Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-02
N f w P O R T,
Saturday, October 2, 1902.
MR. EARMswoR7X,

Sc A DEcENTrcfpett for,thc opinions Of
1 4 my icilow-citizens," have induced me
TO notice the pis,ful attempt Of ohm RutIedge.
TO rid himief of the bafe aGinption OF the nsn,c
Of Nicholas Gehioy 10 leriers directed to the
Prehdru, of ihe United States. 70 formally and
directly attributed TO him; in which, he aTalnes
the guifc OF honeay TO cover the ctiminslify or
rather 20 transfer il TO another, ahofc character.
esumny never before attempted to degrade A
crime, TOO, no doub,, had il remained undifcov-
cred, would have been held in the efimation of
that gentleman, as q oardioal virtue. The pub
iei,y ofit. is the only ciIcumfancc that ,in him,
creates anxiety.
To an anonymous correspondent" he
lays in the Mercury, he has " cppoied the hg.
natures Of perions among the mott repsttablc N
this iocie,y--io bald sGcftiops, orpoi.d deca-
rajons on OATH" Permit nc TO ak the gentle
man, whc,hef ,he Ailidsviss. werc taken in the
exact order. in which they were inherited in the
Mercury Of the 1T uliimo Was IL not inti-
mated by fonc Ct the Z" perfol, among the NOR
refpetlablc in this iociety." that iuch were the
familiarity OF the haod- d-~riting OF thoie letters,
with the hand writing Of the Hon. Gentleman.
that to easblilh their confidence in his ipno-
ccnce, il was necelsry that h. hould hrit on
sosth declare bis own ignorance Of them in con-
fcquence of which, did not you, MIR. Rutledge,
give your affidavit previous TO fcne OF the gen.
tlenen, jealous Of your Gtuation i---And can il
be faid the inverted order in which the names of
the dec,srants we're ultimately infertcd in the
Mercury, wa, free fron, duplic;,y. & confonsnt
with har opene6 and candor concoGi;,snt with
innocence and purity ofheau But be. that as
=. r.. q
objectionable declaration on oath that be was not
the writer Of thois leuers, and 'he other genfle-
men, however reiPcaablc, from their pFepoflef-
!ions in bis favor, we're indeed TO FAY, becaufe
he fwore 10, they believed him, win eaaoIifh his
innocence when amoa all of them scknow-
ledgcd parity ofhands with his Can he fup-
pofc that this can relieve him from the impu,a-
tionf Il csnno, be prefumed. IL iss pofsive
fad. that fuch letters do cxia, ligncd Nicholas
Gefsoy--ibey were ient on to the Pre6dcnt---
An Anfscr hath bc,n received from the Pref
dent to one of thcm-GeRroy deaics thrm.-
And every cue aefees he is incapable Of W riting
them.--And anida the great manner Of hand.
writings With which they have been compared.
Onfouunate for you, Mr.. RutIedse. none agrees
wirh ,hem bot yocrs and can il be crime TO
fay 70 Or can Il be criminal 70 fufp.d you,
more than snv other man ~ith ~hofe hand writ
ing they might agree Why fhen fhould you be
angry. inpuse malice. complain Of perfcnal 10
juaicc. and rcditate revenge Re cool, Sir, II
you plcafc.--If ysu are confcious Of your limo
cence, you viii be 10. You are bot man, ard
obroyioos 20 eror.---Grcas men have erred
their enor have been proved. Why then may
you NOT he fufpetacd, whcn fsfs, attended wi'h |
psefumrive 6rcumAsoce', concur naturally and
nationally to sfail you
Was soy saIunay deteaed." when the
Honorable Member denied the charge! Was
any " calumnisssr identified" BY bis endewofs J