The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1827-10-18
THE FARMERS LETTERS.

The Virgnian publishes, IN reference
10 this subject, very interesting dis
closure of the expressed opinion of mr..
Madison, and vouches for its correctness,
we subjoin the paragraph.
We State as fact ioithin our ocn
= knoictedge, that, pery recently, the sage and
patriot of Montpelier expressed his deep
regret at the course now pursuing by some
OF the most eminent politicians ofVirginia
that he reprobated IT, as sapping the
foundations Of her power and influence in
the confederacy, whilst, by course of mod
.eration and prudence. she might have won
over a majority Of her sister states TO en-
brace her principles--that he defended the
right of the National Government, under
The Constitution, to impose tariff Of du-
ties on imports, with reference to other OBJ
jects than revenue Che averred that such
had been the course pursued by every Ad
ministration in the country, his own, and
mr.. Jefferson's included--that 10 call all
the latent resources of the country into ac.
ton, and to afford to them such protection
as circumstances might suggest, was one
OF the princ pa reasons for the abolishment
of the Confederation system, was found in.
adequate for that purpose, and tho adoption
OF the Federal Conslitution--apd that the
resolution passed by the last legislature in
relation to this subject, was extremely un.
wise and inpolitic" " Here, then, is man
who is evcrlastingly quoted by the marterts
Of the Constitution in this State, who as
sisted to frame this instrument, and VINO
was one Of its earliest and ablest conten-
poraneous expounhers, and who. in the ex
orcise of his Executive duties, at latter
day, was called on to construe its provis
ions, who says that he is enormously thus
quoted--and that William b. Giles is fas'
hurrying his beloved Virginia to ruin and
contempt. We again repeat, that what
we have here stated is Of or oien knor'.
edge and cannot be contradcted. We
hope it viii be in our power, before long,
if mr.. Madison can be prevailed on to con
quer his insuperable aversion to mngling
in the s;xifc, to lay fuller exposition OF
his views before our readers"
THE MORGAN BgsIyEss.-A fricnd
from Rochester, last evening. favored U.
with the official report of the large ioir
committee who have been for many month.
engaged IN nvestvnting the facts and cir
cumstancos relative to the kidnapping anc
presvmcd murder of Morgan. The repor
and documents occupy closely printc
we have read. We are disappointed, how
ever, in finding the substance Of the proc
said lately to hnvo been elected. and upor
which the murder Of Morgan was positive.
ly asserted, in the article which we lately
copied into this paper. Nor indeed do we
find any material facts, which have not
previously been communicated to the pub
lie, in one shape or another. But when
,iSh tn ha Il ;,tip
derstood, that we entertain not the shadow
efa doubt [Col. Stone we believe is ma
son that Morgan was inhumanly murdered
on the Niagara frontier. We obtained in
formation in June, which satisfied us Of this
horrible fact. But we have no idea that
tho great number ofthe fraternity who par
ticipatcd in his abduction. had any direct
knowledge or agency in the bloody trage-
dy with which the Outrage was concluded
The men who fled from Rochester to South
America did not knowingly or intentional
ly aid in the death ofthe victim, and those
who did, have long since fled to Europe
N. Y. Com. Adv.
The Secretary ofthe Treasury has Civ.
en- public notice to the holders of U. S
SKIES of 1913, that 81, 500, ,l66 rs Of said
stock will be redeemed on the first Of Jan.
uary next. Notransfers will be allowed
after the lst of December.
Death A gentlemen informs us that a
PERSON ofthe namc of Sherman, belonging
he believes, to Exeter, in this state, was SO
badly beaten last week in fight between
himself and two other persons, at regi-
mental muster in Washington county, as
to cause his death on Tuesday. This is
one among many Of the good effects Of mi
lltia trainings and ardent spirits.
Providence Gazette.
Counterftiis. Counterfeit three dollar
bills of the Commercial Bank, Bristol, r. l.
have been put in circulation in this town
within few days. Citizens would do well