The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-08-26
THE GOVERNMENT DEPOsITEs.


at'Oays been the United States depository bank for
Newport) to a neHiy created bank of small capital'
lin the New York paper fixed at $1,000 dollars to
give effect to the libel "tor assgnable iH'ag
i"able reason, other than that of engaging and re-
harding electioneering scrvices.-And zoe see the
head Of that institution" viz. the President of the
Exchange Bank " zealously performing the election
eering services expected in payment of this ereeutire
patronage" In our paper of the 18th inst we prov
ed think that the statement of the Herald of
the Times was untrue. First by showing that the
Newport Bank had not ai,cays been the Depository
Bank for Newport, and second that far related
to the Revenue Deposites, the Newport Bank had
announced to the Department at Washington some
time ago, that it would no longer be the depository
bank and challenged the editor of that paper to
produce the cashier President of that bank to
flute the assertion.-In the Herald of the l3h they
deny the statement that notice given by the bank,
and say g for this have the authority of one of
the most respectable citizens Of this place-the cash
er hmself"-In our paper of the 10Th, we repeat
the allegation and in proof of its truth rcpublish
from the Washington Globe, an article showing that
the falsity of the statement in the Herald of the
and containing extract from communication to
the Department from the President of the Newport
Bank and also extract Of the letter from, the
Secretary of the Treasury to that bark, from both
of which it appears that the Bank did (either thro'
their Cashier or President, it is no matter which)
announce to the Treasury Department that they
would longer be the depository bank of those de-
heir uorJS = koff IN ,,E
cn~ub ,nith the -g-"H~.-' --~J- .~:'h arc goverm-
ment on the 2Sth March last" &c. Sc.-and in re-
ply the Secretary said that the bank has thou chit
proper to rcscind the agreement entered into with
the department, have to request that the receipt of
future deposites by the Bank to the credit of the
Treasurer of the United States may be discon-
tinued."
10 this statement conclusive of the fact as it
would seem, the Herald of the Times of the Goth
and without denying one title of the evdcnce-with-
out denying that the bank passed such resolution
and sent them to Washington without denying that
he Secretary of the Treasury wrote in reply such
letter stated and that the depostes had been
temporarily removed in consequence of their
acts the subject: they come out and say in sub
stance, that admitting all that you have said to be
Itrue-and we cannot and dare not deny one word
of ityet repeat the declaration, that the New
port Bank did decline being the depository
bank for the Revenue Deposites." In point of fact
the deposites, and revenue deposites are two
things, entirely distinct and separate The one is
composed of funds that have been received into the
Treasury and by Congress appropriated to defray
the military expenses of the country the Treasu-
! n a.
are received by different receiving officers to be
paid into the public treasury In this last publica
ton in the Herald Of the Times the public attention
is called to the assumed fact that, the books and
correspondence of the Treasury Department at
Washington, are thrown open TO partisan printers,
to influence the Rhode Island election" Now we
deny the fact as being untrue, far are con-
cerned; but admitting it for the sake of the argu-
ment to be true. Why should not the adminisra-
ton when their enemies, in public newspaper,
make an open and direct attack upon thom, and
charge them with illegal attempt to influence the
election in Rhode-Isand by transfer of the gov
ernment deposites in this Townl Why we ask
should not the officers of the government be justified
in laying before the public, in this instance, such
parts of their correspondence and documents as fix
upon their the charge of wilful and mali
cious falsehoodl We ask any honest man to an
swer this question-and to reply to this statement.
1t is said by the wings that our party Us composed
chiefly Of those who hold offices under the general
) government, and those who are their dependants
or who arc under their influence control. Now
is it so BY far the greatest number of those who
hold sucb offices who receive the laroest rcs
are to be found in Newport, Providence, Warren
I. &c, towns more strongly opposed to the National
r Administration than any others in the State. How
many such ofhce-bolders are there in Washington
o county and in the country towns generally. anS