696022 Republican Herald- Extra, 27 August 1842 (litho) by American School, (19th century); 45.6x31.5 cm; Gilder Lehrman Collection, New York, USA; (add.info.: An extra from a Rhode Island newspaper, published by Simons, that prints a letter from the former governor of Massachusetts, Marcus Morton. Morton declares that the circumstances in Rhode Island (relating to the Dorr Rebellion) are of national concern. States the Whig Government almost unanimously supports the old Charter government and the Democratic newspapers support the new Constitution. Although he asserts his neutrality, the letter clearly sides with Dorr and his supporters. Simons, William (1785?-1845). Morton, Marcus (1784-1864). Dorr, Thomas Wilson (1805-1854).); 穢 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History ; American, out of copyright.