Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1803-06-25

better part, wi,hia the limin Of III. fhei., and
left the world Ia conjecture relative TO the psn,
at which he now affects 10 have been crawling
We humhly conceive that we took she matter up
Upon It's true principle; that il was a I" "f,f."
general and correct one that the traniaetion
shich he neiariosAy impeached, was firmly
Nov 10 hos that he ha, any claim TO rapais-
tion upon the grounds either of conhGencY, ve-
iscity, or ability, il wosld have bten better for
him 10 have prsded the " isvofigaiisx," and not
have ineased otf IN general aud whining terms.
No daaht the Old maxim occurred TO him. that
| 90 fbe leaf jaiS spas /sssef meastd."--But he
ought 10 have thought OF this before he had faid
: any thing.
Other parts of hi, reply might be par,icr.
larizcd but we hatten to his concluding fen
| teoce, the ientinents of which would remind
one OF notorious bawd who affett, faintng
chaeity. IL Teens no poiiible cenhderations OF
public " "izp,Ovsmrri" would have induced him
iecond time to meet the public eye:-No,
nothing Mort OF his having been " eba,ged qvsb
a faysbSsd!" He comes out 10 defend himiel,
Ho. does he da itl Why indeed, by con.eiiing
the fatt.--He has now made two declarations
relative 10 The fame point. Set them together,
and lee how they agree. The hrt was that
g they ,yeG7ea the exceptions without sSen
q" kea,irs tbe reajsD which had been LAID 6.fore
"f6e lss0rr kssfe." The iecond is this: Z" We
do declare (u il the letters q . would folemnze
snd fanetisy IL true or talfe, or induce degree
OF credit which he WAS impreGed would not at
rsch 10 him without them) that after the Senate
had Psaed EParGk votes upon iaV0 of the ex-
ccptcd petitions. a motion was made 70 make
the vote general as 10 all fbe ,eg." Now if
nothing had been faid about ir. the fra would
have paTrassss the ruth; and then he would
have laughed, and ftru,ted about ike c,s,v ir
ibe gniitr, pleaGng hinielf with the idea that he
had done bold and cunning thing But how
near does it come to the truth, even taking il 10
be according to his own acknowledgement. 1t
appears by his own declaration, when put upon
his DO" (Which probably means iomethinS
ike an safb, according TO his prstiice in Rui-
ledge's csie) tina, there were arguments had and
heard "upon f1Uo of the excepted petitions !"
aud did not thefc involve 80 fbe ,eajSrs ibaf bad
been laid 6tfo,e fbr io1ot, boste"i "a motion
was made 70 make the vote general as TO all bs
,F:" And wei! there might have been, tor
they were all in the fame identical prsdicament.
and vereto be determind by the fame principle.
Could it be iuppoied that the Senate, on the
point of an adjournment would fet to hear la
bored arguments on both Gdes Of fix or eight
"expreted petitions" after they were fully ap-
priced of the principle that mua govern them,
and knew that alteration could aniser no pur-
pofef Blu, even this lsft declaration par,skes OF
faiehooS. for there we're kpa,ait Vo,o taken up
or mare fSaa fzS0 before if qpas made geaeyai ar
to all bs m. As the Poet once fai OF Ger.
tain cnthahaa, -" He could not epe
I" His mouth - fpeak hut
"Out there few nop<."
So may We FAY OF this little green eyed.
velvet-p -paw'o philosopher" though in 4 more
opprobIious Enfr -
He cannot ope
HIS mouth to fpcak but
Out will fly A LIE.
Az he cannot, il fcems now a-dsys, endure
the impu,stion of ialfchood. inaimuch as thc
CALLED jade winces. We expect foon to have the
pleaiute Of feeling him again in print-when it
is hoped he will make general TAX of it. and
ende,Vor to clear up other, that have raed on
him 70 long.