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

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2 By attacking, on the night Of The samr
day, -" Ascent hrlonging to ibc State. Com
taInlug mnskrts aud arillery winch had long
h"en guarded under The orders Of The govern
n'n,.
The noyt day the people o: the city
,pf Providence arose en- BiaSse, with arms
~ their hands aided by some compaDrs OF
icuIz"n Soldl"rs fom Newport. Warren and
Rusol, To defend this cuy anA ih' State, aud
+" w. Dor i,d The State, pnd his force soon
dispersed.
10 After This. IN Jnrr, 1912, with view
peaccaby to settle all difficulties upon The
,flghi of suffrage. The L'gls'llnre "f Rhode
Island passed another Act fof calling n Con
vcnrlon Of til" people, for ihr purpose oi form.
ing u Constitution of government I" mrk"
ihls law satisfactory as po,pblr and I"
remove all prctrxt Tor calling the Cnnsltn
rlon which ulgh' b. trnm"d by this convrn
tlon. rhn i.pndhoIicr'S Cgnsirruirun," and To
remove all ohlecrnnS nbon, unequai repre-
scnlatlor, rhis Act provided as follows:
Sc ). rhe Delegates to said Convention
shah be elrcird upoa Il basis of popnlatlon
.according To 'he census OF 1910, as follows:
cYofy town "f not more than 3 OC0 iuhnhl
taui-. may elect two Arngstcs oyer 5000
rrd uot over 10000, four Delegates over
10000 aud unr over $4,000, Eve delegates !;
sud oyer 5000, sx dplrgntes.
See. Is. In the cholc" of delegates tn sald
Convention. the following description Of pei
Sons Shnl be admitted 10 vria. Al 'h"sc
who pnrc qupihrd to vote 'or general officer,
by "2i.,iro l.Ns, and al nal.g" nnle c.l'lrns
- ,hc Umurd S,oica. ('Ncepl Nurarnusou
Indians, convIct., paUpers. PERSONS under
puurdlaushlp, and ron CompoS III utis.) win"
are Of the ogc OF 81 yonrS und upwards, Gud
v ho ,hall have had their permanent rest.
a. nee or home within lhIS STAT" 'or the PERI
uh of three ycars ueXl preceding their voting,
and N the town or clty wh' rem they offer 10
voir. :or lhr period of one year next procCd
ug such vollug, aud " ho shall have had their
uamr3 re corded wlh he town or cry clrrh
ot ih" town or city ~ which they shall oif'r
10 vote. ~ proper books to be- kept by sa'i
town or city CLERKS, for that puropusc, at
IcHst ten days before the day Of voing. ln
voting upon lha adoption or re- "c'lon OF sald
constitution or articles, N addition To those
who are qualified 10 vote ior general otlicrr-
by the cNlsliug laws. all thos" shall be al.
mD,D"d to vote who WI BE- qualified To- vote
tor general Officers undrr the provisions al
ssId cor.s,ullon'u ur ARTICLES If IN torce bn,
10 any person right 10 vote y, any town or
ward meeting, held under and by vu,ne "I
lbl> act. upun any other question ~ question,
ihan the questions herein specifically named"
Whllsi til" I.rgIsialurr was employed N
passing tie very law, 1honr- W DIR wnS
'orn'ns hrs cnnG.a, Ch,pachr'.J. wHA the q d
Of mon from other Sat "a. ard iumrdia,ely
after the pas,4r" pf this Arl. rhn Lrgl.,u'urrI
- Irt,f \
they might D. near the scene of wtr. and l..
better able TO drl.nd The State. Here they
Grolrrcd MortHi Law. The prnp'" e ihrI
Sl1'" nrosr ~ gr"nt uunbtrs M i's Defence
and +. W. Dor fed noa,n aod sought aud
found rc'ge in other Sidl"s. lie wls
charged with treason agnip.r Rhode J.
hod.nnd drmruhod by Va" Evrcuriyr au'hor /
~ of Rhode i,lrnd, under the foIiowlag pro-
llslon Of the Constitution Of the Unurd /
States : Ar.c'c !. Sec . "A person rharr-
I'd IN any .Siaie with Treason, Ic'ony or o'h- ,
ur crime who shalt R'e from JuSiice and b"
found ~ another state, shall, ON drWnnd otl
,ha EX"cnrvo authority of No State lroml
which he 4 d. b" Delivered M, to be rrmov
I'd in the Sidie hup'Hg jurisdiction Oj he
crime"
IL. Fhn 40 chilled "P, oplr'a Constitution.
~ Convention wh'cb c1ll'J Hs II "DhrI
pcoplr'S Cunvrrtiou," without -nsaurhorry
~ iqlc or ir Erct i"r g,vlng Dls"lf ,hat appel
llilnn. TINS Convention prescribed ~" per
sons who Should vutp nnun lhelr Constitution
and the manner and tame - voting. SIX
days were Inwcd tor the collection ut votes
nud each person c"Tli6'd tn hls pwn qnaiiii
cation aud cllZ"n>hIp no residence was re-
Ppr"d N my pldicuIar town, IN or /
d"r 10 vote ~ tua town, but person re-
-!llng IN one town m'ghI vote ~ Sery town
~ 'h' State, aHd time enough was given t. .
do 50
Throe days were allowed C,r persons to-.
bring ~ thrjt own votes, aud tAr"e days tDr
person, 10 send IL their votes Who had uog |
lrr'ed 70 vote the frs, ,hrch days. from sick
ness or Ohfr cprSes" Nn other ,vIa"ucrI
"na required lnAl the last u,rp,rrn"d ,u.c,
we're genuine, bat the nam" Of some prr,p
10 be placed ON the ticket WHO had voted ou
he first three days. Wrh such hr'',lrS teri
fraud, II l. u" wonder 'Ei more han thi-,rcn|
thousand names were collected aud lhn Con-
>i''ni'Gn d'rlnrcd ~ hevc been ahou'"d hv u
mv'rly ol ~" adult pupuia'on oi Ih" state
In he in"u ot N"wnnt ~" grpssrst irauG-
were porpctrhtcd, aud have been exposed -
10 Plcven' the detection of similar frauds. u
list Of he VOTES, which IA" "Pcor."'s Conf
yon'Ion," ordered 10 b" furnished by their.
{ Corksio any one applying, vas a0erwaud-
refused by n vu'c,ut ia" SLff,agc ,soclnlIou.,
The following facts show iLll lGcrr could
not have been 'Iirl"cn Thousand votes honest
" gwen TOR The "P"oplc'- Cuns,ru'lun."
|. The first election n"ld uulcr 'ls Com
srI,urlon va held in Apt, 1872 roo w.
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