Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-16
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TIoN.-Ine Seneral Assembly, aItcr
session OF nearly eight weeks, has at
last terminated its official EXISTENCE
Every conservative man, Of all political
parties, will rejoice ut this event and
breathe ireer IN consequence. The
great question now is, will the people
O. this State sanction It's official acts Gu.
ring the past year, by continuing the
same party 10 power after the first Tues
day 10 May next7 THIS question in
wolves is. ues Of no ordinary magnitude
70 the future character ard welfare Of
this Slate.
This party came into power la I
SpriEg, with iair promises which will
probably be shamelessIy repeated be-
tween this time and the frat Wednes-
day Of April, how have they kept
the promises then IA ade 2
They have attempted 10 overthrow
the Supreme Court for political purpo-
ses
They have attempted 10 fasten upon
the people the foreign suffrage, with
view TO perpeiuate themselves in pow
er
They have, in their repeated calls
for State Conventions, in open defiance
and violation OF the express provisions
oi our Constitution for lis amendment,
ialsifed their oaths OF Office attempted
to break down the Supreme Law OF the
St1,e, and treated the will OF the people,
repeatedly and strongly expressed, with
defiance and contempt!
But they have not stopped here
They have passed an Act, "wilhout
law and against law" 10 mutilate and
expunge the public Records Of the
Stale, and have even entered the sacred
Temple Of Justice and protaned her al
turs and DEF ced and desccrated her
tablets These bold and a,rocious usur-
pa,ions, had and outrageous as they are,
are but the ginning OF the end. Hav-
ing now fully adopted and endorsed all
DORIS political doctrines, and approved
Of DORIS whole course OF Treason in
lS42, they will, if,hcy can get from the
people another lease Of power, proceed
the next year to other steps. The irst
of these other steps will be, to pay the
Dorr insurgents oi .S42 large indcmni-
ties ior their expences, salaries and IAN
ciod wrongs-ior their trials and impris-
enment for Treason. They will then
be ready Tor the next step, which will
be to muct and punish all who perform
ed any official acts IN the maintenance
Of our State government agains, traitors
in 1912! This is what they intend TO
do and what they piH do, il the people
continue This Dorrite party in power
another year.
But will the people sanction their
proceedings. the past year, by con,inu
Ing them in power Thls is most
grave question for the true and conser-
va,ive men OF Rhode Island to answer
at the polls. THIS party, during the
ast year, has done nothing for the pub.
hc good-nothing but continually h,r-
rsss the people and Disgrace themselves
and the Suite. They have placed
hsmselves in a position that no honest
man, who has any regard Tor the honor
or interest oi the State, can support
them. They have tisgusted all the de-
sent men even oi their own political par
y. They will 60 out Of power with
the reproaches Of their own guilty con-
sciences, and the hearty condemnation
Of all good citizens.
II Dorrism was odious and dangerous
in 1912, the course oil these Dorr resur-
rectionists Of 1854 must be still more
hateful to tho people Of Rhode Island.-
II the people then rose up and routed
the traitors Of 1912, the men who have
now adopted their principles and fully
Justified DORIS whole proceedings, and
who, instead Of going against the Ar
senal, have entered the sanctuary Of the
highest judicial tribunal oil the STATE oso
iespoiled it's Records, will surely fare
no better at their hands.
The irccmen OF Rho 10 Island have
most responsible duty to perform on the
fret w Wednesday Of April next AZ they
sov, 50 must they expect TO reap. II
they elec, Do,rites TO State Offices and to
their General Assembly, what can they
eIpec, bu, that they will have DOrs'sm
carried out to i,s fullest extent the next
year.
People OF Rhode Island all Of you
who desire to protect the institutions Of
your State from the invasion OF an over.
whelming foreign vote your Cons'itu-
ton from the open and OI''rePea,ed vio-
la,ions oil the pas, year and the public
nu.asJ. ar vour Caurls mud of the State