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

Toy" aud " Mics. JriFioy." and ,hptc in N,
ponei6op. were written by the fame hand. Il
is evident from oomparifon OF the dieernl
letters of oho Rr,ledse. produced on this occa-
iion, with diterent parts Of the letters lgncd
(" Nicholas Csaroy," aud I" Mics Jetfsoy.
that the latter were an oufucoeffol attempt ol
the writer TO difguiic his own hand.
was prelcnt alio, when the friends of Mr..
Ru;!edge cane 20 view the faid letters; and as
wihed tofee then examined with candor, and
20 hear the obicrvations Of thofe gentlemen upon
them. tarriei during their whole examination
as they called itl and was greatly saouiihed at
the unpa ralIsed etfroniery aad aHasancc of Jsne
{" gen,lenen III honor" II is my opinion, aud
the opinion OF many who attended. that the OBJ
jest OF the friends Of Mr.. Ru,ledgc was NOT to
compare candidly bur that they came deter
mined 10 deny the hand writing of the counter
feir letters to be Mr.. Rutlsdge's--to create a
riot, and thea. smida the diAuroanc-. 10 ieiz.
the letters, and carry them off. That this was
their intention, II not merely matter of f,ecu,
la,ive opinion, bot ithas for its fupport sheevi-
dcncc OF unbeatable facts. ,sT =.
That they ane thus determined to deny
the hapd.wri,ing to be Mr.. Kuiledgcs is cyi,
dent from the tksnb slertion of feverat of them,
ibSi IL avas sof bis hand zVyiiiss. without exam
ioing il aiecond, OF producing hnglc fcrip Of
his haud-writine TO ocompare with il, an was IN:
cafe OF the Hszsrs5i Csmis~av. late Senator
from South Csrolinasj sGd slfo, Of aoothef gen.
tlcman from Charleaon, in the fame State. who
never took one Ut the letters ipto his hand, or
couipafed them 10 the lesit degree, and yc, dc
elases 10 his depoftion. that "sfier an atsen-
tive exaniination. he found fad letters TO be un-
like the haad, writing OF Mr.. Rudedge, and was
convinced they were no. writsen by him."
But no one ciryumaance can be produced which
more Rrongiy inhinnsiates the petition of pre-
deterioration 10 deny the fmilsrity OF hands
than that which happened in the commencement
OF the examination by Rcprientativefrom tho
town of New ShoStham TO tie General AiIeni-
bly, Of this State. He was prcfentcd, through
mitske, with one Of Mr.. RutIcdse acknowledged
letters, which he conceived 10 be one OF the for
gerics, with which he compared receipt which
he fsid he fay Mr.. Ru,ledge 1oyiie 4v,fb BIZ ssea
banS, and declared that there was not the leaf
hmiarify between them; and - Pm aJfsaybrz
liad he) that ary entemsn will aiIcrt fhat there
is." Is not This dired and poiiiive proof r.
AlmoR every gentleman who compared the let
tcrs with the leaa degree OF candor. acknow-
ledged the exsd 1milisudc Of fome parts OF The
writings, yer not one Of them except Nathaniel
Ru0rl, Efq. has bad the candor TO acknoaledge
the fame in their depoiisiops. though they did
70 at the examination. Mr.. Cleland Kiplock
acknowledged thar fome parts the letters were
exactly 6nilas to Mr.. Rutiedges band-writipg,
aud pointed OUT fcveral words which, he ia'd, II
they were detached from thofe letters, be mould
a. -. ~. IL n A ~ a m
Iedgc's hand writing.
That they intended 70 raifc riot, and
amid the battle 10 bear off the letters, is evident:
from the numbers and charaeten which appear
ed--fron the abufc and iniult tha, was offered
the EDITOR by an old man--& from their esger-
ncfs to gain pcGet'lon Of both the forged leuefs
at the fame time. - Candor induces me TO
add. that the conduct Of jams Of the Jsdsr1ifs
was that Of real Gentlemen.
SPECTATOR.