Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-09-25
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\ EVERaL calcs, which have arreGed the
- public attention. ard which have called
iarth fhe utm 1T violence Of attack snd Bit
tefnefs OF invct,ivc aeaina the pof Mater
y General, require more particular inveitiga-
tion.
The hra is the cafe of Wyillam Ho5by Of
Augnaa, Georgia, sho wss diim6ei usidef
,enaalion that he va, an editor Of Newfpa-
per. Tins he has feen proper TO deny. How
ever he fad may be, IL was 10 underitood by
the Poa Mater Geoera and after the publ-
cation Of Mr.. Hcbby's letter. Governor jack
}on and Nj. Mi.ledge offered 20 certify, that
D. the Augaits Herald was nniverially called Hob
by's paper, thar he was the real and foIc editor,
and thar thcy had never heard il denied, till that
letter was pobibcd. Mr. Is it probable, that
Mr.. Hobby's connetlion with that paper was
iie only resion for his d;ipiHal for complaints
Of mi,-condpct were made againt him by feve-
Ial OF the moh feipcttsblc ciizsns Of that State,
snpog whom is the Speaker Of their Houfe OF
Rncmbly. whole lcltcss on thi, iubjctt was read
on the Aoor Of Copgrci,. The Poa Matter
General declined the acceptance Of a certificate
from Governor Jackfm and Mr.. Milledse, on
the principle, that il wosld be improper Tor an
oiIi,cT at the head Of any depauiAns IN the gov
crnmcnt, 20 enter with any psripn, into newt
paper coDielt on the iubjest oi hi. official con.
duet.
To Mr.. JoLz 7ysy, OF Lebanon, 10 the
State Of New York, a .uce,n5r was appointed
becsnic Ihe i,uation ol the io,mcr was incon-
vcnicn,. Mr.. Tryon lives on the pol road
from Bc,khie TO Albany. near The MaAichu-
fetts, liue srd no other principal road .eadipg
fgous any uti,er YlAre. unites With thia poo road
near Mr.. 1yop's; Ms. Jones his tuccea,r
lives 10 he ceatrc Of population. and OF the
town. by the n,eeting hoolc. on The fame poi
road. The ner inrnpikc tson HsFJford, and
tho roads leading 10 towns which depend on the
Ne. L'banon office iorinicliigepce, nniie with
fhr r0ad d. Il neGtionso, at, or near the hoolc OK
MIR. Jancs. The eeidencc OF MIR. Tryon vas
nearer the fprines bng the vii:ors Of thoic
water, in tlltir daily rides pafs MIR. Jones door.
A number ot the Inhabitants of the town pc
sitioncd, that tive Office might be kept near the
meeting h1oie. Mr.. Iryon was conlldcscd hy
the Pdlt-Mshsr- General as gentleman wei! en-
tIilsd 10 the confidence of the departments, dii-
covered that the petition vas !non 10 be ter.
wardej. wrote to tho. PoR- Matter Gcntfsl on
the iobjces, aud fuegcatd the prcpsiety Of ci.ab-
biihing fzvo .t5:e, 10 the jame fssVV. one az the
neetiag hous. aud one a, the fpsings. The
latter would turn eff the mail. While is convey
ell in coach, c, from the pot road iof coa.
flderaoc d,Rancr. and make il neccaary 10 psis
and repafs one of the naR diflicult hills or
,nountane in thar part nf tl,e country. Oh
adopting this piap, he foeg,ael his radnen 90
reign hs cihec, and rcqasited Inc Poa- Mater.
Gencral to delay hi, declon on the petition.
Tue .,cihon was accordingly delayed. But il
was ultimately dstsrmined that lLoeentre Of the
iown. where 70 many roads uai,cd, and where
il you'd ioon be neceliaIy 20 open the Hartford
mail, was the ptoper place for ,he c!ice; and
thar it eas not pfopcs 10 eHablih another with
in two miles and an half. ta accom- noda,e, tor
! a tcw months III the year. th>ie pelions who
vihcd the fpsings, Especially as the road was
very convenient, and the viii,pls genelslly paG-
cd Mr.. Joue'a, every day. il is ado worthy o
ksing remarked, ths, MIR. Tuon wrote Jfesra
leter 10 the Pot. Mah.s General on the iuhieet
ctntsioed in the fsa, offering TO ,cksn ki ebiee
and recommending Mr.. lcr. Bon tor his ioc.
ceeor. The motives of MIR. !yon viii be
joRly eaimMed by thoic, ~ho know that Mr..
Ter. Bois was lis fsssst.
The third is the cafe of .5.cx,si- Davh
printer Of newfpaper. This rnan, though hs
reformed thanks to the PoR M,aer. General for
his liberal aud geu,ernaniike conduct. and adnr.
cd him that whatever dcciion wss made, NJ
was fully convinced ~on;l b. dictated by wha
was ,hought n~ceiT,ry to prr.uote tho pablo
good. has publlhed long ila,ement Of cor.
Ie(pandcncc between himicif and the PcR Maj
ter. General, viihiyiug aud calomniztng TIL
chauaetcr OF that cfkcer.-Tha, Mr.. Davis wa.
iatishec with the condod OF Mr.. Granger, h
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