The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-08-13
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serious evil, not only TO Primers IN ger ei al,
bur subscribers Our patrons frcqen,iy COM
plain, that they are Obliged TO pay for tho
gratincation Of Others; that a. soon rs their
papers are delivered, some ofiicious neigh.
bour seize upon them before they bnd ,ino
to peruse q word. Now there are but two
reasonable excuses for borrowing--lhc want
OF money to purchase the article Borrowed,
or the inability Of procuring IL in market.
Neither OF these pleas can ordinarily servo
the man who gsa,ihes his curiosity In read
log newspaper at the expcnce OF his neigh
bor--lst, Because there is not one in thou-
sand OF thes newsmongers, who is not able
TO pay, without tho least Inconvenience, ten
times the price demanded for the paper I'd,
Because q dearth of this article is nover
known in our markets. He, who is continu-
ually borrowing furniture, or the mos, noces-
| sary implements Of trade, especially if il bo
known that he Is able to procure them for
himscls IL Justly regarded by mankind ss a
contcmptible sponge' IA penuerous wretch.
How much more contemplate and miscrly
must he be, who feeds his curiosity upon tho
| avails of anothcrs Industry or generosity -
| We are aware that those who descend 10 this
beggariy practice, are ever ready TO plead
the Politics OF the paper in extenua,iops
| They are not willing, forsooth, 70 encourage
paper whose principles are opposed to their
| own profound ideas Of State policy! They
cannot read such paper without being dis.
| gusted why then will they stoop 10 bor@
row II! Tho same excuse by which thesa
| soul-lcss gentry pretend to palliate their con-
duct, would justify them in sncsklng into =
theatre without paying the .door-keeprr, or
in pushing through turnpike gate witboue
leaving tho toll Tor they may be opposed %
| theatrical rcspresentstions, and still wish, ID
see q play OF they may be averse TO pay fos
mcndlng road which they seldom travel,
| and still wish to ride shor, distance on IL. .
| II aoy OF these newspaper spongcrs ars
50 poor that they cunno, afTordto pay two
dollars perannum for resding on application
they shall be furnished with paper srafis.
Ii, on the other hand, there are others who's
though worth thousands Of dollars, are yes
held in such as,a,c Of mental bondage 40
prevents them from violating the CONF
mspds Of their masters, by naying for pa.
- ..'hi.s has-A-~n condcmncd bs ashn
aristocratic tribunal; to sucb. unfoftunst0
bond mcn--such political Wosds, we would
say By calling ct the printing. Office, gen.
t'emen, you shall be allowed 10 read the ps.
per fee OF expense and we promise not 10
expose you by iniermiog your unmercifuI
task masters Of tho fact. But We beseech
you by all the rules Of honor, c,iqne,ts, and
common decepcy, not 10. disturb cur sub.
scribers in the enjoyment of a right for
which they psy.--New Haven Herald.
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Thief defeefed--Sevsrsl years ago, paak-
ct, con,aing $4,000, in bills and post notes
Of the Bank Of Newbourg, and belonging 70
the bank, was put on board capt. Griswold's
sloop, TO be sent up tho North River, and
was stolen afew minutes after Il was re-
ccived. The bank made great e1ertions 10
detect the villain who had taken tho moneys
but without success, till within few days
past. The cashier lately rcceivcd o letter
from Montreal, informing him thar seyefsl
post notes, of the Bank of Nsvbourgb, to the
amount Of about $4,000, endorsed @ ibis
Knap, had been offered tbcrc under such
circumstances as exeited suspicion Tho
had offered them. This inforas,ion, togeth-
es with the fact Of the absence frosn New.
burg for several weeks Of the person de-
scribcd, fixed the suspicion upon Biggs Bcl-
knsp, who was mate of the sioop at tho timo
Of the theft.
Hc was apprchendeS, and o package con-
tanning 825o ofthc very bills that where
stolen, and which appeared TO have lain un-
touched in the drawer since the time they
were missing, were found in his desk. Up-
on examination he was ordered TO be COM
mittcd 10 the Jail at Goshen, where he 10
lodged for trial He then made full con-
fession Of his guilt, and acknowledged that
he had been to Montresl, and offered tho
Post-notcs there, but being suspccicd had
said he destroyed them. His properly, we
understand, is sufficient to fnske good the a.
mount with interest,
II may be recoIIected that suspicsons were
abroad at the time involving many innocent
persons. Two mon, by the names Of Sher-
wood and Willsed, were actually indicted
for the theft, tried, and with difficulty sc-
quilted : the jury declaring they believed
,bcm gully, but could not feel justified 10
bfinging 10 verdict to that effect on
circumstancisi testimony Posf.