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

NhCU Hc r~'cu iirt StftifC
so full OF wstcm,-' Let your eommunicd.
lion be yea. yea; nay, nay; for whatsoever 10
more fhon these comcth ofevil,' will himself
remember that. ga soft answer turneth away
wrath bot Crirross irords stir M anger"
and that, "the discretion of man deferretli
his anger; and il is his glory to pass over
irnnsgression."
As,o mr.. Ennis's situation as an impartial
witness against me, ] shall probably say
something more hereafter. In the mean
time lot me here observe, that at the table
On tho day OF The trial. he himself observed
to me THAT he was, in spite Of himself "a
lille trclinirg IN (aror Of fanfimasonry," al
| though he did no, wish or intend TO take an
| active. or any part in tho excitement pre-
vailing on that SUBJECT" From this view
oftho case let me ask where was The ne
ccssity Of all this clustering on the part Of
this A" Reporter" about his being under mo
SORT Of. f.fedr"--" Defendants Counsel ceas.
ing 10 bite against a Gle"-and, "if ho
(Cranston) "does not RELISH the term, vol.
untecr witness, when applied to HIMSELF
all can say il, let him not sgsin put him
self in the same awkward predicainent ~
very modcst indeed This admcnition or
advice is altogether gratuitous, uncallcd
f'r. and wholly unncceptcd, Let me tell
this Reporter" GEORGE TURNER, Esq
that whenever may need tho friendly sd-
vice Of any gentleman ss 10 what course
should be pursued In any affairs Of mino
whatever, ne is not ranked among the mum.
Der of those 10 whom should be mos, like.
" IN apply either for Counsel or 10 obtain
confidence in the correctness OF my own O.
plnions. The Reporter" further very
modcs,ly observes--" But Nth the public,
mr.. Crnnstons assertion is probably worth
~ mnch os mine!" Gracious Heaven IL
should indeed most nssurcdig hope 70, not
only "wiih The public" but eise,phtre, anv.
,chere, 6rery,cherc. Why was il necessary
10 make such flourish about ,iilcs--such
for instance es "you rery ptN knotc that 10.
scrh Chi'ds, Esq is the chief Justice OF
the Court before whom the trial was had"
--fevery body admits that where Joseph
Childs il known he is respected ns an in
,cligcnt, fair. and honorable man. e. you
very well know that WIN. Ennis, ". CSC. 10
a member OF the BAR. and Of the General
Assembly Of tho Stste'---- well, what OF
'hst7 Mr.. Ennis would be- credited ms read.
ily wihouf that information ns with IL. am
W iling to ndmit tha, mr.. T.. certified to what
no probably supposed TO be true; although
from tho manner in which he appea red 10
have been engaged during the whole, or
greater part ofthc trial, was inclined %
believe that his recollection Of the history
ofihat case, several days nficr the trial,
might not have beer quite 80 distinct and
entirely satisfactory 10 himsslE, as under
oihe, circumstances he would have consid-
cred desirable. The Reporter" further
says" and If any further confirmation 10
required, Iunhesiiniingiy and fsrrIessiy sp.
peal TO tho recollection Of the ,choie Court, =
The members Of the Bar prSent, the jurors
srorn, all The officers cfMs Court. and tho
gredtbody OF the spectators who were there.
If this is not gssconading with a ven
gcancc 10 il, rcll me what can be 10 con.
sidcredi hnvo no doubt tbat"1he Rtpor-
ter" unbesitafingly md fcarlcssly appealed.
and applied to more than one Judge Of tho
Court, one member Of the Bar and one OF.
ficer Of the Court, 10 assist him with ceriiH.
Gates in bols'ering up his pretended re-
port--bow stands the fact in relation TO
this matter ?--I knop precisely how that
matter is. II il not natural that every cnn.
did man should ask -" why were not pre-
duced the certificates Of some few other
members Of the whole Court. the Bar, tho
Jurors sworn. the officers Of Court" ard
If not ",he great body of tho spectators who
were there" why not at least one or faro Of
tho impartial bystandcrs The answers
may be given hereafter. Two ofthe Judg.
es live in this town, and one Of them, st
least, has always been in the babit Of tax.
ing notes OF trials especially important tri-
ais. Why then ride ten miles into the
country after certificate when The re.
porter" nigh, have iesrlessly appealed. ss
he snys, TO the whole Court? Why werc
| - L.
Hunter, the Hon. mr.. Robbins, and tho
| Hon. mr.. Durfec, each Of these gentlemen
arc "mcmbcrs Of the Bnr." and all OF Them
have been members Of The General As
sembly Of the State" and members Of Con.
gress also. Why were not certificates OBJ.
lnned from Gen. Brigham and Gen.
Grcene--boib those gentlemen are "mem.
bcrs ofihe Bar" and both have been"nem.
hers Of the General Assembly Of the State"
md ench has been Speaker Of the House
of eprcsenistiyes--the former geniIemsn
wac, and the latter now is, Attorney Gen.
eral OF tho Slate. Why were not cestifi.
Gates obtsined from Col. Randolph, Chris.
r. Robbins, and Geo. G.. King, Esqrs. ali
"members OF the Bar" If not Of the Gene
rol Assembly. il is believed that oil, or
most Of the gentlemen named above were
present Of the trial; al any rate most ofthcm
were. and at all events Mcssrs. Brigham
and Greene were, tor observed them both
duringn part Of the time was testifyinr,
and noticed particularly that they weio
both apparently paying unusual and mark
ed attention to every word ] uttered os Q
wiincss--not so moch that was the Wit
ness. but because The witness was peculiar.
" situated. Neither Of those two gentle.
men belong either among the masons or
ouiimnsons, nor have ! had any intercourse
with her Of them nnon this snhiecf airr.