The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-18


nisble fact thst ihsfe sre G lesn tn'ee Il
those % peIs lsken in this town. The article
alluded to was published 10 the Ps,tio' Uf
Feb. 5-was received BY Ne on ,hs S,b--oa
The following day it was borrowed by t'ised
Of Mr. Hunter for bis use, and retained by
him until the 18Th, when IL was 'e,u ned by
his son, who left il ct our ofhce, hsviog had
the pspsr 10 bis possession eighi dsys, 10 tho
exclusion Of many Of our subscribers, who
were anxious 20 nave Q 4" glance" o, n. We
cotfess We were disappointed at not seeIos
his statement in the Mercury ofths 2i.,, to
! say no,hing Of that psper Of the l4.h--bus
the Ioteiligencer, containing the Treasury
statement, he'd net come TO bsnd 10 iime and
il will be teaci'y attributed TO that cause only,
that Mr. Hunter deferred his defence to,o
late period as the 38th.
As We observed IN the CON meucemen, Of
these remarks, We know nothing Of The sffida-
Wit in question end do not know that there
is, or ever was enc Of the kind alluded to in
exisiepce-and we scknowiedge, 10 use Mr..
Hun'et's own beautiful metaphor, "H is I'M.
hosssbie 10 ofgA x,Ih SHADOWS IN fhe DARE )"
bot ws place TOO much confidence 10 Tho pos.
hive deelsrs,ion Of the highly respectable Ed.
itof OF the New Yo'k PsUiot, TO doubt hero
10 such q document in exis,enct--snd VS.
really hope il will now be brought 10 light. 10
give the accused On opportunity 10 -cotA5aeis
in open dsy. Tins We think is not only cas
TO them, but TO the public at large.
With regard 10 Mr.. Hunters observations
relating 10 The Reinstatement Of the officers Of
the Customs, we shall at present notice but a
few remarks Of his, ss he has not denied tho
general corJectness Of tho statement publish.
ed in the New Yotk Patriot, and as that state
ment is universally acknowledged to be sub
s,anlially correct.
Mr.. Hun'er says, ia the part he took in "a.
vo' OF Nj. Ccggeshali. he made no okSsion 10
noHEcs--As thought nor Of he foHncs Of any
o/fhe harHes cOnceyned--he knev nothing, he
thought nothing at oil what had teen the fshi.
fics " Mr.. CoyyrshaH. BY this declaration
he has cont sdicted the constant sssertion oi
his friends and the friends OF NJ. Cogges-
hall, who have unifoI mly in justification OF
his in,esfetsnce, rnsde uso Of the a. gutnebt,
thnt u was on political grounds only bat lha
Collector msde the change 10 favor OF hIs
political friends, and on tho ssme grounds
ihey justified Mr.. Hunter in csing his irilu-
ence in favor Of his hoificoi Jrifnd. Iheir
tionds had good reasons ior their opinion,
sud u Mr.. HsBier had not nDrde this sole ma
and public declaration, not single Individual
IN This place would have believed that at that
time he did not knCW tho politics OF Mr..
Coggeshsli, or that he did not think Of tho
politics OF any Of the parties concerned; and
we doubt II :heie ate many wh0,cBn believe
u now. II be had no allusion to politics, and
no reference 10 them in biz mind; when he
wroie his letter to Mr.. Cfaw ford, we should
be Elsd to know to what he sllod~d when ho
rems,k ked that His, (Coggsshsli's) 'emovH
is evidently go plain cont sdiction of those
principles Of mid and contihafiny toHey fhof
has marked his (Crswford'a) cGefal eondus!
md farivate eonpsrsalion"}
Mr.. Hunter stys he knew Mr., Ccgge,Bslt
10 be an American, end though herhefs OPP
posed to the conme nee mtpt Of the fpSe wa',
apx'ous for his county's gloty and success
and we have 70 doubt Mt. Huoier Would
give the same opinion of the band or svorisies
who met at Hartford. Ii 10 the We y ground
token by Har'ison G's, O'is, IN his defe6ee
Of himself end his associates in that dstes,s.
BILE plot.
We will notice bu, one thing move. Mr..
II. declares A" he never did show the letter OF
| Mr.. C,swfotd TO the Weigher and Gsuge,-r
end ibet hs never did receive from him leo
Of hi'y dollars or sny other sun" VIII la
pretend TO say that he did not comm unieae @
| the contsn,s CT that letter TO the W.igher
sod Gauge' or ,hs, 6f,y dollar bill was 90,
left a, his house, about that time, in his eh.
senee If he declares tho Iauer, he ross
| Mr. Coggeshsli Of all the encomiums ,bs't
have been passed upon him, for this act OK
con- me ndable gratitude.
Upon the principle tina, MI. Hunter ayers
| he acted on this occasion, what reason can he
| assign for not nierfeIins 10 favor OF Mr..
| Yeomsos cleo, who vas superseded OF the
| same time. Wss he less meritorious--snd
wss il no, 90 much his du,y, connected as hs
vas with the government! but he appears
| 10 notice IL as . merIi, that he inteIfe'ed In
favor Of {" ore and only one" ], musi be q
source Of proud grs'i6cstion 10 Ms. Yeomsns
end bis friends, that he is under no obliga.
iions 10 Mr. Hunter for his ofhce-lhst he
wss no, sls,sed by him with the enemies Of
the second war for indep pendenee-,hst he