Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1845-04-24

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less hc accepted there would be no candidate.
CTrial, p. 73) On the 3dof May, 1912, DORIS
Legislature elected by the Lord knows who,as-
sembied in Providence alta building called the
Foundry, and there the members and other
officers including Dorr, took the oaths of
flee. The Governor delivered his inaugural.
The Assembly passed some laws and elected
officers. By this time some of the members
began to think the foundry was not a very COM
Portable place, "asit raincd t~hroughand some
drops fell on the Speaker head They there
fore authorized their Sheriff, Burlington An
thony, toprcpare the Courthouse for the use of
the Assembly. They appointed u committee
TO take possession of the papers of the Secreta-
rs of States Office and another to lay hold of
the public funds All this was done while
the Government constituted according To the
laws of the State was in full operation, and
had possession of papers, funds, public build
ingsandall! Would they give themup Dorr,
in one of his speeches, Crrial, p. 73) says
Upon a proposition, made in the House of
Representatives, to instruct the Sheriff to take
possession of the State House. for the use of the
Assembly, there was a division of opinion:
thrce JoWrthS of the members being opposed tn
such u step, and in favor of a simple regucsi
ont flor the opening of the building. This ill
Judged omission was of fatal conseduences' -
IL adds again: Believing that a government
ON paperwas no governments at all. | desiredt to
see it put Immediately into action by taking
possession of the public property and bringing
the whole case to Il practical issue at once
mir. Doris a lawyer) lie says, however.
the first and best opportunity was suffered to
pass By. The cause dcclinedand died" One
of the witnesses, Dutee J. Pearcc, SAYS that
q. ii. Brown of Chepatchet was strongly for
takingiorcible possession of the State House:
witness took ground against it. For this he
was called a coward by Brown. but Brown
made tracks fast enough when he got into diff
Guilty. Up. 49,
The upshot of it was that the Legislature
the pretended representatives of the people.
refused to authorize any forcible measures
against the established government, and when
= Governor" Dorr afterwards made war upon
that government he acted without the author
ity and against the wishes of his own leeisla-
tive body, and in violation of his own consti-
tuition usurped the highest powers of sove-
relgnty. The time for the forcible election of
the old government was at hand. The ..lS
Brumaire' drew nigh. The Napoleon of
The hour slept forth, and we shall see what a
fn he made.
The Dorr Legislature soon adjourned. A
warrant was as soon issued for the arrest of
our Hero. But he had suddenly left his new
dominions and was not to be found in the
State. He went to Washington TO place him
sell right in the eyeso of John Tyler. His Ex-
~celiency fought shy, and the regenerator of
Rhode Island returned to New York with his
F., thumb in his mouth. AtNew York he found
. sympaihizers; some among the party leader.
I OF Locotocoism who stimulated him with de-
= celtiul promises never to be fulfilled. and 9th
~s,s,IvIr, 81 u..,.
dant in that city. The latter were most f,;tb.
y iul, and afterwards figured at Chepatchet. III
says III his speech, before referred TO, that he
conferred with his friends at New York ON the
I subject oil obtaining assistance of men from
abroad TO ppel the threatened Interference ri
the President. New Workers were to 6obt
q the battlesof Thomas w. Dorr as. John TYLER
u Returning TO Providence on the 18Th nj
y May, he was met by a crowd of his followers
> some OF them armed, and they escorted him
> to a place near b. Anthony's house. (which
i became DORIS head-quarters,) and he there
5 poured forth his fiery soul in a speech of burn
c ing e~loquence, full of sound and fury. ON,
q witness says his followers were l." more lik,
Il deSperadoes than men," and reports som,
a biood-thlrsty passages of his speech but thes,
Il are contradicted by others. But we INNS
= hasten on with the march of majestic events
a we have touched upon the last day of peace
u The morrow was To bring forth for our Napo
5 leon the big wars that make ambition virtue
u lie was Commander in Chief of the State
II yeta constable was al this heels witha warran
OF arrest. He must do or die
" On the l7th of May he got possession o
. some guns of an Artillery company. and cc
u solved that night to attack and seize tbe Arc
nal when was lbs by rights" Dnrino IL,
Il day there were 300 or 100 armed ,i'
lected at Anthony > house. About ons n;.Io.
h mt night Dor led them to the attack of 49,
Arsenal. They took with them TWO ca :, ,,'
Oofr then sent a flag Of truce. d~em,ndins A.,
u surrender OF the Arsenal. The mes.tnor'
7 (who was called as a witness for Dorr1 -.
1t mat ne was told by DORIS Colonel CWheclc,
10 say 10 the officer in command that j. tbor.
was iorce enough there TO blow them ali +,
> neil The messenge ri returned. and WAS all
y edby Col. Wheeler what the officer had s,iJ
e what the devil should he say" renlieJ FL.
i, witness, " bat that he should defend ,Lc A.
sendl. The witness then proceeds %. nnrn
= el f2und and looked toward the other end o.
the line, and when ! looked back again tJ,or.
II was no Col. Wheeler to be- seen. ue9 hal a,
g OIL IN The log. ! then went after Gov. 6nr,
ami both and the Governor looked Crr 81,
Z 1oioIiel but could not find him ON tba Gil
Gov. Dor then ordered me To take conner,
4 o. inc Artillery, which ] did. Just at fbi.
c,ma : "a" oapt' I0i-Peau with the Powtucke.
company gong of in the rear. Iaskad bi,
e where the devil he was po;,g IN; "'l