Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1802-09-25

4 manner accurate a. the circumasnce Of gres,
| ignorance of our language, on the part Of GET
| troy, would admit. Bot Why not favor the
pubic with rspsHa5k citizens '' certificate
| and nsme Why nas he not fworn Was tho
deputy fecre,ary aud ex-sbEcis public notary "a
tieued in adminlaering Oa,hs One would have
,hought that fses and trirrsI9ip would have fuf-
iained him through the arduous hfugg'e.
Mr.. FARNswoRrH,
OF all the :" certificates" !" sfidavits,
I" depoftions" and predictions. none 70 de-
lighted your correspondent, none 70 bewitch-
eli him, az did that charming frsbSbili!y of the
bszsra5A Serbe AND here IL -.prcbaby,'
he fays "becauie his ignorance ofour language,
aud Of the true tate of our politics. would at
ford greater facility of procuring from him
the evidences of forged correspondence, which
he mighr not underifand, and about which he
would be Indifferent" And pray, Mr.. Editor,
tell me what better rezfon could there be for
beusqring GeiFroy'sname Why will not the
bssa,abke ssstlemar condelcend to oblige US
with the native OF the fo,gey in writing The let
ters Every man viii be fati.6sd With bis rea-
fon for aIuming the Signature OF Ceafoy.
Equal fatsfatiion will, individually, be felt,
when the mofipe for forming theie letters mall
be announced by their acco~piiihed hbfcator.
And here too is the rub--that pvieksa republi-
can Senator frunrated the forger in his pisHi IN
tentions, by /" kindly and voluntarily" pocket
ing the snf1vsr, with permifion OF the perlon
to whom il was addreded. An sbominable stl
' Tell il not in Gath. publifh il not in the
itrce,s Of AikaIonI'
The bsrssa5k member, ir order 10 dybioy
bn innocence il is 20 be preiolned. has fhcckiagly
<phblizei your correspondent. He is vel
come 70 the whole force Of this kind OF evidence.
Not fyllablc lhall be urged againA this rnoa
powerful of arguments. II is however due to
your correspondent, that his own conduit on
thii importan, occahon appear in i,s jua light.
{" Malice" has not an abiding place in his
heart. To 6im Rutlcigc is :. Granger"
The private character of Rutcdsc is not with
in hi, cogpizancc--his public character, 'sis
true, has long beco an ohjetf for thc conten-
pla,ion of your correspondent. His " talents"
his :" department" carnot excite unfavoIablc
emotions 10 the brcaa Of CniSra Of Rbsds-
Hand; for the latter BOATS not Of talents. and
aims only az the department OF an honeit man
aud genuine republican he does not Win TO
" ihiae in Courts" or 6gn,e" IN a. .fo,ogn sraDiss;
and the height of his ambition is, to diieharge
the various duties incumbent on him. aDifb
fidelity. II IL falls to his lot to deieet forgery
If the forgery attaches to chasstler OF
confpicuoos dsustion" in fociety, il may be bis
misfortunc--but il is his duty TO drag the ikulk-
ing monaer from his lurking place--nor will he
fhrick, bccaufc he may be fcrstched. hccaofe
the icrpent hiGss, bccauicthe " hole " reptile"
tribe "ejcSt the venom ofsbpfe.- Trveto the
caufe in which he is engaged, the cscfe Of free
dom-of fdenocracy---he will ever hold bImielf
in reaeincfs TO "trip from the haaghty sliao-
crat, noting in crimes, the veil which conccsls
his enormitics. and 10 exhibit him, in all his
naked deformity, TO tho indignant frowns Of in.
ful,ed frsemen. Under iuch inpreiions, the
conftant inmates OF his foul, and with an eye
directed to the general good, we're "Rutlcdge's
Letters" ufhered into day. Was not the con-
duct msritorious Wha. was the intention
To hold up to view a public charatles in his
true colours and thus to diyef him OF bis pow
er to injure. The fcigned letters we're in his
pofIellion--fhc acknowledged hand writing OF
Rutledge could be procored-Rotledge was on
the fpot 10 deny--it remained TO offer them for
examination --convinced that Rutledge had def
ccndcd 70 ;he low attempt to i,npofe on she Man
Of the People, by falfs fgnatures, sod, fill
more mean, by sGoming The name cfs Frtrfb-
man, though worthy man, doty commanded
him NOT TO withhold. And permit me TO ak.
whether the publication was nor demanded TO
coantcraet the effcet of column of panegyric
which eraced the Newport Mercrry, cyiirntly
calcula;ed to aaia Mr.. Rntledgc's e'eetion
Had the praifc been ueritsd, your corrsipon-
denr would have rcjoiced in the encomium bat
could he, as an hopea man, anxious for the hap.
pinefs of his country, with the counterfeit let
iers in his hand. perfusded that they were the
production Of this exaiied man, quietly gaze
on the fceDc before him. ard afier, gaping, Won
der Il could be-" IAink not il ~as without
pain that the rcfolution was fixed TO ccnhgn 10
imfamy--merited infsmy---onc who food high
in his country's honors. No--,he tear OF pity
Grove to obiisefate the lines which juftice pen
ned. Calling to aid the confoling reflections,
that the trsnlercIof was blefEed with youth
that repentance might yield her healing balm TO
his tormentrd confidence; that thos he might
regain the path Of fvirsue, and that, after . long
courfe in her ways. he might recover the loR af-
fiction Of his fellow men, and rife again, i'm
proved 10y advcriry, TO the fnmmit OF glory, IL
sraf rsjolvsd, 20 lead the victim to the altar OF
exccration. May the curfcs fall lightly on