Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1849-03-15
Mn. EDITOR -

MIR. EDITOR -
Thi. y, the peop'e Of Newpor: will dec de
at the polls, if they will pay, a, lha call Of
the Sat-, a s.m of money which it granted
them few years ago, upon their promise to
pay, and on which they have ever since quiet.
or, whether they will r,pu late ard disregard
the good faith in which their hond Wa. given
and received, aud thereby di grace the char
ac,cr which has hclet re so prceminen,y Y
distinguished them as a law ard order and
jus ice.lov ng community.
!, does n seem po. sibl', that this god
old town, tina, has heretofore been at wer Of
siren tn, as il were, of C nseryatism and sound
pr ncipes, can So ncon,Inenily surrender, as
1t is proposrd they shoul do to the dees'a'
lie principles an absurd ar0um MS VIII ch a
! " de-perat' persons are 80 hasely engage !
% promulaa,e. W. won hope if the good
hs acter our town had fed. even I en-, the
p oil gate II cntiousncss of char c,er notorious
10 the orgnators Of this movement would be
suificir TO save Us from such an iniamy a.
wcul suit their end to fix upon US.
We hope he Locofocos Of Mississippi and
illinois, o. Of any other regions where lnlqui'y
IA. 0uuri he'd, or may be the pro e, of just,
IN shmeni. will ever be allowed To rejoice
It triumph { their principles. or liberation
II their brethren here We hope, for the
sake Of our Town, Of our State, Of our New
England and for the sake OF everything good,
hat the scorn which such principle and such
rasuisls merit, W II be abun ,anly nj !nlicsied
II the pol S this day.
believe that The ,epraved origin,tors of this
movement never had more than a most faint
opc of being able 81 lar to corrupt and assim-
late u themselves the voters Of this L wn. -.
Bot it is to b. feared, hat although tn y IN s.
ia in their design, these fiiends will succeed
ia some mi. chief, wheeat to rejoice. The
very idea of what they have attempted has
prostialed the credit of the cOrl Orat on TO a
degree .n IN which itwil not speedily rec Ner,
(and which must, mos obvious y, very much
aggrava,e It's present cmbarras.nent unless
the people, this day. decree 10y an approach to
shall he paid, the inviols iiiiy f the r con
racls maintained that the integrity necessa-
y 10 social as we as political e>ist nee is dear
to them, and th1, any attack upon the putty
pf any Of these sha not receive their sane
ton, nor escape the rebuke Of their adherence
and contem t.
We have heard several Of the capitalists
here, and among tn m, the gent emen from
whom loan to the rporation would have
been mos reasonably expected, declare their
unwilngness trust IL since this movement
so detrimental TO is ere il has seemed 10 find
lis,ners.
This, however, is by no means the worst
feature 1f the effect Of this proposil on to keep
wha, we have in our pockets, without regard
to whom it may belong. A most dis raceful
stigma must ever attach 10 place where such
dn ld has en- Jvrr ent rtalned, unless II
rise. in It's might and is yindlca,ed from the
odious blemlsh by an owe whelmn g express
sion of opI osition to tho princii les in which
It is found.d
The slightest degree Of the danger in tn 8
oint Of view, - whi,h We are exposed by
this quest on. mu b. considc ed BY all, but
such as repud a'ors, a gre,,er inAic,lon than
any that cou! by any possibility arse from
mere ina lliiy to effect a loan.
II may be ;skeJ. if tbs movers Of this
sci emc were without lore tf success, why
make the attempt There are dsappo n I'd
men auong US, " ho hail the vote of our leg
stature. which M kes this deman upon tur
treasury as their eliverer. If the people &c,
INTO debt they must be taxed for tho psynebi
thereof
Any party considered in da' ger that votes
such an unpopular meas.re. We hope the
sentiment will be appreciated which risks the
disgI ace Of removal from ofTice. rather than
finch from ! egisslivo du.y. This 10 the po.
si,icn Of the whole ~hig party ., present. 0u,