The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-10-01
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over its editorial department; for as.n case
of disagreement between its editors npou
any Important national question, the paper
must be silent and useless, or one OF them
must decide and prescribe its course, the
right of such decision would equitably be
long to hun who had incurred the labor d.
responsibilities of foInding IT, admitted
the equity of this claim; but saying that ]
would enter into no connection that pre-
sentcd the remotest probability OF collision
with my associate, requested an inter-
change and comparison Of political views
for the purpose of ascertalning whether
such collision we're probable. A coBver
5ation ensued the substance ofwhich feel
! compelled to repeat; for so deploTable is
the baseness Of Duff Green, that cannot
consent TO the imputatlon ofhavlng agreed
with him many thing, without giving TO
The public full explanation.
In this conversation, frankly and ex
plicitly stated my views concerning some
Of the questions hat would probably be ag
itated either during The contest then pend
ing, or after the election of General Jack
son; and particularly concerning protection
to manufactures, and the presidential elec
ton after Gen. Jackson's retirement; for
even at hat period, before his election, o
! contest for his successor was anticipated
Upon the first question, stated that, al
though decidedly in favor ofthc protective
system, was the advocate Of a tariff that
would tqudliy protect the agriculture, COM
merce and manufactures Of the Union, and
! opposed TO all violent changes Ia the do
mcstc or foreign relations of the country.
or to sacrificing the interests of the whole
to those Of any one section. Upon the sec
ond question, i stated that, had sometimes
heard two distinguished indIviduals,t the one
from New York, the other from South Car
olina, mentioned as likely TO become oppos
ing candidates, and that Of these t,Co, my
individual preference might be for the
former; but that, having always been re
publican Of the strctest school, | should
support the candidate, whoever he might
be that should be designated by the repub
Iican party Of The nation. Thus apparently
colncIding the opinion, We agreed that
should we associate IN conducting the Tel
cgrnph, and differ upon any question of
great national Importance, he should pre-.
scribe the course Of the paper on such ques.
tlons,and shoud retain the right Of exon.
Grating myself through the same paper,
from any participation IN such course.
then proceeded TO WashlngtoD,f for the
purpose Of examining the pecunlary con
Germs of the Telegraph. and agreeing with
Duff Green for the proposed purchase. !
perceived that the sCription list was
large but did not then learn, from its books
the exact amount Of debts due for it; nor
cou!a then learn it,lur his extremely loose
and careless habits of business, " hich ]
discovered soon after the commencement
OF our partnership, rendered it impossible
for me to acquire any accurate information
Of his pocunjory AFFAIRS. TO show how cor
rcCily and p,rdenHy his business was
Quoted, | would state that he frequently
accepted drafts, or paid or received money
in the streets, without recording the trans
oction,or giving any notice CT II 10 bis CLERK ;
whereby his acccptances were often pro
tested, for want of provision to meet them,
and whereby also, he was liable to pay thr
same debts twice, or his partner was Iiab'
to be defrauded Of his rights. We agreed
upon the following torms:As wished To
void all liability for debts then due by hlm
and enter as partner INTO concern en-
iuely ne,c. he was to pay such debts, au
retain rs a fund for paying them, all sub
ScripiionS to The paper made before Novem
ber e. 1927; the printing for the Senate,nrr
all other patronage public or private, the
| IN possession or eXpectancy,were to hCcom'
the joint property of the partners and IN q
! things pertaining to the partnership, with
the exception before mentioned, our rights
were to be equal. IL Is needless to say
| that, in thus contract, the patronage of Con
! gress was a leading inducement For
these rights, was TO pay $1,000 on sign
ing the contract, $500 in enc year after,
1900 in eighteen months after, and one
half of the expense Of preparing to PRINT
for the Senate, on demand which was not
to exceed 10000.
During the negoc a ton, and on eXecu
ting he contract. Duff Green spoke much
about the probable permanency Of the con
ncction during the joint lives of the parties,
and of the Unlimited confidence ond per.
feet cordality ,ha, ought to subsisi between
them. Not then knowing his ntamy, his
utter dcsti,ution Of principle, both moral
and political. ] believed in the sincerity
Of these professions. met them in spir
it Of reciprocity. did not, and could not
have suspected that while this ca,itf. like
Joseph Surface, was canting about conf
dence and good faith, he was harboring the
base design ofterminating our relations, so
soon as the contest in which we were IN,
engaged should be successfully terminated.
and almos, Immediately after my money
had saved his establishment from an exc
cution. and his person from jail
Such is an accurate history of the form.
alton Of my partnership with Duff Green.
Hereafter Will give an account of It's pro-
gress and termination; in the course Of
which, will prove him, by documents un-
der his own hanl, to he a profigate and
shameless iidr."