The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-18
NEWPORT.
THURSDAY, MARCH ls, 1924.

Having laid before the pubic tho srticie
from tho New YoIk Pstsiot relating 10 the
charge Of intrigue between the Secretary ei
the trsasury snd The fion. william Hunter,
end Q statement OF facts relating 10 the sp.
poin,ment Of certain officers o! tho customs,
bv tho Collector Of this DIstrici, aud the rein
statems nt Of the former incombcaN by tho
Ssere,ssy, with his defence as published in
the National intelligence, snd that of Mr..
Hunter, ss published in The Newport Mercu.
1--WE viii now proceed to make such rc.
marks and observations - will shew tho in
correctness Of III. statements made by these
Sen,lemen in their defence, and which We
,hink 70 ve,y far iH establishing the truth oi
aome, u not ell, ihe statements published IN
,he New Yok Patriot. In doing this We arc
not ac,usted by motives Of hostility to any one
---bW considering tho subject ss having o
brsrn2 on the interest Of the Republican par.
iy, we fesi ourselves bound, 10 pursue J, With
q rigid and &C, v,iniz,og isses,ig atop. When
yne0 de part from st'ict ve'aeny, even IN de.
tsnce OF their own reputs,ion, il 10 vefy strong
evidence Of the truth ot the charges sxhibi,sd
ssainst them. -..l..
The publication in the New Ysfk Pasrio,
was declared in the Ns,ionsi lD,e liige ncer, TO
20 @ gross misrepresentation end pefvsrs'oo
ot.fac,s--aat. to prove so, g'oss rni~ep'e-
seots,ion end perversion VI facts hos been pub.
li.hed in q demiofscial form in he In'siii.
vencer, which statement wss undoubtedly AL.
thorised BY Nj. Crawford bim'eE a .,s,e.
ment like ths, published, would have beeo o.
ye,iooked, il comiog from an individual who
could no, have access TO the hics otthe ftees.
WY Department, because it might have erfs
H. k,.t a 10 NM agh nnnhI
him who had hist sccess, because IL nut
have been the effrct Of dssieo to impose on
the public. We viii show, ncoottoxartIbly,
that mu'iated correspondence has been pub.
u.hed, to give plausib'iiy to fersersd stale
meot,of facts.
Win teg.,d 10 tho sffihavit in question, We
Anow nothine--,he publicatioo 10 'hs New.
York Patriot 10 the R's we ever hoard OF it,
bot this we do knosu, hat MIR, Hunter !, one
of ths wnmeN supporters Il Mr.. Crawford
In this state end - mouer OF pubic no.
tosis,y, tba, Il ha. been stopic Of public con.
vsrss,ion, io evs'y political CIRCLE Tor more
,hsn two years, that if Mr.. Crswtori shoud
be elected 10 the P'esldsncyr NJ. Hunter
would have Q foreign mission aod 1t has even
been in,,aia,ed who was 10 DO his private sec.
relay.
With regard to the appoint meow made by
the Collector, II Is Usttd in the Intelligence,
IN MI. Ceawfo'd's defence, "tha 10 one case
whore the incumben, ~ss person OF iotsm
petsis hsbns, the change oss COO n med bot
with respect TO the others, the Secretary 'e.
Qui,ed infor nation. 1v this inquiry the Col.
Iector returned tho following snswcr r"-Cc-
ferr,ny 10 tho ColIeeto,' = lsttcs oithe VT june,
which followed
Every persop who has reaAi that state men',
under,,suds il ~ il was intended by 'he Sec
retsrv u should bc understood that Nir.
Crawford sanctioced the sppointmeoto OF Joshus
Il. RatbbuD, in consequence OF its beng te'
presented 10 him, that the incumbent was Q
%, ,son Of int persts habits, and that ct the
time ,ha, change WAS conf med by his letter
Of May ~, he, had knowledge Of the o,hef sp.
poinmeo made by the Collector, but with
ssgsrd 10 thsm, ,squi'ed luther info' mst'on'
AID that the Colisciot's letter Of June ], was
his answer to ,hst ipquity. No such thing.
>od we dsclass, without teas Of cooU sdicticn,
shsi not ono word Of that stste ment - true, IN
tho sense 10 which Il was iotended TO be 90
asrs,ond--we chsllenge ptoof 10 the CONTRARY
E,om careful examination OF the Collec-
tors letter Of Jans !, apd hom our knowi.
edge Of tho transactions, and compsrison ot
dates end events, wc sssett, fear,sss,ot contra.
d,ctioo, that when the appointment ot Joshua
B. Rs,hbun IVES eon6f med BY Mr.. Crawford
he had no knsutedge that fhe Incumbent was a
Eerssn Of infes,herafe habifsj II he had had
this information, he would not have made the
obssrvstions to which the Collector refers 10
ME Isusr Of June !, and which induced him
to sts,s his reasons in that letter Tor the up.
,.;n,.~.., ~ ~ .s.,s Che m an. Melville. and
Butdick, % Vsl 90 thu, Of Mr.. Rsthbao. Ii
Il evident, also, ths, when the Scc'e,s'y's let
iss Of Nay az vas written, bs bad mol rseei''
cd the Collsc,o,'s letter Of The 22d, sppoint.
ing the three hrst named; therefore the let
ter Of the Secretary, requesting the Collector
10 s,s,s the gfouods upon wbich the new sp'
poio,soen,s, sooounesd In thst letter oi tho
22d he'd beeo made, must have been dated
, subsequsn, TO the 27'h; snd the CoIlse,o's
teuss, in soswsr 10 that request, no" nave
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