Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-05-22
THE DEMOCRATIC OVATION.
Immense Gathering Of the
s Democracy.
GREAr oUTpoURINo OF THE PEOPLE
PRovipENcE, May IL, 1851.

Providence, May IL, 1851.
To the Editor of the Nepprrt Ne,cs -
Last Saturday Witnessed scene in
the streets Of Providence which remind
ed us Of the glorious days Of 1912 AT
IL o'clock salute was fred in honor
Vi the restoration Of the patriot, the
martyr, the hero, Governor Dorr. The
Algerncs, with their usual malignity'
criticised the salute and pretended that
tie firing was struggling and innccu-
rate. Do not believe them; they are
the same men who said that Dorr ran
away in 1912, and who denied the plum
der Of Mdt "cooking stove" and the
theR of"Ripsey Tift's lasting garters,"
at the sack Of Chepatchet, which has
become as immortal in classic history as
Vie Pass OF Thermopyle and the Plains
Of Marathon. The guns were fired in
excellent style, at intervals Of from one
10 FIVE minutes. No particular number
.vas ordered, but directions were TO
blaze away as long as the powder last
Cd aI#aH
At2 o'clock the firing commenced
gain, s,riAiag terror into the hearts Of
the Algerines and as the steamer Per
W neared the wharf, the Democrats
,hronged to meet her and TO unite ia
the GRAND DEnoCRArrc OvArioS, which
Will forever mark the day in the history
Of Rhode Island. The following notice
had been posted all over the city -
Bscort for Governor Allen!
Democratic citizens are invited to
meet on Exchange Place, in front Of
the Rail Road Depot, THE day, at | o.
closk, p. NJ, for the purpose of forming
nn Escort for Gov. Allen on mis- return
from Newport The procession will be
arranged by Col. Wales,
sSLett there be n grand rally IN
Providence, May 10, 1851.
And a "grand rally" it waa Col.
Wales appeared" on horseback pune
tvally athalf past /, and in half an hour
there were at least fifty more. Full one
hundred (of course, count the Band,
who, Ipresume, were pad for their part
N the performance) of the very bone
and siDew OF the city gathered eagerly
on the wharf, crowded the streets ami
thronged around the man of their choice.
There were none Of your ruflled-shirt
gentry, none Of your Ban& aristocrats,-
bot the real people. The hackmen and
porters we, especially eager IN their pa
triotsm and the moment Gov. Allen
approached the plank, full dozen roar
ed ia chorus, shave hack, sir ~ "ride
up Z only twenty-five cents ;""takc your
baggage, sir Z" with other like demon
sirations of purely dsnterested and de.
voted Joy. Through this patriotic
throng the gallant Col. Wales fearless
" made his way, without maniles,ng
nny emotions Of fear, and not appearing
TO apprehend any danger; he announ-
red to His excellency that an imme'se
nun,ber Of his Democratic felIow-ctizens
had come to escort him home. A strict
regard for veracity impelIs me TO say
that the Governor did not receive this
intelligence with any outward evidence
Of that qualification which he doubtless
felt. Indeed, in his struggle to master
his feelings he pot on an expression of
chagrin and modification, which deep
cned az he cas-, his eyes on Col. Wales
troops But, Of course, his real feelings
were only Of exultaton and triumph.
The procession was now formed
Firs, came fourteen men on horseback.
Two of them were large and we'll
known Bankers not your aristocra'lc
chartered corporation bankers, but men
who serve the pcoplc--who keep their
banks open al any hour oi the night, aud
ohio take the offers OF the poor as we !
o. the rich and who have somctimcs
suffered persecution under an Algcrlue
law which may be found a page 3g6 Of
the Statute book, ,.-and which the Gen
erM Assembly strangely omitted to re-
, peal, among it's other reforms" With
these rode an eminent member Of the
Democratic party who is conHected
with MI Institution for young adIcs in
q the north par, OF the oiry. The other
horsenrn were lkewIs" among our
mort respectable and hlSh.mindtd cili.
GERS.
Next cane sighiy-hve sterling Dem
octaie on loot. ] defy any Algerlne =
say l''ai ,hCsc men be org 20 ihe ruled