The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-12-23


which they took no nuies ~ the iime. Bot
for ell my presen, purposes fapd 20 NY own
saiisfac,lnnj have driven this "I,eperey''
to the wall. and II wW vet Casttn him 10 The
ring and there Il will bait him nj H." un
Ill his report shall fail OF producing i,s in
tended effect; that il does mol "cnn,ain cv.
cry miterial fact and argument" and 'the
testimony OF the Witnesses, nearly word
Tor world have now done with those
mon. BIT before close. I must address,
'uysrlf 10 the Hon. Joseph ChiIds, Chief
Justice ofiho Court, befrrc whom the case
was tsied," nnd in which court. practice
ns an Attorney. ] do not feel myselfcalled
upon 10 take any further notice Of the er
p rir statements made by my opponents
IN The case, mud by those interested in ma
king such statements. The cast and com
plexion of those statements speak loudly
for themselves, and n knowledge of those
who made them. and the circumstances IN.
der Which thny m,de them, will enable the
publit tn form q correct estimate of their
zeal weight and cfcdb,ilty. NV chief and
nn,y din tIiy il with JnA1r Childs, md
mas, therefore here briefly rcs,ale the
case. iIo-is a member OF the Court in
which practice ss m Attorney, That
Cnurt IL bound Ia project inr in The d,s,
charge Of u,y- daly as an officer Of the
CVufi, or as witness in any case or trial
beinrc u. Bot Judge Childs has allowed
himsrlf to be used asa Nilness against mc
IN this controversy: and has gfhipitously
given for publication in The newspapers, a
certificate in which referring to the state
pent published in ihc r. J. American Of the
lGth instant he SAYS iha, she - persuaded
from bis own recollection that it presents
! nearly correct out line of the case, and
hat the points made are truly stated, aud
'ie substance Of the arguments and the
testimony or The witnesses nearly word for
word, md thai no matoral fact or nrgu
mon, il omitted" was one Of the Wit
nesses who testified in that cas". and one
of th. Counsel who argued il. and perfect
ly well Knowing what ] bad testified as o
witness, aud what | had advanced as
Counsel, had IN The Herald Of Tunes Of
iho l7th in ',. (he re,y dny after the Prov
dence publication Judge ChlIds refers TOY
explicitly declared TINT the pretended rc
part Of The case published in the Amer ican
of the i6h, was q crroncone, garbled, AMI
defective report, both of my testimony n.
! witncss, md Of the argpmont both Of mr.
Hazard aud n,ysef--thc latter rnrc con
aorilvely. lu' little about. Whethcf
Indge Childa h,d seen that declaration of
mine or not. do not know. II is enough
however, that my own statement Of the
testimony | had given as witness. and
Of my argument ~ cnnscl, is express
" denied and con'redicted by the
Chief Justice Of The Cnnrt Under such
circumstances consider that ] have a
right 10 expect, aud do expect. rlain and
lfect answers to such questions "a my own
eInhicalion asa witness. and an ofiicor Of
lin, Court requires I should put to him
In the lirst place then let me premise ihn,
Benz Hazard. csqr. senior counsel in the
case for the c fendaut, having carefully
rend over the three first o1'hs contained
in Bcrnard's bonk Observed 10 me (wha'
i' the fact,) that neither Of those oaths con
taincd n single word that was a, all incom
pa,iblc with the duty of a juror or citizen
and that tho only expressions in them liable
even Ia misconstruction on account Of their
generality, were those in which tho mason
promised to obey all regular signs anG sum-
monscs seat or given 10 him ;aid those in
which he promised to be aiding and assist
ing all poor and pennyless brethren fellow
.rafts, their widows or orphans wbcreso.
ever dispcrsed round the globe. l was
then asked by mr.. Hazard To explain the
meaning and extent Of thosr expressions
To which replied very much as have
before stated that as to tho summonses be.
ing sent or given, they had Gf might use
the cXpression,) no on, doors use or appl-
cation whatever, bht had reference and
applied wholly TO yielding obedience to
the requirements ofilie Lodge. as Lodge,
and in the management Of the concerns Of
the Lodge. That never knew Of signs
or summonscs beng handed abou, in the
daily intercourse aud transactions of bust.
ness concerns as between man and man.
or mason and mason. That during the
seventeen years Ind been mason |
could not reco'lec' single instance ofgiv-
ing or receiving n masonic sign. or ofhav.
ing with mnsons, any intercourse of the
kind whatever through that medium, ex
cept when in a lodge. the usual place of
meeting that il was idle 10 talk ofm,sons
carrying on an intercourse of that kind
and in that way--it was all news 10 me is
il had ever been 80 carried on: And ihn,
rs it respected assisting n brother mason,
the meaning and extent of,hat obligation
| explained before, when ] said that ! was
bound TO assist brother in distress when,
over could do 50 consistently with ali the
other obligations ] might owe TO society,
aud in no other point Of view whsiever
Now, ask Judqs Childs firstly, chcther
The foregoing stotement, Of the questions pu'
20 me on .Nr. Ha:ora, and cf my answers
ticrsto is or is not Substantially eorrect9 Sc
condly. losk Judge Chlds, ,rhethcr the state
rscni Tkaso herein before made If the 9aes,
tioas pat TO me by .Ir. Pearec, ca my eros.
sromjndtisn, as ,rifncss, and of my 1asrsr.
thereto, is or is not substantially correct
Thirdly. | ask Judge Childs, 'rhether IA
statement hare kcyein b.fore made qS ,ckat
addressed TO ,he Court Jy rry cf eTp'arafioa