Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-10-09
EderaI ealumny ds.saed q expalsa !

YESTERDAY was /y,smsns mrtfiag or
4 sLaDn 10 the State at Connctt;cut. As
Cuhomary, few days previou, 70 this election.
q number ol bo,rLk fs,iss xut apssdt,jaI f0Ios
were propnsa'ed by the Ftderaills. to ,hAucnce
the fyee,neo I'LL the voting was over, when any
one tho0.d be wclcom. 10 rrfu them. Cal
lenders tooiifh hnry of Sally was circulated
through the State very cvresoily, bur was not
though .tuficient. Accordingly il Sas report
ed in Harttor. ia,t week by the Hon. Mr.. Dag
grtt, Who faid he hat il from Gen. Hamilton
~ follows " That ione tirne ago seotieman
OF he name OF Walker, a seighbor to Mr.. Jtt-
fesfon. went to Eu'cpr and lett his family uo-
der thc care Of MI. Jeff rfou that during his
sbfsncs Mr. J. attempted 20 fedoce his lady,
and ~hco he conceived himieif frfScicntly in
xfs,ia,ed into her favor he made an attack on
her vif,uc, but was rcftsd by Mrs. W. and re-
pulled by her with pair of Ia,nais that on
Mr.. Walkers resurn he called ON MIR. Jefferion
for fs,isfatsion, when Mr.. !. begged his pardon,
and wrote hin letter, conici,ing and apologize
ine fnr his criminal intentions and that this
ia;d lester wss in the hands of Mr. Coleman,
Editor of the Evening Poh, tGen. Hamilton's
psper) ~ho poatied il confdesable time."
s This ao.y, thus fGhaantiatcd by reference
20 known au liofity, il ~N tuppoied would
have full efstt and could nor be inyslidatcd till
sfs-r The election, when iss porpoies would be
accomplished. fUnfor.unreiy, however. for the
sredi, OF MIR. Dsggeti. Gen. Hamilton, &c.
and the prcr,gators Of the fabrication, Mr..
M4,l5aHoi Vuginis. bro her TO the Chief Juf-
ticc of the Un,ted States. happened to be in
Hartford at the time this ieaetsl ilander was
Narved. This gentleman with an honorahle
tsodpr declared, !" thar the account nrf be and
eva, afiey1 gnxndi.G end sui,re that how
aver he differed from Mr.. Jeff,rion orolitics.
he couceiyed il his duty to contradict the re-
port. as he was pcsfetiiy veil acquainted with
Mr. Walker. who lived On terms of The arittsA
intimacy with Mr.. Jeferfon. had long main.
taired hearty aud uninterrupted eAecm for
him, ard wss at prefcnt 70 arong,y attached in
him thar 10 latt he adsysd him; that Mr.. Mar.
fhal was shesefore convinced of the abiolure
fsfcbood Of this ilory, which he had heard hint
ed ar in Warrington. ,epored in New York,
and thas psifed current aud we efablifhel In
Connetticut.'' e M
'This foul calumry Was douh,.eis cisculat.
cd wirh the utmsa fpeed aud aliduity through
Conpetiicut, by the federal e!rttionecting wor-
shies, the lovers Of religion aud truth while
its rcfutssisn VAS left TO ind ts way after il as
well as il coud, st2ey ibe sls6ss. A pretty
hiAoy Of ,heic clectioneer;ns ticks. annually
played CT spon the raigb,ered people of that
State by iheir Ipisi,ual and Political leaders,
wight be given. Abyabam BJSsp ihould hold
thtfe fsfts in renembrance--ihey would farniR
matter for nnsfbsr ts~pbkf from him. which
che federal party tsaa,iasls pre,eod 10 much to
deiise. HsISs /" Bse"--Ssps. III. 4
h n Il .
Mr.. Colemsns Correspondent and ftder4i
Collssgue. the mifcfcant Csilecder, acknow-
hedges. io the Recorder which VIC yciterdsy rc-
ceised, that . part cfthe sbominshle cslumsy
which he lately pSblfhcd corcefpisg The Pref
dent and cerss Female, is (sD<. We ihsll
pre!tntIy have il from his cwa hand that not .
fyllable Of the malicious report is srxs. Soeh .
eeufeiiion. however, 10 unneceiTary no man
can believe fsrdcs 70 gross on the iole susho.
Sisy of wretch who has been guilty Of offence,
ths noa horrible, asd who is AZ sbis very mo-