Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1845-04-11
RHODE ISLAND,
rictory Of Free Principle

Perhaps there has not been any single
occurrence which has taken place for the
last quarter of century. which has excl
ted deeper interest throug hout the whole
length and breadth of our land. than the
Imprisonment of the patriot Dorr, by the
Algerines of Rhode Island. 1t does now
stand, and it mus. forever stand, as SIM
gular and hateful ANOMALY in he history
of the age and the country in which we
live. That man should be incarceraed
in dungeon in the United States of Anne
RIGA, for The crime Of asserting that the
people have the right OF insti.uting, remod-
ling or choosing for themselves such
form of Government as may seem best un-
10 them, will scarcely be credited by poste-
rity when it comes to peruse the annals Of
the present day. 1t is serious fact tho.
We are glad, however, to see that the tide
of popular opinion which has been gath
ering strength for the last eighteen months
has manifested itself in such a tangible
! form as that exhibi!edin the articles below.
The election which took place in Rhode
Island. on the I'd inst, as will be seen by
the articles which we quote below, has re-
suited in the selection of d liberation Gov
ernor, and il large increase Of liberation
members Of the Legislature. Dorr must
and will be liberated. But we quote
! From the Providence Gazette.
The Election, and the Result : Victory ;!
Charles Jackson is undoubtedly elected 60
vernon of Rhode Island, spite OF the malignant
abuse which has been heaped upon him by
Gov. Fenner and his supporters; and it is pos
sible that other candidates the liberation
prox are elected. Should this not be so, the
people, in electing Mr.. Jackson, have emphat-
icalIy declared for LIBERATION, as that was the
single issue upon aUhich he aUent into The fght ;
! and though majority of the Legislature may
be against US. we do not believe so signal an
expression of popular will, will be disregarded
by that majority; but that Mr. Dorr will, at
the May session, be discharged from his loath
some cell, and that this State will again be
permitted to return to the peace and tranquili-
ty which characterized it in old times. We
: proceed to give returns, as they have been
brought to this city by express.
There follow returns from all the towns in
the State for governor, except three-Little
Compton, New Shorehan, and Exeter. The
Z total vote without these, is for Jackson, Qibe
: ration,) 1896; Fenner, (Algerine,) 7,442
t majority for Jackson so far, 1874. The three
t towns to be heard from will increase the ma
4 jority.-GIObe.
Three towns remain to be heard from, viz
Little Compton, New Shoreham, and Exete
e the aggregate majority of all which in 1874:
e for Fenner was 100. These towns cannot es
h sentially vary the result! one way or the other
:, at the present time. JACKSON Is UNDOUBTEDLY
- ELECTED, BY FROM TWO HUNDRED TO Foul
S HUNDRED MAJORITY! Glory enough for on
day!
The city of Providence went. against tn
liberation prox on governor by only ONT
Il HUNDRED AND FIFTY-ONE majority
D.. We should have carried our entire ticket, ha
it been possible to bring out all Of our voter
= in some of the wards-some of whom wer
s. stricken OIL the lists at the last canvassing an
others of whom were deferred from expresslp
their opinions at the balot-boxes by the PIC
., scriptlve threats of their employers. We ca
; culated somewhat. upon the city yesterday
u {. d so stated in one of our editions; but tn
y causes to which We have alluded kept it bac
,e within the clutches Of Fennerism.
O Smith6eld has done nobly, and so has Mort
o Providence.
N The Hon. Elisha r. Potter is defeated, i
the western district, by Lemuel H. ArnoIe
esq, liberation lUhig. Mr.. Arnold has bee
most bitterly traduced by the Fennerites-b,
~ little less SO than Charles Jackson; and h
;, election over their regularly nominated cand
IT, date is rebuke to them which they cann
in fail most keenlyto feel. Gov. Arnold is
OF wing in national politics but the friends
a, Mr.. Dorr voted for him because he was VIII
= with heart in the right place.
IL We have gained in the Legislature, thong
NJ we have not secured majority. Hezeki;
:, Willard was legally elected senator in era