The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1817-05-28
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From the National Advocate.
TO THE PEOPLE OF AMERICA.
Jan,aics (Long. Island May 9, 1877.

There is seldom any enjoyment unaccom-
panied with its alloy, and IL has hardly ever
,heen known, that a uSAn, who opposed a cor
rupt govc rnment with any degree OF ability,
had the good fortu0 TO escape attacks upon
bis private character, however fair and pure
that charsctcr might be be.--Knowing. q. l do,
the close connection, 10 point of feeling, not
20 say Of interest, which exists be,wse" abe
hired prints in London aud the Aristocrauc
.pvints hcre, IL was natural for me 10 expect,
that the latter would become the channel
for conveying -throue hoat this country the
ISLANDERS on mc, which the lesyo,s 10 Lon
don might cause to be printed ihefe. The
Proprietor Of the kev Fork Eveaiag Po@
has not, the rcfore, at oil sstonished inc by
-rspublicatior, from the London Times news
paper, Of a, string ct most shameful false
hoods, whioh sepeared ia the formcr paper
Of the fth inst, as q mero simple quotation
from the Tmes. ,3s
Tho whole obieG, OF this string Of false
hoods is 70 make he people of boiI countries
believe that my flight was oceasioned, nef by
dread Of q dungeon I not by any expectation
Of some uofsir, and deadly blow from the
despots but by my deets which'l vas rna-
tie 10 nay There are, perhaps, few persons
who viii believe this but, II is, nevertheless,
necessary TO contradict the scand&oua false
hood. II is well known, that only week or
two ago, there was repoSs shed, IN this same
N.w.Yosk Evening Post, iom the same
kireling Louden points, avery detailed and
minute sccoun, of my having been ho'sesvhih.
cd by Mr., Lockhart, wember of aariia-
fncnt. .
The day, the hour, the precise spot, the
wound given, the site of the wound, all were
described. Yet nor one wor9 n ruth wa
there in the whole Of the. history, nevc'
WAS ou, Of my house during the whole of
that dav and had uever seen Mr.. Lock
MART for more than a week previously. 4 as
sort, that all which has been rcpubished here,
relative TO my private sGsirs,is equally Jaise.
II has been published that I owe eighteen
sAcusdnd hounds for neusha.ssr ssamhs. The
stamps are always paid Tor before they are
Gnken .fror, the sfunh-c6ics, FACT well known
90 hundreds of pcrsoos 10 this country. II
hns been said that lowed rent Tor o farm.
l rented only one farm. 1 owed hsV a
yedr's re-r Zone hundred and hlty pounds) on
the 25s-of March, and there VAS stock on
,he fsrn 20 tho amount cf more than yeats
rcnt, ASA things in the horse worth more
than apo,h er years rent 10 short, the whole
IL a string OF atrocious fslsehoods, as the
reader must suppose, when I assure hin
that I am able to prove, that my income from
my writings was more fhs. ten fhsnsina
neunds a yeer, cicar money ; and ,nN I fully
ox,ectto receive, at least fwenfy thousand
nouads out Of Tho disposal Of my landed ant
other property.
In a day or tso Il is my intention, when
have diges,ed my pisp, TO publish prosper
sus Of my fs,ore literary isbors. In th'
meanwhile I beg Nose getIsm-o. Who ART
proprie,ors, or editors Of newspapers in th'
Cai.sd States. TO have vs goodness 10 inscF