The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-11-29
The DOrr War in Rhode Island,
An Interesting Chapter of American
History. Ct


STATES SENATOR FROM THAT sTATE,
From the time Of the Revolution to the
breaking out Of the great Rebellion, the
United States had enjoyed unusual free
dom from internal commotion. The Yio-
lence of popular feeling had found sutf1-
cient expression in political contests,
which, although waged with great fierce.
ness, were yetjcarriedion within the law,
and without attempt 70 overthrow them
or to gethenfg AxCept AinEhe mode
prescribed by the fundamental compact.
Shay's Rebellion and the Whisky Insur-
rectlOn were the most noteworthy excep.
tons; and these were little more than To-
cal tumults, ocCasioned by Impotence oil
taxation, fed by ignorant men, and In
vOlving nogreat principles. These rlsings
sprung from no definite plan Of opera.
tons, and looked to no Well.Considered
modes of redress for the grievances that
were alleged. II they differed from ordi.
nary riots on an expensive scale, the DIFF
ference was rather in the INFESTED power
of the government than in the strength of
the instruction.
The outbreak against the government
Of Rhode Island, in 1912, was Of differ.
ent character. 1t was lOng.meditated,
wcll.considered and well.organized move
ment. 1t embraced men OF personal and
political sconseque mepgofR dignifed
autecedents Sand Of faure prospects,
which tliey 64peeted X. adv4ice 6Yithis
movement. They announced in the be-
ginning principles which they defended,
by speech and by pen, before they at
tempted TO maintain them by arms.
They denied that they were insur-
gents, resisting the power Of q legal
government, and claimed that they
were acting under rightful authority.
and only against usurplng government
that was legally defunct. They held that
the people, actingiin( theit fprinGfy capd-
city, and without consulting the existing
authority or regarding the existing law,
might alter their constitution of govern
mcnt at will, and that the actual govern
mcnt being notified Of such q desire on
tho part Of the popular majority, was
bound to acquiescc In 1t, and to retire be-
fore the new order OF things. How sub
versive Of all stable or authentic govern
mcnt such rule would be, l do not pro-
pose to, argues They held On election
witllsueh lorna as were practicable, Sin
the absence Of legal authorization; and
v"toJ IL favor n n new constitution and
boJ elected a Governor and general otIi.
n" "a T "nGSr - thov communication tho m.
SnIt IN ,Ee General Assembly md in the
Don r ~ IF the nnonIo demanded nossossion
nS ,S,o " 1 ,Mu r Tho demand had
seIS ~ StsS y 4 jsIy nSsng seys tSI
PENALTIES mon aIy persons VINO ssIIonld
aS. n'S witSnnt iecaI aTthoritv IN eyer.
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tho @cv VarU hat wSe en mr.
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tnsn ~ tSo Viii diTroaSior thot F,IIowad
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Stats Si9Ss ref,ee ~ neriorm their obii.
lSStiSTS TbeTFEdefAI Government FaH.
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