Mr.. POLK AND DORRISM.
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The Providence Journal contains the follow
ing paragraph. If the rumor to which it refers
be true, The President elect has exhibited more,
and more propriety, in the matter than his re-
cogn zsd organs would have led us to expect. /.


rumor, upon what authority we do not
know, has gained very general circulation, that
a letter has been written to Mr.. Polk by certain
Dorrtes in Rhode Island, to obtain an express
sion of his views upon the question Of Dorrism;
and that his reply was so unsatisfactory as 10
prevent its publication. 1t said that Mr.. Polk
declared very distinctly that the whole subject
belonged properly and exclusively to Rhode Is
land, and that he should consider any interfer-
ence in it on the part Of the General Govern
'nent serious infringement Of State rights.
we repeat, that we do not know precisely upon
what authority this report rests, but it has gain.
ed credence which would certainly entitle it 10
an explicit denial ifit were untrue 1t is GER
tainly singular, too, that Mr.. Polk's views upon
this subject have never been made public; and
itcan hardly be supposed that he has been un-
questioned concerning it.