The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-06-17
NEWPORT
COMMUNICATION.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10. 1912.

THAT the federal party have used every mean in
their power to paraize the of the general gov
ernment, is too we'll known need n repetition Of The
assertion. They would not subscribe, and cndeayor-
ed 10 persuade others not to subscribe TO the loan
They have used every effort to discourage the
cruiting service and in Short 1t is sufficient tor an
individual, a company, to show disposition TO aid
and support government to draw down upon them
the whole force of their resentment That they
should have carried their opposition to government
and 70 those who shew a disposition TO support it,,
far, endeavor by the circulation of the gross
est tashoods, by threats. and by persuasion, to pre-
vent the young men of thiS town, from Joining the
Volunteer company, merely because that company,
Were inclined 10 make tender of their services TO
their country 90 support the government i'll the mea
sures has thought proper to adopt, is as astonsh
mug as it is true. With respect TO the Volunteers,
the facts are application made To the Secretary
Of War about the middle of April last, to ascertain
whether the Presden would accept voluntary ten
der of the services of that company, under stpula
ton that they should not be ordered any service
off the island of Phode Island which proposition,
considering the exposed situation of this place, in the
event OF war, All answer was given in the affirmative
Under the idea of offering their services the above
condition, the company commenced recruiting but
no sooner was it known that their ranks filling
mp, than all the bugbear stories that the corrupt and
corruptng imaginations of the dregs Of an abandon
ed faction could suggest, were invented and set in
circulation by their understrappers. Before the
company had even passed resolution making a
tender of their services, reports were circulated
thar the President had accepted of them and they
were ordered Immediately 70 do garrison duty in the
forts. The young mechanics, of which this company
is chiefly composed, were to be taken from their
business by which they gain their daily bread for
themselves end their families, and put constant
military duty, par with the regular army of the
United States, at five dollars month, and their chill
dren left to suffer, be sent 10 the aims house.
Men who were going forward to join, have been
stopped in the streets to hear these frghttu buga-
boos /; and in several instances are informed 10y
a member of the company, after men have voIuntar-
ly come forward and been regularly propouhded
and voted L they have been called side and per-
suaded not ign the roll. The tender mother
the afiectiod sister, and the loving wife, whom 1t
is the duty of to bear arms to protect and de-
fcnd, have been wrought upon by stories totally an
founded in fact to become zeeeing inStrmentS IN the
nefarious 1t is hoped that the Young citizens
of Newport win examine for themselves the law un-
der which it is proposed to volunteer--compsre
their situation in this company in their services
should be accepted, with that of the drafted militia
or detached comranies-and act unbiased by fear,
persecution or threats