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Providence: B. Cranston & Co, 1842. Second edition, published the same year as the first. 16 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Disbound, some light soiling, browning and offsetting but a very good copy. Second edition, published the same year as the first. 16 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. The personal experiences of the noted bibliographer during the Dorr Rebellion. Jewett was closely affiliated with the John Carter Brown Library, the Smithsonian Institution and Boston Public Library.
THE FOUR TRAITORS, WHO MOST INFAMOUSLY SOLD THEMSELVES TO THE DORRITES, FOR OFFICE AND POLITICAL POWER. LET US NOT REWARD TRAITORS, BUT WITH JUST INDIGNATION ABANDON THEM AS "SCAPE-GOATS," TO THEIR DESTINY- FOREVER by [Dorr Rebellion] - 1845
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THE FOUR TRAITORS, WHO MOST INFAMOUSLY SOLD THEMSELVES TO THE DORRITES, FOR OFFICE AND POLITICAL POWER. LET US NOT REWARD TRAITORS, BUT WITH JUST INDIGNATION ABANDON THEM AS "SCAPE-GOATS," TO THEIR DESTINY- FOREVER
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"An illustrated broadside reviling four Rhode Island Whigs who broke party ranks to support a popular movement to free imprisoned radical Thomas Wilson Dorr... The broadside's author alleges political opportunism in the alliance of [left to right] Charles Jackson, Samuel F. Man, James F. Simmons, and Lemuel H. Arnold with Democrats to support a 'liberation' ticket in the spring elections of 1845. This notice, evidently published after the April canvass, laments the election of 'an obscure individual like Polk' and 'a pompous, self-conceited man like Jackson' as well as 'foreigners, ignorant, barbarous and uncivilized,' 'radicals, disorganisers and abolitionists assuming to be jurists' in general.... The 'Four Traitors' are crudely caricatured. Jackson holds a proclamation of liberation, probably the act of June 1845 pardoning Dorr. Samuel Man is depicted as obese, sitting in a chair and holding an infant. Simmons thumbs his nose at Man, and his own coattails are in turn held by Lemuel Arnold." [Reilly]
Reilly 1845-4. OCLC records five locations under several accession numbers as of August 2021 [Harvard, Brown, Library of Congress, AAS, Dartmouth].
"An illustrated broadside reviling four Rhode Island Whigs who broke party ranks to support a popular movement to free imprisoned radical Thomas Wilson Dorr... The broadside's author alleges political opportunism in the alliance of [left to right] Charles Jackson, Samuel F. Man, James F. Simmons, and Lemuel H. Arnold with Democrats to support a 'liberation' ticket in the spring elections of 1845. This notice, evidently published after the April canvass, laments the election of 'an obscure individual like Polk' and 'a pompous, self-conceited man like Jackson' as well as 'foreigners, ignorant, barbarous and uncivilized,' 'radicals, disorganisers and abolitionists assuming to be jurists' in general.... The 'Four Traitors' are crudely caricatured. Jackson holds a proclamation of liberation, probably the act of June 1845 pardoning Dorr. Samuel Man is depicted as obese, sitting in a chair and holding an infant. Simmons thumbs his nose at Man, and his own coattails are in turn held by Lemuel Arnold." [Reilly]
Reilly 1845-4. OCLC records five locations under several accession numbers as of August 2021 [Harvard, Brown, Library of Congress, AAS, Dartmouth].
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The Close of the late Rebellion in Rhode-Island
by (Dorr Rebellion) [Jewett, Charles Coffin]
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The Close of the Late Rebellion, in Rhode-Island. An Extract from a Letter By a Massachusetts Man Resident in Providence
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Providence, RI: B. Cranston & Co, 1842. Stated second edition, 1842. First person account of the end of the Dorr Rebellion (1841-42), an armed insurrection to change the electoral structure in Rhode Island and expand democracy. Softcover pamphlet in blue softcovers, stitch binding, 16 pages. Covers have some shelf soil and edgewear, minor separation of covers from the bottom, some corner folding, shallow vertical crease from folding. Pages are clean with only occasional light foxing, no names or other markings.. Soft Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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THE RHODE-ISLAND QUESTION. ARGUMENTS OF MESSRS. WHIPPLE AND WEBSTER, IN THE CASE OF MARTIN LUTHER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, VERSUS LUTHER M. BORDEN AND OTHERS, IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, JANUARY TERM, 1848
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Providence: Charles Burnett, 1848. 56pp, stitched, original printed wrappers [minor extremity wear, spine wear]. Else Near Fine. The constitutionality of Rhode Island's Charter government, as well as the Dorr Constitution, reached the Supreme Court after Martin Luther, a Dorr "insurgent," challenged the authority of the existing Rhode Island government to declare martial law and arrest him. He argued that the Charter had been abolished by the Dorr Constitution and that, indeed, the insurgents were authorized to overthrow the existing government "by force of arms." Whipple provides a detailed history of the Charter government, the Constitutions purportedly superseding the Charter, and of the Dorr Rebellion. His argument opposes "the wild, visionary and revolutionary theories" of the Dorrites. Webster argues that bedrock "principles of public liberty" prevent the establishment of a new constitution by extra-constitutional means. Although "the will of the people must prevail...there must be some…
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MIGHT AND RIGHT; BY A RHODE ISLANDER
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Providence: Stillwell, 1844. Port. frontis of Thomas Dorr with tissue guard [foxed]. 324pp. Original cloth, Very Good plus. A thorough and sympathetic evaluation of the Dorrites and their political movement for democracy in Rhode Island. Ascribed to Frances Green or Catherine R. Williams. FIRST EDITION. Sabin 48898. Not in Bartlett or AI.
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Report of the Trial of Thomas Wilson Dorr, for Treason Against the State of Rhode Island, Containing the Arguments of Counsel, and the Charge of Chief Justice Durfee
by [Dorr Rebellion] Pitman, Joseph S[tory]. (1819-1883)
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Boston: Tappan & Dennet, 1844. Wrappers. Octavo. 132 pages. Very Good+. Original printed salmon-colored wraps over sewn binding, with minor edge rubs, a diagonal crease to lower fore corner of front cover, and short separations of covers at spine ends. Some foxing to first and last leaves.. Frustrated by Rhode Island's outdated landed property ownership requirement for voting, and by the inability to change the system legislatively, Thomas Dorr and his supporters essentially tried to set up a separate state government and capture the arsenal at Providence. These efforts were thwarted by Governor Samuel Ward King and the Charter government. Dorr was arrested and tried for treason. This is a record of the trial testimony and verdict. Despite his setbacks, Dorr's efforts resulted in Rhode Island's adoption of a new constitution in 1842 which removed the property restriction and otherwise greatly liberalized voting requirements in the state.
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A DORRITE FALSEHOOD NAILED TO THE COUNTER
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[Providence, 1843. Broadside, 8-1/4" x 9-1/4." Two columns of text printed beneath boldly printed title. Mild uniform toning, Very Good plus. Signed in type at the end by Cyrus Butler of Brown & Ives. "Dated at Providence, March 29, 1843." A contemptuous refutation of the claim of "the Dorrites, that the State is indebted on account of the late insurrection, $500,000-- for expenses of the Quarter Master's and Commissary's Departments, and for money borrowed of Messrs. Brown & Ives and Cyrus Butler, of Providence." In fact, however, "the true statement of the costs of the Dorrite war" is only "the sum of $5000." The difference between $5,000 and $500,000 is "what the Dorrites will claim and have of the State themselves, if you give them the power by supporting the falsely called Democratic Ticket." Supporting data from the Commissary General and Quarter-Master General demolish the false claims. DeSimone & Schofield 1. OCLC records six locations under three accession numbers as of July 2022.
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LIBERTY STOCK. ISSUED BY THE AUTHORITY AND UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF RHODE-ISLAND, PURSUANT TO RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED AT PROVIDENCE, SEPTEMBER 26, 1844. THIS SCRIP ENTITLES THE BEARER TO PAY TEN CENTS TO CANCEL A FINE IMPOSED BY THE SUPREME COURT OF SAID STATE OF MARTIN LUTHER ... WHO WAS SENTENCED TO PAY A FINE OF FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ... FOR SERVING AS MODERATOR AT A TOWN MEETING UNDER THE PEOPLE'S CONSTITUTION APRIL 18, 1842; ALSO TO ENABLE SAID MARTIN LUTHER TO PROSECUTE HIS SUIT AT LAW, NOW PENDING BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, IN WHICH IS INVOLVED THE GREAT NATIONAL QUESTION WHETHER SAID CONSTITUTION ... WAS OR WAS NOT RIGHTFULLY ADOPTED. [SIGNED IN TYPE] WALTER R. DANFORTH, CHAIRMAN ... PROVIDENCE, SEPT. 27, 1844
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[Providence?, 1844. Small oblong printed certificate, 2.5" x 5.75". Printed on light stock. Clean. Fine. An ephemeral document from the Dorr Rebellion, which began as a peaceful attempt to replace the archaic, undemocratic Rhode Island Charter with a written constitution broadening the suffrage. In 1842 frustrated Dorrites took up arms and were met by force. For participating in the uprising, Martin Luther was arrested in 1842 by Luther Borden, a militiaman. Claiming that Borden acted without authority, Luther took the case to the U.S. Supreme Court. He argued that the Dorr Constitution displaced the Charter because the Charter flunked the U.S. Constitution's Article Four, Section Four, which guarantees to every State "a Republican Form of Government." But in Luther v. Borden, 48 U.S. 1 [1849], Chief Justice Taney ducked the issue by calling it a 'political question,' and thus out of bounds for the Court to decide. OCLC 25263651 [2- Williams, Brown], 80632117 [1- Clements] as of June 2022.
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ADDRESS. TO THE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES
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[Providence?, 1844. 15, [1 blank] pp. Caption title [as issued]. A few light fox marks, disbound, Very Good plus. The Address is signed at page 12 in type by Nehemiah Knight, formerly Rhode Island's Governor, U.S. Senator, and delegate to its Constitutional Convention; William Sprague, John Whipple, and twenty other leaders of Rhode Island's established order. Opposing Thomas Dorr and his "People's Constitution," they explain the fairness of the officially proposed Constitution, the unreasonable stance of the Dorrites, and their willingness to plunge the State "into all the horrors of civil war." They delineate the utter absence of authority for Dorr to exercise "the office of Governor under a pretended Constitution," describe the insurrection which he led and the "grossest frauds" which Dorrites perpetrated in the votes for the Dorr Constitution, and the observance of all legal formalities in Dorr's trial and conviction. The pamphlet does not end at page 12, although some incomplete copies reside…
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ARRESTS OF WOMEN -- STATEMENT OF MRS. ABBEY H. LORD. Providence, June 5, 1844
by [Women: Dorr Rebellion: Arrests Of Women]. Lord, Abby H
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Providence [Rhode Island]: [House of Representatives], 1844. First edition. Single sheet, folded to make 4 octavo pages [paginated 1073 -1075]. 8vo. Moderate wear and creasing to text, two-inch narrow chip on spine (not affecting text), text is foxed and soiled, else a good copy. First edition. Single sheet, folded to make 4 octavo pages [paginated 1073 -1075]. 8vo. A scarce publication [OCLC lists no holdings]. Prints "Addenda No. 242: Arrests of Women- Statement by Mrs. Abbey H. Lord," about her arrest for violation of the militia law, signed [in type] "Abbey H. Lord/ Hon. E. Burke, Member of Congress." Mrs. Abby H. Lord states, in part: "I send you a correct statement of the arrests of the women, and leave you to do as you see fit with it... I told him that I had no one to train in his company; that we were all Dorrites...". Also prints "Addenda No. 243: Copy of an indictment against Mrs. Abbey H. Lord" signed [in type] by "Joseph M. Blake. Attorney General [and] Walter Paine, Jr., Clerk." The…
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CITIZENS OF RHODE-ISLAND! READ! MARK! LEARN!
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[Providence, 1842. Broadside, 10-1/2" x 22". Printed in two columns separated by a rule. Several old horizontal folds. Moderately foxed. Good+. Dated at the end in type, "Providence, Feb. 18, 1842." The suffrage provisions of the People's Constitution are compared with those of the "regular legal constitution," to the great detriment of the former. Under the "so-called People's Constitution, the whole body of naturalized foreigners in this State, amounting to several THOUSANDS, are placed on an equality with our native born citizens... In other words, the foreign population will govern the State, and they will govern it in all time!" Opinions of the Justices of the State Supreme Court and the State Attorney General are printed declaring the People's Constitution void. To support it "is Treason against the State." Cohen 3294. OCLC 191231707 [5] as of June 2019. Not in Sabin, American Imprints.
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