The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-05-11
Domestis s. 3tstaesllauroue.

VII tue i0en ui@ ny Snh hanuofph. -tAS,
correspondent from Washington to the
Democratic Press, in his remarks, says, 81
have given you nothing that he did not say,
but have necessarily omitted much that he
did say" ~ te.
The Royal George! Yes. I've a storr
to tell you about the Royal George. Yor
remember the Royal George, sir; But no.
It was before your time, sir. (Tims give 4
Inc some Porter )-lo07-Giles says, De.
ctmber--but here, he Is mistaken-@I say
Jdnuo'y--ye- january remember 10 as
well as III was yesterday-l did not bap-
tie IT, sir,--no! though Twas repnted God
father, sr,-as Giles the'real God father to
J. q. Adains--The Royal George sir
was huge, unwieldy stage, IN which
Crawford used to scnd tlr- men,bets that
boarded at his house TO the Capitol. We
used to meet Adams, sir, irudgng through
the mud, with his umbrella over his head
he would not ride with us, sir,Lno--he
would not ride--But Giles at las. coaxed
him into his carriage. .eir--Aye, there il
was sir, that ,"biHing and cooing" be-
gan--Why, sir, it could hot. De otherwise,
II Tins some porter. Throw any two,
they must become as intimate, aye, and as
confidential, as man and wife--uo matter
how great a scoundrel the one, sir-but
here were tiro scoundrel. together, sir--
the intrigMer and the intriguee-both a.
hke, sir-l have always said that Giles
had no principle, sir--I said ittwenty years
ago--and l say itnow, sir Adam aud Eve
would have come togetherz-if either or :
both, had been as ugly as sin, sir--in Par
adise-or in Purgatory. Yes! sir--take
my word for told Shakespeare knew
what he was about, sir. If Ferdinand had
not arrived as he did upon Prcsyero's Is
land. Miranda and CaiJon must have been
man and wife sr,---'tis human nature, sir
IT know any thing about it, You know
Mr.. President---l say, sir, you knom--
(Tims some more porter.) i told you TO
your face, sir, yes as we rode together to
Gailliard's funeral-that you and I could
never be friends, sir-that we did not think
alike upon any subject, sir,--anhset the
gentleman, beg your pardon, sir, the Sen
dtor from-some State in the .East--said
was your poltical--the Note taker, saws,
he added conGdentioi--I believe the Note
taker, sir, ,---yes he said. your political, and
confidential, friend! / suffer 10. fool to make
friendship for me, ,sir-=fool Swinny--orany
other fool, sir,---[ looking and pointing at
Mr.. Holmes; Of Maine. --1F Fool, did say:
More knare than fool too, sir,-SHe knee IL,
sir, knew, that was no friend ofy yours; sir.
but he had motive for il, sir--a pur-
pose to answer, sir;.--yes, more knave, than
fool, sir.---Poor Crawford. | pity him
where are all his friends, sir? bought up,
sir. = is' .,
But let us to the Letter again-this pa
per is worth money, SIR reading Giles
said that mr.. Adams was at first reluctant
to call on Mr.. Jeferson'--coy--aye, lit
tie coy, sir, reluctant to call on mr.. Jefier-
son! My life for it, sir be did not go in the
open day--no, no sir--l mean no irreve-
renee when say it, sir,--but, my.life for il,
he went like Nicodemus in the dark-in
the dark, sir yillainy always seeks the dark,
sir reading and when Gilcs said this,
he added, all Mis snw.'--He saw it, did
he! Yes the see-er and tho see-ee--ifI i may
be allowed to make word--were both a
like, sir, a precious pair of scoundrels, sir
But, ho,c did he see! Was he behind n
screen? Did he peep thr ough keyhole?
Was he hid int closet?--C Tins, some more
porter;)-[reading again. When spoke
to you of Mr.. Adams twenty years ago,
and expressed my belief that he was an
honest man, and would faithfully support
the administration-.' Aye, sir, he was
a lad then.-then--the writer of this letter,
was boy, sir,-just returned from an cas-
tern college--tainted, sir, as all our south
ern young men must be, who are sent 10
the east to be educated. Sir would not
let son Of mine 60 to any College north
Of the Potcn &C, sir--l had rather he should
not know how to read and write sir.--Read-
ing and writing you know, sir, as Dogbur-
ry says, comes by nature--but good sense
by education. No, sir, | would have no
-4it corrupts, them, sir-(where's that por-
ter?)-[readingl you, replied d,'---that's me,
sir--I rcplied--l had iergotten the words,
sir,--thcy had escaped my memory
they were in my memory but not ID my re-
coaecfion--[ [reading] you replied, you are
mistaken in him, sir---'Wby, sir, this very
word, Sir sir, is worth thousand dollars
-[readingl 'you are mistaken in him, sir
he IS hypocriie, and Will betray his coun-
try, if lie can have a chance knag him
sir,-never was deceived in my life-DoI
say never was deceived? Yes-wfy dol
say never was deceived. Because [
never act upon Suspicion, sir-I always
look for the proofs, ,sir--Why,I had u No
gro, sir, whom i suspected for three years.
never limited my suspicion; SIT, | waited
for proof sr-it came at last, sir-I caught
him in thef.ct--ahd said TO him-Cuffee,
or Mingo, or whatever his name was-Did
ever tell you that suspected you--no sir
Did you ever see any thing in my con-
duct towards you 10 make Won thing that