Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-12-18
From the (Neu-rsriJ AMERICAS CIrIzsK.
FORGED LETTERS.

4 given to the pabic, and il is therefore
deemed unnccciiary 10 reprint them.
Rutlcdgc. although menber of Cangrefs'
for South Carolina. has refdrd xith lns family
az Newport near Ave years. During this Pc
Rod, he has Of courfs writtea many letten thar
have paifcd through Sthe hands of the Pot msi-
ter Of that place. The population Of NeSport,
il will be recolletted. is in,sii, which. with the
familiar arrangement Of The Pof-oEcc, an ar
rangenent very difimiIar 20 our own. enables
the Deputy Poit naAer TO know the handsrit-
ing of every man who is in rhs habit of corfef.
pondine exrenlively through that channei. The
Deputy Pof mater and MIR. Rutledge have
been intimate ever Gnce the latter refded at
Newport. Richardion, fcnior.
has slfo ieen Mr.. Rutledge wriic frequently,
from all which circunstsuces IL will hardly be
doubted that the former is we'll acquainted Nth
the hand writing of the latter. Let it he add.
ed that when st Newport. Ruiledge fpent much
Of his timsin the Poa. Office. Thcfe fcemingiy
trA,ng remarks are made that the reader may
underRsnd what il TO follow.
We all remember the calumny diiIeni-
mated 10 the fsdsyaI prinn concerning Mr.. GET
ry when he returned from his milton to France.
The fpIcen Of the federal psrty IL iecms, how
ever, could not be exhsuitcd through that chan
bel. Anonymous letten wcrr fent to fh- paci-
hc mininer, overloaded with idvettive arS exc
Grafton. VaR piles Of this deicription were re-
ceived by him aud are now on hn files. We
all, too, remember the part Rutiedge aeled in
the mad meafures Of thar day his zeal for war,
his harfh & empty defamation on that favorite
fabjctf, with which he offended the ears Of his
colleagues in che Houie. On war with France
ell the hopes of the party were founded. Out
Of the bare anticipation Of that precious Object
Of federal folicitude. ifoed the army, the navy
the alien and fcdition laws an increafe of taxes,
difcord and difanion. and all thofe aas which
menaced the country with anarchy and che lois
of ffccdom. The anxiety Of Ruticdgc for the
fucoefs Of the milton, which Hamilton 10 qvlsiy
and bemvsisnfLy deplorcd, thar is, for fuch
diplomatic correspondence between the aecrc-
ditcd agents Of the two governments az would
inevitably lead TO sn immediate rupture, was
correspondent with his exertions In the Houfe
of Representatives. to produce the evil. What,
then NUT have been HE indignation when he
found that, principally through the wifdom and
integrity Of Mr.. Gerry, we were matched from,
al the horrors. and all the confequenccs Of war
His psfIion was unlimited and his hatred Of MIR.
Gerry inexorablc.
When Mr.. Gerry returned from France,
Rutledge was in Newport. To give vent to
the heart, when overloaded with pailion, 10 not
unfreqoeatly confoiing. Ratiedee" /" uncorkea
his Dcmi- John of gall" and poured It out upon
the unoGending head of the returned ,niniRcr |;
bur in thar bafe. fneakisg, and difhonoisble
manner to which---it will bye and bye he prov
ed aus hgps in the prefence Of the nation--he
has long been accueomed. The fatis on this
fub;ett are Gmply theie and we beg to be IN.
deritood that we fate them well knowing our
amenabilty TO the Law.
Ru,ledge, in his cuaomary familiar man
nef, innediasely sffer th- return Of Mr.. Gerry,
vifted the Deputy PoR- Mater az his Office, in
Newport. After walking about the Office and
converting for fomc moments, he very cunning
ly, and when not fsen, az he fhooght, <,epf
taegsef Of isHsu upon the floor. He conhaoa
ed his coaverfarion and walking fos Z few mo.
meuts, and, ~ il accidentally, kicked she psc-
quct. He immediately exclaimed. Richard
ION, how csreicis you muA b. "a letser for
the Pos lie hcso on the aeos 70 - kicked sBoet
in this manner! He little fufpeaea shsr the De-
putty PoR-maaer faw him drop II RuiIedge
picked up the pscques and handed IL 20 Mr..
Richardfon who looked st the fuperfcription
and put il into the box. Rssledee. sftes fome
convehadon, left the Poh-oAics. When eOue.
Ms. Richafdion took the pacqaes ous Of she boz,
faw that il wa directed TO Nj. Gerry, asd in
an infant recognized IN the fupefferiprion the
hand writing Of RvrLfDosl We Save this
from the bed authority the Poa- Maacs . rea-
dy % meet Rstiedge IN couss Of Juaics on
the truth Of shis Aasement. The leftcn con-
tsincd ia the pscquet were assyasg. The hand
| writing Of them has been compared with shss of
the two forged leuen sdiseaed 70 Mr.. Jefsr-
fon aud Gsned " Geff0y." and found TO be the
famei
The was the f,f, bss by 40 meauy the Lse
| tire shS asssy~szs iettsfs, diraed in she basd
svrisi.g Of RurLspeS. fonssimes even deliv.