Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-03-08

alton. Pause, pause in ,h. rash step, ard 70
feet " hal the consequences will be you may
not live long enough 10 feel ii damning ef'
feet, To a serious extent, but you are be-
ouea,hing loalsome leg cy to your poster.
i,y, which they vii curse you for, TO the LAT:
est moment Of life. Come up O. the poh
like mer, AID pay this debt Of honor spurn
The idea of repudisiine. and derpise ife men
aho attempt to canvinc. you HAT it is tight
to pursue any other course, for they insult
your reasoning faculties, and libel your homes
ly an morality.
The main :rgumcn, advanced at the Town
Meeting. by ttose who favor The doc,r ne Of
repndia,iun is, 'ha, The money the U. ). de-
,osiie 9TH the States, belongs to the citi-
lens thereof. Now this money is held by
ihe States in Trust for the United States. and
$ liable TO be called for at any time. Anoth-
4 argument made use of was that the Town
rrea.urers bond states hat the money was
q be returned whenever called for by an act
# the Genera! Assembly; and inasmuch as
the call is naw made by resolution and not
" IN act, therefore il cannot he c. !lectei az
his time. These are qu bibles which may an.
swer to clevc men who are not informed on
such matters, and possibly serve 10 delude
hem into voting for the Rel udia,ion, whIsA
sill inevitably involve the 'oSn in an expen-
.iye lawsuit but such sham pleas will not
wall Lcfue legal tribunal, and just as
"eusinly as we are sued, just So surely .hali
ae be compelled TO pay. II was asserted at
compel us to pay This = not so the law
points opt mode, aud il will b. resOrtcd Is.
The State is wi cenoush and strong enough
o accomplish all this, ard We trust that tho
people Of Newport will not be silly enough
and weak enough, to desire TO have il tested.
Some say what has the State done with
his Deposite Fund. We answer that nearly
'alf oi it is loaned ont, and that tweniN
We thousand 40 llrs OF II WAS taken towards
jaylug The exlen-es o! the Dorr war we
honId suppose that the trouble wh ch called
resh N the recollection Of all who krow any.
hing oi the history OF the State, rnd tha,
here would be 70 necessity Tor then asi.ng
II 4 n isy anl apparantIy suspicious manner,
What las become OF this money? WHAT his
he Stue doac vita it, Let her give an &c.
oant Of il. Such portions OF the Fund as
ave bcca expended, have been appropriated
or the expense OF the ) ate If this eighteeN
honsand dolias belongs ri! !htiuily 10 tie
own. We ask why have we regularly paid
re inerrs, on ii, for the as' eight years, ever
ace we received t? Let l!ese Soiomons of
Reputation answer the quest on We GER
tiuly ,houd not pay interest on our own
money. Il Is loan from the State 10 ,ha
iown, i'll good faith, hch we are o li5ed Is
,ly,and which the law WI compel us to pay.
81 US act ike men AMI rot Ike rogues i, the
latter, AMI vote to pay the sum now callei
or, by an oYervhel nihg mao i,y, and thus
olevcr silence the "a of Reputation, and
ave our character & credit r IN the repfoach.
s of oil honest men, an tie iasing stigma Of
d sgrire, which will oiheiw &c forever rett
3'ua Us.
he same -p;r,, whi,h pr"yai'el in tho
gig aure, and tie same Kind of men who
- .eayor,d 10 pleveat iaA n order % xii.
.,e the State from de,', prevailed in the
IOWA Meeting ia~ Saturday. Tie Loco
oco, wtre the !ea!inE men in his matter, and