The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-09-28

er wrote oil. said long. ;hasthero were 81
rions charges, or serious complaints g.
gainst me. He merely stated that there
were complaints, and-this was all that he
stated. expected of. course that the
complaints would be sent to me; that no
man in this country would be- condemned
unheard, or without being called upon TO
answer. No copy of the complaint was
sent TO me, nor was ! ever called upon to
answer it. Not long after received Mr..
Hunters letter, II was then confined 10
bed Of sickness was informed in way
which could depend upon, and which
was verified by the fact, that / should not
be displaced on account Of the complaint.
consequently gave myself no further con-
cern about it.
1t is asked, why I did not vindicate N.Y.
self at Washington last winter Vindicate
myself from what? was under no impu-
tation there. had no occasion TO yindi-
cate myself 1t is further asked, why do
not clear up my character here as to those
charges' | ask in my turn--as to what
charges? know of no particular charged
nor have ever been informed of any.
There is malignity displayed by Mr..
Potter towards me, which had no idea
could exist in the human breast towards
any human being--standing as we did to-
wards each other, and unoffending as
was, and ever have been, in regard to him.
We were, at the period Of the last election
in October, on social, and, as / supposed,
upon friendly terms. From that time to
the present, nothing has been done or said
upon my part, to provoke his malignity. l
was then rival candidate for seat in the
Senate of the United States and was the
successful candidate. This is the head
and front Of my offending. He then start
ed, determined on another trial at the next
election, and has ever since made it his
object to destroy me by calumny. He has
pursued this object in spirit peculiar to
himself, with all the ferocity and pertina-
ciousness of bloodhound, as the people
Of this State can every where witness
calculating that if were removed from
the competition, that he should succeed a
gainst any other competitor. II is max
i'm of his policy, one which he has steadily
pursued through life, to attack and destroy
by calumny whoever offends him, or who-
ever stands in his way. This is perfectly
well known TO all who know him or his
history here the remark is unnecessary
for them; but make it for persons resid-
ing elsewhere, who do not know him and
who mightimagine that he was actuated
by some public motive in his attack upon
me. That his object ard his only object
is to destroy me by calu my, is manifest
among other things by his .wilful misrep.
resentation of my course in the Senate Of
the United States. My stand in support
of the Administration was taken from the
beginning and was undeviatingly maintain
ed throughout the session. That such was
my stand and my course. in that body, can
be proved, if any proof in addition to the
Journals were necessary, by letters now in
the hands Of gentlemen in Newport and
ready to be produced il called for. Il
might be proved also by an appeal to all
the friends Of the Administration in tho
Senate and to the members Of the Admin
istration themselves.
ASHER ROBBINS.
Ns,rport, Sept %, 1896.
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BY the steam boat, which arrived here
yesterday, weireceivcd New-York papers
Of Tuesday, from which we extract the
following late and important intelligence
from Europe:
NEw-YoRK, Sept. 26.
"By the arrival of the packet ships Leeds,
and Florida, from Liverpool, the Editor OF
the National Advocate has received his
files of London and Liverpool papers tothe
25th inclusive.
The British Government have issued an
order in Council, prohibiting all interc course
with their colonies and the United States,
in American vessels, after the lst day OF
December next.
The Rev. DR. MrssER, has resigned the of
fee of President Of Brown University, after
having held it for "a years, 1t is said that the
Rev. Francis Wsyland, is talked Of as his suc-
cessor.
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We publish the following from the Provi-
dence American, of Tuesday--and hope that
inasmuch asit win apply to this community,