Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-05-15
FEDERAL DILAPIDATORS.

The Conmittss appointed by Copgref. .s to
"enquire whether monies drawn from the Trsa-
+" fury have been faithfully applied" made their
report on the aoth alt. Towards the clsfs OF tho
Report thsy obierve that "sbe Csxmif,es aye Of
"stiniss that ssFdtrsbk /am, sf ibs ts5ic msxy
"bsVs bees greatly ~Jaftiisd. asl>fka mseb
"sxfesee bss bees isesrred 1viibsHf any ksai
" aSfbsriiy." From this Report the public will
judge what reafon we have had for charging the
late adninifraiioA with dilapidations, aud rif-
sfss of the public money. ey.--MeH. Pickering.
M'Henry, Stoddart, and Tracy, arc held up IN
the document ia very Arikins point Of view,
and, together with thofe who connivcd at and
approved ofthsir mal-condud. form group Of
public Characters worthy Of svsrlaaing rsmem-
braace. The Report wll appear next week.
The Importance OF the report will be in.
creaisd in tho opinisHs Of eur readers, when they
are informed that an attempt has bees made in
Congrsis by The fsdsralihs TO prevent the people
from coming at sknowlsdse Of the facts it con-
tains.
Whea the report was prefented by Mr..
Nicholfon, the chairman Of the invchiqatine
committee. Mr.. Grifwold Immediately role, and
moved that the report be rsesmnnf,<, or in
other words dropt for the prefent iciion, aud as
ne hoped forever. Some reafoss might pstsral-
ly be bsexpettcd for his motion, but what he dsiv-
cred a. fsch only ierved to prove the nsceffity
OF taking up the repor-he could not advance a
finelc feneiment againft It's cornanefs, he could
not deay that money had been expended TO an
enormous amount by the late adminilration ess-
frSy to law, he could not deny that, to ufe the
words OF this report, I" the accounts Of MsBrs.
Js6syss, May6SH, and MadDos bsve beer Ja.
sk<, ard No balance rsmains due thersoa," bst
the accounts of Mr.. Pickering arc sof JET fct.
tied" He could not deny thar money had been
expended by the late sdninitration for /femf fer
veti contrary both to the letter and fpirit Of our
government. He could not dsny that his friend
2 ,Sy had been caught in his own fnare--in fnc,
he did aot attsmpt to difprovs Jingle item in
the report, bat yet hs wi(hed il yfesxmiffsd/ the
reelss he advanced for his molten was that ths
report would make grSas sek among rde pro-
PIE, asd i.jsn the utsfsfiss Of the ksR slmiri-
fyShsn 2 /! ~
Mr.. Nicholion. oppofed with much fpiri,
the recommitment, and aiked il gentIsmen conld
lay the report contained any thing that was not
TACT.
Mach debate enfued, and of nature much
to the di6atsf,tiios Of the fsderaliRs--the quef-
tion on re commitment was called for late in the
eveaing aad lo2 Yeas n Mays 46. Isy.
- qJe p,s6 y infrr.ei.S MATTER b~y sbiigel
~ 10 omi fbs attsis'menn msIe Sf she ief (;lIan
Of lDSmbIy.-fbt Joiloqsisg, hsautssv, are fbs
t,i~npatebSsgn Jfso sbs Lsayss,.
Jofeph Whitmarh, choisn fherif for the
county Of Brieol. il the rsom Of Richard
Smith.
JoAa Grealea, clerk of the Supreme Judi
cisl Court for the county Of Newport. in room
Of Benjamin Hazard.
CLrk' .fiLe Cosrb sf Csmmsu PhSs.
KeAt. Bspjanin TilLpghaa, in room of
HoPkin, Cooke.
WsAiogton. Samuel Hslms, in room Of
Samuel z. Gardiner.