The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1810-09-26

ana, unless thcy could DC gotten rid OF, II was}
the borough -mongers saw, In vain to attempt
to cheat this world into belief that the friends
OF Sir Francis were a " contemplate ruo6te."
The next fetch was to accuse the friends Of
Sir Francis with vioiert and murderous actions,
with firing of pistols, in the streets At the arr
my and with having formed design to
block up the ends OF streets, and tumble down
the bricks and tiles upon the heads ofthe arr
my. 1t this had been srne, Il would have afsF
forded nothing in support of the assertion Of
the friends OF Sir Francis being " eoafs,nh-
HSte ra6ofe )" but It was VIGOROUSLY lalse 4
and we have now pretty good proofs oil the,
fslsehood in the failure of the offer of 5Ooh
to bring forth any evidence of transgresson
OF the law having been committed by she heos :
fle, while II has been proved upon the oaths
OF two juries, that some of the Afc gGdrds did
commit wilful murder upon two, at least, Of
the people. There is no getting over this.
Soldiers are sent 10 aid in executing an order
of the " Representatives Of the PEOPLE }" and,
in this execution, the said Soldiers commit
murder upon fhe people while It has not, in
any case, been proved, that the people, though
some Of them were murdered, by the soldiers,
committed any act Of violence upon the Sols
diers. What, then, were the boroug h-mons
gers and their hirelings TO do Why, RESORT
TO their old expedient ;---namely--abuse, de-
fame, viiy, the persons, by whom this exs
posure has been produced. For this purpose
the accident Of Mn. O'CoSNoR's being In tho
house Of Sir FRANCIS at the tine of IT'S beitg
broken open, was eagerly seized ON, psrticus
iarly by one writer, who, in his conduct upon
this occasion, has discovered degree Of
maiignity and of cowardice raf ,ly to be met
with even in the crew to which~lss kclonlssy
aud never 10 be found III any other descriptions
Of men. The baseness OF this mans alta, X
upon Mr.. O'Connor is truly unspeakable. No
words can do justice to II. IL was not merely
a wantoR attack Mr.. O'Conhor was not only
an unofending party in this case, and it wdS
not only attacking him for the alledged crimes
of his brother, since he tcf the Kingaon', al
we'll as willie he was In il. In addition to all
this there was the reflection that the ssseilarS
was favourcd by a strong hohular hryudicei
existing In England, against the very namr OF
O'Connor and, the assailant, however deis
cient in point OF understanding, and talents,
had cunning enough to perceive, that the pres
judicc would, in some degree, at any rates
work for him and his abo,ninable causcs
There was, however, something 30 detsstas
bly, unjust in the attack, tIrat very few persons
were influenced by it. DetcstAti0n was tho
feeling that il generally excited, yet, could
not satisfy myself that had done my duty
without bringing the case of Mr.. O'Conhcr,
fully before the English p'ibiick and, there's
fore, for the purpose of doing which, bcgs
gcd him to furnish me with Narrative Of
what passed in respect to accusations against
him by the government, which Narrative, inI
deed, was the more anxious TO possess, from
having heard that Iiberal-mindcd, kind, and
honest man, DR.. LAWRENCE, say, that never,
was treatment more unworthy than that
which this very gentleman had received, ands
concerning which treatment, the Doctor sent
me some papers, during the Administrations
of Mr.. Fox and Lord Grcen,illc. This cirI
cumstance naturally gave spur 10 the other
motives, which led me tU desire 10 possess
Mr.. O'CoGnor's Narrative, which having obs
tanned, here present II to my readers in his
own words. Upon reading this Narratives
where is the just man, who will not join mo
In cxccraiing the recent attempt to excite, -
renew, a suspicion of his character and h.6
motives Well may he set out with observs
ing, that the people Of England know worse
than nothing a6om ireland. But, this is not
strange I" divide and oppress," is an old
maxim and it would be strange indeed, II
this maxim were forgotten by the boroughs
mongers and their hifclings. Hence tho
nevcr-ceasing calurhnies upon The Irish peos
pie. Who upon observing the manner, in
which Mr.. O'Counor has been spoken off
since the affair Of PicGadilIy, would not imags
inc, that he was iow, desferotc aduemurers
or, at least, a man iuing upon Sir Francis
sort OF hireing patriot in short, man al4
most as despicabc as IL he were too,a gulps
er of false oaths under borough-mongcr
almost as,despicabe as if he were Journeys
man in the work of corruption. Yet is Mrs
O'Connor a gentleman OF ancient family and
of independent fortune, having his possessions
in lands, being one OF the owncrs of his nas
tive country, and having Of course, all thd
motives that man can possibly have for pres