Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-01-29


ter. written in the fame difsufcd hand, and di-
Iceted 70 the PIeGd,nr of the United States, was
handed to ne by the girl who brought the other
letter. That thefc letters were written by
John Rutedge, wa, eouv'ireeI. though il wa,
difficult TO account for the dfguiied manner of
writing" Thefe are the words Of the poa-
matter on oafb.
The efficacy of an afidvit OF this Kind
was perceived by RutIedge, who accordingly
Ieionei TO an artihce, 10 weaken II by anticipa-
ton, as faper6csl ss il was improper.
Circumstances, which we IN former num-
ber related, convinced Ruiledgc how important
il wss either 10 keep the poit mahcr and his
adiiant Glenr, or, il this deliisblc Object could
not be effected, TO UsaH circumitancc OF
which iom;hiug advantageous 20 himirlf could
be made. If Rutiedge. by means either fair or
fool, could 70 far have alienzted the Polt -maaer
and his aiiaant from their dutys - 20 have
rendered them Iialefs on the occaioo, proof that
he wrote the forged letters would have rRed
snt,ely on fmilaads of hand writing. Perceive
ing, therefore, of what vslt importance il was
% Zee the poh- mater on the frbjett, Rutlcdgc
and KinIock concluded to have an interview
with hila, in which the former was to Jprak and
in which the latter, If sxbedient wa, to /toear.
In conformity TO this arrangement, Rutledge
and Kpock called on the poit- matter at his
- houie and requeaed few moments converis-
ton with him. The requea was complied with.
Rurledge aGsed the pof- mater 1vbrfbrr be re-
mrmbs,ed fbe deiivty at bI etTcs Of any htfen
70, Mr.. Jt6fyor rhber BY bimjtJ, Inherent, or
any ef bis Jamily? To which, t is faid, Mr..
Richsndlon replied, sbaf is a qaSffa1 1 .da N"
. 9vA 10 aa(.ce,. -Rutledgc thought il civil
queAion. hut as MIR. Richardfon did NOT, Rut-
ledge oblerved that Z" fsee be q0a5 Of di.gc,eRt
obiuioa be 4vould 7vB him a good nig6t. Bat as
+, Kp,ledsc was leaving the hnufs, Kinlock iayS
in his affidavit. thar Mr.. Richardfon added 4
6sn'f keepa rreo,d IF ib.jt ma,Ie,t, I6.af kww
aobo 6,Ongbi ibr hn,u; but know t5ey rVe,s
b,0agbt and ,rgsiarJ J5r1va,dsG. The words
ja naije, are taken from Kinlock's Affidavit OF
the interview.
Ii x,oy be trne, as fa'ed in Kinlock's de.
po!i;on, thar Mr.. Richard;on in this interview
iaid. IG9at knolv 7o5s 5,sgg5, tbt kftru. Let
j, be adm ticd that he uttered that isnteoce. do
ihoie HE valued coniequepces naturally Row
from the admlio that have been claimed for
Rutledgc by his friends Certainly NOT. 1t is
, errnneoony prefomed that, between Kinlock's
relation on oath, of the remarks OF Mr.. Richard
fon. viz. doa'f ksSqV 7v5o b,ongbi The kne,s,
and Affidavit, there Is a eosfyaaiaisS favorable
20 Rutedgc. No fuch thing. There is no
contradiction. MIR. Richardion daeI nor in his
tlepoGtion declare that he ksets the perion who
h,ndcd to him the forged letters. HE words
are .be kneu zrrYe broyebf 10 ny eD6es By a girl
~obo Eaid %e Hved pvib Mr.. RH'iedgs. and fbai
be Ets. tbe~. Hc dmply repeated on oath the
rcma,ks made by the girl when fhe delivered the
letters, to wit, fbzt Je lived 1oIfb Rmkdee 1sbo
j.mf bev qvib sbsm. Blu, 10 confirmation of
what the gr, lays, he adds, he was esnvisesd
sbey 1Ueu 1orit,en BY Rrfiedgs.
The remarks OF MIR. Richardfon. however.
rs related by Kinlock, may convey meaning
which we are by no means afraid to meet. it
may he faid tha, although Mr.. RichaTdion 6oFf
10, f.y in bis depoition that he .kss1u that the
rerfpn who handed To him the letters was Rrf-
Edess eiyi, YET thar bccaufe he tefifies poGtivc-
ly tina, the bearer Of them was girl. he GER
,snly knew thar a girl brought the letters, and.
therefore, there is claiming between his words
and thofc of Kinlock. Let this be conceded
aud shar follow, That Mr.. Riehavdion was
mRaken in his aifidavit Not az all. The in
tervie~ was had on the aoth Of September Mr..
Rchardion's depoGtion is dated October s;h.
Is il not probable that, leaving MIR. Richard
fon's houfc io hurry, and evidently not with
out PATTON, Kinlock mifconceived his words !!
This. however, is iniubitab,c, that Mr. Rich
ardfon's affidavit was formed on due rejection,
after he had REQUIRED TO minutes he made whca
the letter wa. delivered, and fobieguent TO the
pubic rion OF Kinlock's dePohtiou nor will it
be hriieved by ,hofe who know him, that he
would deliberately take isiie oath. He On.
doub,edly kusw by whom the letters were dc.
ivcred. thar is 20 fay, tha, they were handed TO
hun by girl. Hcnarratc, circumstances which
clearly ihcw that he had ditintt recollection Of
the fact. lie Aa,es the convcriation he had
with The girl, and his envit7ioa that Rutledge
was the wri er Of the letters. He had. too,
p,tpiaas jsjpiti,xs. as we have already aated,
which led to the queitions he siked. and the ex-
smipstion of the haod writing OF the letters into
which he entered. Is il not thea rare probsble
that, in ,he interview, Kinlock uy'sot the uvorSS
Of Mr., Richardion. than he cody and deliber-
a,cly took ia!fc oathi The ia1 is, that Rut-
ledge is tenGble tha, Mr.. Richsrdioo will teahy
In court OF law. that the letters were handed
to hin by girl Who faid ihe lived with him,
and that he ieot her with them, and his con-
vittion that they were written by him. Hence,
although ixvied, nay. tyoyskrd to bring the
matter in'o court Of juaice, he has not thought
il advi(able to do 20.