Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-23

proof. that prefunptions ar. violent sgainii Mr..
Rutledgc. Yet fuch arc the expedisnis OF the
Editors OF the Mcscury, that no petion who has
given The leaf opinion againt Mr.. Rotedge,
elcapcs their poifonons eiHuvis. We muH have
"fsllen on evil times, evil times indeed" when
every perion who gives an opinion drawn from
evidence, Is liable TO the mott fcandalous abufe,
and eproach. 1t theie things are fuHered, er-
ror NUT ever remain uncorrettcd and the guilty
triumph over the INNOCENT. Pbxsix.
A bafs and eozVGrsly attack made on the
character Of JoHN RvrLgpGs. Eiq. in a paper
called the Rb1as- LRaaa RePa6hean, printed by
O. Farnfpslb, under the hyperion difettion Of
one OF our congreGional Scnasors-and echoed
in paper yclep'd the P,0Vidsnfe Pb9ais edit
ed by T. Il. Fsaey, aided by his uucle. ou' sber
Senator having excited pablo attention and
furprize you arc Iequeaed by number Of re-
fpsetabIe characters in Ne@port and Providence,
10 iniert in your Gazette the folIosing Judi
cious renstks, which were publilhed al New
port, on 'inc.day laa. Pr0O. GaS.
Here joiiozvrd be remark.
The public will perceive by the foregoing
paragraph from the Providence Gszc ie, edited
by J. Garter, that Theodore Foncr, Eiq. one OF
the congreifonal Senator'S from this fatc, is
charged with being aiding III the publications.
againa Mr.. Rutledge. I've unequisoos,ly de-
clare the fame to he mahcisw eaiamny. thrown
out we preiume FOR party views.-We publicly
declare that Mr.. Fofer, The Senator, is NOT con-
ccfned in the Phoenix, directly nor indirecty;
aud has never been concerned in diretting or
editing the PhGoix, and We defy Mr.. Carter 10
prove that he has, in hnge inGlnce.
Mr., Carter has likeWiic faid the charge
againa Mr.. Ru .sdse has been echoed" BY us.
II was not till after Mr.. Carter had in his pa
per of the I'd of OStober, come forward cham
pion for M. Rutedge, that we brought forward
to public view the charge againft him. PTeVi-
ous TO that, we were determined 10 take nen-
rial fsnd. We were vety far from wiihing 10
render Mr.. Ru,ledge odiops. But when every
means wa, uied by p0,iy TO aig,sstize an o,h-
er worthy and pfpec,abie cong 'caiona Senator
from this State, We ,ho't it our duty TO repel
tho!e vile ieGuua,ions againa him.
Mr.. Garter commenced the defence Of MIR.
Rutledge, before any charge had been publfbed
againf him in this part OF the STATE. Mr.. Car
ter, mutf therefore claim ell fbs b9nOr Of having
csuied The "echo'' of the charge, sgsina MIR.
Rutledge, in this part of the Stare. The
" echo" Of the charge. againa Mr.. Rutledse,
was made by US, not tor the fake Of Aigmat,zing
him, bot TO rcicue the character Of much in
juted and abuied Citizen, Of the firt 'eipetia.
bility, from the fangs of merciieis faction, who
we're doting his dearuetion.--Yes, Freemen OF
Rhodc-l -lland, a congregational Senator from the
Southern par, of the State, was to have been
iacr6ced at the altar of federal revenge. tor hav
ing done his duty. for having expofed a vile
forgery, and applied is TO an honorable citizen
a6ainf whom cifcemasnces forced the moii vio-
lest pieiumptions Of guilt on the pinds OF can
did perioos. Every mean, have been nied by
,Mr. Rutiedge's, friends, to rrndcr that Hop.
Citizen. odious IN your eaima,ion. We have
come forward in bii dtteucs. and have pobUihed
the proofs which have hnetioned the charge
againft Mr.. Ruiledge. The eyideoce you viii
'ead for yourGelves, and judge with candor.--
You will no doubt fsy the honorable Senator
has stted part, worthy of noble citizen, and
an independent man, and tha, he itsnds acqut-
'ed OF every malicious charge which iedefalinren-
ton has fought TO attach 10 mis- character. Pbe.
II the Editors of the Newport MercurX,
will pnhllih Exgh En,enee from either Of the
oeptIemen we pa,ue1 in mn. ,>o.,ar &c the rth