The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1830-12-09
be far more worthy lsei.l.si,a p.esasaiSss

4 oe far more worthy !eReiative psceeedlnR1
than the erection ofan Hospital. But ifin
defiance both OF example and precept that
ALTAR OF MoLocH must be reared, God
| grant that some Nubian desert mag be sc
lec'ed for its abode, or at least that its 10.
cation may be remote from the habltations
| of HUMANITY.
| A comuanic alton in the last Herald Of the
Times over the signature of III. Y. Cranston,
Esq, so fas as il relates Ia me, cannot sufisr
/ To pass without reply No diroct charge is
there preferred against me; but sentences art.
! ful and ambiguous in their import. are intro
duced for the obvious purpose of impfessing
! tho public mind with the opinion, that in cor
roborating generally the report of Mr. Turner.
! was Influenced by other feelings than re
gard Tor truth In combating such insnua.
,ons, feel myself strengthens by the convlc-
! lion that wh9tever may be the reputation Of
Mr. Crans.on fos truth and honesty, my bit.
tercst enemy cannot produce against me n
single instance OF disregard for either Por-
! haps then, We enter the field upon equal terms
The first remark in which am directly in
'eresied is, that there were "couriers" passing
between Nc Turner and myself This is no,
| true--nor is il worth denying What ifthere
were What If MIR. Turner did send his note
by one messenger, and | replied to it by a.
mother
The next ofthe gcn,lemans proofs TO show
that | was not altogether impartial in sustain.
ing the report, is my observation to him that
! was'a little inclined to snti.maspury ,hu, that
| should take no part in the excitement pre-.
valing on the subject This moderate remark
uttered in a light and pleasan, wav, and TO
mason, is good reason then for believing that
my preiuices would lead me TO make an un.
fair statement where masonry was concerned
lfany mans opinion nf me is no better than
this, without any proof in his possession that
on any important occasion have forfeited NV
veraclty, | cannot but think that he himself
would resort to faisehood, whenever his pas
sions or bis interest call for the sacrifice OF
truth. Better and wiser men than am ramil.
lar with masonry, have pronounced il more
pregnant with evil than good If they are
wrong il will survive and triumph over oopo
s'tion tf they are right it must fall before the
irresistible power OF public opinion Let the
observation made by mo respecting masonry
pass for what il will Il shall never BY word or
act be- found 10 aid the progress ocpersccutiun.
Mr.. {. observes "Vhc relation in which Mr..
Ennis and myself stand is materially diifarent
we arc situated at present very much n.
understood Mr., Turner and MIR. Ennis TO have
been bnt a very short time since rather cool
towards each other"
The sentence immediately preceding an.
pears to have been written TO produce an in.
preston that my onmity to Mr. Cranstop was
the incentive which induced mo TO give my
certificate Woua not the same inccn,ivr, If
Mr. Cranston's assertion is true, have induced
me to withhold il from MIR. Turner What
then could have moved me 10 the act but
regard for truth. J pity tho obtuseness o.
that mans moral perception. who can cnnceive
no motive for corroboratinE Inc statement of
another, but that If friendship or enmty. I
gave that certificate with great reluctance.
because knew and said il would subject NE
To the charge Of yielding to improper feelings:
but did so. no, from regard fnr one, or orm.
ty to the other, but from conviction that
truth is sacred aud ought always to prevail
What MIR. Cranston means by his ASSERTION
that was so eneagcd in Court. as rtol To know
well what was passing during tho trial, is
beyond my understanding. As 10 direct and
unequvocal statement showing that | was So
employed as not to hear tho evidence and ar
guments, could be made, the gentleman must
have written the sentence, to use his own ex.
preston, for stage object" No mau was
more attentive than | was, or felt moro infer.
ested in the trial. Such doubtful allegations
a. this suit we'll with my opinion of the ndi.
vidua who has made thon. They are "open"
"candid ""high minded" and 'honorable'
The gentleman says, | shall probably hear
from him again hope most sincerely that
shall hear no further from him through the
medium Of the public press A newspaper
controgersr no man will willingly engage in:
for the public care but little for the chickering's
and quarrels of private individuals. Al all
vents there is no terror in the threat; for tho
gentleman can say nothing Of me, nor urge
any thing against rne from which canno,
easily and promptly defend myself
WM. ENNIS, Jr