The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-04-22
Glorious News I!
Triumph Of the friendS Of Liberty, Over
the minions Of DcspOtismU

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The result Of The election Just over in
Rhodes Island, must be source Of graf fcs>
ton to every true friend Of liberty through
out the world.
Those who desire the liberation Of the
patriotic Dorr, who has been Imprisoned
because he commended that the people had
the right to govern themselves, have nobly
triumphed. HIS prison doors will soon be-
opened, and the honoured champion Of iust
rights, will be restored to The privileges Of
free man.
In the conduct Of Gov. Dorr 9ince he
has been so foulIy and unnalnraIly punish.
ed in this boattcd lan5 of liberty, there is
much to attract admiration. His hearlless
persecuora without the semblance Of jus.
tice, sentenced him TO solitary confinement
within the dreary walls Of prison with
the Calmness Of Socrates when he drank
the poisonous 1raugh, no obeyed The in-
human edict. Seeing he was too inde>
pendent to " kiss the rod that smote him,'s
and like u craven hearted coward beg rec
lease, his proud opPressorS offered to un.
loose his letIere, If he would sacrifice prin'
clPIe, and swear allegiance to the laws Of
tyranny-but he scOrnfuIy rejected to bar"
ter his "right Of thought" prefering 70 be
a martyr in the glorious cause for which he
commended. His high toned demeanour,
selCsacri6cing sPirh, aud proud triumph
over the mandates Of Iyrants have won in
his behalf the sympathy Of the friends OF
liberty throughout the world. Il is true
the flood gates of SANDER have been open.
ed upon him, YET was The plent.up spleen
of zealOts, aud narrow sighted parlizans--
and have not served 10 rob him Of single
gem that gliteTs in the coronet of bis glo.
ry.
We candidIy confess that no event has
transpired since The election Of James X.
Polk TO the Presidency, so cheering to the
friends Of freedom, as the glorious Fri.
umph Of the liberty party 10 Rhode Island.
Late and Important news from Texas.
The latest accounts from Texas are we'll
10 arouse the surprise and indig.
nation Of the American people
We learn from the Vlcksburg Sentinel Of
he lSh inst, that the Vaccinations and
Oul schemes Of the Ministers Of England
nd FraRce have succeeded 10 producing
PPOsiliOD on the part of that base traitor,
} the peoples rights, President Jones, to
be annexation measure-lhat for the pur.
ose 0! more readily communicating with
leir governments, they have come TO the
'niled SIates-.their desire being to post
one any movements 10 Texas until they
70 heard from.
The Sentinel also states, " Mexico has
ben induced to offer an unconditional re.
ignition Of Texas independence, provided
10 will reject nnsxation"--lhat. Maj
NELSON had arrived at Washington, and
zen treated cOOlly by President Jones,
no isOughi TO shun an interview with
m"
But while these base schemes on the
1t Of the Foreign Ministers, and Texas
thOriIies will have tendency to discour-
9 10 some extent The friends Of snnexa.
q, and our eOuu,ry's prosperity, who bad
'ughi since lie enemies bad been over
ne al home, the measure would be speed
effected, ys, it iS source Of gratifca-
D that The real people, The honest masses
Texas ere arou'iug 10 sense Of their