Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-01-08


immairriai opinion of Mr.. SeixM cannot have
much weight
The next depoicr in favor Of RutIedge is
Chiaopher G. Champlip. This 10 the fame
gentleman. who. while in Congree, iertled
poisfsf 5sssr with the federal champion. Bzyard.
Previous TO the ysigs Of is,,sr Mr.. ChfieoPhef
G. Chamylin was a arepsbIitan. "A ittIc before
tnas mem ,,blc period he aPoaztized. He ex-
pct3ed b, - appointcd fenator for Rhode. lllnd.
ia the NON u Mr.. ChriRopher EIlery, bat was
difsppotx 4i.-Thc rage of disappointment
all 'fwelb n his breaa. and on depoing for
Ru,lcige. he vainly imagined thar he was In
juring the feelings of fuccefsful rival. Under
thefe circamfanccs. Mr.. Chriaopher G. Chsm-
pliu came forward TO examine the forged letters
and to give his s>irios that Rutledgc 10 not the
writer of them. This he docs on oath after
having. as he astss, eomba,ed them wiih the
notes which he had received from Ruiled2e,
which he held in his hand, but which he would
not iuffer any other pefion to look at
We are by no means difpofed to difcredis
the oath Of Mr.. Champiin. Bat Of .his we arc
sGur-d. by pesioDs who were pretent when he
Lokel at the forged letters, chat he did not sxau
iae them with fuficient atreniion to enable him
40 give eoyysa opinion that he attendcd with
q difpoiiion nanifsaly unfriendIy to that calm
fcrutiny which coald alone iatisty the mind Of
hncere enquirer.
The .eftimony Of William Tew comes next
in order. Coleman has foolifhly cndeavoured TO
,yuibbe away thar Of Mr.. Melville, refpetaablc
and fcnnbe young man, merely becaufe he was
,eaee ba1-d,.Dsr! The folly and ariitocracy OF
the remark is too apparent 10 need comment.
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ia difparage nent of his character, 6ncc we know
many taiors much more beseG and better IN
f5ymed than Coleman. Mr.. Tcw was a cap
rain in the revolutionary army. He left the
Rep board to fight in defence of freedom. He
was one of thst phalanx Of tailor. aud eoblsn,
ard fayme,,. and if you peaie " 5ane,'." that
heat a diiciplined but mercensry army. When
rho objects Of ths revolution were attained,
Tew rcfamed his ititching, and is now and has
been for fome years Rn,IrdgrI fsilsr.
From the end Of the war until the reign Of
serror. Tew was a ypsbleas. At that time.
like Champlin, he vecrcd to the federal dde,
perhaps convinced-as republican government
thea 4" i,okrd /qnaiy"-that although the repre-
iestative fyaem was good, there were 70 many
rogaes in the world, that il could NOT he inp-
ported. After this cordial coalition with the
federal party, his /Ss had the fortune to b: sp-
pointed lieutenant in the " Wooden Walls"
Of Mr.. Adams.
Being RusIedgc's taller. Mr.. Tcw Gstes in
his affidavit chat he had received kllrD from
him on 6a/fs,6: That he compared the hand
writing of the forged letters with that of thofr
1iiles and 10 essvisrsx that Rutledge Is not the
writer Of the forged letters. Z.
4. - g.. IL (.
WlLLiAM LirrLRrIsLB, and hrk enough
he appeared, God knows. Li.tie6eId about
three years ago wss . captain of artillery in
Gcosgis. Wf,ilc there, he had a remittance to
mske 70 Geffroy of Newport. This he fcut
from Georgia to Newport by Ratledge, for
which he Obtained fSom him a receipt. Ii ap-
pears that Ratledge did not know how to fpcll
Gcffroy's name. Inacad of writing C.6yey."
he wrote " Js6yey" in the receipt. When Lit
sleficld weny TO the Office OF the Republican TO
examine the forged isfnr,, he took with him
Ratledge's receipt. Inclined. before he went TO
examine the forged lessers, to certify tha, Rut
ledge was not the writer Of them. he glowed
with uncommon warmth when he entered the
Office Of the Republican, and holding the receipt
10 his hand. vocifcrsted where are thefc lcttcrs
of Mr.. Rurledgci By the terms of the qucsion
il was imagined that he wanted in the fra place
20 Zee the aekso1oLdssd hand 1vrifisg Of Rut-
ledge. 1t was accordingly fhewn TO him.
:" This" Jays ne. I" this Mr.. Rutlc,ig's hand
writing no by c., IFS no more his hand writ
ing than mine Look at this receipt which he
wrote in ny prefence, look at it, the writing
which you hand to me is no more like MIR. Rut.
hedges than the moons like green cheefe. J
C,usar lays Ms. L;fle6cld with the oriental
~ ang) i, Is not Mr.. Rutlcdge's hand writing"
He was told he was mifsaken, the letters which
had been ihown TO him were eosf.Dfdty Mr.. Rut-
isds's. Pe'haps you want TO fee the forged let
sf,t. which are a)tribsd to him L'tleheld
bloihcd and aofxcred ye,. Well the forged
letter hgned % Gcfrcy" was accordingly (hewn
20 him. Sill determined to perfevere he at
once declared that Rutlcdsc was not the writer
OF IL. And 20 confident was he Of this that ne
ventured TO aiisn reafon for his opinion. In
this letter. Gays Mr.. Li,tlehcld. the name of
Gef,y n tprlled right it is written Gef.
fory," and k~ors Of my osvn kxe4vledee that
Mr.. Rulledge could not fpell the name correct
ly. See here, look At this. (hauding the snipf]
i Is Gsned Jeffrey - and the resfon Of il is
that MI. Ru,ledge did not know how TO fpell
s' Gefroy" bester--poos Listle6eld wss yet
unfovsunatc the very remark made nightly
ssainR him. He wm told thar although ose OF