Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-04-10

oner m this State for fcttiing the accounts
agsine the United States, 10 silow Toe fame,
and TO give the neeegary ces,.fcxes to the in
diyiduals, OF the laid reainent, for the fums
due to them reipettyely."
Reports upon the Claims Of the regiments
commanded by BllioH and Tophsrn weie made
at the iamc time. and votes psE,d, nearly in the
fame words. The FUN reported 10 be due TO
Elliott's regiment amounts TO f.zo,szI 10 e.
To Topham's [.zs,soa I9 7. amounting 10
the whole 10 [.64,5S6 7 10.
Ii IS wO.thy OF remark, thar az this time
the Honorable William Greene, Ffa- va. gov
ernor, r,aOd Jabez Bosen. Eis. Deputy govern
or, men 10 whom one party az leait, II not
impure any difhonorabIe motives. The Senate
and hcvie Of Representative, were allo compo.
ied cs men whom the preiens oppoiision, the
CLAIMANT OF depreciation In thoie regiments. :.
pretend TO confder as honeH, vistuoas and pat.
rio,ic. How happened it thar rhis adniniAra-
ton refuied 10 allow rhefs claims, IL in juilice
the fate ought TO have paid them How hap
pcned it that Mr.. Edward Chinn /" the com
milf jner for fcrtiing the accounts Of the United
States in this fste." refuied to allow them, if
in juaice the United State, ought to have paid
them l fabmit theie queries to the confidera-
tion of the advocates OF the new Prox, who al
hgn, as 4 rcafon for the rc ival of Govcfnor
Fenner, his oppohtion to the allowance of thcfc
claims by tbD fistc.
l cannot but obfcrvc. that there is kind
of myhery attending this bnhneh. Ii il CON-
mon IN votes on reports OF committees TO find
the names OF the committee. have not been
able TO ind who this committee were, when nor
by whom appointed. | believe it is common
TOO, tor the proceedings OF the General AEcm-
oily 20 be lodged in the Secrctary's Office. But
II appears by vote in the Schedule of May
Scfiion, 1890. that the Report upon theic claims
was in the keeping OF Mr.. George Ohey. The
following extract from the report Of commit.
tee, in the Schedule of June Seffion, 1904, will
ferve fill further 70 excite fufpicion-'. In pur.
fuance OF our appointment, we have received
from Jabez Bowen, Ei9. an original paper. da-
ted, November 4th. A. ID. 1856, igned by
Archibald Crary, John Topham. ana Jofah
Fiagg, committee and agent, for the regiments
formerly under the command Of the Colosels
Elliott. Crary and Topham. bH,po,tirgs lull in
identification and jifcharge 70 rhe fate, for all
demands Of the officers and folders of the faid
regiment, againf the fate, for the depreciation
of their wages" The date Of this pretended
indemnhcstion came 20 clofe to the time of re-
ceiving the 'tpou of thoie claims, thar had
immediate recourfe TO the SecIetsry's Office.
On examining the minute book, il appeared that
theie reports were received the Eftb day Of No
Vem6rr q. ID. 1885, one day at;er ths date of
this indemnifcaton. What are we to preiume
that this viyfXoai administration would not
evea 0eaPf fbe y,borf Of committee on the
claims OF thsie agents without bonds OF inaem-
nihcation Arc we to preiume that theie bonds
we're merely nominal. that the pretended agents
were not daly authorized, that thefe patriotic
fonetionariss Of the people refufed to allow theie
claims Was il vi,fne in Governor Greene TO
rsied theic claims when they migbt bave been
legal charge asaint the United State, and ihall
1t be crime in Governor Fenncr to rejeA them
a, time when they could nor have been legal
charge againf the United States But the myf-
terry incrcafes, the cloier the iobjeSt 10 examin-
cd. What will +e public think when they arc
| informed that under each of the entries in the
minute book accepting the reports Of ,heie
| claims, there Is kbI entry" N. B. BY order of
i6s UtSs, bosjt km 10 fb< OtSce,s per Rseritt."
That Is, the report containing the particular
fums aated 10 be due to each %ldtr wa, lent TO
the ebfeer. For what purpolc, it will not re-
| qpirc conjurer TO divine. II was Document
that gave the poifsHor the exeieSve advantage
OF ipeculating upon the claims thereon reported.
The receipt, pinned to fhe minute book. IL in
thefe words IS Received from this Secretary BY
tr~igion IF fbs Honora6A Utpe, bs.G the books
containing the settlement Of the depreciation
accounts Of the late bastallions commanded By
Elliott. Cary ard Tophxm, which promife
to return by the next fciEiou. A. CaAKy."
| |" 6osfb- King /'ssps, 6ib Neu. ,7Ss."
| Here we have 1.-THE purporting" pager
dated on the fosyfb--the repoil received on the
Jsftb and the books loaned to Crary on the Exfk.
days Of November, A. d. 1855.
The myaery Gill iucreaies. How happen
ed this virtuous Ses9e to loan, svi,6ess rirbs,
this Documeot, a proceeding Of the sUbs!t legif-
iaturc! A proceeding which, Of rHbf, ought to
have remained in the Secretary's Office, for the
equal information and benefit Of the whole COM
munity! How came they to loan recsrd, the
ssly evidence both of the ciais and ciaimsst to
men Whole bond of indemni6cation and dif-
charge they did not conGder fufhcient to juai-
| fy them il the allowance Of demand, sosv pre-
tended to be folemnly due, and the rejection Of
which has caufed Governor Fenner to be 70
THANKFULLY calumniatedi The Ss,t,f Of this
loan hs. besa already fusgeRed-who were con-
csrncd In this psrpoie will not undertake to
conjecture. There are men in this aase. loud
Il and clauaorpuvs On he fuhseQ rf ehe(e cl,su,s