Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-02-28

ETY. of fuch declarations. They are
unprecedented in any Legislative body
unjultifiable in themfelves, and dif-
Igraceful to their authors.
| We have neither time nor room
to notice particularly the outrageous
|oblervations of MIR. Hubert nor to
Thew, what has been 70 often flewn,
THE total want of proof, under which
'every one of the charges againIt Mr..
tJefefon's private character la5ors.--
AT fome future time we may be more
particular but at prefent we cannot
avoid remarking on the kind of evil
dence on which thefe gentlemen,
4" learned in THE Laao" reply to lub'taa-
tiate the accuiaiions. T4sy saUe
been pu6Gbsd in THE papers (isy tnay)
and Mr.. Jfsr/0n has nat denied15sm!
| Are the fouls of thefe men .ormed on
70 poor and paltry fcale, that they
cannot conceive pride of character,
and elevation of feeling, whi:h fcorns
to notice bafe and deteaable nander,
or to give it even the Importance of
contradiction Do they leriouily
conlider it as the duty of Mr.. Jefer-
lon TO put himfelf on trial before ev-
cry federal editor; and plead not gull
ty to every filthy calumny againf him
by every malignant fcribbler? What
was the conduct of Gen. Wilmington,
in ltuation iomewhat limilar Ev-
cry body recolieds volume of forg-
ed letters originally publiihed in Eng
land, pretended to have been written
by him during the revolutionary war.
They were fuffered 70 haze their run :
and it was not till after he had'deciin-
ed reelection to the Proficiency, and
he had defended to private life, that
he denied his authorihip. Will they
allow the fame kind of proof to be
competent againa their own parti-
zanS DO they conGder all the char.
ges againit Mr.. Adams as true, be-
caule he never denied them Is he
willing to acknowledge the truth Of
all the ailertions lin Hamilton'S pam
phlet, becaufe he has never publiihed
a contradiction? Asis.
M ibis may be; bit the G5ame-
fulfa q0ifb regard TO Mr.. JEFEsnsoN
IS, that be refgned his ofli< B ,okbs
moment Of danger"
This is the reply of Park to an
!rticle in the Chronicle, which proper
y rebut,ed the charge againa Mr.. JEFF
crjan of deferting his pof, in the time
If danger, by the Refolution of the
Legislature, palled on the ,2th
# December I7SI.--The ReColution
S as follows ;--and paiIed uaanimoyQy. |
Reiolved, that the thanks of the |
General Afembly be given to 7bomas |
feTtrl0n, Efq. for his attentive Ad-
ofthe powers of the Exc
utive, while in Office"
This evidence was too full and |
to be got over, except by |
ne of Parks boldeit downright faHe.
foods. The truth is, Mr.. Jsfsrjon
eUfr did reign bis s6Hee.--A little at
ention to dates will lhow ALTO, that his !
ficial time did NOT expire till afterthe
nof perilous era had paaed. The in
alton by Arnold took place in Jan.
7Sr. Mr.. y.fsJda was at his polt
uring The whole continuance of that |
avafion. Coraq0aiHs' invaiion occur
ed in April, 1881 and he commenc- |
d his retreat from La Eyefffs, in the
alter part of May. MIR. Jt6syjon did
ot re6gn at all or abandon his ita-
ION. He continued in office till after |
'orn1oaiG5' retreat and till the time
Or which he was conltitutionally elec-
ed was expired--viz--to the l2th of
nne l7SI.--So much for Mr.. JtFsr-
ms s re6gning his office %
Although we entertain no fallaci-