Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-12-26
CADET
PROVIDENCE, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 2e.
RUSSELL JARVIs.

bring their INDUSTRIOUS names before the pub
lie. Among those who are Of this description,
Colonel RUSSELL JARVIS. Of Boston a man OF
moro than ordinary t~aleuts,a man Of education
and Of respectable connexions in life who main
tains a very conspicuous rank, and Of late, has
made a new effort to hand his name down TO
posterity. This effort consists in n letter writ
tan by him to General DvFv GREENE, senior
Editor Of the United States Telegraph. illus
trativo Of a personal encounter. had between
Mr.. JARVIS, and Mr.. P~ENpLEToN, the cele-
brated lithograPhic cngravcr.
That our readers may each and oil Of thcm,
possess an entire copy Of SO precious a morscl,
we shall, In a moment or two, copy the letter.
rs il presents itself TO tho public, "signcd,
sealed and delivcred'' by its distinguished au-
thor, Colonel Russell Jarvis. In doing, this,
it is proper TO premise, and avow, that we do
not bear Mr.. Jarvis any hostility; and further,
we say to him, that if AIRY ofour remarks arc
p,inful TO his feelings, he must console himself
with the unwelcome reflection, that by thus
presenting himself to the public in tho odious
posture Of a Mendoza, or a Billy Grimes, he
has rendered himself obnoxious to the worlds
rijiculc and censure:
trrom the United st'to' Tcl'sraphl
B4spn, Dee. 10, 1921.
DEAR SIR wrote 'r the purpose 81 re'sing. 10 YOU +,
verv curioui aTiir ,hat trs".pircl this morning, " M pohih I
,,,, n,{ pr-t If ,phi Il 7 mH." Not long since, a letter ,igr-
cd by , Il. Asg, and with The Washington post mark, came to
the ilon. E,Licl W cb,tcr, con, ininz an abusive picture or car.
rie,iur,. for the purpose Of having TIC same delivered, through
scue tool Of the administration party "i Boron, to johnson the
e,S-a,s n. !" , ! p"T Green, pe'~hns hi, satanic G" M'ie ,sp'e e.
lie. liz Majesty WA Ierre'cn'si IN = sitting posture, with a
coun.snaaee exhibiting dep de'p'r":ney, AMI longer than
those of our lealinS Ada n-iir, 'nce They received the news Of
Mr.. Stevenson. eIeetoni whhleth the party Intended to be lbcll-
cd, W., represented - "yine To lin in substance, " ID mot
despair for. though "" are old, IL :, never too late TO
ienraj anil u Icdnnot tea y yn alone, I haze Igtcty engage
al an ns'itGnf, anf both ~ rs mtH surely succeed" This is
I'll. .oh'',n1s, ACCORDING "a ,y oemt e,%nse,,on. l immediate
ture Of Clay sewing up the month OF uen. Jackson and which
wa, %eon'iderel here a. a Pecr'oniheat'on OF the Sedi;ion Law Of
John ~ and requested a "cw and explanation OF the picture,
which he, not knowing me- reah'y rave i then informed him
shN il he published the ca'icaiure' would certainly in0ict up
OIL him severe personal eha'tsemcnt. He replied that he wish
ed no didhcubi.s, that he was merely employed to engraye the
pirture, th,t the pate w, m the hanh, OF AIR. Pendleion the
photographic printer, hat he would forthwith see Pcndletar and
prevent the publication Of so much Of 1t as related to M Elf.
Resolved on preventing the public ,ion oil the Uhoic, | imme-
diaely visited Pcndle'oa; an obtained from him. who also did
mol know me, a sight and explanation Of the stone plate. lie
confc"ed H., G;.. D'Z 6,'rn was intended nv the Teacher,
mud Ra,s,H .JarrG by the A''iian' ! Immediately threaten
ed htSi " '',W ~ ~ w p"'HhNi NJ Nd'Fa-
lure 10 which he repiicl, by eautonins me not 10 rcpen, the
t S;m !, NJ aons, Of nv intention; and on hi, eyineinr NO 10 dtpo.
silva ., ~, de ,Isn i,Sn t nc, p r,r,.' tS1 ,, |, aS', ";a1.. yn ,s', nsa anu
tu, "a. plate. a 'enfie Immediately en'%cd' in which l was
vrinssirlsa co,lti'a," consisting Of Penlle,on hi, brother. and
= np Sshi,i me. and and pinonsi my arm,, for s The he purpose .r %s'" af +
~, hum e. M tS Gle siio ss.isel in Soidi,g, I felt in Som %,ynbs sn% :.
end 'r 'ss'.asso.s h., hoo, ,,;, 81, me foo. ,.w,
frc,u'lly in preventing rcni'e,"n l.on striking You may i'm
ola; I was ,oneyhai ike s,n rloa among 'ss .ar carriers;
he'll /. military commission, which | Keep e@,,efaiIy backed up.
: IT. r n" n."slemea in consre,, in ,qo,. 81" ,,n n s !,
All trt' TIC ri's y a e'ra %@,I aseo,d,naiy. after q short
.hro' the e,emy'' country, 10 the 'trcct do"r, unh'ut and not
;"t,, and ths IN, Of one Of them, il I may judge from , lick
which sssh sent :. , no" srie fs a9sGins II f 'si. sa an aw" That 81 .a 'Ie a ,' m;,cr,.
We d:-iss :. rc.ais,o . m'5s, he e., s, RE-, I 1sa ehe ,y., too, for ".
sGodLite man" sils greoa na,taeyn h;h,," 'hould stop 70 he
, ~" %%es sh;' w,n ie. han I DO. DAME. webster 4 se~a.
tr OF the rh "" SerS St msn who V ,i !. a.rn I.,V to make ,,g wy 1 70, i've
good EoversmsTni Of ,oc,s.y, ,'" "% ,T , !" aid IN then .m violation r.
Rim " Le, US he,, no more Of hi. man, loiy rse,en'ion. to
whose prsi,s. have been sounded % loudly, almost make, one
s ssns. ,"i na%'' sssses "a" '"'
RUSSELL R
To say nothing about the beggarly, and RI
diculous style Of the FORGING letter, it is. to
say tho best Of it. ono Of the most ridiculous
illusions; -one Of the most silly trades Of fus-
tian and nonsense that ever il0d the corner