New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-02-01

the third snd uIth Of May Th- French Revelation was
Bltth's -ors ~ lccoupsbei N two IL all here,
al1 what Sit WY they vote A. Treasurer. and C. Sec
I-fkfy I'D VI Governor anf choose cfceEs Of the
s1rIe Coat hgf did any crc-r the. .uthor
ity attempto exercise partci- q ohciol rower DID
a1y nan ever brns suit DID ever an ofcer make an
arrest Did any action proceed from any member q the
Gov-rarl-nt from any q IT, touch eitiseu Of
hlor- Island rs safety his property 10
III PATTY arswers5' upon indictment OF IN civil
sit Never 10 never performed Que inse sct OF sosef1
mezr-is never did thilE IN The world All ~ss patriot
u went Cur the al Of Nay admitting Itself To be- al
rcsarf 10. CO. tempt BE SIAM
have done with the principles Involved IN this
In regard 10 the other case hav. but few words to say
And FIRST think regretted that h- Court below
sent az sucA list 81 points % wfieh Il was divided
shall not through them and shall leave Il 10 the Court
- whether sfer they sns have df0sed OF the hrst
case. there u anything -ft shs crly draw attention
70 tbs subject Of Mats, Law respect - that IN
sesd Of sons back 70 Marta Law as u existed IN England
,hAl merely observe thar marital a~ confers power
srrest Of summary trial. &C snd thai when Z has been
proclaimed The land becomes camp, and the a~ OF ~
camp l~ OF the land. Jadss Story defines marital
Law ~ Be ths law n resort 70 military authority
where th- civil law rot sufcisnt and Il con,
iers .1m.ry po~srno be used arbitrarily for The
qualification personal feelings Of hatred but
Tor the preservation Of order and Of The public peace TIE
officer clothed with il Is 20 Judge Of the degree Of force
thai the necessity Of the may dem and and there
limit hi except such IS TO be found in the nsaie
and character OF he exigensy
now take leave OF this esse Ths- interesting
incident tbs history OF nstitutons freely admit
Thasi has hithe subject Of regret to me.
might have said that I nothing 70 complain Of
the proceed ne. Of what called the Charter Govern
Of Rhode Island except that mi shs have dseeey
taken earlier period fer revising the Con-
sfuon. II IN that delay L erred u was the error into
~Aieh gradient and cautious men woa.a fall As 20 the
enomity Of freehold suffrage, hov lopg II since Viz
snia, the parent Of the States gave up her freehold
saalsss Nov NV Ss 49,, sae. hoeS'y fS.ss %
There States In which can vote for mem
bers II the upper branch OF s Legislature who does act
my n land. Every state requires more or less
Of properly Qualification in its officers snd electors ard
u Tor discreet legislation 10 determine what its amount
shall be Even the Dou Constitution hsd property
The be snyb-dy could vote but it, Au
thors remembered that taxation and representation
sether and therefore they declared that
town should 70 for purposes, who had
moi the mean, 10 pey his on II aid 20 him you can
rot vote in the town Of Providence. levy for
pairing the Of Providence but may vote for
governor and Tor thirteen representative from the tow
Providence and send them 70 the Legislature and the
tax the people OF Rhode Island 81 their sovereign viii and
pleasure
believe that no hsrrn can come Of the Rhode Island
agitation in si bu rather good L will clear the pot-
cal atmosphere from Of its noxous misis and hope
u viii el-sI men rem some snio an "a o. ~
regularity, the order With which on what II the
word much abused would call, our glorious
representative of popular Government lts prin
cpes N stand th- test OF this crisis A. they have stood
and they always will be xposed to dangers There
dangers from the extremes OF too much and to- tte
popular liberty This always VIII DC the case Inc sias-
cal navi gator hsd been told that he must pass narrow
and dangerous strait
Dextrum scylis lsus l<vum implicaie Chsybdis Obs
det"-
Forewarned he was alive 70 his danger, and knew, by
signs not doubtful where he ghen he approached It's
scene
~ gsmitum iugsn'en pelagi, pulsaisque saxs
Audimus loosr fTsctasque ad littora
Exsultanque yada atque s-tu mscentur srenti
............ Minimum hec lila Charybdis !"
The longseeing ssgscty OF fathers enables rs 20
know where when hear the voice. Of tunultu
AIRY assemblies aud the turbulence created by numbers
meeng and acting without the restraints Of law snd has
most wisely provided constitutional means Of escape and
security The prudence 1.-THE country the sober vsdo
OF tbs people has enabled carry this Cons
tuition aud an Constitutions through the PER- which
have surrounded them without running upon the rocks
on either side And trust that IL will continue aud that
our children AFTER will exercise similar prudence and
wisdom sud Justice aud that under the Divine blessing
they may continue 90 with equal pr sperty 10 the
end of time.