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

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planalon OF this trsniaetios, innocent 10 itieif,
confonaat with the lavs of the cooatry, proper
in my Ration. sad which cannot b: dishgured
even by the artihce Of in6dious maligaity.
La country where the liberty of the Prcfs
prevails. its ulc NAT be fhisld OF defence. m it
10 aa inftrament of attack. This is conf,nant
With juisic. ADD congrnial with th- principle Of
cqaAl rishn; is thea legal 10 eEablilh ds.encc
by the pres againft the attack, made thfo' the
m:d,nm of rhc pref. This iacred principle of
felf defence, is as inherent 10 political fates, as
il is 10 indisidusls. and when an offence is thus
MADE sgainf fovercigo which cannot be bfJ't
into court OF juftics, it is not only i6e ':g5f,
but afo, il is the duty of the repreicniatiVe ct
that fovereign or marion 10 rrpei the attack wiki
Tie fame weapons, which are made uie OF tor his
injury :,
Were the foreign miniaers TO be deprived
OF this right, enj ,ved by every individual who
bfeathes the air OF the United States. they would
be reduced to the fad condition Of dyfiagKjbed
Have5 io the very centre of the land of liberty.
For fomc time pat, fomc of the Philadelphia
nc vs. paper, hai ciicrlaIed CON nenu about the
exiting differences between the king OF Spain
aud the Unite Siatcs, nutila,ing tsets. altering
circumftsnc . and draSing isiie cancluiions high
" contrary to III. character OF iutce and gene
rofity e. ofiea and 70 msgnaninouly proved by
the king my mater | myfIf was pointed on,
as the author of fomc letters from .,adiz and
M ld.id, al,h,' never knew of them butby the
news papers, aad with the fame injuitice, and
abpis &c paragraph aganGt the P0hdcns was hncc
attributed 70 me; thus the pubic mnd was
poiioned with ,oc irrect accounts and obnoxious
conclu & ,ns--under iuch c rcumlances | beiiey-
el thea, and 4 6.Aevf SaV, i. was noi ouiy my
rgbi bur ALTO my dury to check thc torrent OF
impscni ins as contrary 10 truth a, 10 the inte-
refts OF my country.-Reing very well scquaint-
ell With h: great iuhience of public opinion in
popular government, as il ihst OF the United
Srates, with uf mteotion of bringing the fob
ieets of dilcnilion und.r a forcibe poins OF vieS
which had been carefully concealed, and pre-
lcn;ihg them TO The public eye under new al
peeis, aid apprehending that ne editors who
had p,eyiouly efpcuicd Psi'y on the qaeaion
would eiuie e. ihfsft in their papers my IN
,ended publication. tho't that Mr.. Jacklon
among others would not perhaps have the reluc-
tance which anticipated 10 the former. | re-
quceed him 10 call upon me and having acceded
to my rcque6, after deiuiiory convcriarion A.
bout the uews OF the day, OF Mr.. Pinckney hay-
Jag called for his paIpor,s (ny apprehension, OF
the rafh fep) and the detrimcnt which would
| arite from war between two nations inyi,ed by
their seci irocal inseoeas 30 the preieryation OF
peace; told him he could do more good to his
county by advocating peace, than by the war
like principles. he was proclsiraing 10 his paper
Il dweii while upon this topic, aud hniihcd
ing and telling him thar il 10 diipofed, could
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ejaculation, which could NOT fail 10 be favorable
to ibe eagt Of peacr, and that for his trouble he
Soui have the acknowledgement tbaf 1oa.l BE-
b,Opo ; .'heic were my DOLLY words upon this
head Ia al, The coure of our convcrfa'ion in this
ofcr had IN view bur the juh c,mpenlaiiou
which is due TO an editor of news. paper fnil OF
advertisements as Mr.. Jackfon',. for the room
that my Intended eaays would have occapied in
his Gazette. or reward for his labor IL he was
10 take upon himiet TO couch my ideas IN a
more correct language than could do It myief.
Surely the honor of a man who is in the hab.
il of retailing the fpace Of iis papes by lines
ihould not be hurt at juf Compensation which
was offered, when IL was qucaioned Of occupy
log fomc colo ms of it and Mr.. Jacktoo is lels
cxcuiabl- in the perverhon Of my foeaoing tcon.
vcrtins as9ry an Gath mere furmile of his into
the affirmation of a fact) a. repeatedly told
him, "SD, tbis hsof diplomatic intrigue, rita
plain eajt, and fibre 1re,e any thing aSl5gaoya-
bls ia ii I 7v9uld be t5e Les man TO trepsf it, and
jon qc,uld be sfe ica man 10 ao6om scsnld be
protys1 BY me-" Why MIR. Jackfon has omitted
in his afiiavi, .hcfs expeditions of mine, 70 IL
lufrative Of my true mcaning,is better kao~n to
himl.lf, bat it he is man OF honor defy him
TO deny them ;-and leave to your confederation,
Sir. il it had been my intention to perfuade a
perfon to an improper conduit, l would have
been 70 awkward as to bring the fentimcnts OF
the mott icrupulous honor before his eyes; it is
then evident thatM Jackfon has perverted the
meaning of the compensation offered. aud this is
the more ridiculous ~ the only thing which in
yicsw was contemplated by me was the mechan-
ica part of his Office, that 10 the printing Of my
publications it could be apprebended that
foreign mioitter would rfque an intrigue to bribe
DIRECTLY or indirectly high officer Of crown,
depoGtay OF the iecrets Of fate and director of
i,s mcafures. but to bribc MIR. Jackfon, the edi-
tor Of a news paper whole (heets are fcarcely TO
be feen acrofs the waters of the SthuyIkill and
the Delaware, without place in the govern
nent, without perfonaI influence. to bribe him
foe the typographical publication Of ideas which
we're not BIZ Gus, by their nature PERFECTLY HARM
eh aud legal. 10 conjecture to be fogseaed
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