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

crime on account of his conduct relative 10 the
inlurrettion which happened in the four welt
ern couO,ies Of .Peanfylvznia in ,7o4. he tnoa
have been pfoiecuted either by the attorney gen
cral OF the United Staics OF by the diaret at
torney of the d,eriet Of penhiylvanis, and fincc
they have both declared |" thar there was 70
proof Of criminali,y Of apy kind agsina him. -
hope that fhali not dfa~ upon myleit the
jua ceniare Of being an an,i-lOgician. Il con-
clude that he is perfectly innocear OF the crime
of which in the Mercury Of the date Ian men.
toned he aabds accufcd.
If 10 writing this long defence Of Mr.. Gal
latin's charaeter, sgsinR thc above mentioned
change in the Newport Mercury. it we're my
only obje0 TO prove HE innocence TO the iatil-
fsclion OF ihofe who are ready and wiling to
receive the truth, might with great propriciy
end here. But have oIhcr Objects in view,
which win to accomplish before l quit the
fubjeet. intend If poGihle, to render il un-
neccifaiy Tor me 10 make any reply, TO whatever
may hereafter be written or fpokep, againa the
conteau of thele fheeu. TO ihis spd ihall
fra endcavor TO anfwer iuch objections, as st
the Preient occur to my mind, which may prob.
aby be made TO the above inherited essfstis, by
thole who are determined TO believe nothing
which does not corre!pona w,sb theia wilhes
aed inclioarions. The two Gra Of ihtie objec-
tions which fhall notice, extead only 20
the fift OF the above mentioned extratts. To
thar exsrad il may be ob;ssted. thai il is
taken from different paru oi the hiaory,
snd M not to be found in it in ono body |;
and that by clofe atieoi.on 60 the Quotation
points in that extrat il ,sill sfo bc found that
IN one ot two thort fentences, and ia three or
lfonr part senences, my own language appears
introduced .;n fuch manuer, as 60 induce lhc
reader 10 believe il 10 he that OF the author, and
that in ,hc part ien,ences, she authors ianeuasc
taken iepsiately, would he without fenie OF
mesoing. To the drf Of iheic objections ap-
!wer, that there is nothing remaining 10 the hif.
tory, which in the leaa alters or contrsdieis the
fence o!thc extract; and 20 the fcconG, that In
the few cafes in which for the fake Of brevi,y, l
have been under the necefli,y Of ufng my own
language TO the EXECUTION of the author's, have
been extremely attentive 20 prefcrve his fepfc
unscred and entire. And as an anfser to both
Of the foregoing ob.sp ,ns viii further add,
that the bltoIy cons.ins 10 account OF any 9th
er meetings than ,hoie " hich are mentioned in
the exustt, and that il no where fclarcs any of
MIR. Csllatn's sonduN, TO have been al any
time different or inconffent with that above re-
lated. IL whstI have here aGcT,cd concerning
my cohduet in making fhe above mentioned cx-
tract, and in agreement with the hiRory from
which il il taken, is not ftrietly true, my polit-
ical opponents can eaGlJ conyiet me OF the faie.
hood. .g &
There are two other objections 20 the above
inherited exirztts, which nos remain to be con-
Gdefed. 'Theie objections apply equally to The
whole Of the exusas. and are 10 coieiy conncet-
ed, that find il CONVENIENT to conEder them to-
gethef. They ere alto OF coioursble nature,
aud coniequebt!y rcqcire fomc attention. I
mean the objections which may be offered aeaish
the character of The h,forian, Who wrote the
hiGory from v hich thefc extraeis uerc taken,
and, againf ,he truth Of the ,hiaosy. ] fsid
thofe objettiom we're coloufsble, becauie il sp.
pears by the h.aorian's own account, that he
himfclf wss reported to have been deeply engsg.
ed in that vefy ioiurrctsion. Of which the above
mentioned hiaory is narrative. II is ibcreiore
rational to fuppofe that if he was in fact engaged
in that inforrtlion, and was generally coniider-
ed a. an enemy to the Copni,ution and Laws OF
our country. and his reputation .wzs thereby
finking, and his popularity diminifhing, that be
would naturally ufe every means in his power,
TO etaic from the public mind ihofc imprelIions
10 unfavosable both 20 his political and moral
eharstier. and that he wouIt endeavor IL pogi-
bic to rcrfsade the public TO difcrcdit every re-
port, which might have tendency to fsmp
their minds with the like or 6nilar inupsefIioos.
Bot il he had been innoccot Of the above men,
toned charge, would he not have been equally
anxious TO dcfendh chsraeaer sgainfi !, D Ger.
tsinly he wocld. However, I am free to ac-
knowledge that thefe objections to the character
Of thin, hi&orian. and confe4osntly 10 the truth
ofhis hifory. would hsve 10 my own mind con.
fderablc weight, Il feveral cifcanAsnces suemi-
ing the relation Of Tome fats whieh are Rated n s
hiaoy, did not concur TO prove beyond al rca-
fonsble doabt, ,,hst not only his chsss6ser il an-
impeachAble, bot that bis bifory 70 far as il is
concerned in proving the isnocence of Mr.. Gal.
latin. is fTidly true. 1 FAY 70 far as IL 10 con-
cerned 10 proving the innocence Of Mr. GsIlatin.
becaeic the circumaances on which I fhaIl rely
TO Prove the truth Of that part Of his hiaory, DO
not 60 to prove the truth Of the whole. Bot
with regard TO the fstis before slIsded to. she
ereHsf pAif OF them nay be found u the ex.