The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-04-20


The premature announcements in the papers
ing the reception Of Gov. Kossuth. resulted from
telegraphc despatch The reception will probably be
one week later than hitherto informally announced.
ments except as the same authorized by the Com
For the Committee '''' nG M II
AFFIDAVIT AcAISsT KossurH-The Jackson (Miss)
Sar says that while Kossuth in that city visit
to Gov Foote, distinguished citizen of adjoining
county, made affidavit against him. CT ing him with
violation Of the neutrality act Of ISIS and praying for
warrant for his arrest. The application was refused
Our Rhode Island Correspondence.
PROVIDENCE, April 8, 1852.
The Result of the Election-Ihe Mode of Voting
The Maine Liquor La,c, &C., &c.
In writing to you, do it thinking that as the
most exciting political election that ever occurred
in this State has passed, and that you like to be
posted up in matters Of this sort, avail myself of
the privilege Of imparting such to YOU To person
not conversant with the political affairs of our State
the last election looks singular indeed.
Rhode Island is a small State, to be sure. She
depends wholly upon her manufactures for support
You well know the history of her political affairs to
(within) two years ago At this time. quite large
number OF prominent democrats met ut a certain
house, and pledged themselves that if money could
carry the State for the democrats, it should be DONE
Secretly they went to work. and in the country towns
they registered voters. The consequence was, when
the election came, the whole democratic State ticket
was elected, and they had one branch of the Assem-
blythe Senate.
tons of voter. He must be resident Of the State
two years, and reside in the town or cty where he
votes six months All voters have to be registered,
and must be- before the first day Of December prior
to the election. Those who own property to the
amount Of 1884, are exempted from paying tax for
the privilege of voting all who do not own that
amount of property have to pay one dollar. When
person IS once registered, it stands for all time
ha nnClna tn 80 ILL
not wishing to vote. when he does vote, he has to
pay just so many dollars the number of years he
has not voted and paid his Tux. For instance: If
vote tins year. and do not wish to do again for
hve years, when ! do vote | will have to pay five
dollars; SO, you zee, when person is once regis
tered he must pay his dollar every year to enjoy the
privilege Of voting. Voters are not compelled to
pay TINS tax only when they wish to enjoy the
The wealth of Rhode Island is in the wing party,
and they, to man, prescribed all persons who did
not vote their political creed Coored persons can
vote in this State by the same qualifications rs q
white citizen. Foreigners, mean of foreign birth
must own real estate to the amount of Sl34 before
they can vote. All ballots were put into envelopes
the voter received them Of distributors appointed
for the purpose-he then went TO the warden called
out his name. the warden echoed it, and when the
clerk had checked 1t upon the voting list, he said
checked persons name is called over three
times before he deposits his vote in the ballot box
! come to incidents connected with the last
election: On the first Of December last, both par
ties had fully registered for this election Those
conversant with registry, conceded that the State
would 60 for the democrats in April, by 900 or
1000 majority. In January, the Assembly met
The wing party, knowing that all hope of regain
ing the State by votes Of their own party was use
less went to work and started the Maine law hobby
AS i'll luck would have it for the democrats some Of
them in the Assembly were Maine law men. and
advocated that law. The question of the passage
Of the law was first taken in the lower branch of the
Assembly (Which was wing by two majority, and
s 7! was defeated being joint bill it went to the
with the provso of referring it to the people for
their sanction, whether it should become a law or
not. The bill then had to go to the lower branch
again FOR concurrence. There it was passed, but
the proviso was cut of. Ii went back to the Senate
again, but the Senate adhered to the provso. aud
so the bill was lost. Lieut.. Gov Lawrence, in the
Senate, made one of the most bitter speeches that
was made against the law.
AS the time advanced near for election, the whig
organs were most bitter against Lawrence for voting
against the Maine law. The editor of the Post
the organ OF the democrats resigned his position.
and gave notice he should battle for the Maine law.
The conventions Of both parties met. The demo.
Gratis nominated the persons who were elected last
year. The wings nominated Maine law men but a
majority Of them declined this is the State ticket
But at last they fastened upon the most popular
men ~ party and they were given out Maine
Jaw men. Neither candidate upon the two tickets
showed his eolors but Lawrence, but it was well
known that all of them on the democratic ticket
were opEoseu 10 the Name law.
When the towns nominated their senators and ,en
resentatives, the democrats put up Candidates in
discriminatory, but the wings in nearly ovory town
nominated Maine law men. The wing organs said
the Maine law was the test question The demo-
cratic organs disputed it. Election day came The
wing party, SO eager to gain the ascendancy. went
nearly UNANIMOUSLY for the candidates Of their
party. In the whole State, only one whig. who |
aeais IN liquors, went against Maine law men, This
Is as far as has been ascertaincd The democrats.
4 a.
united, but when election day came, the temper |
hnce democrats bolted, and either went for the |
wings or voted for Maine law men, The conse- |
leeLce OF TINS was, that in all Of the close towns
wing Maine law men were elected. To sum up the |
rohGition Of parties in this State, the wings have
me lower branch of the Assembly by O large ma |
or'y. Ia the Senate, fourteen wings and fifteen
= moernts are elected-two towns to have another
IIIai. u the democrats can elect in one of these
towns, tie Senate will be tie The lieutenant
Governor having vote, it certainly will be whig,
=, =, they have large majority on joint ballet.
ne Mhoc aemocratic State ticket is elected, with
me exception OF Lawrence.
20, you will see that the political complexion of
he state is democratic, though the wings will con-
Io the Affairs Of the State the Governor having no
veto power.
ont there was wing scnator elected, and eleven
Shig rcpresentatives-one no choice. Their ma
critics were from 100 to 200 The whg organs do
.ot boast of checking the democrats in their reforms
cut they give credit to the temperance democrats
or eleoling their men. United States senator il
o be chosen in place of j. II Clarke, wLig. The
democrats are much chagrined at being beaten by
men Of their own party. and if vengeance can ~
lone in any shape, it will be done. ~ -" "
The democratic leaders now say that every demo-
'ra'ic representative should vote for the Maine law
% as 10 lrhsh the whig rum dealers, and more
new oft, which rolled up such heavy
majority against them 1t 10 a singular fact that
Every dtmociat rum dealer now wishes for the Maine
9w 80 rs to punish their whig brethren but when
nit the d, mocratc scccdcr. tbev are brought 10 a
sl O si,'l ~ 20 wLat to do. There is sport ahead.