The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-07-10

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loraaian of Thomas w. Ilor: he A..
appealed from Ihe judgmenI % ne So
prrme caun Of lhis Si.ie 20 . higher tri:
bunal Il Nashingion. While, thssefon.
said appeal remains undeeided. your con:
miiies. n common with The Nenpor, M.
morslisls. would dspreraie any action n
relation 20 ihis csse which woald be,r.ya
dislrusl 10 the sonndness % our cause. a.
in The reelilude Of the sspreme court a.
The uniled STATES. In the exerehe ofhs
rights A. q citizen. he has chosen 70 suhs
mil grave questions 10 that Gle, alsa ri.
bunal. TO the lsll and prompt decision,
Of these questions. this General Assemble
ought. in the opinion of your committee.
20 oppose no obstacles. Calmly 10 aw.i,
the decision % the highest Judicial nibu-
nal known 10 the Constitution and the
laws &c the land. seems % be The course
which. under existing circumstances, your
committee can most confidently recon.
mend a. honorable and safe Cor The Gov.
ernnen, and people Of Rhode Island"
The abnve report 10 signed By William
G. Goddard and Robert b. Crans,on.
The other member of The eommillfs, Jes-
&c 8. Tounslloi. recommends me uneon-
dilionsl liberation OF Mr.. Dor a. The bes.
means ol restoring quiet and good feeling
amongst The people Of the Stale.
lie I. does NOT agree" he says. - with
the maj .rily of The committee hat the
liberation of Mr.. Don Internationally
would be taken IS On acknowledgment on
the part OF the Legislature that The Co
yenmeni had seized wrongfully toward
him; but on the contrary, should immedi-
ate action be had in the premises, surh
action on the part Of those opposed 10
Nh. Don wnsld rather be looked upon 40
Just and msgnanimous. Mr.. Dor does
not Object 70 the oath Of allegiance re-
quired of him, by the act passed 81 The
last January session. from reasons % hos
tiliiy 10 The present laws Of the State, bus
from the fact iha.hs should. by taking such
oath; admit tbs. he had been guilty Of al
that has been alleged against him by his
opponents. and wsuld thereby stand con
demned before the worlA.''
LIBERATION ~ THOMAS W. DoRRi
We yesterday gave The substance Of
the majority and minority reports which
were submitted 10 the House OF Assembly
Of Rhode Island on Wednesday in rela-
lion 70 the petitions in favor OF the liberia
lion Of Thomas w. Dorr.
Later accounts inform us iha. in tho
Senate Of the same State, on Thursday.
Messrs. Dinan and Smftf1, rom the rum-
mi,iee TO whom was referred The act Of
amnesty, &c. AZ The last session. reported
a bill providing, FIRST, for The uneondi,ion-
al discharge OF Thomas w. Dor from
prison, and, secondly, Cor restoring him
TO his civil rights upon l,e condition Of
his taking an oath Of allegiance before the
Supreme Court. Mr.. weeden. from the
same committee. reported in favor Of I'M
conditional liberation and restoration.
In The afternoon. the question being
upon the passage 81 The bib reported BY
majority Of the committee, Mr.. Potter
moved to strike out all after ne enac.ing
clause. and insert an act Of unconditional
Liberation and restoration. The amend
ment was lost by voie Of II 10 10; and
the question then being on the passage Of
the bill. !. was carried, only one Senator
voting agains, II.
In the House, in the afternoon, the
above bill having been sent in from the
Senate, il passed to \ second resding
without debate, and vas on the following
morning read third time and passed
yeas So. nays 0.
|, And. in pursuance thereof. Thomas W.
Dorr was released from prison on FRIDAY;
on which occasion. as we learn from The
Providence Journal. some OF his friends
who betrayed and deserted him in tho
hour Of danger. took occasion 10 manifest
their devotion to him by firing cannon.
They afterwards formed a procession,
headed by drum and fife. and escorted
him TO the house Of Hezekiah Willard.
This act OF amnesty appears to have
r been the result Of compromise between
, the adverse parties. |. il so drawn as
a forthwith 10 discharge from imprison.
. ment "any person who has been convict
. ed oi the crime Of treason against the
! State. and is now in prison under the
I sentence Of the law provided for such
Y offence" but it nevertheless prov ides
: "that no person who has been convicted