The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1844-08-02

vast pile ofbuildings in an airy and saubrous par
Of the suburbs Of Dublin" He occupies the Gov
ernors house, a large and magnificent edifice,
with splendidly furnished fooms, and extensive
gardens, covering acres attached full of delightful
walks, fragrant flowers and delicious fruits He
has his family and friends around him, and has moi
only all the comforts but the Injuries of life at his
command The former (Mr. Dorr) Is incarcerat-
ed within the loathsome walls Of prison, TO BE
KEPT THERE DURING HIS NATURAL
LIFE, AT HARD LABOR IN SOLITARY
CONFINEMENT! so q
Such IS the contrast between the sentence of Mr..
Dorr and Mr.. O'Connell! Republican Rhode Isl
and--and Monarchical Great Britain! And the
people Of Rhode Island who voted for the Peoples
Constitution, and elected Mr. Dor Governor un-
der IT, put their hands upon their mouths and their
mouths In the dust, and dare not, so far as we can
learn, even squirm like the worm that is trodden
upon. o, for revival of the spirit Of '76! o,
that men knowing their rights would dare to main
tain them. Where are the. fourteen housond men
that voted for the Peoples Constitution! Where
are the seuen thousand who called Mr.. Dorr from
retirement, which he loved, and only left that the
peoples cause" might not suffer, for the office OF
chief magistrate! Where are the members of the
peoples Legislature--the House and the Senate,
and the officers of those bodies! Can they thus
see their leader made the victim of heartless op-
preston, and be dumb and inactive! Then they
are recreant traitors miserable towards! viii
they shrink from responsibility which they urged
upon Mr.. Dorr? Then, let them live and die
slaves. The ground consecrated to liberty should
never be desecrated by their foot printsthe air Of
freedom should never be polluted By their breath.
Let Rhode Island keep her own-her tyrants and
her saves--her bondmen and her freemen. Let
them live and die together, melancholy instance
of ofhigh-handed oppression and cowardly submis-
sion. The Imprisonment of THOMAS w. Dom
will yet be avenged. Whether in prison or out of
prison, Rhode Island cannot, will not hold him.
He belongs to the Union--to Humanity Let the
democracy ofthe Union, then. speak out boldly and
Indignantly against this outrage upon the Declare
tion Of Independence-upo Humanity-ths vio-
lation of the principles declared to be fundamen-
tai and inalienable by our revolutionary fathers,
and established by them at the sacrifice of their
lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. The
press and the people, in the cities and the cou nry,
by the sea shore and in forest shade, throughout
the whole length and breadth of the land, should
SPEAK OUT, in tones that will make the tyrants
treInble, shake down the walls of the prison, and
let the patriot prisoner 60 free. DORR MUST
BE LIBERATED. Men of Rhode Island!-
Free Suffrage men-rnen who voted for the Peo-
ple's Constitution--men who called Mr.. Dorr
from private life to high public station-are We
heartess, and soulless and lfelessl Are ye not all
imprisoned in the person of Mr.. Dorr'-And will
ye basely submit without resistonce or even re-
monstrance' Doye not know that 'resistance to
tyrants is obedience to God'" that 'ie that would
be free himself must strike the blow'" Strike,
then, for DORR AND LIBERTY! .5
Strike, till the last armed foe expires!
Strike, for your affairs and your fires!
Strike, for the green graves of your sires,
God and your native land!
Speak and your indignant voices shall be echoed
and dre-echoed, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Thousands ol hearts are painting to aid you ifyou
will yourselves true to the cause and the
crisis. The freedom of Mr.. Dorr may be obtain
ed without resort to arms. Assemble and re-as-
semble, resolve and re-resolye. declare to the
world our adherence of this last and most attro-
cious act of Algerine despotism and your influence
shall be felt The democracy of the Union will
encourage you; the world will then applaud and
not rebuke you; and the time shall not be far dis
tant when victory shall crown your exertions, and
liberty and equal rights be your reward.