Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-17
From the New fu,k Express
Walsh upon Dorric Sympathy.

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i. OF MIcuAEL WALSH, in one Of It's mum
| bers contains certain revelations an'
opinions o. that parsonage on the pas
and present movements in New lorl
connected with the affairs Of Rhode Isl
aud. The history IL curious and instruc
e two, and we hope To sec it reproduced
III the columns Of the Eyen.ng Pos
and Morning. News, the readers Of those
journals having sort of right to all ac'
ccsslblo sformati0n on subject to which
thoir sympat!, iea gre SO urgently invoked
i Or readers do not require the same
kind Of cnlightcnmcnt yet we give Il
/ number Of extracts from the article.
Rhode Island - GouG,mor Do,r- Dis
| graceful attempts ofhe cowardty, ,treoch-
erouS demagogues Of this city who be-
4 trGged and deserted him 10 noU make
j political capital ont cth!s Imprisonment.
Ofall the shallow and shameless hum
. I OheS1 III iHG VI WHICH VIC
present day is so abundanlly prolific,
I know ofHone so bareiaced and contemp-
! tlble, both in conception and intent, as
| the attempt which is now making through
out the whole country, but more partlcu-
larly in this city and Rhode Island, by
/ Il miserable set of base, reacherous, COW
ardly, hollow hearted demagogues, 10
J make political capital for themselves out
OF the suilerngs and Imprisonment of IA
man whom they first induced, by the
grossost misre presentations aud the most
wilful and deliberate talsehooG--by cx-
travagant promises of money and means,
the first fraction of which they never
fulfilled, and by the aid of lrothy speech
CO and windy resolutions assume a
position by which he was wholly untitled
! by nature, and then, 70 the eternal dis
grace Of all tho brawling sordid souled
poltrooDs who were instrumental in the
expedition, they bascIy deserted both him,
his supporters, and the cause with which
they were Identified,
| Tho struggle was daily ex-
| lpotod, and large number Of poor but IN
ldustrIous mcn, including myself, who
were then going to Texas to aid in re-
.fpcIiing II Threatened Mexican invasion,
! were induced, by the self constituted
leaders Of Iammany Hall, with the mosi
pllliul suppllcalons 10 remain IN the city
for few weeks, and then to proceed on
/ the approach ofthc crisis to Rhode Island,
as we alone could avert the threatened
'oyorlhrow OF the peoples cause.
Il Under lhcso assurances wo did remain
until we wero completely starved out
J not having received to the value of II
u single cent from tho wealthy dastardly
| dcmagogues who so whninsIy collected
Us 10 perform what they acknowledged
they dared not do themsclves--alter
which, finding that hey were TOO selfish
/ to even procure conveyance for us to
4 Provldenco, wo scattered aud sought
! employment wherever we could obtain
lit. | went 10 Albany, where ] worked
,at my trade without losing an hour, un-
Ill was dccoycd back to this city, under
/ circumstances OF which | will soon treat
7 II, !ength While was in Albany, the
/ day Tor tue assembling of the Legislature
! which was elected under the People, :
( Constitution arrived, and all was breath
loss anxiety to hear the result.
I Governor Dorr bad ust re
turned from this city, where he received
from the frothy domagogucs Tamma.
ny Hall the most positive Insurance ol
! assistance, which would be ubundanuy
capable Of ofmeeting any emergency which
could possibly arise out OF the issue
They had not the slightest idea that this
would ever be required, and nothing
could DO farther from their thoughts, IN
case it was, than the luliilment Of thCtr
! I,hypoCriiica promises An immense meet
! ing Of thousands was held III tho Park
+ while Gov. Dorr was here, al which the
! most ini.ammatory speeches wcic made
\ by wordy warriors, who sOlcmGly avow-
! ed that ;hny would shed their blood, II
| necessary, in the cause, and leave their
! bones TO blcoch on the soil Of Rhode
! Island, as so many monuments oi thcn
] devoted patriotism To this the brawl.
! ing crowd most heartily responded. Res
oluions cmbodying similar declarations
were reported by n formidable committee,
composed Of some iihy or Il hundred
members, aud an unlimited number Of
( fellows resolved themselves into finance
committee, not shilling Of whose large
collections ever reached an inch nearer
10 ,ts Legitimate GCetinaiion thar their own
, pockets.
y Had Gov. Dorr and the
other members of the peoples Govern
mout, when the day arrived, marched
boldly * maniuIIy up to the State House,
which was tue place provided for them 10y
the people, aud instantly shot down ANY
one that dared oppose their entrance,
the matter would have been forever set
at rest, and the State would not as now
be Disgrace to our llag and living con
'itrndiction 10 our Declaration OF lntcpcn-
deuce.
II i,m, instead of taking instant posscss-
ion oi the state property ia the name OF
the people who elected tbom, they ial-
tered, icil bnck, and retired into an old
brewery or foundry, where they organ
lzed. BY the act they virtually ackno~i-
edged their right to govern as beng
doubtful, aud created 'hc impression that