. Almon Danforth Hodges and his neighbors . dd do unteered to retake the cannon, if twenty-five men would aidthem; but General Carrington, one of the Governors Coun-cil, dissuaded them, using the argument that, legally, thiswould be merely mob against mob — and they belonged tothe Law and Order party. Governor King, who was about two miles away, was sentfor and came immediately. He at once ordered the militia ofWarren, Bristol and Newport to report at Providence. Theexcitement in the city was at fever heat, and old men andyoung volunteered their services. THE DORR WAR. 185 Our truckman, Abel O
. Almon Danforth Hodges and his neighbors . dd do unteered to retake the cannon, if twenty-five men would aidthem; but General Carrington, one of the Governors Coun-cil, dissuaded them, using the argument that, legally, thiswould be merely mob against mob — and they belonged tothe Law and Order party. Governor King, who was about two miles away, was sentfor and came immediately. He at once ordered the militia ofWarren, Bristol and Newport to report at Providence. Theexcitement in the city was at fever heat, and old men andyoung volunteered their services. THE DORR WAR. 185 Our truckman, Abel Oakes, who had been one of Dorrsprincipal supporters up to this time, came to our firm (Stim-son & Hodges) and said that he would act with Dorr nolonger. He stated that he hnew Dorr would attack the StateArsenal that night if his men would stand by him, and if suc-cessful, would seize the public property in Providence, takethe College buildings for barracks — and what further Dorrintended to do, the Lord only knew I The man was very. Tapper room, ef the Arsenal, on Ouiaghtof Gvt iT-r cf Moj^, much excited and left the city immediately, advising us to dothe same. His advice was not followed. In the course of the afternoon we were informed by Gen-eral Ames and by Mr. Zachariah Allen — the latter an uncleof Dorr — that they fully believed the arsenal would be at-tacked that night; and about sunset this information wascorroborated by spies returning from Dorrs camp, who stateddefinitely that the attack would be made at two oclock inthe morning of the next day. May 18. Consequently theCadets and the INIarine Artillery were ordered to the arsenal,and marched thither at nine oclock in the evening; and the 186 THE DORR WAR. First Light Infantry, under Colonel William W. Brown, washeld under arms as a reserve at its armory on the east side ofthe city. Dorrs intentions being known, his father, uncles and otherrelatives and friends visited him and remained with him untilnearly midn
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