Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-09-06

|, uaeis s,srsiy inferred 10 thefc fhecs. The pc
| culiar eiicum!tanccs however with which they
were related, rsr,ain 20 be noticedl But be-
tore we proceed furthcs II may be well 20 new ,
IN what light The acknowledged friends ct gov
errnsnt viewed the conduct Of the author Of
this hiRory, selasive to that ,inlurrroion in
q hich he tsllsns he'w reported 70 have been
coacrfrfd. For tnis purpoie il il neceiIIy
10 give place 10 one more hort ex,ia0, from his
hinory OF that infuueetion. In The t@o hsn-
dred end eieh'y.eighia psge Of that hiac'y. may
be found the following tenteocss: 'sI Iknew the
attorney. general advccated my condutt from
what he had obferved. aud vas intormcd ot IL
when he was commilonsf in the weRern conn
ties. He and Judge Yatcs had fuficiently e1.
pioGed their confidence IL me on their arrival IN
that country. by tending TO me frtf. explaining
the objed of their milton in confidential let
ter. and employing me 10 procure the means OF
eorrc9poo6ins with The necting." By lhis laa
quotation il appears, that the comri1ionegs fcnt
by The Psehdeai Of the United States to seeore
order 10 the fcur wsacIn counties Of Fennfylvs.
mia, repotcd the mott unlimited confidence in The
authci OF thm hiaory. They not only hrf
made known TO him the Object Of their milton,
but entrpfed to his keeping letter, which they
we're onwiIling az that time 20 have expoied.
Did theie eommifionerstheo etieem him an en-
snly 10 his country Did they not know 20
who's, they bad entruiled their confidence Had
NOT one Of them been eighteep years acquainted
with bin. There is bur one sn!wcr which the
accufers OF MIR. Gaa,in can give 10 lhefe quel-
tions, and ihat ihsll Immediately notice.
Bo, frt let us enquire, whethcr we have
no other authority than that OF the commiAion-
en by which 70 enabIih the character and rep.
utstion OF The author this hiaoly.4, and here
LEI me ak, whether the seader docs NOT recoHee,,
thai IN the converiation above related TO have
paTcd between PreGdcnt Wsihinetoo and abe
author OF this biiory, ihe pieGdent aiied him
ga we'll dilpoisd ci,izen"i / pieiume every at
teniiye reader, we'll recolIets ihefe words OF The
Pre6den,.. Rut what anfwtr will be given 20
this declaration of the immortal Warrington ,
Will 10 be fsid that he, made IL Though igno-
rance of Mr.. Findley's character IL IL TO be
fuppofed that he woeld have pronounced con-
ccrning the character of pction with whom he
was unacqusintcS Or viii if be infnus,ed that
in this intsnce he laid aide bis won,ed candour
and Independence Of mind and Aooped 20 fater
and deceive q defence,efs individual whom he
conhdesed IS a psti,ioning rebel Surely fuch
language a. this, the nor abandoned old tory
Of the pseient day dares not otter.
WhN then will sh: aceufcu cf Mr.. Gala
tin FAY Will they FAY that the account which
Mr.. FindIey has given OF The declaration of the
diRitf lodge & Attorney OF the dlafit, Of Penn.
fylvania. concerning the legality Of the meet
ings.i j. nor true ! Win they fay that the reIa-
tion which he las given Of the converiation
which took place at faikiion's ferry between
himfcif aud the commliionep 10 6kc~i!c ua-
trur Or will they fay that the above men,ion-
ed Dieritt Attorney, s. the Attorney Gencral
OF the United States. did not declare tss Mr..
FindIsy has Ielsted,) thar there was no proof OF
crimiesliry Of any Kind found sgainA MIR. Gal
latin Or viii they deny sha, PfeGdent Wsh-
ing did at Caslile, aile the author oi this hiio-
~ 4" well difpoied citizen VIII they, for the
purpofe Of 5earcying the separation and po-
pulsrity Of Mr.. Csllaiin, go fuch lengths az TO
lay aide the general rule. which pSeiumes the
tcAimony of pefon to he true, when he gives
il in under iuch tircomfanccs that he might be
cafly detected il he mould relate tsiehoods, and
pretend 10 FAY that Mr.. EindIcy, who at the
tine this hiaosy wss pubIihcd, had the honor
tobe ono Of the members of the Houfe OF Repre-
fentaiiscs of the United States, was 70 hsyden-
ed, 70 deprsyed, and 70 IoA TO every fenfe Of
honor, ruth. and deceucy, 40 TO bubliih TO the
world downright, impudcnt, and Infamous falfe-
hoods, when ne mui have known that in ifrort
time, he would unavoidsbIy meet Detection II
they aicribe TO him fuch condua ss this, they
may as well FAY in 70 many words. that he 10 not
only knsvc but fool For nothing more
fifonely indicstes the want OF fenfe, than the
publilhine Of faleboods under fuch cfcomAanccs.
a. render immediate detection inevitable. Bot
appeal 20 the caodosr B. good fenfe Of thoie who
have read the shove inherited cxus6ls, whether il
!, no, an opinion too ridiccioos for any rational
peffon to entertain, thar nan Of the kno~-
ledge and sndefAshding 81 Mr. findiey. wosld
ever utter, mach lefs poblfh to The world shso'
the medicm Of bihoIy, fsifehoods IN which he
muff have knosn st the time Of his putiiliing
,hem, he could be slmof inaansIy detetied :
Cestsinly II we doubt the truth Of what Mr..
Findey has related. concerning the innocence OF
Mr.. Cs!lsrin, under al theie circumRsnces. we
mall foon learn TO queaion the truth Of every
,hirp, which we find il convenient 20 difcwdis.
BY Iht, hyins side every ruls which esPesi-