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The Rhode Island Rebel
lion.
Message from President Tyler.

TO the House Of Representatives:
In compliance with resolu-
tion Of the House Of Representatives on
the 23d March last, requesting the Pre-,
sIdent to lay before the House
"The authority and true copies OF all
requests and applications upon which he
deemed it his duty TO interfere with the
naval and military forces Of the United
States, on the occasion oI the recent at
temp, Of the people OF Rhode Island
10 establish q iree Constitution 10 place
of the old Charter Government Of that
State. Also, copies Of the instructions
10, and statements Of, the Charter Com
uissioners sent 10 him by the then ex-
isIing authorities OF the State Of Rhode
Island; also, copies Of the correapcn-
-dence between the heads OF Depart
'msnts and said Charter Government.
and of any accompanying papers aud
documents, also copies ol all orders iV-
sued BY the Executive Of the D. States
or any Of the Departments, TO military
officers for the movement and employ
ment of troops 20 or in Rhode Island,
aIfo, copies Of all orders 10 naval office g
TO prepare steam oroiher vessels OF the
United States for service in the waters
OF Rhode Island; also, copies OF all or
ders TO officers OF revenue cutters for the
same service; also, copies Of any nstruc
lions borne by the Secretary Of War to
Rhode Island on his visit in l842 to re-.
view The troops OF the Charter Govern.
mont; also, copies Of any order or orders
TO any officer or officers Of tho Army or
Navy 10 report themseIvesto the Char.
ter Government; and that he be request.
cd to lay before this House copies OF any
other papers or documents in the pos
session OF the Executive, connected with
this subject, not above specially enume.
rated
/ have 10 inform the House that the
Executive did not deem it ils duty to
interfere with the naval and military
forces of tho United States in the late
disturbances in Rhode Island; that no
orders were issued by The Executive or
any Of the departments, 10 military off
GERS, for The movement or employment
Of troops 10 or in Rhode Island, and
which contemplated the strengthening
OF the garrison al Fort Adams, which,
considering the extent Of the agitation
in Rhode Island, was esteemed necessa-
~ and judicous; that no orders were
Issued TO the officers OF the Revenue
Cutters for said seryics;' that no 10.
slrGctions were borne by the Secretary
OF War 10 Rhode island, on his visit in
1882, 10 review the troops Of The Char
ter Government, aud that no orders were
given 10 any officer or officers Of the
Army or Navy 10 report themselves to
the Charter Government Requests
and applications were made 10 the Exc
CutlVe 10 fulfil The guarantees Of the
Constitution which impose on the Fede
rOl Government The obligation TO pro-
iect and defend each Slate Of the Union
sgand domestic violence ard foreign
invasioD;' but The Executive was al no
time convinced that the CaSuS federiS had
arisen which required the nlerpostion
Of the military or naval power in the
controversy which unhappily existed
between the People ofRhodo Island
wss in no manner prevented from
so interfering by the inquiry whether
Rhode Island existed as an independent
State oil the Union under q charter
granted at On early period by the Crown
Of Great Britain, or not 1t was enough
for tho Executive TO know that she was
recognized Hs sovoreign State by
Great Britain, by the treaty Of 1908,
that at later day she had in common
with her sister States, poured out her
blood and freely expended her treasure
in tho war Of the revolution; that she
was a party to the Articles Of CoOfeder
Bticn; that, at on after day, she adopted
the Constitution OF the United States as
o free, independent, e. republican State;
and that in that character sho has al
ways possessed her rquOta Of representa-
IlOn in the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatVes and up 10 recent day she
has conducted all her domestic affairs
and fulfilled oil her obligations as q
member OF the Union, in peace and in
war; under her Charter Government, as
il is denominaIed by the resolution ol
the House OF the 23d March.
must be permitted 10 discluim en-
Iirely and unQuOidodly the right on the
part Of the Executive 10 mako any real
or supposed defects existing in any State
Constitution or form Of Government, the
pretext Tor failure to enforce the lawa
OF tho guarantees OF the Constitution o
the United States 10 reference 10 any
Such SIale. | utterly repudia,s the
idea, in terms as emphatic as | can em
ploy that, those laws are not 10 DO on.
forced, or guarantees complied with,
because the President may believe thai
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