Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-09
Whig Nominations,

~ i Ho IfNpO't 4"bo P""i6b'S
list of tho names OF the members OF the
Assembly who voted for The act for re-
versing and annulling the sentence OF
Gov. Dorr and calls upon lis readers TO
preserve ii and remember the names
One OF the doomed individuals desires
10 know iflhcy are to he kept in rcmem-
brnnce ior the purpose Of giving the
!dW and order abiding citizens Of that
place an opportunity TO display their in
d.gnation, with those peculiar law and
order weapons-rotten eggs should
any one Of those members be rash
enough to visit Newport The News
can undoubtedly answ the question:
Prov. Post.
In reply to the above we have only to
say that we presume the Post, in allu-
ding to ''rot,en eggs" refers to the time
when certain Democratic Witnesses
came down from Providence for the pur-
pose OF enforcing the Maine Law in
Newport, nearly two years ago. One if
not both, Of the persons complained OF
al Il at time was a Democrat, and those
who aided and encouraged the COM
plants were Democrats. We denounc
ed the dirty act Of throwing rotten eggs
at that time, in bold and strong Ian.
guage, for we never had any sympathy
with such con duct as that alluded to by
he Pest. We have always been op-
posedsto the Name Law, and still en-
tertain the same opinion. But the Post
has endeavored TO be very guarded in
regard to the matter. 80 as not 10 offend
any one, ifpossibe. Some of the chief
friends Of the law, in this city, are the
political allies OF the Post, and we leave
them to settle this matter rs they best
can. We are honest and sincere in our
opposition TO the Maine Law we have
no political interest to gain. AS far Is
The liquor dealers OF this city are con-
cerned. nine tenths OF them belong TO
the Democratic party /; and if we had
any desire to make political capital out
OF the mater, we should advocate the
cons,i,uuonality Of the law. But we
wish the Post to understand that we are
governed entirely by principle in this
matter, and not by political interest, as
nre some Of our contemporaries.
The men who ted 10 mutilate the
records Of the Supreme Court can visit
Newport when and az often as they
please, without fear OF molestatIon from
the people Of this city their presence
would only excite pity Tor their ignor-
ance and incapacity. Their deed is
written in the history Of mankind, and
can 40 more be obliterated than can the
Just sentence OF Dorr. Human legis'a-
tors may mutiate and even oblitera,e
Record the stern truthfulness and
Justice Of that sentence still lives and ev'
er will live in The me nory OF men while
time shall endure and this ls quite
enough for us.
BY way Of postscript, we will simply
add that the Democrats have had ii IN
their power, at any time during the pa
year, to have repealed The Maine Law
but it has not been done by thus extra.
ordinary Democratic General Assembly,
although majority Of the members are
anti-Majne Law men. By way OF in
serroga,ion, we simply ask the anti
Maine Law Democrats Of Newport
what they think Of their party and
we should like TO know what their feel
ings are when they reflect upon their
conduc. in persisting to run their As.
sembIy ticket last April, five q
We simply ask for iniormation-that''
all.