The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-03-04

on his integrity. spd be seeosdsog'y yielde d,
and stated tho fscts 10 tho sffsdsvit, With o
| suiI fuller diselosars Of ell the eircums,socss
,hsa we arc OF tbis ,ims ,bls 20 mako, bot
which will ia due time b laid before the pub
lie.
Thus, then, stands this affair. Either this
| distinguished {" Fsdsesi Sens,o," be. stated 9
vilful and dslibssste fsisehood, impiicsiing
tho character Of Mr.. Crawford 10 tbe las, de.
gree, or Mr.. Crswford has been guilty Of one
Of tho most prcfl'gste and sbominsbIs in
trieues that can be conceived. lie, tho pure,
exalted, sud 'exeiusive Republican, Csodi.
date, has been guilty Of bs' gaming with q
Fcdessl Senator for the votes Of the State
which bad entrusted her best Interests to his
6dsIiiy.--DSk as is this transaction, il 10 CO.
tsbIishsd BY evidence too strong for contra.
diction.
This is tho key 10 the facts stated 10 the
communication Of our core. popdent. This
Is the clue 10 tho con6den,isl letter" Of
which this Federal Senstor was so vaio, 90 TO
exhibit Il 70 bic creatures. We present these
isc,s to tho public in the confidence that the
Senator alluded 10 will not dare 10 deDy their
substantial correctness. To avoid ell mis.
tsks, We will in conclu sion mentions ma, 'bs
Senator alluded TO, is.ihe Hon. William Hun.
ter, Of Rhods. Island, is,e OF the u. S. Sen.
aie.
Savannah, Gee. Dee. 10, 1928.
EpIrcR or THE NEW YcRx PATRIor--
Sir--The enclosed - forwarded Tor pub,i-
cation in POUR gszst,s; IL 10 hoped you will
give il . place 40 sorn rs y"u conveniently
csn.-Yoa will per csive Tho vast importance,
si this juncturs, ot INC fsc,s Atsted being in
me distsiy laid before the public tor ,nvesugs.
ton lmpo,tsnt 10 the friends Of Mr.. Cav.
ford il fslse, becao,s TIN sccusations will be
easily cobfsisds to his friends, - we'll IS his
oppo,ers, If true, for then no honorsbe man,
no real ps,iio,, coud desire his elevation.
Your, A PLANTER.
10 The Editor Of the New.york Patriot.
'Sovannah, Geo. Dee. ~, 1919.
Sin-A friend who has jus, returned from
tho Nor,b, whe,s he has passed the Summer,
has put INTO my hands some o,inu'es he OBJ.
tanned there from vety te.pectsbls so,ho'i'y,
relating TO The conduct Of tho present Secre-
tary OF the Ttes,oty wuh regard 70 tho sp-
poIo, ,rnent OF cersn officers OF the customs
Tor tho district Of Newport in ,he S,ae OF
Rhude. Island, end HE viols,ion OF express
lsws in thst and other instances.
Tho source from which sm ss.u'ed the
ioformation was dc,ived,S and the esi,nable
character OF the gen,ismsn tom whom re-
ceived j., who has conssn'ed To my taking
this course to elicit tho tru,b, places ~ almost
beyond doub, and 'he only resoo have to
question ITS eo,rec'ness TO the extent in which
. ne 0cou 'ep' esros~vf ~ s"s' " "ss 'oWsiH-
cd SO lsns IA siience and tho Papers have MI
'ung with - recital fsom one cod Of tho
count, Y 10 the Other.
Ths iocol sitsatoa OF your paper, and its
extepsivs circulation, has induced ne to make
rbe inquiry throggh your columns, IN prefer
tnce TO one oi our own. Ths truth or falsi,y
OF ,he fscts is vastly ,mpvr, nj, sses il they
sts mainly correct, IL must, ia the spioioT ot
tvs,y ficcd 20 the couLt J, ,o,s''y ~ Si him
ior the high sta'fon 10 which his friends have
he'd ,houghts VI siesari"s bin,, and ,sndss
him uow or,hy Of the one he now holds. But
if they should p, ove lnco,ree, IN their mate.
ria, points, exaggerated and circulated by his
enc oies merely to injure bis repu' s,ion, it
will have q eonusy effect, and sueng hon
hi, -spd,ny IN no opinion Of every friend Of
virtue and his county viii ncs suemp, TO
sbidge. but viii give the s.ats 'aat precisely
Us it csms 10 my hands.
ewe ara obliged to omit parts OF This statement
which enter upon details OF interesting Fsct and 10
reserve ,hsm for fuare paper-td Po'J
"lNCoNrEsTABI.E FACTS
aOr the demise OF the iste Collector o|ths
Customs for the DiNrict Of NeSpoIt, the Hon.
Willism Ellery, who died m February, 1920,
his nephe ", Christopher Elie'y, Esq. wss ap.
pointed to that offico. Al the imo he en,er-
ed on the duties Of his Office, il was well known
thar out of eiohteon offices within tho Dis.