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


pretended ifidavm 'sieued TO 10 the hbe,tou.
pubiics,ioo al the New Yo,k Pa,iiot Of tho
Sd 81 Febsua'y. was su,ho ised by me, and I
nov proceed IA fedeem he pledge Of giving
publicity md suheniciy 10 that denial. THO
delay 10 dong ,his, 4. matte, of 'eeret, bur
has bern unavoidable The New Yo,k Pat
riot, thuunb known re, hep, .lss she,e, IL noe
90 here: with but single subsc' 'ibet e., 7
believe. in our Island, il was d III, ui, TO be
procured, sn1 though the glance 1 had at is
enabled me OF once 10 ieei he perfect con-
sc'ousneS Of a y own innocence, end TO per-
esse The, misetsbIe imposi'Ion by come ner-
son Z" Sskn s,a" on the Editors, ! eosld do
no NOE then but 70 declare promptly, ex-
pliei'y and ooeqo,voe.Iiy, my dsnisi OF all
knowledge OF, o., concern IN The eopse, sations
alluded 10 in the pretended tflitsvir: and
that was done as expediiiously n. possible
The New Yoak Psuiot wss ioI the htst ,imo
seen by me on .be lab, snd. ,he ist oppcr-
tnn'y ior publication hcie wss on The ~ h.
l have since he'd an oppot, unity oi &c pc us.
ing 'h's strange aod deues,sbts libel, and ~
gain declare esey syllable Of i.in respec, To-
,hs con'tnis of ihe pretended sfhdsvi,, 10 bo
fslsc.
IL 10 singular ,ha, op the same doy, without
posnive ,sppessd in the Warrington In,elIi-
gsnce. The New Yo,k Psuio, undoubtedly
nteoded to injure Mr.. Crawford, end 10 ca
'u"niS'e me. My eariy dental in ,hs paper
81 the l+ h, was to prevent the FIST effect,
and ,.ipce 10 find ths, even wnhou, ihse
ea'ly denial, no injury 10 M, Crswio, d could
have bseo /, Hsc,ed. Ill. defense vas, ss 10
The only mater approaching TO & charge, in
ssttN AMI an Ir<.t .tNs~
OF their contents sAti.6ed his ft,ends, and 81.
isncsd his enemies. Blu, I I'm no, ,osen,;-
ble TO the do'y Of vindleaIipg my owa repu,a-
,ion, and OF stqui,,ing myself 10 the psoplo
i'om the charges Of siIy vAoi' y sNd inuusivo
Interference, which the New York libel has
cho'ged upon mo. ,r "a
r, The chsrgs 10 10 anonymous publication.
IL 'efers 10 end rests upon on .fiiJssit that 10
not produced, and on sfidsvh maker, who 10
invisible, and ~ho 10 TO remsin invisible.
Whs, defence under such circumstances, Can
be, or ought iobc made f /, Is impossible To-
Eight with shadows 10 tho dark !, 10 disprovo
the contents Of pspe, cautiously secie,edr
or TO incr'ogsio OF contradict . witness Who
does no, choose, end cannot DO compelled 10,
appear before the public. The assertion cen
only be met by denial snd sole mny ,eite-,
'~'S ''y "sS'"'opSVt .s~"t VIC Wbo'S VI WV
pretended sflidsvit IL 6cuon or q freud. Ii
IS not existent, o. f 80, IL 10 fslss.I state in
tho most unqualified ,s'ms, ,hs, never had
any communicsuons with any leading, or In,
husniisl, or other republican Of Rhode. Island,
upon the topieks aad with the intent reieUed
TO. demand The nsms Of the sfhdsvit. maker,
snd The production of, the sffiJsvit, snd do
nsnc them 10, merely for tho put pose Of
Vip al, k.,, -. k..r L. h.
oeneh, oi tho public, who have been sbusrc
and imposed upon. ..,r r...t..
% Eve'y republican gentlemso here, who he's
OF later yeats been at Warrington, (wbether
he pIe,ends to, the high character ot being,
leading and influential or noi) hss voln'eefeJ
on this occasion TO scquii h,mseli.-rhose.
aud oil those especially who have suy p'cfcf-
enee for Mr.. Calhoun, dissvow tho sfhdavt
and discredit its existence. 80. a.
Nothing but the production OF this sfidsvis
in erfsnso, sUiheo,ica,ed, subsc'ibsde snd
sworn TO, can satisfy sny reasonable man Of
any ps',y. Tho public have 'ight 10 de-.
maDd this, and do expressly demand IL. %
do no, know who TO suspect. ! csn se-
cuse no one upon any prob.ble conjecture.
There i, not man IN existence, especially o
Rhode Island Republican,, who l. addressed
s H'ebo spu eooH z-u htUVcfsI, 10 whom
can impu,e the bsssosss Of listening to coa-
fdenisl com nuoicsiions fos the purpose Of
betrsying them--ot preserving them in tho
form Of q privnc voluntary affidavit, end 70.
tanning that affidavit in. dresd secrecy foe
yers, to be afterwards produced for the put
| pose OF vindicti,e cslvmny. II iss libeI up.
on evoty Republican IN the Slsie end is isls
sod ttpcIled ss such BY them Although a
PLAN sod POSITIVE denial to on vpioo0ded end
unseen charge, made by on invisible seco,er,
Is q strong spd sulficieo, proof Of the false
hood Of the charge, yet may be 'epslled by
circumsisnecs, snd rsfu,ed by the PsPsblo
inconsIsteucies Of the chsfge itself
The ACQUISITION t., tha, sboot nine or ten
month. 6s/,re tho eseb,s alluded 10 in pre-
tended ie,ier from Savannah, which essots,
We. The reimbursement OF the Osicers OF ,hs
Co,,oms OF Newport, took place 10 June,
Ig1O thai ia in euher Iuiv or Auuust. lalg.