Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Dissensions of a very alarming nature now prevail in our neighbouring state of Rhode-Island, occasioned it seems, by its late emission of paper bills. The Assembly, which met at Newport on the 26th ult. passed an act, whereby every person who shall, by declining to receive them at their nominal value, or by any ways, means or manner whatsoever, discourage or discountenance the passing of the said bills, or in any degree depreciate them, on conviction thereof, forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds, lawful money; and if convicted of a second offence, to be rendered incapable to elect, or to be elected, to any office of honour, trust or profit within the state, and to forfeit and pay the sum of one hundred pounds. The above act was passed, in the lower house, by a majority of six. The deputies of the town of Providence protested against it, conceiving it to be introductive of such penalties to enforce obedience as would disgrace the courts of Tripoli or Algiers.--The protest was rejected by the two Houses, as disrespectful, and, by a large majority, refused an admission on the files.