The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-11


cil,avow The ,oerk u having thus ostly upon
th4tSfest scsre, urged the high merits snc
v lslIfS s!.oas ot Mr. Crawford ior the Peal
-CsBcy.
I, /. further stated. that among other a.
mpis to promote the succes, al tho Iepubii-
al candidate, 4 made a dead vvt .: gentle
'nan1' ON Rhode lslsnd, = leading and '"iiu.
AnIai Re publican Of that State, and proposed
so hin. to cooperate in securing the eleci"'
III votes Of tho, Stale. The name VI tho
.seniIsmas Tho Ediiofs s's not AT liberty 10
ineniion, tut ibeir readers e'e as'u'ed that
ne has declared in OF sHiJsyi, now IN exi''
Ieoce, that 1 made TO hiu. ,hs ioiiovioy d.s'
.ciosutss.
Thet he, che Sesstor, was ws'm and
con nliden,isi iriend of the Sec'eis'y of the
'tfcasu y--thst he had a Tree and uDioso'veo
...on,in unic. .tion WIN him upon mo subject vi
no Psssidency. Tbst ,be Secfe,sy had
':uDtered with hiM upon the iess.oIhiy of &C.
90 ing the eieS,o,si votes OF Rhode Isishd TOT
.nmScli by mesDs Of a c0.ops'stion oi h'', mo
Senator's fiends, with some leading 'ePuo'
iicsbs Of Tho Ns,e--,kat he had chosen th's
zane repuSjS.o genrie map, as The mosl IN
huentisi and most kocraI sooDS them, and
nat he had no doubt that tAsy could wiih The
Sl.ost pet feet case, secure The soies ot that
s,ote, by such co-opetstion; (; that II would be
impofiant Ia Nj. Cisw.otd 10 have such
'oo,hvid 10 New England, that it he would
NOS co.opeis ale with hiai, and M. Crawford
tnouid be eIee,ed, he could, OF cous,e com.
,naod any ihing 10 the gift Of tho government
ia ,hst state, and exe,cise y greater 'oaa.
t.ocs win his al Dihi,ira,ion ,hsn any o.hsr
hlf N Ia a if.
lhs Senator, he should use his otmost 10 put
tvety thing into his hands; for he was 10 30
abroad as minister 10 some European Couni
% station which would CRAFTY his Wishes and
shIch he had long bSen anxious to atiaiu.
To this mass Of gross assen nion and invcn.
.ioo, l PLAINLY aud calmiy assert upon tue
ioost petisct consciousness OF innocence ard
If The uuib, thst l have not had u, sDy ,in'e
with Mr.. Crawford any con'e'sa,ioo 10 To-
s,rd 10 tho Presidential Election. ! hsye
ncser inl, vdcd myself os TO this topic upon
a,s sieniioo. ! conceived Il pvin, Of deli.
.acy 20 lo'beav remark rpon this subj :ct. and
~ ailusiun UI bis was ever calculated 10 draw
oue tioi0 me. Ns hos not bern with ne,
90, do l bsIieve with uOy one else, an inui.
suet. lie never oTvrsd ME ." Office Of any
Mud, nor did ! ever tiom him .Oiicit soy.
n- would dlsdsin 10 accspl tho friendship oi
any nlsn upon the mole tenn, Of selfish pos
psetive bens6t, sod II ! kno~ myself, sm
incapable of moking 30 any man such ptopu-
su,on, / vspsl 40 con, y 10 all my thoughts
and habits Of lite, mo ides Of ba'gain,og Tor
,iIice, snt especially "f con,,'viag Ly any
means to pledge tte sutf'sscs Of such a thinl-
ny, sagacious aHd indepsndsnt race, o. are
b. Ira IF I
& coalition Ut the principal iesding ionusn
asi T. publieans and Fcdersiists cou d imp
upon tins People or bsguiIs them oi their
'ighs' They would wnh instructive acute.
nsss detect such coalition, and Il opposed to
Tho plain soUnd sense Of tho budy OF the Com.
muni'y, would disappon, and defeat it.
A coslitiop Of one hamble Eedetslist, Who
never has shown 10 his own STATE any thing
out mode, a,ioO 10 principle, and inactivity 10
party movements, who never was aecused be
tore OF any faculty ~ intrigue, aod who has
been alternately praised and conde n.ned for
too much m,ldosss eDd prudence 10 party
sonce'ns--lhe coalition VI such man TO ei.
Iset the great putposc Of csrtyins y Presidcn.
,isl Election In this SAFE, evcu with this
great, leading, Influential Republican,, who
sod ridiculous. Has no, ,hs great msn Or
any sueh ,hsre oe) mistaken the revetios Of
ais DIVA IMAGINATION ios my comnuniea.
ions
Tbs general assertion Of intrigue with Mr..
Crawford, thus denied and repelied, is st.
Ismp,st,o be Supported by the angle fac, Of
She reinstatement in ofb:c Of soms subo, di.
nae vfhcers Of tho Custom. 10 this place,
displayed BY The presen, Collector. In this
business I had ss TO ono OF these officers,
t,nd only as to one) q small end ine6eefuai
concern. Capt. ID. NJ. CooaxsuALL, q wos.
Thy snd respectable uan, had been selected
ind sppoin,ed = isw months before by the
late WILLIAM EtLERr, Esq. as q Weigher
and GIugs'. HIS very sppoin,men, by Such
usn. signes oi tho Dsciats.ion ol lndepeu-
dence, who wa himself sppoioled TO Office by
Washington, Spd con,iooed by every succeed.
ing admin'st's alton, sseDed 10 my mind o
st'opg and slmoN irrcsistible presumption 10