Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-11-11

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The election Of member ofconsTess
from Essex North District. has been
matter Of nearly as much controversy |
a. our Rhode.lsIaud quarrels for oh6ce.
Caleb Gushing, Esq. Of Newbsryport.
a lawyer and member Of the Senate OF
Massac achusetts. has. il would seen. the
last two Or three weeks. been involved
in considerable perpIsxity. The has. |
tory OF the affair is this Mr.. Cush- |
ing wss ,scandidaie for member ofConrI
gress from Essex North District. against
Mr.. varnum. the present incumbent
The, Boutop Statesman had for some
weeks rather favoured the pretensions
Of Mr.. G. notwithstanding he, as well
% Mr. varnum. was known to De . de.
cided friend ofthe administration. Two
or three weeks ago, the editors Of the
Statesman received communication,
signed q /" Demoerat." recommending
Mr.. Cushing 10 very strong language.
and containing some expressions unfa-
vourable to the supporters Of the Ad--
ministration in New -Eng!und. BY a
comparison OF the handwriting Of the
communication with some Of Dir. Cush-
ing's in the possession of the editors Of
the Statesman, they suspected that the
communication was written BY Me- e..
himself. Thinking the course taken
by him dishouourable one, they made
known their suspicions IN the States
man. Mr.. Cushing Immediately. in the
papers, denied being the writer of the
article referred To-. The editors ofthe
Statesman, nevertheless still doubted !;
and to satisfy them that they were mis-
taken in surprising the writer to be Mr..
C. they required that the real author Of
the communication, should re-write IN
their presence, and make affidavit that
he and not Mr.. Gushing was the author.
And the matter rested for short time.
Early last week, it appears, that per.
son went before Samuel z. Sewall Esq.
. of Boston, and before him wrote the
communication in question, and the
same person made affidavit &C acknowIedg'
ing the authorship oft. Mr.. Cushing
also made affidavit that be was not the
author. Subsequently. Mr. Cushing
requested Henry Orne, Esq. as mag
istrate to take tle'af6davit Of Mr.. Sew
all, who testified that person came
before him and wrote the communica-
lion and made the affidavit as above sta
ted. The communication as writer
in presence Of Mr.. Sewal, was attach
cd 10 this affidavit, and Mr.. Orne Wa
satisfied with comparing this with th'
original communication that they wer'
both written by the same hand. Mr.
SewaI's affidavit with Mr. Orne's Ger
tificate Of it, was published. Doubt
were still, however, entertained and e;
pressed. II was remarked that the Sc.
ofihe writer was not indicated in tn,
affidavit of Mr., Sewal, he having ther
stated, that " a person" came hefor
him, &C.: and il was suspected that
Lady in the family Of Mr.. Gushing AM
nearly connected with him, was th
writer. Mr.. Orne, 10 satisfy himsel
whether he had been made an instru
men: to mislead the pubIick in rcIa
tion to an affair in which he felt no par
Gcular interest, went TO Mr. Sewal, ap,
stated the reports abroad. Mr.. Sew
al neither acknowledged OF denied tia
there was grounds for these rumours
These circumstances we're related b
Mr.. Orne in note TO the editors of:h
Statesman which was. then published
the statement Of Mr.. Orne WAS mad
about the middle Of the week. Thos
who are acquainted with the politics
and privr's sharacter Of Mr.. Gushing
aDI ,ne manner in whioh cmcumstar
ces of this kind are calculated to affet
his standing, must be surprised, thai
having gone thus far, be still permit
bis Constituents 10 doubt of his innt
cence. II il proper to add that sever
= aAidayiis were made and pnbllshe
1t the 'requsst Of Mr.. Cushing, by tb
writers Of other communications, re