The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-10-30
A RHODE ISLAND FARCE.
THE SOUTH PICTURED AS WELT
ERING IN BLOOD.

An overflowinR Mass Maats,,s, az
Newport Drafts a Letter to Pre.,-
dent Harrison Entreatins Him To
stop the Wholesale Slaughter of
innocent American Citizens In the
soNth.
NEWPORT, R. l., Oct. 29.-The Obserpsr
tomorrow win print the following letter.
WHICH mas been sent to President Harrison
n tx,.o,,. NEWPORT, r l., Oct. %, 1892
OF the United States. -'s'''e"S
HoNoRED SIR-We approach Won with fuu
yo,, upon US OF the respect that Is duS
you you as our chier magistrate, and with a COM
pteIe desire to manifest the same
~, "a puonc meeting Of the citizens of the CITY OF
ewp3rt, s,s state OF Rhode Island was held in our
OF the city presided. Many of our distinsriIshed
citizens were present. Il was an overfowinS
mssieting. it was unanimous and enthusiastic.
Ran , pddIsy productions, all secta-
TO nationality, color or race, were for the ocs
caslon iaid aside. Its members only saw h,,f
haanay hmaan1y 9rntaily outraged, the governmeue
oeLnR undermined and the law being trampled
upon. 10 was called to protest against ths
wholesale and unrestrained murdering Of IN.
nocent American citizens by thousands now
sorS ssonpS Oh IN some OF the states Of ths
against deprival in these states OF IifeI
liberty and property without due process of
AW. honored sir, the undersigned were apS
pointed by this meeting TO correspond with yo,k
TO the end Of having a stop put to this DANGER
GUS violation of the law, this dcmoraIians
example, this deep iniquity. Allow us
70 submit TO your favorable CONSIDERED
ton Osent herewithl a report of fhs
neetinS clipped from one OF our leading daily
papers. we do not regard t within our provs
.nce st 70 debate, but you will not. we are surey
feei II as being indecorous I'm us to refer 10 the,
TACT that an uErestrained violation OF ths
supreme law or the land, even by a small part
OF the state cannot DO regarded with
.hunierence by those sworn TO See
II part Of those who const,tuts
the state are left free TO do within its bounds
what the whole is by law prohibited from doing
the whole IL may be legally assumed are tacitlv
actors and responsible for the thing done We
would ask you most earnestly, but most re-
spectiuily, TO use the utmost OF the moral In.
huence OF your exalted position to have a stop
put TO the violation of the law referred to; We
Deseeoh you TO use all the force that belongs
70 your nigh office to put a stop TO the same;
We entreat you to make this violation
or the law the subject of remark and Of con-
demnation In your coming message 10 oon0ress
we Deleve there is nothing in the character OF
our dual government in its laws that pre-.
cludes the federal division thereof from main-
tanning the force and full dignity Of
tne supreme law Of the land, thau
right having been delegated by the several
states TO the United States With an expires
sion OF wish for your health and happiness,
anu Jhat your administration may be illustrious
through IT'S defense of the weak and outraged
we remain most r. spectfuliy your obedient
serVsuts. GEORGE u. DOWNING,
NJ. VAN HORNE
HENRY N. JErER
HENRY ". WARD,
HENRY WRIGHT CLARK.