The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1840-01-08

which Gof took their notes, demanded pay Of their
islher, who refused TO pay. Gof then threatened
Inc iaiher that he would have these notes cried aud
sold at auction at Towas~nd's caIoer; the father
told him 10 do this Il he dare and he would cxpos~
h's villsiny. Gof engaged lad Gas thas lad ssys)
10 iuro some pins when the lad carried these plas
10 hts ale, Goainvird him TO play. which be did.
The lsd then requested Goff 10 pay. he replied he
had played II ouL A Mr.. A. SAYS he has seen
gambling 81 COTS ailer the middle of the night pf
Saturday. ~ until Sunday morning past o'clock;
that he nov owes Gntf - as gambling debt, for
which Cot has Threatened 10 prosecute him. MIR
j. {. saws thai he held stakes At COTS alley until
a Mt, +, c. lost some 20 10 $40 Mr.. B says he
has b.en only once at Guh place and then they
were playing for geese. Others say they have
been at this place when lhry played for sums from
81 cents 10 or So. Goif S,ys lraduced his char
aeter by stating IN pubic What was well known to
vrlv large Proportion OF this communny. He
stands IN very obnoxious shape every respecta.
bic person holdS him in coniempl-spcaks in the
no>i dl>respeciiul terms of his eond duet. Mole
than my. within shou time, have done this. In
tact, l am daily 10 company with The most lsspec-
tbe part OF this community not one Of these
would speak well OF him lie has deceived him.
sell trosi egregionsly as Ia the estimation in hch
he Is held IN this community. Some are willing
Ia believe that YOU are worse than Goif lie felt
soue chagrin aud modification 10 suppose that Mr..
l. sh"nd express fsars OF private injuries. Tie need
net Ere,e OF rrpins take umhrase a, this sol'ia'
~ remark lots af oiher- have expressed the same
fears and some Of thsse too that aed this petition
Got has been extremely houoitd ON all signal ocra'
sons. When the afiay took place between hin,
and Cant q. he stated that sou,e OF the members oi
IN. Legislature were the,e suppose When they
pay.d u Sunday morning the members honored
him again with thriI company The President OF
ths United states nd other high aisni"'~s have
not escaped his slsnder. To this take no eSesp'
tons, let others defends these distinguished ndlviSa-
ais. Does il follow that if the President should get
glprnusy drunk that we To follow his sisn,pie
II Is no hard tssk for the uneducsted negro, va
grant or telan 10 pronounce facts base insinusions
vile ISLANDERS foul libcs, eaniempuble. aggravated
The question IN oroyersy IL not M ic
the character OF keepers ony hut also the mi.chiev
results sf suffering boys tn visit these schools Of
candai and men from the road to ruin. Co.'s
nearest neighbors the venerable respectable eN1-n
aud the respectable parents al the sck daughter and
u adhere Ia their hrst smiement--fhnt 6oh's alley
annpyed them greatly WHERE rrg sLAsprR You
say that f we knew any thing that was wrongly con
Quoted that we should have gone like meu aud en-
tered a complaint. Do you undertake 10 say that all
the citizens that sspcd ihis petition have acted un
manly that thcy not only base tools but knaves
dnpe-, aud iools y These are ull high minded. re-
sI-rthble AID honorable men, M mach 81 as eau be
found ~ ih. or any other community. You aud
our base pump dare To Impnle To them nat only d's
honorable b1t disgracefn aotNes Had not they u
rgh, 10 uiate their sleetior To tho course they
would pursue IN roo,ing ,utthls nos' perncious evil
Goit and his brvhng piuip have exhibited their
vie deprasiy IN propagang the uncha.te and ws'l'
ton Ir,cepts al fanny H. aud Fanny Wright. that
ladies are 10 grace n ball alley. Their characters
viii becomc iarni'hed by too mnch handling la.
dues oi the SoIth fishermen o. the last ~ black.
legs 81 Newport. in,Dgbng together m u gambling
ali-, wbe; . gIO,.sQue combination how much uU-
like the ladies Of Newport Th-ir depra,,iy 10 iuY.