Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1805-11-21

totton Kc cpcftofy ffom WucncS u SSs ttnuc-
diately copied into every federal paper IN the
counkry. Thin iesscr was 6sncd Thomas
Turner" and addrsiled TO jsusbsly. Bat who
this fomebodS i'. the frieods OF Mr. lsfe'fou
it fcems are not per,,itted TO know.
Is Is necraafy here TO semars. that ssety
feaersl editor Who psblifhrd this celebssted let
ter Of ffHhamss Turner. yre,ecded 70 feel Rieat
rslneiance ia nbelissing the charges which j, con-
,ained. and fesmed to exprci, an ardent win.
,hatths frieads of Mr.. Jstfsrfon would immed-
lately cone isrward aud dyfy0v< them. il they
were nottsus. In compliance with this S,rfsn.
dsI vim OF The federal editots. the friends OF
Mr.. Icff:rfou xfd come forward, aud did col!eet
snd puSlifh a numbcr of depuGsious. duely at
teited certificates. and extraets from the Joof-
nails Of rhe Virginia houie Of delegates, which
prove every charge in the ABOVE mentioned let
ter of Mr.. Turner. to be fofalt faJf and Ex-
/sas4ed. Aud thief: sxbinsYd editors them
felves, do not pretend 20 deny, that IL the evil
dence which has bsea lately collected and publlh.
ed, in viudicston Of the charatter OF Mr.. Jcffer-
ION, be In fact true. he ought 10 Rand forever
acquitted Of the difgraceful charges which MIR.
Turoer has broSght sgaiaa him: What then
have theie manufacturers ADD retailers of lander
dane in this cafe Have thcy undertaken TO
difprove this evidence. No. Have they publiihed
il . No. Have they ackno~ledg gcd that the charges
contained in Turner'S letter arc not wcli found
ed: No: They have not even done that. Have
they been jfirxf in this affair No. What have
they done theni Why to be fore. in tho pleni-
,udc of their casdo, and bo~sfy they have pub.
lined an sf6ev letter from this Mr.. Turner, 20
the aforefaid /su,bsdy. And what are the con-
tents OF this /sesxd letter l. there any evidence
in il OF the ruth OF che chsrges contained IN tho
former No. Does il contain m sckpowisdg-
ment that iheie charges arc untrue No. What
does Tufner FAY tor himielf then Why he lays
he 10 no" esr.wig". NhMseIie does he FAY
Hehys thst he " qUas sm Of an age, nor in a
ffsofisn. r PERSONALLY sssOnss6 abe essfad Of
Mr.. J.fsyor uUbif Geveynor sf Virgiris." Bot
fsys be. fer NY i.fermans~ on ibh Js6ted ! wpsos
baf AN mdeb,eds0 /ome Of fbs sssS rrfbfsi
mea IN ibe esm~ssity. sebs qcs,e e~e5i<l fran
fbei, f,Sa,isus. and qualified f,sm hbeh falsais.
esyyesy 70 appreciate f6e ebaya6sr Of fbs Jfyy s-
fee, sfStax, He then goe, on 70 add thrie
extraordinary and ambiguous words :"Wbstber
f5e DsDucrioss Of shofe sexsitmu. o. .Ie %.
porte inp,eJfsu ef tbs csrtjseats Of M. JsfSv-
sss esrlsa be 65 Jsxsdsd II if ssf tov ne 10 oJey."
This iaA ientenec looks fouethiog like rctfsc-
tioo ia mafquerade and. like the Delphin ora
Gle. fpeaks language 70 equivncal, il may here
sster be inrespre,edto to mean Whatever lie author
pieaies. ILc.aowever. Ear. Turner meant. to
couvey any idea at NIL by this fen,encc he maa
have intended thereby to irinoatc that the
truthlos wiss be had fsid of Mi. Je2erfcn in h;s
sra lfe~r. could Soc ~ Srcosss;prd by the
Extss; bat taat Il }efAoded altogether upon
the vsfioas sp;~ioss of mankind. But this 10
nitesshle fshtefuge iodeed aud 70 pslpably
abfurd, that Mr.. T. viii End it viii not fcresa
him from the merited contempt Of tho essSs6
sod b0rE peoP!s. OF either party. For one If
the charges which Mr.. Tusnes has brought 4
gsioa Mr.. jeferfon. rcis,ive TO his conduit
when Governor of Vrginis, Is. tina, he 1tdtA-
"a his Office in an hour Of danger. and lett the
Srate 20 the mercy of an invading foe.f And
iris charge which, is in faef the root and trunk
of all the Other charges, which relate to Mr..
Je&erfon's conducts 81 that time, has been prov.
ed by the ] ,urnsls Of the Houfe OF dciesates Of
Virgins, 20 be paIpaoy fsyf and sxfassksl.
But Mr.. Turncr il fccms is NOT snsiseIy fafisfied
with thiskiad Of fevideoce. He appears 70 be
Of fopinion that facts of this kind oaehs 20 be
ed,--bys 6edsHian,, - Euclid proved his
propohsioas; and not by referring to the Esfs
for seRimony. Thus il appears that Mr.. rur.
ner, has made new and important difcovefy
in the fcience Of Logic and s,a,hemstics For
thofe things which the ancient Philoio2hers pre-
tended to prove BY the fs,Ss. Mr.. T. has sn.
dertsken to prove by <sls7isss.- ye vener-
able aad long sReemed fhades Of Egyptian snd
G,eciau Philofophers.. prepare your hearts for
so escraal mourning. and your eyes for everisi.
ting grief. AIas the death. bell Of yose memo.
rice has already kno,led
For 10 the Rsr of your ancient fame.
Are loft in the blaze OF 9srss,'i name.
Bur let us ressrn 70 the fubieef Of Torn.
er's iecoud. .lettess. Immediately after the TENT
encc ish q,oted come the following words
again s6srs. fb&f 7 Gddt,ive ~ isifiIyDo
frsm m~@ sse as< relbe6abiAty. Gsi az srfH
,sisbf feaHe fbs bsy/su ao5o bav< certified. 10
f,sus fbs s,sfb Of fbsD rspeaivv y,fJ6eSas. ~
10 be ,sssird nrssLs 10 JsIfarfists rubsf 4
bavs sGsrisd. Now, reader, plesfe to notice
the ancommou Logick which Mr.. Turner hss
here ufed. In the 6re place. he ackoowIedses
than he does not bim:it know. whether the
charges which be has brought aesinfe Mr.. JET.
ferfon be true or NOT and then very 'igifsiLy
concludes, that there 10 as much propsiety in
calling upon thofc of Mr.. Icfferfon's friends who