Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-11-08

known, they were perfectly innocent. Was il
their tsndencyl That is impoGiblc, when their
Object was by his own confciioa, the peace and
Hdvaasage OF our tvo countries /; was il in the
attempt OF Pabliihing them Ii il demonftratcd
thar in fuch circumitAnces have NOT only the
rg6f bat Il ws' even my dxy to do il was it
ia the tender of the compeniition IL is evident
there was No nose indelicacy in this proceeding
than there is in the of:r or the prefent of fee
TO lawyer or phyiician; where Is taen the of
fs1cs TO Mr. Jack!on's honor OF 10 the rigas of
his couutryf
II Mr.. Jsckfon has proceeded with a cuI-
pable Icvisy, aad aGilning nnd.r oath, that he
had penetrated my ixfamsa bRypsIs. when it is
evident he had completely mDfakeA IL he has
been not lefs incorrce. in aarrting Ep0ssab, that
had mentioned 70 him to have myJtH ysesiv-d
letter from New. O fieans which aated there
was letter at that place 10 Mr.. Jsf.rfon's haud
writing, which declared, that If the ier,i-rs be-
tween the MiGi1ppi and the Rio Perdido,
would raiie the American colours they lhou4
BE- Imported. No, Sir, IL is not f,as, although
given under oath by Mr.. Jackion, that had
received fuch letter. l oaly told him in the
way of coDveriation, ard not for any other pur-
pofe whatever, that there zveye in Philadelphia
one or Two letters from Nex-Ofleans, meution-
ing the ABOVE account. I never Informed him
] had reeeiUea one, as in reality this was not the
cafe that iuch letter letters, ander the aboye
mentioned date, have been written from New
Orleans, is fact known by fome people in the
city. myfeif have ieen one of them. directed
to very relpceiable perion 10 Philadelphia, & if
authorized by him. wooia mention his name,
but after the Pieiident's deciasssion / am con-
vinced of the fAlihood of the sGerlion, and per-
fuadsd that caiumniss can be invented and pro-
pagated with the fame facility in New orleans,
as they are done in Phiiadepha.
This, Sir, is the biftoTy Of this tranfaeiion,
rid:cu!ouily :nagnhcd by Mr.. Jackfon, who
has preiented it TO toe public, with "a much TO-
lemni,y, as it he had difcoyered the gun pow
der plot. or the ccnfpiracies of Fieiqoe aud Of
Bedman-a!l the hsinous crime is, that wifhed
TO make ufe with decency and decoIum OF the
incon,clfbe right which | pofefi of felf de-
fence. applying it 10 my iosertign and 10 my
country; the Intended calculations have 6ncc
appeared in other papers aader the fgnature of
Gtsvio.a Mapent, snd by the pcgulal of thcie
efay., you may rahly Judge il their contents
are Of nature TO brbc Mr.. Jackfon with any
ack nowledgenent, rs he declares in his evidence,
or IL there is in them TO be found Gnsle expref-
lion contrary 10 the refpcst due TO the govern
lneut or to this country the ufc have naic of
the liberty Of the preis cannot be diipute6 with
out a,taking the conRi;o,ion, a, the Law does
not conGdeT 10 its Alutafy rshr;etions ne pub
hiher but thc publication, and If this does not
infringe the law. IL would be criminal attempt
to refrain any perfon in the Upiled States from
the exeicife Of this righr ,hi, Sir what was ia
tended TO be done, aud has Gne. been done by
me: My means have been jua and legal, my
Object pure and benevolent, and Gao only give
offence to pedons, who groaniug under pique
aud difappontment, easblilhing their expiring
hopes OF retrieving their flaattered fortunes on
the public ealamiues of war, for fuch perions
the doctrine of advocating peace cannot be but
bigb freajon.
would have demanded from this eooefa-
ment the oonifhn hnent Of the hid lsckfon, for the
offence of converting mere iuyniic ST hia inrO
the affirmation Of faci and employed ander his
perverted idea al infamous and defamarory Ian.
gusse, had nor anticipated that when the
particulars Of this letter fhsll be known 20 the
public, | fbaIl be completely avcnged by the fe-
verify Of HI, feelings.
A,th ,uh the yindicaIiou Of my cond ua ex-
cluGvcly belongs 20 my King g. government, a
favorable opinion Of The good people of America
ia far from, being indifferent TO me. For the
reafon and for the dsefee of interca and impor-
tsnce that the circulation Of the PfeGaents lei
,cr has mpreed into this sffsir, have thus con-
defended publicly TO notice an incorrect ati-
davit with unjuft abominable concludons.
| With fen'iments OF high confederation,
| have the honor co be, Sir 2e,,
/ n Your moa obcdient humble fcr'vt,
| Ell MARQUIS DE CASA YRUJO. :
| JAMS MADISON. Efq.
|Ua(5ixgssu, Oet. Z, 1904. .4.1t.
|, p. S. have reiervei to the lal, what Mr..
Jackfon has u,iaskcnly introduced TO imply that
l aGumed a conremptuous fyle by. refuGng to
term the adminiaration I" the government"
/ On this head l am particularly deGrous of
vim licating myicf. as il 10 70 foreign to my
difpoG,ion.-In truth. during the debates of
Congreis in 1898, l learnt the difference be-
tween the two terms, and in fpeaking to MIR.
sckfon. I mentioned the adminifrarion, and
addeded " not to fay government" thereby,
mcauing to diainguiih between the adminiifra-
ton and the three branches Of the Legiilature
which conai.ute !the governmens.-T this
apparen,ly diirefpettful language evinces only
the cautious precihon of foreigner.
So"many miicorRrueiions, If they had not
been given upon oath, l could not have fufpeet-