Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-03-14

from which, in case OF rupture. her cruisers
wonlc inevitably rni up The wholc naviea.
'ioo from Easrpori 10 Cape, Florida. Only
| l"t Rhode Island be driven from his Union
md offer an alliance To England ar France.
.o far M her protection from invasion. and
her commerce mieh' require. aud all her SIS
ter Siat"s might bc mndr io 'rcmhe Ia their
centre. Rhod" Island ia mt ohly clear o,
d' bi. bui she has no domestic foe Ia 'roubl"
her. II South Carolina in her DAYS of Nnl.
lifcnion. could withstand Tho whole force
If tho United States. w,o will doub, Rhode
Islands ability to do il? But. we have
nothing Of this 10 spprehcnd. Congress.
whatever 'h"s" unprinrpled "mcmbors nf
Tho Rhode Island Logis'aiurn." the Hon Mr..
Burke. md their aspiring bnt disappointed
and worthless political drmngoroes nav do.
sire, will novor ronsumpnre n project. which
What Representative from T;rginia. tho
Cnrofinn,. Georgin .1'abomn. Louisiann or
Mississippi would rndnrse ,hoir doctrines (?
I.", III" Hon. Representatives. from ,hcsr
States bm see he doctrines ndfnncsd. nn,n"ly
that n mcjoriiy may nj nuy time, and in nny
manner. niirr, or nnnm MsU Government -;
mud hnt evsry man black or ,ciits, has m
equnl right 10 roie aud. TINT, too. miiioui
my r'gnrd TO q""iifooiiDn thy may assist IN
orevihrop n G. pernmfnE VIII surh moo.
sfrons doctrines b" advoraiod in South Caro-.
lima Will any sonthorn mnn in h- senses
tolerate them? Yes, fnr pnry purposes
some Of these men may do So. and probably
will A; hut let such remember, that what
Rhode kiand's case IS to,day, YOURS mAr BE
Tn.MoRR0w.
Much has bccn said by these rnono-
rials's in regard To The course Of the Prrsi.
dent Of the United Satcs. and n very inrc-
nious csfnrt is attempted, on their part, To-
wipe of The stain Of their cownrdia" ~
Providence and Chepnchet but this is all
moonshinc. IF 'hcre wa, any fault on the
pnrt Of The President, tamil indeed hfre pas,
! it was for hls disregard of tho constitution.
which required him promptly to pat down
"donesiic violence" Had th" President
ac'cd ne promptly ns was his duty. Thomas
w. Dorr had never becn known as the Hero
oi ChrpnicheL" I, wns the miserable bat per.
haps wrll intended rffris ot The PIesideu,
to concl'late the "InSWgrnis," rather than to
enforce The laws. which not only prolongad
our trouble and put the State 10 vast expense,
hn' left os, mol only 10 protect ours,ipes against
his "hemondous myoriiy" pho adopted The
Prophs Constitution. bW also AGAINST rEr
nnanE OF FOREIGN RuFriaNs. SENT FROM
NEW YORK, AND ELsEwHrRF, TO CRUSH
TnE LEGAL aovERNMrNT Nv THIS SOVEREIGN
STATE. Had these difficulties ,aken place
IN any other State in the Union ard had ihe
Pres Ident pursued the saine course. instead
If preventing blood. it had been made TO
flaw in fnr greater abundance ; aud, had the
FIRST bio,2" been s,rnt k in Khnde Island, the
same results nsd followed. 1t was n miscrs.
bl" and dangerous course, however well IN
tended. Had The President done his diY in
Ap'', ~ Pr"vden"", - promptly a. th"
State nurhnriles did theirs. there had bpcul
no Mood spiH and peace tad bsn INSTANTLY
restored
These worthy Mcmornsts further inform
rs, NJ an excuse for their conduct and us -
reason why their Constitution should 5e sus
nincd. TINT they long pciliioned III" old
Charter Government for redress, without
success. Let ns FOR a moment look n, this .
admission. md enquire, why they were So
and hsy only. can change the government Of
u S!rt", why did these wiseacrcs petition tn"
i.rglolntnre for such change According
to their premises, they might just n well
have prtilon.d lh" Government, If ENGLAND. \
Let the world dee ldr whether those II, mo
CRITIC members uf the Rhode Island Logs
ln'urc," are knavcs or fools. huo'hrr sX-
cusn for their Iusurrecionnty mnvcmrnts. .as
stated IN th"lr memorial l., That hS iDWs Of
9" H"E H'fHe Ho POS'StOH "" " "h"Sc' Y
ThlI argument, So apparently honest 10 Va"
casual observer. is ~ hollow ms the last. Let
IT be recollec,cd. ihut we we're Then iiyng
under the same laws that We had received
ilom our ancesiors--ihc same a. New York, 4
Virginia and the "oM Huifen" lived under.
until they were scverally substituted by their
present State CnnsII,u,lnns--,hc same n
these States had. when ih"y luAed the con .
fedcracy. Rhode Island had the samr rigli .
~ alter her Fundamental laws that either at |
these States had, and no oihtr II It was
obligatory upon Virginia or New York tn get
the advice md consent uf their then existing I
government, m order To make a change. u Il
was equally so for Rhode Island and, " il /
was legal Tor Rhode Island 10 throw i, of ia /
my manner majority might ihlnk proper, u I
vas equally so for all the rest, neither o'
winch rver thought n government could b.
peacenbIy changed, otherwise than ns they I
have been. The assertion Of these Memo
uallsts, that there rns no mode prescribed by |
charter. in,o or usage for prorse,fing 10 shnnge
The Government" Is a mean aud contemplate