Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-01-08
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NO. ;.
From the (Nrsr-fsrl) AMERICAN CITrzrx.
IT ], hoped, that in laying open this fcrne Of
A villainy, few of our readers will imagine
that we have been endeavouring to smu!c them
with faion. To one unprseiiied in ,heie
di9honorablc ways. the conduct Of Ru,ledse
may indeed appear almoit increditaole. N5s
would il be arange, il the upright mould leod
an unwilling ear 10 the painful recital. The
conduct of Rr,ledee exhibits fuch prcnigscy OF
heart, liccn,ionfncf OF manners. and nagnity
Of de6gn. as the virtuous win reluctantly admi,
appertaiD- 20 human nature. Our Statements
have, however. been made on full conviction OF
their truth. and for which VIC held ouriclses
accountable TO the bsrorsbit mfmber.
q We clofcd oar sa number With detsilng
ne manner ia which Rallcdge wro,e TO Cal
lender from Newport. and the time when. II
Is probable that the fabjett OF The letter wa, the
pretended amour on which Callender and & ole.
man have 70 long harped. The mind of Rur-
ledge n iuited TO the produetion of 10 malignant
and ephemersl isliehood. No one has better
materials for the fabrication Of fach aory. IL
comports with his habip The fable told OF the
prefident, and which 10 all probability eame ori-
sinsliy from Rusledgc, forms material item in
lhe catalogue OF his own sds. ,7 =
40 eye for an eye. and tooth for
TOOTH" fays vcnera,cd book. Retaliation is
eircn no lefs JIM than expedicnt. This 10 the
only apology which il is dtcmed necsaary 10
offer for relating the following iatt. In another
fcnic it 10 ALTO juAifablc. Tho!c who have am.
dertaken TO defend Rntledge from the charge Of
Jsrgsy and fsuE,y. of which he has hcen accu-.
fed in Newport, have plumcd ,hemfelvcs on the
nsrahty of his chsrader |! II They either knew
him nor themiclycs--or we're as lcen,;ous as the
PsTi6an SARTIMrs--whu on Rutlcdge's neral.
~ reaed material part of his sindics,ipn.---
lis prop too rotten 20 uphold fcasher.----
This iinspisr defence excites fmile in kew.
r1yt, whefc he is known; twill pals away like
- ssidic wind where hc is not. z ~
Rutiedge. when at Newport, lived in W,s,G-'
isgsas Sqaays, ls,e Warrington parade. This
is one Of the mott public places in Newport.---
Ners sdoor TO his houic reGded an Indian gi,i Of
III. fame, commonly called "BLAex Bsrr."-
Although this fable sppcllaion is given TO her,
ihc Is faid to be tall and handfome. II will be
remembered that Rutlcdgc has wife and chill
drcn, who were always with him az Ncxport.
In the rear of his houfc there is commodi-
ous Fable. Nothing was more common than
for Rutiedge to converfc with BIack Ben--wcll
knowing her charlottesville ftandiDg at his
own door, and when people have been paiIing &
repairing. This IL notorious in New ,-ort 49,
Ons day, the amore,o, never ovcr-fqucamiih in
Whatever he undertakes, in open day light. and
with great politcncfs, handed " Bkaek Brfs' from
her own door, and very eallantly conducted her
in triumph into the fable - This was about
the period when he wrote the letter 20 Callen-
der in the name Of |" Robert r. Smith," and
little before Callender pubIiihed the Cory ef
SALLY. So much for the m0raii.y Of the bm-
o,able John Rutlcdge
Who then WA more likely than John Rpt-
ledge, TO communicate TO Calender the ftory Of
SsiIy, or 60 Coleman fhe bsfc fabricatiuns con.
cerning she family Of Mr.. Waitsyf For aitho'
fometimes connected himfcf with the jsis which
his fancy played of upon Others, man 70 deeply
dipt in vice would not hcftate TO acribc 20 Others
the very offences of which he wa himfclf guilty.
To feel forlhe mfcries Of Others. fays the cclebrat.
ed author Of the Spirit OF Laws, il 10 neceGary
that we mould oorielves have been mfersbc. To
have inven'ei the aory Of Sally, it was necsiIary
that man fhould have gone through ali the
grades OF pollution. Who, then, more compe-
tent 10 INC tak thAn Je0S ksHedgrg
Bot, notwithstanding the cIearneh Of the
faels detailed in thefe numbers, feverai pefons
have depofed that, alter having examined the
forged letters, John Ruflecge is not, in their
opinion, the writer of them. II is fair, and we
are difpoied 10 give to the public The IalSaxY
Of their teaimouy. In this, however, il will be
proper TO notice the cireomRsnces under which
thar teAimony has been brought forward. -
This mode Is rendered pcceifsry by that 10 which
the Evening Poft treated the oppoGre evidence.
The tefimony Of many refpetfable me-, was
either entirely difcfedised by that paper, or
fncesed At on account Of their frsfs6Eoni. Some
were " Gids.s's ~~," a. they we're termed, and
fbs,sfs~ the fSsib rsas not In fb<m. Others
were Hair D,s1Sn, fome Senators. Lieo'essut
Governors, and Fsrmen-and fbrs1,5,x ought
sef TO be beii~prf. All, becsufe Coleman was
once Iaw attorney. il , not eaDEJk for him 10
he an bonea man Or. - IL the obfcusisy Of tne
nativity of Virgil, IefIsned the fweesne5 q bis
vere. -~.t