Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-04-14
From the New York Tribune.
SIGNAL TRIUMPH OF LAW MD ORDER
In RHODE ISLAND


Rarely If ever has II been our good fortune In
chrunicie Political Triumph benrficrnt aud
glorious as that achieved by the supporters vi Law
mud Order aud the pracelu!, gal extension OF The
RighI of Sutiiaae, " e,lnr,duy OF this week.
The issue made up ior them by ibeIr otpnuenls
was one vi appalling magnitude, inv ,,lng no less
thun the very existence Ui regular, law abiding
Governments IL The doctrine cOntend.d for h.,
the DOrrles, that pariy dissatisfied with he ex
ising Puiliicui Institutions inuy, without shadow
ar Pfeehce O legal nu' IOriiy, cali II Stale Con
VenllUi 10 oterturn The exSlIng Constitution and
iorm another in It's sleH1-nppulnt day Of cleo.
liml. uIId officers 10 nod it prescribe The quaii
cations of voters, and decide on The validity uI re-
turns-nll extfa-lega aud utterly pHrte--ty such
means uverIurnug Tie sulIslsIng Urm 81 Govern
tieiit aud establishing one after their own hearts
ii HiS Is to constitute legal peaceful and bnd.
liIg change ~ Government, then we do not esI.
late To say than all power in The Stale is virtual,
surrendered TO The restless, the turbulent, Tie prot
lIgar, lie srlIruhng and the strong conflicting
Cunsi'utlunS and Gov ernneuIs must suun be ns
pleniul with us DIS III Suu,lI Anirrcn, aud re.pec-
lively supported by the same means and in the
outraged names ui Democracy aud the People we
shall sOOn Lave stale OF things answering ~ that
Ut the French Reign of Terror, when few lhuts-
ands OF relI'Orseiess lie nagoIies-lleiIiselves us
plllabe and terror stricken their victims held
the necks Of thirty millions OF brave but uu-
iine aud slaughtered thousands after thousands ut
HE brnvcsi, iairest best, III the prosli.uied names
nt Liberty, Justice aud HE Republic! From ,ie
imminent perl Ut such horrors the victory OF the
advocates of Law and Order IN Rhod. Island has
delivered ,s and we that they W III receive
generous meed OF gratitude III the hands OF the
considrrne aud law lecliug mIiions OF the A.
nes,cun Freeinen
The rOut Ui Dorrisin is every way as over.
wheulng AS could lie wIsheu. Gov. FeuiIsr and
the Whole Law aud Order Stale Tlcke, are elect
ed 10y 700 10 lcO0 mujorIy in poll vi some 49,
O0U toIes-iar the largest vote Gust ia The
State -surrmsslng ;lat preeuded TO have heun cnst
tor the DoT Constitution. Out Of Providence
county not Dorr menber Of the Legislature, so
hat one or Two unheard from he Law aud Or
der nIaority IN the House is over too 10 one, uld
III the Senate over three To one.
There are other gratifying circumstances con-
nocled with this result which deserve 10 be noted.
In The first pia u, lie Law and Order majority
cunes from tie Il GhICULTURAL pnrt OF the Slaie
where the Suffa-e Is uuw almost universal (;
while the Manufacturing rowns-Norh Prov
dence, SnIthtieli, Gu r.berlnml, &r.--laye nearly
all gwen overwhelming Durr nInIoriIes III Splle Vi
Tie ruthless Prescription winch the master nia.
uacturers nre changed with. We learn that III
snIn1 towns the Manufacturers had appealed To
their DUrrte worknen 10 yole agalnsl revival oi
the nuatchy and tunull, which had parnl, Zeu The
industry and wItIered the resources OF Tie state
nsi year, uni sOnie Of them PROMISED To do 50,
hut walked straight up to the polls and voted The
DJrr ticket! Ne ure glad OF II.
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