Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1845-09-18
ID ORR FESTIVAL.

The. Dorrilss of Rhode Island have held great fss
tlval IN honor oi the Hero OF Chepachet. The mos, si
king incident connected with the is the approva
of DORIS conduct, and the endorsement of his prnc.
PIES by many of the leaders Of the Locofoco party
Van Buren,, Woodbury. and Il. J. Walker the Secre-
lary OF the Treasury, among them The latter gentle
man speaks emphacay Of Dorr as "ths Patriot"
who was "imlrlsoned Tor defending the rights Of the
reope!"
These Indications are more important just now be-
cause in Virginia the subject Of amending the State con
stltuon is warmly discussed and il is not impossible
that ii may result in catastrophe no, altogether dssim
liar to that " hlch was exhibited in Rhode Island. The
ground assumed il that controversy BY the Dorr-i,es
aud which is so warmly appauded by the Locofoco
leaders, with few exceptions, throughout the Union is
that majority Of the citizens of State, having RICH
10 alter abolish the existing form of govern ment h
on, the sanction of the constituted author ilies-and
claiming (un,rul,) ha, Dor aud his faction constituted
majority oflhe people OF Rhode Island-consequen,ly
the constitution framed by his Convention ough, to have
been recognized the fundamental law, and that the
officers elected under ought be regarded as the le
gmate authorized Of that State! II, therefore. tn,
Virginia Legislature shall refuse to call Convention t.,
amend State onstuon-or it, conserving to do so
majority of the white male population and its labors
should therefore prove unsatisfactory that the ma
contents will have TO do will be to call Convection Oh
their own hook, without authority Of law and frame
constitution such will sui Them adop by MAJORS
" OF tie vuies ofihe free white population and send
some Governor Dor from beyond the Blue Ridge with
an army of raganufins at his HEELS assisted by loafes
and vagabonds from the adjoining States to annul the
existing cohsntlon and TO dispossess Gov Mellow ell
and his subordnaes o the powers which they claim un-
II. And this, according to Secretary Walker and his
iocoioco brethren. will be work of patriotism, which
will be treason 10 the principles of American freedom
to resist fsuch be the theory Of our institutions.
II ongh, to be matter Of very little consequence 10 the
people OF Western Virginia whether the Virginia Iess-
la'ure shall consent to the call of Convention or not,
anu o sun less upon what principles they may organize
that body. The advocates Of the "white basis con-
su'ing unques'lonaby Large majority Of the voters Of
the State hold the power in their hands To rcyou,
tonne the government and depose The Governor and
his subaieos whenever they choose to exercise -and
there Is no remedy for it but submission. The Demo
cratic" Shareholders of Eastern virginia. who are oppo
sed 10 the "whe basis, as nney>nne hundredhs of
them are, may see. from this development, by what
slender tenure their rights sa veolders held Van
Buren, Woodbury. and Walker the au,l,orizr, tx.
Founders Of the "democratic' creed. For ii Dorrsn
be but the synolyme of popular freedom, then Virginia
is as proper field for the triumph liking Numbers
Rhode Island