Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-02-23


.ccnsesvaiive Democrats want to bent,
ard Intend 10 beai. The candidates for
Governoi and Lieut.. Governor arr both
'upon'hc rec ri, as having attempted,
the. pest year, n overthrow, and tram
tlel in the dust, the Constitution Of this
State, which they had sworn to sup
port. The candidate for Lieut.. Gov.
.esnor, a. \ member oi the House Of
Representatives from Providence. vot.
ed at the last June session to call a
State convention to make new COZ.
's.i,ution for the State, in open violation
.and defiance Of the provisions ot the
present constitution Tor ito amendment.
There is net q school boy Of ten years
,oi age, who dses TO, know that tha,
,tall was in direct vislation OF the Con
'ttitution, n shameless and palpabIc IN.
Traction Of our supreme law. Under
THAT call, the Democratic parry, Tor the
first time, openly avswed what they
had before secretly meditated-iheir
determination TO saddle upon the pro-
pie Of this State the foreign suffrage
The people voted them down on The
2Sth Of June, by majority Of 1900
Blu, disregarding this strong expres.
sion Of The popular will. they returned
10 the charge again, at the last October
session. At this session vari,us propo.
pi,ions were disc used in their caucuses.
One was understood TO be u order n
Convention, without consulting the
people about the sxpediency Of holding
n,convention. Another was TO submit
the question OF a Convention TO a vote
TO be taken by universal suffrage, nd-
mi:,ing Foreigners to vote IN the fire,
instanSe. Bur, fortunately for the snie.
y Of the State, there ware two Demo-
cratic Senators who would not 90 Tor
either OF these abominnbIe propositions.
The next move was to call together the
delegates who had been elected in June
to q" no conSeation." This strange and
unprectden,s d act passed by the cust.
ing vote OF the present Democratic car.
dida,e foe Governor, insulting to the
people aad IN open csntemp, Of all con-
s,ilulional shligu,,sns, was voted down
by more than thirty GsM hundred
najor, y! Writhing under these repeat
ed rsbutss Of the people. the s"ms un'
faithful servants have, il would seem, in
revenge and attempted punishment OF
the con,umacy Of their masters, ut the
present session OF the Assembly gra,i-
hsA their political malice, by e.rpunsing
the Ia5lTe record.
t;Now to suppose for "A moment that
ths conservative Rsen OF this State. who
constitute, ne was proved on tho 2l.t Of
November last, un immense majority OF
the people, will approve and sanction
these acts, two Of which they have al
ready voted down by overwhelming
mnjori,ies, is To undervaIuc their intel.
iigencs, integrity and fidelity more
than we are willing TO do.
There ia no doubt but that the old
game OF attempting to quie, the people
and luli them into false security will
again be tried. We shall hear again
the syren song Of peace =! peace ! when
there is to.be no peace. Previous to ,he
last Spring election, the Democratic
lenders aad the Demscratic press w.
nsrrd the issues--to admit the inreign
suffrage - TO remove the Supeme
Court TO overthrow the Constitution,
ia violation OF i,s provisions Of amend
nent. And when. by the aid Of the
most corrupt mesns. they obtained n
ANAL accidental majority in both
branches OF the General Asse a,bly, the
very fret hinge they attempted, were
the call OF u Convention IN violation a
che Consti;ution-an an sfor, to admit the
foreign suffrage, and the re" oval u
the Supreme Court
We shall probably hear again IRON
tho same nen who have done these
hings. tho same old cry oi ''peacs!
pence ! Oh, there 10 no danger that We
ahall do anything wrongtr violent
Give us the power Of the State. and We
will not abuse It," But will the people
Tho conHrrdiire men Of this State,
who have been harrassed the whole
OF the past year with uncon stitu,ionul
a ,lls for State Conventions who have
been obliged to leave their business sv-
cry six msnihs, to protect tue State
IRON the invasion OF the foreign sof'
Isxe-- 20 defend their Slate constitution
from repeated Legislative assaults, and
who have been called 10 witness, what
no Rhode Island men were ever before
called upon 10 ~iine",-ths msfiiat on
o, ,heir public records by Legislative
nuthorhy.-foreei the experience OF the
- year, by the hrst Wednesday OF
April next1 The events Of the pas,
yrnr are too fresh and lastly fired in
their minds tor that. The character of
their State govcrnn eot - their own
political safety from radical Innovations
and the foreign vote are IN the hands
Of the people, and with the people, al
ter the sorrowiuI experience Of the Pas,