Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-09-11

IuANE's LtrrtR----No. III.
TO =. q. CSkLENDER.

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THE very circumstances ot voluntary con-
Il nrvery With you ,sevi,rs an apology 10
The luhie e:--Thst any ore pensf!sd OF the Ell
masicn. oi gced usn, ~Lptc yr,s,e and poblic
chaf4ficf - invulncrsble 20 the silapi,s of al
,ha, il pfcfigscr ~ ,hs ccuau, --,ha, ono en-
10, ipe III that Is deftaole Of Jomellic blefinQ,
ia ,Ise ncsid an II life, Otter cloudcd bu, uev-
cr corippisd BY sd,eiIy --a hvis m.rd OF body
never iuHessd frcm The CONTEMPLATION oi de-
bsueher, -san los k az his offspring without re-
rrarct--x ho has 10 fsngs ot ccniciepcc TO sn-
, uuy hs pillow no ccmeitic duties dii,egs,ded
--no parental and sonRubisI obligations forfeit
cd. even in the lslt gaip OF created miiety. and
on the verge of premature ersse--,hsta any
msn not thus accu,fed fhonid enter into a cpn,th
gvib JsH--wi,h you TO whom all thss is che ls-
verSe oi ,ha chare,er fpsejalIy applies, carries
the APPEARANCE Of censradit,ion.
Il required fome refoluiion to embark in
conttit where no honor could i've gained by a
triumph-ahere The object TO be co,nbs,ed sp-
pcawd already loaded wi,h every ssgrsss.ion
of ignominy ~hiela toasred confidence add
bcdy bloa,ed with ciisaic could fustaln. Pids
ideif which erteis 30 much into The motives Of
human action, con d here procure no graIisea-
tier. h vas ao effort which pity appesscd 10
!osbid and msgnsnimi,y to diidain.
But 10 my vcw, the ande,saxing appeared
rot merely cistul bui nec.iIary to the pubic.
IL Is encountered by all the d,iruas which arc
suepdsns on him who alma to slcm cHilencc
and 10 warn the unfuipsttieg assirR its DEL
ittsiuus and deadly chaisc.er. Acccttoned to
coriidcr the pScfs. as iomcthng mere than a
na.hire, and that 1t wsa not intendcd by thofc
who had ieSured its freedom as the iunrument
for isa own dcfsfuetion aud the dcfffutliou ct
rno,aisy ard virtue itielf, and believing that
vice in whattvcr fhapc il appears leeds but 10
I've arpfcachxd TO be overcome, conceived il 70
DC ~ o}Ii stioe- which rny ffss,ipns aad she
eop6 81 gscat portion OF the community,
irposed on rue. 10 undsuskc the iskftne duty
Of making you better know n---tiian you alc u
pfeiens.
In my fseoHd letter, detected ycur bafc
attempt 20 deceive the public, on the fubjeti Of
your temporary cngseement in Philadelphia.
The abandoned difIcgsrd of truth. the ~ieked-
nefs Of your sfort TO charge your cngaLrnent
on that occalon to The recommendation q Mr..
IcfFerion. inHesd Of the ssue csuir the fncccistc
frasg.m employed TO de,ach you from the pay
Of the Btinlh Minifer, muh iet the duc value
upon all fusnre allegations which you may make.
II nuf ftrik- the pubic. that ,hofe whc adopt
you a. their iuihoi,y for The belief Of the allcga-
lions on ncs make. have their own infamy upon
record under your hand, equally eaabliihed.
You became known IN America 90 the re-
putcd author of the Fsinn0i P,egrsf Of Graz.
Britain. That ihe author OF fuch work ihould
obtain the notice Of pfn vt taIents and virtue,
is honorable TO the county, and difplays tsfte
much fupesior 10 thar vulgar prediction for
PvicDpine. ~hich you have infolen,ly and fczH-
dslorny Iilcrcd 70 be bee calculated for Amer
ics--s prediction ~hich indeed prevails with
ihoie who wese the patrons Of Porcupinc, and
Though the tribute Of sefped btAowed on
you, properly belonged to him who had The
merit Ct rendering the woik icfpt Gable il is
tot meant TO be queaioned thai you had icGe
mare In its prediction. No one can doubt shst
you have read Hume- he had already prepared
much Of The ue,k to OUT hand, bu, The fame
mind which eniivchsd the 7rd1tiiing Aseeastss.
evidently perssdes ihc Psineal P,sRfsls; il was
he that employed you 10 dig fron the mine
which bis genius difcovefed. and TO lsbour OUT
the ore ~hnh he wis 10 refioe. Itwas bysihe
Rcniu, Ct Lord CardenAopc. whom you repaid,
Es you have ever repaid al thoIe who befriend-
cd you, lparsiculsdy him whole heart you arc
faid to have bf,kep BY your pei6dy) that you
obtained psGpoft into public notice. The re-
pulfye in,emperance and fuiPieious downcsfi
fqoint which ds6snatc ycu fooD fhut you out
from al intimacy here, and rendered men di1i-
dent Of belief in your ability, While they ta all
refpet for yovr rerfon.
ThSs with . iurrepsitiocs reputation and
Stabilized hstirs Of vice, on entered the Amer
icsn community. You we're employ cd In vari-
oos undertakings, not one of which you esecps-
Cd TO the fatisiataien oi thofe hoic money yob
accepted. Thofe who employed you cifcoser-
too late, that the fame man who bunged ileif
bufineis, could NOT have produced The able work
which went nnser his name. 1t would have
been kind Of robbery Of ,bemfelves 10 dileovu
that they bad been robbed by yop. And yoo