The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1844-10-02
DORRIC SYMPATHY.

given, from the New Haven Palladium of
the Dorr rebellion in Rhode Island. From
it, every candid and unprejudiced man
must see, that more groundless and I'M
provoked attempt at revolution, was nev-
er made in any country on earth, either
in ancient or modern times, than that of
Dorr, to subvert the government of Rhode
Island But few days before the meet
ing of the Dorrites, to frame their consti-
tuition, constitution in every respect as
liberal in its provisions, in allowing free
suffrage had been submitted to the people,
and defeated, chiefly by the followers of
this usurper. This left Dorr and his par
ty without the least excuse for attempting
to revolutionize the state, and subvert the
regularly constituted authorities. Indeed
a more bare-faced unmitigated treason
was never committed, and the authorities
of Rhode Island would have been charge
able with most dastardly deriliction of
duty had they not indicated the suprema-
cy of law and order, by inficring punish
ment upon the Catalina who had attempt
ed by murder and bloodshed to eject
them from office.
What miserable and contemplate
humbug it is then, in the locofoco party
in congress, and out, to endeavor to man
facture political capital out of the i'm
prisonment of Dorr, by representing him
as a prosecuted patriot, who had periled
himself in the cause of civil freedom and
popular rights. Still many very honest
men have been deceived by this empty
cry of persecution raised by hollow heart
ed demagogues, some Of whom, by their
own extravagant promises and senseless
harrangues had induced Dorr to assume
a position which he could not maintain,
and then treacherously left him to his fate,
as rebel and traitor. Among those thus
unwarily deluded, we have the charity to
place our "our neiehbor oUer the ray"
whose strong sympathies for the incarcer-
ated victim ofthe;Rhode Island rebellion
will be cured,as soon as he gets a correct
knowledge of the profigate proceedings
of Dorr, and his groundless excuses for
attempting TO overthrow the regularly
constituted authorities of the state TO
which he had sworn a true allegiance.
"DORR AND LIBERTY"
This was an inscription placed on banner
which was carried enshrouded in Grape, at the
loco foco Convention at Wallingford, on Sat
urday last. The loco focos all over the coun-
try, have taken up for Dor, and sympathize
with him and his party in all their acts, so
much so that the parties are now Identical !
The Dorr party are for Polk and Dallas, and !
the Polk and Dallas party is for Dorr.
AT meeting of Dorrites and their sympa-
thising friends from other States, held at
Providence oil the 4th. inst, at which the I
Sc Empire Club from New York were pres !
were passed in favor of the 1
loco foco candidates, and the blasphemous |
effuson was addressed TO the Supreme Being 1
in behalf oftheir election. AT the same meet /
ing letters were read from Jackson, Van Bu- 4
rem, Buchanan, and several other prominent |
loco focos, all justifying the course pursued |
by Dorr, and expressing hope that the eff I
forts Of his friends might accomplish his re-
lease.
Itmav be well to look for moment, at the I
crime for which Dorr is now imprisoned, and /
the acts of his party, in order to understand |
The principles here sustained by the loco focos. ]
The government Of Rhode Island had always /
been administered under the charter granted |
10 the first settlers of the colony, until the
adoption a new constitution in 1872 Pre-
gious to the formation of this new constitu-
ion, many of the citizens desired such an in
,trument, to conform more with the liberal
principles of the present day, than the old
so far all was right. But por-
ion of the friends of a new system, were I'M
wiling to await the action of the Legislature,
which had already adopted measures for that
purpose, and they assembled without any of
he necessary forms OF law, and appointed del
gates to a convention, to draft new consti-
ion. In the mean time. the delegates ap-
pointed by the people to the convention call
ID in the legal manner by the proper author
ty, met and drafted constitution upon the
most liberal principles, and this was submit
ed to the people of the state for their adop-
ion. The disorganizing and revolutionary
action, who were for proceeding without
ny legal sanction, opposed the new constitu-
ion, and voted against it unanimously; not
ecause it was not sufficiently liberal in the
lght of suffrage-for on that point the only
Inference between the legal constitution and
he one afterwards formed by the disorgani-
ers, was in the length of residence,-but be-
ause the call for the convention was made
" the legislature. The new constitution
;as also opposed by many who were entirely
atisfed with the old order of things, and
yho thought that as the State had prospered
D, nearly two centuries, and the people en-
,yed as great an amount of freedom and
appness as those Of any other community,
nat no change was necessary. The vote Of I
lese two classes defeated the measure by