Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-10-31
THE GALLONS WILL HAVE ITS
HONEST AND LONG.wITHHELD
DUE, SOONER OR LATER.

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On Sunday afternoon, Il son of James
Atkinson, who prints small sheet call
cd the " Advertiser" handed us II letter
directed "News Office, Newport, r. L."
and said that "Mr. Newton wanted his
father to hand that to US" We thought
this a somewhat singular request and
that the channel was rather strange
one for the letter to come through, mas
much ne we were on good terms Of
friendship with nil the Messrs Newton
and M we had not exchanged any words
with this James Atkinson for the last
six months. We opened The letter, and
found il 10 contain the marine intelligence
of the whale-ship Congarce, OF New
Bedford, which came into this port Sat
urday morning, and which we publish
ed in Yesterdays paper. Some of the
officers of the ship were in our office
Saturday, and we furnished them with
files of late New York Boston and New
Bedford pagers. irc, Of expence, rs we
always do sca-ihring men. In return for
tins, the Captain Of the ship sent us his
report through some means il passed
into the hands OF one of the Messrs.
\ Newton, who received it Saturday, and
| who handed it 10 this james Atkinson.
This Atkinson opened it and appropra-
ted the contents to his own use, by in
scr,iny it in his - Advertiser" Monday
! morning, and then sent il 10 us Sunday
afternoon.
!. Now this is II species of rascalty, TO
call il by Il mill name, which we shall
not quietly submit to. What right, we
/ ask. had this Atkinson 10 open letter
which WI, addressed to uS, and TO appro-
priuc the contents to his own use, and
then send us the letter some twcniy-tour
! hours after il rhould have reached us ?
/ We should like to have him explain his
\ conduct, if he has amy excuse TO oif'r
| in palliatiDn Of his crime. II tins man
| Atkinson is not aware of the fact, we
! vii inform him that his crime is one
| which the law severely Furnishes and
| if he is ever guilty OF the like again we
will put the law in execution and we
will make Newport so hot for him that
he will bc as glad to make Il hasty de-
\ parturc from il as he was 10 leave Low
1 ell. a few months ago. We caution him
to be very careful how he interfcrcs with
oar affairs, or we will make serious
! trouble for him.
L Since the above was written, Edward
+. Newton. Esq informs us that he re-
ceivcd the ship-news from one of the
|, G. stom House Inspectors, Saturday cv-
cning, and after tclegraphing it to New
Bedford, he brought the letter 10 our Of
flee twice. ii iitIlc after U'ciock, but
found no one in During the evening,
this man Atkinson was in his store, and
Il he showed it 10 him. A ikinson took it,
and said tha, he would send it to us.-
He kept il until Sunday afternoon, aa
we have already stated. used it himself,
and then sent it over to our Office. This
explanation does not help the matter It's
II far as Atkinson Is concerned, and we
only repeat our caution to him, with IL
little good advice to be. more honest in
I future. He has conducted himself with
rolerably becoming humiity. until the
commission Of this fragrant offence ; we
should meet out TO him Il more proper
i punishment now, did not charity prompt
us 10 exercise forbcarance.