, 1844-10-26

e ""o oi'ieoItSS was hopeless iron
the party in power under the then or
g~anIzatIon. IN 184l assembled in mass
and elected representatives TO a con
ventIon TO frame a new constitution
they did their work, and submitted i
TO the people, who ratified it by nj
overwhelming majority, of all the free
male adults in the State; and, what il
not a little remarkable, a majority o
the privileged votes under the ole
charter voted for the new constitu
ton, and thus adopted it, in the mos
solemn manner. as the only legitimate
constitution of that State. If the
American theory he true-lhat the
Sow ere'gnty resides in the people o.
a S%iate--lhen no constitution was
ever more soIemnly or more legiti.
ma'ely adopted as the supreme law
OF the State;
Early in 1912, the people proceed.
ed toelect officers under their consti-
tuition, from Governor and legislators
down; and in May of that year,
peace"bly and quietly assembled TO
put the new government in opera
ton. But tho Chartis,s, prompted by
a natural inclination 10 cling 10 pow
er nj the expense of the Liberties of
the people, resisred--s1ected 10 treat
The conduct Of the great body Of the
people as insurrectionary, and ap.
peal.d to the too plant ear Of the
President Of the United States TO
back them, with the federal power,
N depressing the people. Congress
was 10 sesslon--:he Wings, the natu-
raj allies of the Chartists, in power
IN both branches of the legislature OF
the natIon--the Executive not vet
entirely separated from his old poiiti-
cal cronies, The Wings; and they all
united in The lnglorious cause Of The
oPPressor agalns. the oppressed--of
fastening the charter OF an English
king upon the American citizen
Thus, BY lie un"arranted, ~interfer.
ence oil those in whose hands the ad.
mIn'stra,lon of the government was
Tor a time placed, all of US, as compo.
"ent parts Of the government, were
made Instruments TO Cypress the pee
pie OF that State. /, was in vain for !
The people 10 appeal 10 the legislature
to check the career of the Executive,
when a mutual splri. existed to pu,
down the democratic spirit of that de.
voted people.
But the people Of Rhode Island Lad
moi only the chartists at home, and
the executive Of the nation to CON.
lend with; but the whole and entire
Wing party Of the country. Mr..
LAY The great embodiment gave the
signal for the rally, and his forces
were never slow to obey. And when
The combined forces had triumphed
over the peoples constitution, and
Frustrated public liberty, lie weIcom.
ID tie Information. with the e1clama-
ion little Rhody God bless her."-|'
And the Democracy of tho nation
vii remember him with a Gods bless.
ng, for the unpa.riotic sentiment.-,
Is true IN his correspondence he
recommended: a general amnesty.
hereby showing his knowledge of his II
wrong, and dreading the effect upon {
ms " fortunes of a course of ryran
y aud oPPresslon-but he could not q
iay the hand Of The butcher after he Il
lad help'd to Surrender up the VIC. :
ms. And he will he held RESPONSE !
lie Tor the results by the Ame i, IA
even 10 that renow ned mill i
ary achievement of the chartists, the q
of old Mrs. Howard with !.
he blossoms ofsi1ty-two winters up u
n her head. b
There were other evils in the char n
.r government. besides governing b
lie people by laws in which they had a
. voice, and making them support a 10
Dvernment by taxation without their n
'nsent--but merely to state them n
'ould be sufficient, without common, :
~. The great Body of the people b,
'uld NOT sue in the Courts, without, d
Re endorsement of a freeman-they Of
ere not permitted to be tried bv IN
'eIr peers. but by freeholders-and
were governed by a Legislature, ),
'poInted without their assent, and -,
othed with almost unlimited author. -
Y over the lives. property snd liber. 4,
Of the citizen. -.
Dorr being elected Governor, by or
e Tree and Unbiased voice ofthe cit. N
under the legal constitution of A
e people OF Rhode Island, had no n
her choice left him cut 10 execute
cir expressed will in organizing the
vernment. The chartists, backed -;
the Executive oftte United State. 10,
ok armS--the Deonla nron,.,l