Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-01-05

error, INTO the Court for The Trial of mpea CHI.
ments and the Correction Of Errors, the last
and highest tribunal of our country-where Il
was decided in the month Of October last. lin
accordance with the opinion delivered BY
Chancellor JoDes,) that even IN the case or
these defendants there was nothing criminal
in the eye of The law in the facts stated; and
that the parties injured, it any there were.
might have ample remedy by civil action
And in consequence Of this decision as pre-.
sumo, on the goth day Of November, az I ives
afterwards informed, you caused u noHe prose.
qui TO be entered on all the indictments against
me, and thus am | silently dismissed from court
silently! no balm TO the lacerated feelings
of myself and family no effort made, or wish
expressed by you 10 remove the tarnish with
which you, and only you, had sullied q rspu-
%tation, till then fair and unblcmished.
Some Time aler | bad notice that the judg.
ment Of the Court Of Errors had been acted on
by the Supreme Court (aboHt the 18th Of No.
veniber last | addressed you a letter express.
ed IN courteous terms, referring to, withoIt
detailing my grievances, which were but too
well known to you. and claiming from you
such redress as might be in your power; and
reposed myself entirely on your magnanimitv
and candor. Could | have imagined that such
an appeal would have been n:ade in vain -
Yet in your reply, though acknowledging %
before, your belief that l had been the victim.
&c. you were pleased 10 deface and dcpreciats
this acknowledgment with so many harsh end
even insolcnt expressions, that | apprcbended
] had mistaken your character and erred in
my appeal: much allowance, however, was in
charity TO be made for limitations occas;oned
by the strife in court, and by wounded pride
l made these allowances, and takin TO notice
of the asperities contained in your letter, I re-
peated my request, in mild and respectful Ian
guage--to this you did no. dcign 10 reply
Again my request was repeated, and at LENGTH
with undisguiscd reluctance, you replied, that
you had authorized a friend 10 make NE de-
clarations, which you presumed would be sat.
isiactory, and that you Wouid not be further
interrogateH Your friend did say to me, thut
he was authorized by you to declare in SUBJ
stance, "that you would. on oil proper occa-
slons, both public and otherwise, state it a.
your opinion, that you considered that I was
Justly entitled TO tho same degree Of ,confdenco
in society, that l enjoyed at any former period,
and that you had full confidence in my inteR-
rIty and honor-that by such a course you
would render me more service than you could
IN any other manner, ard that it should be sat-
isfa Glory to my friends and to me-" This de-
claration was reduced TO writing, as sanctioned
by that friend, and transmitted in my letter Of
the 2Sth ultimo TO you, with a request that
you would say whether your friend had faith
fully represented your meaning to that letter
no answer has been received; a duplicate was
delivered to you, but still you are silen.-you
refuse TO my repeated and urgent request that
satisfaction which | had reason TO expect you
would have spontaneously offered. You wrsp
yourself up in the fancied immunity of your
Office, and declare you "will not be further
Intercepted"
More than twelve months ago you openly
acknowledged that you was convinced l had
been the dupe and the victim Of others, and
subsequently you have avowed your entire be-
lief of my integrity. This opinion and belief
must have been wrought by the testimony
given on the trial, which ended about the 29th
October, 1926. Why then, after that testimo-
ny was given, and that belief produced, did
you make that violent speech, asserting my
guilt. and imperative!y demanding MY convic-
ton! You were osielsibly and professcdly
acting IN The discharge of a public duty, ard a
trust Of great moment, which you were sworn
to discharge with impartialily! Did you then,
or do you now, think that it was laIdable and
just 10 sport with my feelings and character.
merely for the urpose of displaying your elo-
quence' Why was l after this denied a trial.
and kept more than a year in durance, ex-
posed to all the calumnies, Affections and lossca
which your proceedings were calculated 10
effect!
Sir, if when you became convinced of your
error in point oflaw, as you had long before
acknowledged yourself satisfied of your error.
as to facts, or your differences from thcm-if,
/ say, after the decision Of the Court of Errors,
you had summoned IA Jury for my trial, and
before that Jury and the country, you had ac-
L. pourIcIucb that Won InH fp,fokon Tho to,.
that YOU were. also satified of my innocence,
and that you had sought that occasion 10 OK
press your regret for The pain and trouble YOU
had caused me from 4 mistaken senso Of duty.
would you not have felt better satisfied viii,
Yourself, and would not the public have more
cause TO be satisfied with you!
Is il then true, that in this land of freedom,
this land Of equal rights. you, as District A
torncy, have at your own absolute disposal.
without responsibility or control, the reputa.
ton, the fame, the honor and credit Of every
man in your district: TO hold him Up as an OBJ
Jet of contempt, and deprive him Of all inter-
course with society. and suspend his business
and occupations, at your will and pleasurcl
1 cannot but indulge the belief that there
remarks may induce YOU TO reflect, and review
the whole course of your proceedings toward
me, from the commencement TO the present
time, and compare your actions, Your ~lettcfss
your declarations TO your friends and TO. mo.
bearing in mind, that in all my various trans
actions through life, my integrity was never
until YOU. Sir. under the ideal shield
Of office, inflicted tho first wound, and which
| think vas intended to have been fatal. I
repeat Sir, when you shall have calmly reflect
then place yourself in my situation. md
say what you would require in such case
Your position in society, your natural anx ETY.
TO retain that position, will induce you to pause
before you defni,iyely deny Justice TO orc WHO
bv yorr ou n public adniiss ons, been murk
1 mako this last appeal 10 Your