The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-05-20
The Rhode Island Crisis,

The Rhode Island Crisis.
We give in paper to-day all the intelligence
received yesterday from the seat of war or rather the
seat of honor-along shore and down east-compre.
hending the movements and counter-movements OF
the great bellgerents in big Rhode Island
The sensation which these events have created in
this city is tremendous is the danger yet over
We understand that the following paper has been
widely circulated throughout the city, and has al
ready received three thousand names
REVOLUTIONS RHODE ISLAND.
The United States shall guarantee erery in TIL,
Onion republican form government and shall protect
SGeh 81 Them against n"-CossTiTurIoS-ARTcLE
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Whereas The people Of Rhode Island in pursuance OF
their unreasonable rights, men, and American c
Gems have peaceably and fully adopted republican form
OF government guaranteed them by the constitution
OF their country, which was and cemented by the
blood OF their revolutionary srcs And whereas the Exc
cuve ofthe United States has unprec
usupaton most dangerous to the peace and liberties of
Union taken sides in the controversy Rhode Island
ierng the martial forces of the United States sustain
ing the partisans OF Royal Charter opposition the
Republican Constitution which has been adopted in that
state And whereas the republican government of Rhode
island has appealed to the citizens OF New York aid the
People OF that State in maintaining their rights against the
unutterabe ggressons with which they threatened
are hereunto subscribed do hereby enroll ourselves
organized military force defend the people Rhode
island IN cordial concurrence with the appeal of their
CONSTITUTIONAL and patriotic governor.
In testimony whereof, hereby, each to the other
Pledge our lives fortunes and sacred honor"
In addition to this manifestation, the "New York
American" and other respectable prints have indi-
Gated necessity for holding meeting on the sub
ect, and in pursuance thereof we find the following
notice IN the Commercial Advertiser of last
evenings
MEETING IN THE PARK We have been called on bv
Governor Davis of Coney Island who that he has
every to believe that His Exceency Governor
Dorr with his retinue has arrived this morning al bo,
ryVhi he nay
As he needs consolation sympathy and from the
free and the brave especially at this moment Governor
Of Park meeting, tomorrow this day1 afternoon,
O'Clock Messrs. Allen, Bovine, Vanderpoel, Ming and
catch the tears and make such other
necessary.
Governor Davis, of Coney Island, is one of the
greatest men ofthe present day. and no doubt at his
call tremendous meeting will assemble in the Park
this afternoon, including the ''three thousand of an
organized military force" Governor Davis is also
''teetoaller" of the pures water. He goes teeto-
tally against every thing too strong, particularly
strong water. He is teetotay in favor of all gentle
temperance, soft, heavenly, ruby, rosy wines of
France and Germany, and his assortment at the cor
ner of Pine and William is the most unique in the
city for cash or short credits.
IL such man calls spirits from the Vastly deep
they must come thick as the sands of the sea
shore II they don't come, then he has only TO call
for bottle of burgundy, rich and ruby, and that is
probably as cheerful spirit-and as gentle too-as
ever came from any depths-the depths of wine
cellar included-particularly if you pay the money
down.
Seriously, however, this flare up in Rhode Island
is one of the most absurd and prepos,erous events
that ever took place among sensible race of human
beings 1t is a mere tempest in a teapot-a hurr
sane on hurdy gurdy-an explosion of barrel of
root beer-a stalking horse among politicians There
is hardly pin TO choose between the two factions;
and II the moral and sensible people of Rhode
Island are not capable of settling the business of
both, then are we no Judge of pea-green in colors