Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-30

no defgn Of making reGAance, but co the eau
tion being repeated, we remarked ths; it tool
or defperzie man to prevent himielt from being
taken. ihould hre agun, that j, would be great
hardihip il the whole country fhould be implicst-
cd in his guilt; he snfwered thar he didhot intend
that they Mould, bur that we did not know what
migh, be the confequence OF firing ooe gun.
y "Wc enquired whether advantage would
DC taken Of want Of form Ia hgnine the deciarai
tion The Prefidsnt faid he could not inform
10 uriefs he knew the eircumitances. We en-
planned to him, that We meant only fuch want
Of form as did not ariie from any fault in the
perlon claiming the amneify. bur iiom the con-
dutt of Others. tuch as the papets being torn by
desperate banditi after they had been Ggned !;
othis il was teplied. that 90 advantage ihculd
be taken OF want OF mere matter OF form.
s"Arrhis and all the other interviews, the
Prcndent authorized us TO aIIare the cisizcns who
bad lhc'sefrd ihrmielves sndcr the faith OF gov
esomcnr, thar one hair ef their head ihould not
be injured. let their crimes have been ever 10
great.
We undertook TO procure more general
and pnequiyocsl aHurances, aud 10 tIanimit
IaeTn 10 the army, and were aHored thar thc ar
my would halt Tome tine az Bedford, 70 a. to
giyc an opportunity Of procuring the atIuranccs,
and thar they ould be well received. We thcn
wishd;ew with view OF returning hotnewaids
nett morning, bot the pssfdent fcnt his private
/ iesretsfy tarly next morning 10 our lodging, TO
aGns TO wait on him again before we LETT town,
bofhaviug rete cptaicS milcs to fee relations,
the. PisGGcnt wss gone out 10 the army before
we Ietufhcd; bot ss lie reformed iron, feeing
the iaa diviion of The army begin their march,
he topped his horfc before The door OF ohr
lodging, and calling US 10 him, converted fonc
TING with Us in the areet, and appointed US TO
wsit ON him again in the evening. and TO bring
tome xifursnces which we had informed hin, we
had with u.s. that had beer subfcribed after the
Iithof fScpiember. We ipent that evening cch-
vetfing In the fame manner, a. We had done the
former, ard chiefly on the fame fubjetts, till We
thought convenient 70 retire. We we're difmiiI-
ed a politely rs We had tech received, and in
all the opportunities we had Of converting wi,h
the ffeGdcnt, sc we're treated with that candor
and politencis which have az all times ditin.
goiihed bis charstier.
Mr.. Redick and I, returning with all
convenient fpeed, fcpsrated at Greeniburgh in
WtAmoreiand country, after preparing an ad-
vetiienent TO be pobiif,ed j. the Piufbusg Ga
zeue, calling for meeting Of the delegates Of
toxnlhips, which had been e:etied for the firft
meeting at psikifon's terry, and reqoching al
10 the attendance OF a. many diicreet citizens
heGdes as could conveniently Attend.
"Oh the z4'h Of October. the meeting
convened; great indeed was the difference be-
tween the completion OF this meeting. and that
( which me, at the fame place on the I4,h Of 40
eha preceding, and this differences was in 4
great meafose owing TO few men. Bradford,
Fulton. Psrkifoh, MMihslf, and Others, who
had coGtrived aid promoted the meeting at
Bfsddcck's fed, had either feepred an amn.fiy
BY fubmittirs 10 doe time, or fed out Of the
eoartfy, and Others uho pcrhap' had dcbe nei-
tbcr. we're afhamed 10 appear at this sting.
though the terror Of them and their friends had
oveIawed the frit and great nofnhef OF ref
pcttab.e eitizcns attended at this mreiisg, who
did no, think il prtdcnt TO countcnante the
hfe. The citizens DID not ae, here ss deIegates,
nor produce credentials and the gfcsteR hafpo-
ny and good order prevailed. xmes Edgar was
appointed chairman, and ALERT GALA.
TN Secretary.
"When the meeting was opened Mr.. Re-
dick and gave an account Of the difchsr8e q
cur uua az CMliae, and isted the propriety of
giving more onequvoeai sGufsnccs than had yet
been obtained. and the encoofagemtnsi given
for doing 70. si nearly in the preGdent's own
words as we could expfefs them. We alto Nat
ed the importance Of preventing any headArchs,
foolifh people from irritating the army, il it sd-
vsnced into the eoUntr, either by fling gun
at them, or any other cordra that might be
connfued into piesence by any IN the army to
brtak ,hroseh the rules Of difciPlinc, &c. and
in order to render them the more cautious. ~e
informed them that the fame inn4mmstory fpifit
appeared 10 pefvsjt Tome psrs Of the army. that
had 70 recently pfevai'ed in this country. We
ALTO, secofiine TO the Prehdent's inaroe;ons.
sfbrcd fhofe sho had fhel'ered thenielves under
the faith Of government, that they mould not
be diAuibed, Jet their erimes be ~hst fhey might,
aud thar no advantage fhoufd be fskep OF want
of mere mar.S Of form. We added fsch other
information, ard made foch cbiervations. as we
thought fui,able TO che occadon; but many OBJ
fervstions ~efe not neeerafy the people were
wiling 20 do every thing THAT van judged prop.
er indeed, ifthe fame people had attended and
vo,sd ~ ,Le 6fh so<e,ng thar did ~ this, and