Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-16


only entitled to demand il by the laws OF the
land. but he would feel himfeIf countenanccd in
claiming il by the free. and unitsd voices of his
fellow-ci,izcns. He is deemed innocent nntil
the contrary is proved |: He has, therefore, their
good wiihe', and their fupporr in his defcns,.
But IL by no means follows thar accuiations are
infamous, onleis they are governed by infamous
motives, as from hope of pccnniary gain. Nos
Is II cruel, or ungenerons to make them, whcn
there is Rrong ground of fufpicion becaufe
though it may wound the fenGbli,ies of an in
dIyidual, and though that wound may extend
iifelt through train of his connections; YET il
may fave fbe mary from an Impending danger.
And behdes, he Who would be guilty OF crime,
deferves no commieration, 10 the extent of the
evils which il brings down upon him. An
eye tor an eye, and a tooth for tooth" II he
has been bad enough 10 mediate, and at,en.t
an injury it that injury is enhanced in snseni-
tude and iEHamed 10 complexion he is calious
enough 10 endure the ccnfcquence, of It's dif
clofure. And in the pIcieni cafe The man who
has expoied il 10 the worlc, has rendered an
efsntia iervice 10 his country. 1, vas r,nsIy.
patriotic, and judiciou,. We know that he
horrld plot which hss been developed was not
the only attempt OF the kind which has been
made to deceive, ,andimpoir upon tire Executive
! OF the nation. Whese, or IN what ihey would
| have ended. had nor fome ene ot tho clan Of per-
petrators been dragged 10 the light, ard expoied
IN all his ugiineis and desoernity, God only
knows. Ii might, and probably would have led
| to civil conyrlhons.
To purlue the piezf advocate through his
| wire-drawn, and elaborate harraneue, would be
| drilling to the perfon Who ihculd attempt ir,
and difguRing TO the public. All his frelchsd-
out train OF petitions, which, in poppous pride,
and belching fatulence, 70 big, and broad, he
makes in vaio defence of bis convicted client.
are fclf-eviden,ly fiat, iuGpid, and nooienGcal.
Such another tsrrago, ot jumbled. and incohe-
reot jargon. never before appeared in prinr.
evil ter the lake OF eurioiiSy fleet one ye-
Rod, srd preicnt it 20 ihe sye OF candor, sreu-
ment. and c'i,iciip. (fie fayi) '' Iptak for
I" the bos,Y oi the State Nsi in defence OF this
gentleman lalr. K. Jay feel nop much 1
:" ihouid abhor my.eif, ,ouid / he iound among
(" his aGailants qvbca do nor even tye,aps< 10
appear as his defender. Ills tha,a.Iey is ex- q
ALedequally above my feeble efforts TO euloeize,
" and 6cr deipicable atte,hpts 70 drlamc IT,
Let any human genius attempt TO POINT Cut the
connection OF this paGage. Ooe would na,ur-
ally be inouced, after reading it, TO lock up in.
TO ihe arr foI the character Of Mr.. kuiltdee, and
expect fee it ;here floating like balloon. With
regard to what he (the sdvoca,e) vas dong
about it, and how he fsit on the occsfian. i; VAS
IL fecms, necefdry fDr him to iell IN terms al
exPieis, and poin,ed as he could Conceive. or
ellie the world would have been at lois. How
tar nc has focceeded IN making known his OBJ
Jset, and his feelings, noit Iemsin for clofcr
confederation ,hoaghit appears pretty evident
that he JsH queerly. Bot he is doulicfs ready
to :" render them jae,ta b. hia cab, and h,s
boa0r."
| This logica meiaphy dca, Goliah, ken.
aitohiihiugiy enihubatic, AID dnpuied 70 CON-
bat charge OF forgery, by force an, a,ms or
at ieait by ,error, aGd menace. He sfenbles
ieveral States, which he fs,s are ;e0lou, IF l6eir
5onor, aud p,oaa Of fksiT eHisez ; ne .ain,s ,hen.
as In the aci oi ihaking hands with Mr. kntedae.
congtaiuiaring hiD upon rhe honorable acoui,-
tai " hich H.. own " oe!b" has aff,rdeo him. Ne.
then, agreeaoiy 10 his own exqoilSe, and exal,-
ed fancy, raiies up two CT three individuals on
the other hand, whom h. fadics TO repteient IN
aiudIcIcus lighr, A" biuihing, and famnerioo az
it followed cloie by fome shliul ipifl." 7 nrfe
to ierve his lham argument, he, very tayotably
for the " characieI, 10 far " a5oUe fos beyonol
his efforts" affects 10 paint al abiconoipp rene.
gades, :" hiding their eyes 10 pteveut their be-
ing ieen," and 90 itandine coniefed" in euiI,.
| Upon thefe moderate, and modeR snumotiou.
he eTeets himieit proad victor, and prancioe
DER the field, huIis the gsuntlet 10 ,he aI. Suen
arc Efforts worthy OF the pericn v no made
them, and OF the caue 10 hich they we're made.
| The principal topic of ma cor.t !sat ieems
to De that the perion ~ho authorized the publi-
cation OF the forged leteEs did nor give his name
10 the pubic. What is i, TO the purpoie whctb--
ef ne did, or did nos. II he had. in what wsy
could Mr.. Ru,iedge have ayailed himfeIf of il,
to ward Of the charge sllsdged a2ainfi him.
What means OF defence could that afford him.
that ne has not already had. IL is true he az
h'n held up an idea that he would proiscu,e, =
and pretended that he could NOT mill the name
ihould be divulged. But every body can fee
through the fhaliow mockery Of fuch pre,en-
fion. Was not the printer known and could
not the author Of the publication be made 10
fuffer through him As man of honor he was
bound to asod BY, and bear him out in what
had been undertaken |; and had a pIofecution
been commenced. it is prefumsd his name would
not long have remained iecret. But they held
up another Preience, to fpne this "prince and
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