The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1812-09-24
NEWPORT.
THURSDAY, SEPTE.NBER "a, 1912
G ENERIL HULL.

ly crying Out, for the public " 10 SUSPEND iheir
oh'nien on fhe suhhossd freachery Of General
hnN, fiH MS official account is nu5lished." IL
Is oncharitable as we'll as unjust, say they, 10
Judge mau be fore he is heaid-and Ii the
public have prejudged his cause, how is he
to obtain a fair trial" Yet thesogeIy aGnesf
and charitable gentlemen, with malice and
falsbood, oeese the government of acts ths,
would disgrace an idiot. Ought not the gov
esnmen, to be heard in their yindica,ion, as
we'll as Gen Hull II they wish charity and
justice extended to Gen. Hull, why do they
paint in such hsllish coiors the General Gov
eminent and why are they SO anxious TO
SHIFT The crime of Hull, upon the shoulders OF
the administration Why do they cry on, for
Jus,ice and charity in favor OF Gen. Hull, and
stab the vital fame of the Government at one
and the same moment This line Of conduct,
persued by the British iacobnical party, is
eonsis,en, with their deprsvity and wicked
Ness like the jews of old, they cry out Ho-
sanna, Hosanna, and in the same breath,
belch out, ctucify him ! caucily him This
Blush faction, with the inc on sistent Ran
ooiph at their head, not only denounced Gen
Wilkinson, bu, actually conde mned him be-
fore he was heard and Wilkinson, when
tried by Court Martial, was not only acqut-
ed, but applauded for mis- ipte gritty. In the
affair Of Aaron Burr, this same faction, not
only volunteered their services Ia screen him
from punishment, but actually acquitted him
IN the public mind, long before he was tried
Selirdge TOO, they acquitted OF every crime,
long previous to his trial. In the affair of
Miranda, these honest and charitable soul.
acquitted that renagado of all censure and
blame, and IN their false and ,ibdictiye' at
tNks accused the administration Of the foul
est deeds. In J6hn Hcnry's projected rebel.
lion, they endeavored to shield ,ha, villain, as
far as II was in their power, from every cen.
cure and Crime ; in doing which however,
they in some measure concealed their own
guilty, ncfarious views and designs. The
truth is, the B,ilish jscobinica party are ex.
tremely solici,ous to protect Gen. Hull and
cast the odum of his unjus,i6able conduc,
upon the administration but The communi-
cation of Col. Cass danns TO eper lasting in.
fanny" the political, il not The moral reputa-
tion Of Gen. Hull. Proud and happy shall
wa be to record his acquital, l,inarked with the
strongest proofs Of his integrity ; 5u, before
we see something more conclusive Of an un-
impeachabie fame, than has AS yet been pre-
schtcu 20 the puoIlC, Ike tnousanCs Oh otnctS,
we must say, " there is something rotten IL,
Denmark"
Reports arc in circulation that Mr.. Monroe is to
be appointed Secretary of War; and that Mr. Jeifer.
son, late President OF ihe " s. ~ 20 DC invited TO the
office of Secretary of State-ths is good news, if
it should prove true.
1t appears there are now two British squadrons
on our coast one consisting of the BelvideIc, Eous
and Madsione--the otler, ,he Statlrs, Acasts and
Nynph. We lu~e it will not lie long before Com
modore Rodecr, will give account OF these gas.
conadIng buccaneers.
The southern papers contain an account that the
frgate Essex capt. Porter, has been challenged by
the British ftigaie Southampton, capt. Yeo, and that
the gallant American has accepted the chailebgo-
Both vessels said to be of equal force, therefore
there cannot be much doubt to- the result
Efficient Jfeasnres--On the 11th inst Mr.. Bedford,
shlp;carpcn,er. with gang Of 70 or ~ hands, left
this city, in the steamboat, for the likes. where
they are, by contract, 10 complete force in given
number o! days, adequate 10 the command of that
important section of our fionlier.-N y Columbian