Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-31

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On Monday, the dar 81 june last ,Ihe
DAY "u winch rnomaS W Dprr was sentenced
b, Iur Suprrm" Court, having received a let.
Tea from Mr. sullivan Dorr, his Eirhrr, ,uclosing
a pr'llIon TO the General Assembly tor ms ub.
"iaripi, or a change IA the place of hl- cOuGne.
mcnt, called at The Jail IN Newport, to see
Ar. DoIr. Soon after entering his room, |
presented To him the better of hl, father, H. nS
excuse for wishing 10 see, him Anon. other
things. told him that was dcsiruus thai hr
should not submit tu tho indIguIIy of putting
~ the prison uuIiorm = that ! considered the
Ia" ,IndIculrd by his CONVICTION aui sentence,
and that II he wugld take the oath 20 support
the exisirng Constitution, would do uil ~ my
power H. have HIM 'rt at liberty, before briug
carried tG the pcu,irnliury lis reply iu me
wua, TINT ho did not see vhy Il" should be- sin
gi"d out to take that oath White was with
VIZ Dou, Mr.. hiw"ll, (nis couuscI,) came Ia
-" htm. | heard Mr. Atwrlls vulc", aud re-
qn"Nt"d thai he might hr invited into the room,
stating That had no objection that Nir. Atwei
.h"ud hear what should say to bin. Aztec,
flr. Atwcil came into thu tDum, | stated AGAIN,
'hu' an a,ocd 10 lndDcu u,r ju rNru uN ih"
mean, ! p"s>rs,rd lu procure hl. Liberation be-
fore bee was carried To- the PruitunliaIy vas,
tIai J shopI' Lr a.sUr.d lhat he would take tho
oath to support ~" cAl.i,uc Constitution orihr
u
cd To convince Nr Durr that there was nothing
Understandable or dorOgaiON iu What was r'q'u.
r'd Of bm. We Uplh stated tnai ih, oath pro.
p"-rd, WAS tu'i sane winch wc, ~ mrmhers
oi the As~ru, ., should bo roguitrd to take on
The succeeding day. Mr.. Dorr said, that If a!i
the pruylr ui 'hr star" were tpunrrd 10 take
llIat ultu, lIr ,hudid not h"slai", ~ one Of the
cItIzen. ol khod, Island, 10 lale il, aud thai
II hr was oiccird n mcwb'r oi the General ~.
,"mhil, hr should take the oath, bat that hr
could not and, r-iaud Why II" should b" sag,
out To- take tb, oath ,intrhlu hIm that did
not wish hiu tu du anything thai Indicated d
change Of upIuiou ~ tn the ught ui th" p"npi"
lo cEgugr thrir goNrruurpi, ur ~ a. ihc tact
th1t urluuiy ui iir adiIi males "a the Slai'
h,d Nutrd nr the p'uplr's Constitution, on
both witch subI'rts ~ differed; bat that hr
must Uuw b. convinced tiai = very large nin.
I,Ity oG tr' people of No." STATE were 80 'JN"t
of the existing gp,"runrni. aud ~ he purirss.
"d &" b' Wiling - b. g"N~rr'a by i"o mnl ~.
i,, hi. tl,uug iats ouih would n"i be- q ,r"iaiiou
of ,uy principles which und,r.ipud hlm to-
iul,. -" s.ii, q - tie government oi tl,
-ujr, hut how % a,.ar' 80 IS uuoih'r lur,ipuu.
Nas m oou,,f.I'.ou vIh ~ Du,r "u tii,
-ub. .rt, ! ibnh, approaching Iw" hour.
uHs' ftJf.I t.D sn5.Ii nsr ui fhs cunyrttpjtuu
9s u'atIy MS cuu rrcrilrct %. Nhau lsn,
nur u Nas utdrisIupd briVp cen u.s., that hr.
We J'd Sur.idrt he pIui'rr, aud give ne IN ~
-Nrr nt q iuiurr time Anrr r,adug his father
letter W. Dur requested me ~ permit h'm -
see the ptti.up ! shrwtd tito hin. lie was
much displrasod with ~ aud w. unwilling
that u should b. presented NJ ths same iiui,
hr asked mo u dad present tie p'tiiiuu, a. ~,
that he knew roihipp of ", md had no hand
o. ~. b'in. vfiian ut p''ssntod On The d~y