The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-08-14
From Cobbsu's Register OF April e71
TO COMMODORE DAVID PORTER.

Il
one, there was very base attack upon your
character and conduct. In order TO convince
you, that you ought not to suppose that oil
my conntrymsn approved Of such vile publi-
cations, inserted in No. ] l Of this volume,
le,tsr to the author or editor Of that work,
whose name is WfHiam Clifford. there gave
an accoun, Of this literary hero; but in my
statement OF what he received out of our taxes,
l l was find, guilty an omission, which
! now procesdto correct. / said that he had
| been rewarded with sinecure of more than
| 3ool, under the title of Clerk ofYAe Foreign
| Esfrcafs, and that he was "a comnissioner ef
/ fae Lonery. But now find that be has en-
other placs Of" Paynaster Of tie Band Of
Gentlemen, Pensioners" at 3ool. year. A
most suitable office,you will say for the whip
per.in OF ia setof aired Reviewers! What par.
ticular Band Of pensioners this may be do
not know. Perhaps tho whole Band mSy be
Reviewers; fso sir, leave you TO guess
what a chance the journal Of your eelbra,ed
cruize stood in their hands;
gave an account in No. ! ! Of tho conduct
Of this writer in tho cases Of Peter Pindar
and Anthony Pasquin, and also of the conduct
and character of the Judge Kenyon. In short
showed what the basenoss Of Reviewing
really was in England. But sir, must again
beg Of you and your countrymen and all for
eigners, to keep your'eyo steadily Axed upon
this fact, that writer's like Mr.. Clifford, are in
this country, absolutely in tay of the govern
ment, that is to say, they live upon the taxes,
and of course assist in producing pauperism
and misery. This is not the case in ouc coun.
try. There writer If he getrich, or If live by
the pen, must receive his income from tho
people who voluntarily Guy his works. There
he need care little about his readers---his
foyers are the only persons that he need care
fof, or that he does care for. This writer
must have known very we'll how base i, was
IN him TO assault your character, in tho man
ner that he did ; what shameful prostitution
OF talent he was guilty of but his mind had
for many years been made up to that, and had
been scared against all reflections Of this sort.
You will naturally ask, how we can tolerate
howrwe can endure, how we can submit TO SEQ
our money raised from US in taxes, and earn.
cd with our sweat and slmos, with our blood
you will naturally ask how we can submit to
see our money given TO man like this, while
we SEQ nearly TWO millions Of paupers over
spread the land. If findeed, he had ever in
his whole lifetime rendered any sort of SER
vice at any time Of his life 10 The army, the
navy, or IN an any other branch Of public
business, there might be some excuse for tho
hesping of these sums of money on him but
to give this man, whe was few years ago
tutor to lord Bslgrave. and who has never
been in any kind of public employ, an income
to equal that Of S or Lieufsnanfs Of rae
Navy, is, you will say, an act for which the
employers Of this man ought TO be hanged, it
being neither more nor less than o robbery
Of the people.
However sir, think can now defy Mr..
GiFord's talent a talsehoodd aud deception
as far as relates TO America and if he conGn-
ues to deceive the people here, those people
are not to be pi,ied. He 10 one Of those,
whose labours, though they tend TO keep
up the delusion for while, will in The end,
make the fall of the tyranny more COM
pletc and more memorable.
Ibave the pleasure TO assure you, that ev.
cry one, whom have heard speak on the sub
ject, has rsprobated the cowardly and vipe.
rous attack made on you by this sinecure as
sailant but, strange as you will think il, very
few persons here know that this statement
which represents the Essex to. have been
captured by one English ship is falsehood
|. There is hardly any one in England, out of
VIC pssc VI tnC iuuiruitv3 WDo-ooCe not H'In-
ly believe that you werc beaten and captured
by the PHOEBE alone But il you could know
the state Of our press, you would not wonder
at this. As to all matters, relating to the war,
with America, they generally speaking, are
nearly as ignorant as are the dogs and horses.
As far however as the truth has made its
way with regard to its exploits, they have
received the admiration which 10 due to them,
and there arc many men in Eogland, amongst
whom am one, who most sincerely wish
you health, and happiness and success in
your present important employment Of adding
10 tho s,reagth Of that navy, towards tho
fame Of which you have so largely eootribu-
ted. We, who entertain these wishes, are
very far from desiring to SOC the power and
fame Of our country diminished, We are
for the prosperity and honor Of Eng. 10 prefer
renee to those Of all the rest OF the world.
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