The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-07-11

the peiitlOn
Thomas W. Dor.
Later accounts inform US ifai 10 iYie.
Senate of the same State, ON Thursday,
Messrs. Diman aud Smith, from the CON.
mittee 10 whom was referred the act OF
amnesty, &c. a, the last session. reported
bill providing, first, for the uncondilion.
al discharge Of Thomas w. Dorr from
prison, and, secondly, for restoring him To
his civil rights upon the condition Of his
taking an oath Of allegiance before the Su
preme Court. MIR. Needeu, from the same
committee, reported in favor of uncondi.
tonal liberation and restoration.
In The afternoon, the question being up.
on the passage Of the bill reported by
majority of the committee, Mr.. Potter
moved 10 strike out all after tho enactinc
clause, and insert an act Of unconditional
liberation and restoration. The amend
ment was lost by a vote Of II TO Is; ami
the question being on tire passage Of the
bill, it was carried, only one Senator yos.
ing against il.
In the House, in the afternoon, the above
bill having been sent in from the Senate,
il passed 10 a second reading without de-
bate, and was on the following morning
read third Time and passed-yeas SO,
nays o.
And, in pursuance Thereof Thomas w.
Dorr was released from prison on FRIDAY;
on which occasion, ns We learn from the
Providence JoaInnl some OF has friends,
who betrayed and deserted him IN tho
hour OF danger, took occason TO manifest
their devotion 10 him by firing cannon.--
They afterwards formed procession head.
ed by a drum and fife, aud escorted him
TO the house Of Ilezekiah Willard.
This act Of amnesty appears to have
been the result Of compromise between
the adverse parties. 1t is so drawn as
forthwith 10 discharge from Imprisonment
/" any person who has been convicted of
tho crime Of treason against the State, and
is now in prison under the sentence Of the
law provided for such ohonee;" but IT
nevertheless provides "lhat no person who
has been convicted Of the crime Of treason
IN leyyng war against the State, and is now
under sentence Of imprisonment for the
same. shall not be restoIedtO the rights and
privileges which he has forfeited by SAID
crime and conviction until he shall have
taken or subscribed the oath or affirmation
hereinafter prescribed before the Supreme
Court Of the State" The oath 10 10 BE- 10
the following form:
=" 10 solsmniy swear or sflunj that Will
hear lroo faith and allegiance to the State 81
Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. aud
tL4t | viii support tho Consultation Of this State
80 help ms God. lOr this Atimaiion | make
and give upon the PSrl Of the penalty faF per.
jury
Some OF DORIS friends, still prefcrring
agitation TO peace, advise that he should
not take the oath but that restoration
party BE- at once formed in order TO force
further concessions from the Legislature
10 which, it Is to be hoped, they wi. Je
disappointed. We do not regret the re
lease Of DJrr from imprisonment, but We
undoubtedly should 81 So had no, his sen
,enee been sufficiently executed to yi6di-
cate the supremacy Of constitutional law.
On this subject we fnd IL tie Journal
Of Commerce the following rcmaks. phrh
We copy 10 show what is though, upon ,to
subject by those who Tor the most part lake
strictly busiaessy,cws u questions d tins
character, without reference 10 party
Tais - about the night thing though We &c.
grot exceedingly that Tie country Is 10 BE- depuy
I'd Of the benefit Of . Juatea decision ca Ito
principles Of D.trsn ~ The Supreme Count of
lbs Uaiisd States II lhofe sru any eous.lcfAIle
Huu,baf " people IN any part Of tie land s. 10
honestly Lclisre these principles 10 - corset, {
is q gr,N importance that tho higlcbi ud,cia.
uioanal IN tho nation should pronounce ~ yer
diet IN The case. les, the scenes Of Rhode laland
tboald 30 acted over sEsia, Is they are Al any
tne Iallo 10 be, and with mora lragical results
10 that ether State, But we tuS, tho
Ruusber Of such persons is small. aud "a every ia
heeoming loss. Aud nov tbal Dgfr has loon
oat Of prison, il is probable that aflsr the
buFst Of patiotisn auroaHt OF his ibefan
neither he nor his principles vii be much Il
thaughl Of Maternal fAlsljgtHcer