Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1854-03-30

letter from Newport, which for whining
sycophancy, downright falsehood and
unbIushing imprudsncc has never been
equaled. The writer gives a most
Golelul account ofn tremendous row"
which occurred here about a week ago
and paints the matter 30 glowingly and
varnishes il so highly, tha, the aggrIev.
ed and prosecuted Lamt of modern
days would never recognize the picture.
or himself as Tho sufferer. The writer
refers 10 boyish affair which took place
here few evenings since. Jacob II.
| Lamb, the individual who has made
himself par,icc larIy obnoxious TO a por-
ton OF the community, as the tool o. the
Sons o. Temperance 10 make com mpIants
for alleged violations Of The Maine Law,
made his appearance, very conspicuous.
ly in the streets, and number of these
boys commenced shouting bah bah
bah at him. No violence was offer
ed 10 him, and we presume that none
was inlends d hut, few Of The violent
Maine Law men were anxious 10 create
an excite ment and obtain sympathy, il
possible, fer their terrible persecmions.-
So, officials were cent to- TO escort Lamb
home now il the man had not been a
coward, when he had finished his bus-
n IS in the store where he entered, ii he
had any there, which is very doubtful,
he would have gone home like man,
and no one would have offered hlm vio-
ience. The crowd consisted entirely o.
boys aud half grown yolng men, who
probably wanted 10 have fun, in their
way. We DO not countenancc the con.
duet of these boys and nre free to say
that their parents should have t,ugi
them better manners; bat s,llI, there
WIS no row, and 10 cause Tor the de-
uonstraiion OF authority W! ich the vio.
lent Maine Law men present cndeavo
ed 10 have made. In short il was IL
perfect tempest in teapot the terri
bIe act oil rowdyism was but foolish
deed OF s"nIe noisy youngsters, aud
would not have been thought any thing
OF haj not an effort been made to mag
Nifty it into importance and we vii!
venture 10 assert that rot fifty persons
IN this ci'y have ever heard of it, except
those who happened TO be passing "a,
tho time, I'VE saw The transaction, as II
took place just below our "ificc. This
portion OF The letter OF the Tnbune's cor
respondent is u weak and foolish ehor,
10 create the belief that Newport 10 a
very rowdy place, and that the Maine
Law men are terribly prosecuted here.
We owe II TO the citizens Of Newport to
say that there is not Il more orderly
place, OF its size, in the country; and /
that the idea OF. persecution 10 Yards the +
Maine Law advocates, is purely weak
aud densive Imagination o. he brain,
without the slightest foundation in fact.
No one has tile remoiest desire 10 per-
secute any o them, although several OF
the number are exceedingly anxious to
be made martyrs OF it, in this cause.
We now come 10 a more important
passage in the letter Of the Trlbunes
correspondent. After speaking Of the
great disturbance" above alluded to,
ssays,-
Having obtained the names OF some
cI the 'rIngleaders, orders have been |
gwen TO arrest them, and they probably |
will be arrested but such 10 he inhl. |
once OF their wiser, but more cowardly |
coniederates, who use these fools for the |
purposes they dare not undertake TO do |
themselves, they will no doubi fec the
Attorney General, (should the people
not dismiss him, Us was done when he
was last in Newport, and thea these
men may get continuance for Elk
months, as well as the indicted rumsell- 1
ers, who, but for his iavor it is bellev-
ed, would have been tried ami convict
ed before the Court adjourned hut .
who now, II is believed, Will escape un-
harmed, unle. the administration oi The
StdtC purses iulO OlutT aus.
This 10 grave matter. Here is
direct charge that Attorney General
Burgess has accepted oi n bride, and that
he has received a fee 10 induce him to
be false and uuiathul in the discharge
of his high official and public duties as
the States Attorney. Again we say,
this is a very serious charge ; it il 10
true, Mr.. Burgess should be tried and
punished il II is false, he who makes
the charge, should be called to an sc-
count and Mr.. Burgess owes il 10 him
cell, TO his professional standing and to
the dignity OF his ofce,to have this bold
charge investigated.
We ara diamelricaIiy opposed to MIR.
Burgess III politics yet we esteem him
as man, friend aud faithful public
officer. We know him to be honest,
hlgh-minded and honorable in all his
public and private dealings. But We
eau bear still more positive pro 4 in re-
gard TO the lastly and wickedness of
this charge The writer Ia the Tribune
ulludes to the liquor indictments against
Messrs. T.. +. Newton aud Robert 3. II
Barker. Being counsel Tor these gen.
tlemen, in these cases, we can speak
with a full Knowledge OF all the facts -