenter occasioncd his arrest. lie is harassed
in this way for political effect In consequence of
rhe shameful course pursued towards Gen Carpen-
ter, it is expected that on the next outbreak the
democratic lrceholders will join the suffrage party
en- masse, and force through flee suffrage without
further delay 1t is hoped also that the sympathy
OF the people of Massachusetts will be rendered in
something stronger than good wishes.
Bengham, July 1912, Yours, &c.
The Boston post Of the 9th gives some further
melancholy accounts of the autragcs committed by
the Charter party of this Stale. 1t appears from
these, that some of the Charter troops entered Il
mlincr's shop in Providence ,ransacked her goods,
took such articles as pleased their fancy, and 20
dollars in money from this unprotected female
When they entered Mr. Sprague's house at Che
pachc', Charter soldier commanded woman at
work there, Mrs Paine, to stand, and told her if
she spoke or moved he would Kill herr the wo-
man, through terror, either moved or screamed,
and she was Immediately struck with dirk, and
her life only saved by a thick pocket book under
her clothes, through which The dasards steel pen
etrltGd! On Saturday body of prisoners were
marched from Woonsocket to Providence, pinion-
ed in a cruel manner, and sub ccted to the worst
species of abuse and degradation on the way
they were kicked, and dirt was thrown upon hem,
whlIe in some Instances, even the women upon
the road, who saw their intense suffering from
heat, fatigue, and cruelty, were denied the liberty
~ ,i,,in, t, h, c,lln,y, , r,
lher visited his son, who is in prison in Providence
upon the accusation of being suffrage man, and,
moved by parental love and human sympathy, he
Immediately went before the Charter Legislature
and described to a committee of tina, body the snr-
lcrng condition of the prisoners and the disgusting
state of the prison; his complaints were met by
commitment of himself
The cruelty manifested by the charlis,s of Xii
lingy, is unparalleled in the history of violence
and oppression A gentleman writes to friend
in Boston on the 9th and says: "This moment
am told that General Sprasue died in prison last
night; he kept the hotel at Che laclc A Mr. Smith
likewise died last night. Two worthy men have
lost their lives by unjust, inhuman and Algerno
tyranny"
AT Providence, it was well understood that fire
persons hure died ApriSoa from cruel treatment.
Tho charter papers and Algerines are, of coursc.
silent upon this subject. They dare not tell the
truth.
Il Heroic aciicrcmeat.-M Woonsocket, dur
Ing the late cmeute in Rhode Island, file of SOL
diers belonging to Gov. Kings army, marched in
to the house Of suffrage man, to search it, and
succeeded in soaring a HWe girl Mrce gears of
age, ont Of second story wiaiOlr' Had she
not been fortunately caught by "A person outside,
the heroes would have achieved the glory Of cnus
ing her death.
For The Spirit Of he age.
Alr EDiroR-I observed in late number of the