The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1809-11-22

Nlessrs. hughes * Co. IN the wool diving
business, and was in fact returned a fair work.
man.-This man tho prisoner frequently met,
and by glowing representations of the advan-
tages and great wages he was likely TO obtain,
oy goingto America, induced lin to agree
10 emigratc tor the purpose of being S,niploy-
ca IN cotton mandatory, at a place cahed
Sooper's Town, within two miles of New
York, Philadelphia and short distance
from the residence of the prisoner,
Mcssrs. Hughes and Lewis having heard
OF this negotiation, sent for the prisoner and
demonstrated with him On the i!legali,y of
the steps he was pursuing, forcwarning him
at the sanactimc, that if he persisted in his
dclinqucncy, they would punish him with the
rigour OF the law. The prisoner then de-
ciared his ignorance of any criminality at
tached to his conduct, and promised most
faithfully that he would rclinquish his inten-
Tons. In few days, however, Mr.. Hughes,
discovered, that Hutchinson was making
preparations for his departures and that his
passage had been actually taken OH board an
American ship.--Thc prisoner was then APP
lprehendsd, and on being brought before
magistrate, produced receipt of Sl2I, paid
by him to the mate of an American ship, for
Hutchenson's passage, and also a promissory
note Of Hutchinson's for thar sum, and for
other monies before paid to him by the pris-
oner, to be paid out of the produce Of his la
bcurs in America. The iprisoner's defence
was--that Hutchinson came second time to
him, and said he had his masters pcrmiss-
ion to leave the country, and that from his
solicitation he was induced to pay his passage
out. Nesf, ld
The common serjert, who tried the case,
in summing up the evidence, dwell with Pc
culiar force on the mischievous tendency OF
the crimes with which the prisoner stood
charged, which, he said, was most materially
connected with the manufacturing interest of
this country, and was descrvcdy punished by
law In most exemplary manner the legis-
laturc having decrced, that prisoners guilty of
such an offence, should be subject to twelve
months imprisonment, and penalty of 500
pounds.
The jury, without moments hesitation
returned verdict oE--Guilty.
Hutchinson, the arti6cer seduced was then
tried under an act passed in the 5th Of George
the lst, which cnacts, That any artidoer. par
ticulary in the manufactures of cotton, WOOL
silk, mohair, &c. who should be convicted of
or detected in, preparing to leave the king
dom, for the purpose of devoting his know
lege for the benefit and advantage Of foreign
countries, not within the British dominions,
should be bound to enter into rccognizancc
himsels and two surcties, for remaining in
the country.
The evidence on the former case was again
gone through, and the prisoner was found
Guilty.
Query--As the English government pnn-
ish artist and manufacturers for attempting to
emigfatc to the United Statcs---is it not evil
dent that their emigration must be service
to the United States, and is not the hostility
to domestick American manufactures in A.
merica, a simple cooperation with the Brit
ish spirit of monopoly, and proof that they
are hostile to our prosperity ydarora.