The Rhode-Island Republican — Newport, R.I., 1810-09-08 00:00:00, page 2

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THE last Mercury contains six or seven columns
filled with calumnies against the l{ef‘ubhcan candi.
dates, “6\ ZARD and BROWN, which the author en
titles ** T'ruth upon the heels of Calumny.”” These in
fammous slanders are published at this late Lour, on
the caleulation that the effect of them on the elec
tion could not be prevented by a previous refutation.
The dark assassin studied so to time his thrusts as o
prevent their being parried. The Republican candi
dates have long been announced, and if those charg
es could be supported, why were the{ not published
before?! The reason is that the villain who now
makes them, knew they were false, and that they
could and would be refuted. The standing resource
of the Federal fuction is slander, and lies are their
ways and means. The party unite in acting upon
the pringiple of deception, and so have acted ever
since their fall from power, as if by compact, they
had settled that te be their principle of action. De.
ception is systen atically pursued by them, and slan
der is their principal engine for effecting it. Their
favourite policy has been to prostrate every eminent
character among the Republicans, and to effect the
end, not to regand the means. Nothing for instance,
could be more profligate than this attack upon Mess.
Hazawp and Brown, particularly upon the former
gentleman, beeause the writer himselt' made the cal
umnies, and knew them to be such. llf the calum.
wiator had his desert he would be convicted of libels,
snd pillovied for his crimes. He uims to destroy the
reputation of Mr. Hazarp as to morals, as to poli
ticke, and as to abilities. To those who know Mr.
Hatanrp, his character does not stand in need of vin
dication in any of these respects, for it vindicates it
sclf. But when be is thus slanderously assailed, jus
tice requires that his merits should be asserted and
procliimed. R is well known that Mr. HazArD is
perfectly upright and honourable in all his dealings.
I there is that person breathing who can alledge
any transaction to the contrary, he is challenged to
come forward, Mr. Hazanp's enemies are defied
on this point. A man's conduet towards his credi.
tors is best tested by their opinions. If they are easy
the rest of the world ought to have no concern with
it. Whaere is the creditor of Mr. Hazawn, who is
dissatisfied with his conduct ! Is there one who sup
poses that he has not abundent means to pay all his
dobts, and still to remain independent ! Is there
one who has not the most perfect confidence of re.
ceiving from him the most ample and liberal jus
tice? Neotone. Whence then this gratuitous con
cern for the creditors of Mr, Hazaro, which they
bave not for themselves ? - His enemies have taken up
rhis topiek from utter despair of finding any thing to
urge against the moral character of Me. Hazarp:
considering that certain accidental circumstances
eonnceted with this topick, which their malice has
gleaned _\'l_‘). could be turned and tortured to his prej
ulice. There has been one execution, and there has
never been but one, against M. Hazanp, and this
was for a debt which h# contracted not for himself,
but for anather m?n. and for which that other man
gave him the most solemn assurances that he would
rovide the paymeny, but which Mr. Hazanp was
szly left to pay himiself, at nearly the luss of the
" whol amount. And cven this crc-{imr is perfectly
gatishiod with the conduct of Mr. Hazanp, and is
bis warm supporter. On this solicary fuct, this eir
eumstance, s fubricated the slander that lie pavs all
his debts at the end of an execation. M. Mazanp
guve a chieck for twenty dollurs on the Vewhart Bunk,
wherehe had mooey to meet it, and where it was
The last article brings to my recollection a
very important fact which Mr. Rundolph
onght not to have omitted in the comparitive
vicw he took of the cost of the Navy under
the two administrations (Mr. Adams’s snd
M. Jefferson’s.) ‘l'he administration of Mr
Jeflerson had to pay the whole amount unpaid
of the contracts made in the preceeding Ad
ministration. Among these contracts, (he
most heavy were for the timber of 8 74 gun
ships—=the cannon for 6 and the copper for
the same number it is believed—=besides an
chors, &c. Now to my knowledge these
contracts were not executed for years alter
Mpv. Jefferson came into office—some indeed
are not to this duy-—and payments to an im
mens ¢ amount have been made upon those
contracts under the administration of Mr.
Jefferson, Now | ask any candid man to
which Administration ought the sums thus
paid 10 be charged ! Surely to Mr. Adamy’s;
for under his adwinistration the contracts
were made.~=Mr, Jefferson did not and pro-
Bubly would not have made them ; but he was
bound In good faith to receive the articles
contracted for, and to pay for them according
to the contracts made under his predecessour.
My, Randolph states, that there were expen
.ded under the Adams Administration, 9 mile
lions of dollars for a navy, (1 suspect he has
here omitted to charge the amount of the
frigntes which were built by the Merchants
and paid for in stock) and that the Adminis
tration of Mr. Jefferson cost $12,000,000,
Now if we charge the Adams’s Administra
tioa with the amount of all its contracts, the
account will probably stand thus, (keeping
out of view the Frigates built by the Mer
chants) $10,000,000, to the Adams’s Admin
istration, and $11,000,000 to the Jefferson
Administration. I will then admit these to
be the amounts with which these adininistra
tions are chargeable for the support of a navy
~=and what is the result? The four years ad
ministration of Mr. Adams cost $10,000,000
~=iand the eight years Administration of Mr.
Jefferson 11,000,000—=0r the Adams’s Ad
ministration averaged 2 and a half millions of
dollars per annum, and th: Jefferson Admin
-Istration averaged one million three hundred
and seventy-five thousand dollars per annun
wot one million one hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars a year less than the Adams’s
Administration. And yet Mr. Randolph says
that the Administration of Mr. Adams, coin
pured to that of Mr. Jeffersen, was a pattern
of retrenchment and economy !
AMERICANUS.
(To be continued.)
['The followimg remarks were handed us for publi
eation by a friemf(vf Mr. Hazard, previous to the late
Blection; want of time, however, prevented our iiv
ing it publicit{. We deem it not improper to publish
it evenat this late period.)
TO THE REPUBLICAN FREEMEN OF THE
ST'ATE OF RHODE-ISAND.
battle axes ; and upwards
of hulf u million of pounds
of sult petre, &c.—and
besides many of the can
non contracted for under
the preceeding adminis
tration were paid for un
der My, Jefferson's.
O TIS (IR, DV W ~TaRT DT IHe peistu wWihe
took it, was carried in the first instance, w 0 the Klode
lelund Bank, where Mr. Hazaro had no money.
And this accidental cvmumstance is made the basis
of the further slander that Mr. Hazawn pays his
debts by giving checlks dn banks where he has no
money. g:he debt above alluded to was for a person
now no more. In his last sickness his obligation to
pay this debt wus renewed. His own brother propos
ed its being done, and joined in the resfval. Afier
all, Mr. HAzArD was a great sufferer by the transac
tion, in which he engaged out of pure friendship, and
without the least motive of interest. And this trang
action is now torwured into the general criminal charge
of grinding down debtors witfneextortioa, and wateh
ing theirdeath beds to secure usury up to the latest
moment.
Thus you see, Republicans, with what deliberate
and pro%igae malignity, the Federalists set them
selves to work ut destroying characters. A fact in.
‘different in itself they distort and discolour into crime,
and on asingle factitious instance found a charge of
general guilt. No character, however good or brifht
is proof aguinst the effects of such unprincipled
slander. ‘The purest of all possible beings, when in
human form, fell a victim to it. When the man of
your choice is thus calumniated, you owe to him and
ourselves to make double the exertions to secure
‘Ymis election, thereby to reward him and punish his
slunderer. A
As to the ealumny aFaimt his political principles,
1t is almost too ridiculous to be refuted. The Re
publicanism of Mr. Hazarpis not doubted by the
Republicans, us is evinced by his being their candi
date, and if Federalists choose to say they doubt it,
they give themselves the lie by their own conduet ;
their e%i'nru to prevent his election demonstrate that 1
he is @ Repablican, and a most formidable one to |
their party. The Republicans now are all happily u
nited. Time was, wtcn they were unhappily divid.
ed. This division was the effort of Federal intrigue,
of which the Federalists now openly boast. Repub
licans now see and regret their having suffered them.
sclves to become the dupes of their enemies. But
# will have this good effect—it will forever put it out
of the power of the Feder:lists again to play the
same game. Inthe heat and ebullition of the pussions
kindled by that division many unpleasant things were
said on both sides, which in the subsequent recon
cibution that took place, were agreed to be buried
in oblivion, and from that time the Republicans
have became brothers, reconciled brothers, of one
prineiple and one family. This reunion is the source
of irritution to the Federal party, and which they are
excriing and cxhaustin§ all their arts and influence
to breuk up. Indced they bave good reason: for
this reunion was a death warrant to them. Hence
this calumniator insidio isly alludes to every circum
stance’ which he imagined would revive the feelings,
of former animosity. The Republicans know Mr.
HAzawp to be their fast friend and able champion,
with reason they confide in him, and are proud of
him, And surely it is not in the poor and stale arti
fice of alluding to forgotien animosities to deprive
him of a single Republican vote. It seems that
somebody once in the confidence of Mr. Hazanp,
has informed the calumniator that Mr. Hazard
once declared himself a monarchist. When the
name of thut somebody is given, the publick will
know what credit 1o attach to his information. We
are authoriznd to pronounce it a lie ; and the calum.
niator may either take it to himself or hand iy over
to his correspondent. Republicans are agreed asto
the general principles on which Government showld
be constituted and administered, but they do not con
sider themselves as pledged to think exactly slike as
to the expediency of every particular measure. lere
Republicans mal differ, and do differ, without any
impeachment of their principles. The expediency
of altering the Constitutien s to the mode of elect
ing the President, was an instance of the kind. The
majority of the Republicans were for the alteration
Mr. Hazarp thought inexpedient. This was never
decmed by the Republicans any impeachment of his
Republicanism. But the calummiator says he vehe.
~ mently advocated the alteration in His speeches. This
is false. He advocated the question’s being Brought
t to a decision, which the Federalists were endeavour.
ing to evade, but he took no part in the dcbate on
- the merits of the main question. His conduct on that
“occasion was scrupulously honourable, andin that
light was viewed by the Republicans. The Federal
~ists scized upon it then, and have been resorting to
it perpctually since, as evidence of treachery and
cowardice to the party and the party cause, and ring
it in our ears on all occasions. But Republicans are
80 stupid or perverse that they cannot or will not
perceive the least treachery or cowardice in the
case. But they see in it a candid spirit, an ipde
pendent mind, combined with a generous zeal and
friendship towards his party. “till further to shew
that Mr. Hazarp is not nowa Republican, the ca.
lnmniator goes back as far as *9B, and asserts that
Mr. HazAarD wrote peices in that year in favour of
the Adams Administration. We are instructed to
state this asscrtion to be an absolute falsehood. The
calumniatoer is challenged to point out any composi.
tion of Mr. Hazarp's in the newspapers of that
vear, or of any year of the Adams Administration.
But even if the fact were se, his puerile essays, as
they must have been in *9B, written as they probably
would be, more as exercises of talent than any thing
else, could be no test of the sincerity or insincerity
of his present professions. These must be tésted by
his conduct in political life. To this standard he
nay safely and confidently arpeal. For this long
period he has steadily and ably supported the Re.
ruhl.mn cause. But a proof altogether decisive of
is sincerity in his politicks is the undissembléd
dread of the Federalists of his election to the State
or National Legislature. They evidently deprecate
such un event as a signal misfortune to their party
and their cause. This heing the case, it surely
must be superfluous to defend him on the score of
~abilities natural or acquired. It cannot be in pow.
ers of mind so inferiour as those of Hazaro are
represented to be, by the calumniator so much to a.
larm the apprehensions of the Federal party. We
bave seen him in the House of Representatives, in
the Legislature of this State, the leader of the Re
publican party. We have seen the whole host of
~ Federal abilities in the House, arrayed against him
in debate. 'We have seen hita equal te that whole
host, and triumphing overit. 1f clectcd to Congress,
on the Hall his speecihes 1 venture to prediet, will be
listened to with attention, and if faithfully reported,
read every where with applause. I venture further
to engage for him, that in every debate, he will come
forth with competent knowledge of the subject, with
opinions maturely reflected, and solidly supported
He will devote lumself 1o the ou;;Port of our Gev.
ermment in their patriot labours of developing and
accellerating the growth of all the fyculties and re
sources of our young and rising Empice.
Such, Repuniroavs, sucha manis Narwavrer
Hazawn, and such his just titles to vour esteem,
your attachment, vour confidence and your support.
As to Mr Browy, his con;:lple in nomination,
the slander against him depends on the deposition
of Surwh Bhown, It will be proved to the publick,
that this witness has been suborned and rniled up
on to forswear herself. This Sarwh Brown is the
step-mother to Naruanx Baowy, and the deed in
question was from his own father, and the estate a
gift. The note was given at the instance of the
step-mother, but under the assorance of his father
that it should be given up. The father afterwards
prevailed on the step-mother to consent to have it
given up,and she aceordiv;g‘y gave it up.
What are ved t: thinkh t“hi.- canse tohrn thus secks
to be supported by the horrid crimes of pegjury and
subornativn of perjury ?
From England.
On Thursday, arrived at New-York, his
Britannick majesty’s frigate Venus, capt.
Crowford, in 44 days from Portsmouth, hav
ing on board Mr. Morrier, the newly appoins
ted British Charge Des Afiairs ; and despat
ches from Mr. Pinkney to our government.
Mr. Jackson will return home in this frigate.
The papers by the Venus, are to July 7ih,
but furnish nothing particularly nevel or in
teresting. Ihey briefly state, I'hat a fleet of
19 ships from St. Helena, had arrived off the
Isle of Wight—that 4,000 troops from Car
thagena, had arvived at Cadiz, 10 assist in the
defence of that City j—that the French fleet
at Toulon, were in readiness for sea, and were
expected to sail on some expedition immedi
ately—that the Scheldt fleet was in perfect
readiness for sea.
Accounts from Spain and Portugal, are on
ly to the middle of June ; they however state
one or two facts, which tend to corroborate
the news of the defeat of Gen. Crawlord, on
the frontiers of Portugal. It is stated, that
« the 43d reg. with the light troops, formed
the advanced brigade of Lord Weliington’s
army, under the commund of Gen. Crawlord,
three leagues in front of Almeida ; that they
had several skirmishes with the advanced
cavalry of the Fennch army ; that their posi
tion was considered a strong one ; and that
no apprehensions were entertuined of am at
tack, unless by. an immense superiority of
force ; in which case they would be obliged
to retreat towards Lisbon and Piniche.”
PARts, July 3.
The fete, given by the Prince Schwarzen
burg, (Austrian Ambassador) took place
vesterday, at which the Empgrour and the
Empress were present. Twelve hundred
people were invitad. In order to receive so
large a party, the Prince, according to the
‘usual custom adopted at Paris, had caused to
ne erected, with planks of timber, a ball rbom,
prnamented with pictures of gauze, muslin,
and other light stuffs. After the cotillons,
An arrival at New-York, frgm Cadiz,brings
dates to the 20th July, three ‘3ays later than
were before received. No further particulars
of the defeat of Gen. Crawfovd had been, re
ceived ; nor any intelligence that he had af
fected a junction with Lord Wellington’s ar
my. The corps of sor 6000 men, that had
been despatched under Lacy, to get possess
sion of the Sterra de Ronda, had returned
without being able to co-operate with a Bri
tish expedition from Gibraltar to re-take Ma
laga. Gen. Ferguson had arrived at Cadiz ;
—and it was rumored, that Messena had
made a retrogate movement for want of force
—[ Highly improbuble, the last English ac
counts, state Lord Wellington’s army to be
not more than 25,000 men, Crawford’s disas
ter not being contemplated, and all accounts
concur in the relation that Messena has up
wards of 54,000.
Ar. yesterday, sch. Industry, capt. Harris,
31 days from Gibraltar, capt. H. has furnish
ed us with Gibraltar papers to the 21st July;
but they afford us no political news of any
novelty. The accounts from Spain and Por
tugul, make no mention of the reported bat
tle between the French and Portuguese ; they
however confirm our previous accounts ol
the unhealthy condition of the French armiegs
in Spain ; of the continued and successiul
incursions of the Spanish peasantry, and of
the increasing hatred which is manifested a
gainst the French, in every quarter.—A
Spanish gentleman, arrived at Gibralar, from
the environs of Seville, states,that the French
were attacked near Seville, from the Ist to
the 6th July, by the divisions of Bullesteros
and Capon wilth great success ;~~that great
numbers of dead and wounded were seen car
rying into Seville, and that when he came a
way, the firing of cunnon and musquetry was
still continued.—"lhe papers also state, that
King Joseph had returned to Madrid, und had
dismissed from his life guards, all the Span
iards who had been employed about his
person.
Buenos Ayres.
The Venus has urrived at Salem from the
River Plate. We learn by her, that the in
habitants of Buenos Ayrves, like those of the
Carraccas, had assumed an Independent sta
tion, deposed the Viceray of the Seville Jun
ta, formed a provisional government, [uadil
Ferdinand VII. shall be restored] and sent
deputies throughout the province to solicit a
co-operation. Though loyalty to Ferdinand
VII. was professed, an absolute and perpetu
al Indedencence of Old Spain was understood
to be the real design among the leaders. Ev
evy thing was conducted without violence,and
a vast majority were in fuvour of this step. It
took place in May.
# There is no news of much importance
here, except that the French, who were geoing
towards Tortosa, having retired to Lerida,
where they left a small garrison,and are gone
to Tarragona ; from whence A considera
ble body of troops have marched, supposed
towards Madrid, to repair their losscs in Cas
tile and Navarre. This place is putting in 4
most respectable state of defence, and is
thought that in a short time the works will
be in such a situation as to be able togive the
eneiny a great deal to do, sheuld they attempt
to attack us, of which there appears no im
mediate probability.”
FOREIGN INTELLIGENCL.
From Alicant, Fuly 1.
FIRE! AT PARIS.
From Gibraltar.
From Cadiz.
misjestics urose 10 mwuke @ tour of the ciicie
and speek 10 the ladies. The Ewmpress had
returned to her arm-chair, and the Emper
our was at the other extremity of the salvon,
near the Princess Pavline of Schwarzepburg,
who had presented her duugliter to him,when
the flame of the wux candies caught the dia
pery of a windew curtain. Count Dumanoir,
Chamberlasin of the Emperour, and mwany
other officers who were near him, endesvour
ed to tear off the curtains, but the flumes got
higher. They immediately informed the
Emperour, who hud but tinie to go to the
arm-chair of the Fmpress, when he was in
stantly surrounded by the Ambassadour and
Officers of the Austrian Legution, who per
suaded him to quit the place. The fire ex
tended itself with the rapidity of lightning ;
and His Majesty slowly retired with the Eni.
press, recommending coolnc® in order to
prevent all disorder. The openings from
the ball-room fortunately being very cupucis
ous, the crowd could easily get into the gur
den ; but many mothers lost much time in
searching for their daughters, from whom
they had been sepurated by the Scotch reel,
and many young persons in endeuvouring to
find their mothers. The rapidity of the fire
was so great, that the Queen of Naples, wlo
followed in the suit of the Emperour, having
fallen, wus only saved through the presence
of mmd of the Grand Duke of Wurtsburg.
The Queen of Westphalia, was conducted
from the saloon by the King of Westphalia
und Count Matternich. The Viceroy whe
remained at the bottom of the ball-room, aud
who feared to mix in the croud withthe Vice
Queen, perceived that the full of the lustres
and ceiling interrupted the passage. He had
fortunutely, remarked a small door, which
led to the apartments of the Hotel, by which
he got out. Happi'y nobody has perished ;
some twenty ladies have been more or less
wounded. The Princess Laycus, wife of the
Russiun Consul, as well as the Ladies of Gen.
Baron Tousand and the Prefect of Istria,have
either in consequence of being seized with
terrour, or stopped at their getting out by
some obstacle, been grievously hurt. Piince
Kurikin, the Russian Ambassadour, hud tie
mis foriune to fall upon the steps which led
from the ball room to the garden ; they weve
then on fire ; he wus for a moment insensible.
Princess Pauline Schwarzenberg was 2.
mong the last who remained in the ball room.
She held one of her daughters by the hand.
A piece of burning wood fell upon this young
person, which a man who was near her tock
up and carried out of the salyon. She wus
herself huried into the garden. No longer
seeing her daughter, she ran every where,
calling her with great lamentations. She
met the King of Westphalia, who endcavoir
ed to calm her. She addressed herseif o
Prince Borghese and Couat Regnaud. After
searching for a quarter of an hour, impeiled
by the heroism of maternal love, shie cutercd
the burning saloon, from which momeiit we
know not what has become of her. 7The {ire
was then got under, and the Ambassidol’s
Hotel preserved, and trénquility resestablish
ed. sl o
[We have a more particular account of the
trausactions at Liverpool aliuded to in the a
bove article, from an Amwerican geutleman
who was on the spote=Soveral Americin
scamen had previous to this affuir been forci«
bly taken by His Majesty’s Legion of Honour,
common'y called press-geng, by bis own plain
spoken subjects. In justice, however, Lo tie
best of Kings and to the best of gorvernments,
it must be acknowledged that these candidates
for bondage and slaughter, were very magnan -
cimously and civilly released by H. M's. ser
vants, on its being ascertained(waving all the
question of the prisoner’s right to themselvess
that they were native Americans, and ther .
their captains and owners had a right to their
scivices. Repeatcd defeats did not however
Prince Joseph Schwarzenberg was enga
ged all the night in search of his wife, who
was not to be found, either in her bhrothers,
the Ambassador, or at M. De Metternicl’s.
He was doubtful of his misfortune tillU.c
day broke, when a disfignred corpse was
found near the sale g, which Dr. Gall thought
to be that of the Princess Schwarzenbery;.
It remained ne longer doubtiul when her
diamonds, and the medallion of he" chiidren,
which she wore suspended from her neck ;
were examined. o
Princess Pauline Schwarzenburg was dau
ghter of the Senator Aremberg. She wus
inother of eight children, &c,
The following article is fiem a London paper, Junc 39.
“ RIOT.—On Sunday night a very scrious
riot took place at Liverpiool. A man belong
ing to an American vessel i the hurbour
having been impressed on the ground of his
being an Knglishman under an American
protection, a body of American seamen.
taking the opportunity, afforded by the peo
ple about the docks being absent ot dinner
proceeded to the rendezvous house, and be
ing refused admittance by the only oue ol the
pang then in the place, broke open the door
and dragged him on board an Amcrican ves
sel in the dock ; they proceeded to tarring
and feathering, and accordingly stripped him
naked, and rolled him on the deck of the ves
sel, on which a quastity of tar had been pre
viously poured. Feathers however, not be
ing at hand, they shook a cotton bag over
him, turned him loose into the town, diiving
him along the docks, and through Hanover.
street.—="lhe poor fellow in a most pitious
plight, at length found sheiter in some neigh
bouring streets. One of the ringleaders has
been appreiiended and committed for trial.”
THE PRESS-GANG, 0r .
HIS MAJESTY’'S LEGION OF HOUNUUR: -