Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-06-08

ng magnitude. Looked at by itself,
: II may be called detached, or little, by
those who little know how to think, or
are determined not to think. But pro-
pefly weighed by its principles az well
az facts, 1t is momcntous and appalling
IL is no case for County Courts. 1t is
for the Eaiion. That is its proper tri-
bunal. Those who will lilt up their
minds TO an enlarged and Just concep-
l ioh Of 1t, instead Of keeping down to II
I superficial and imperfect one, will sec il
under connexion indissoluble, with n
tiaIn OF public principles with which
! are interviewer the interests, the safety
and the durable glory Of the nation
Let the law, that sheet anchor of socic-
ty, come TO miss its grapple upon public
tclons, banded in league together by
! principle that cxalts their crimes into
/ achievements Of merit, and every thing
Is exposed to wreck and dissoution.-
The daring and prohigate nature of the
conspiracy against the liberty and life
Of this citizen; the inenexibIo and ma
lIgnant vlgor of purpose with which,
step by step, it was pursued to consum-
nation; the cool, the systematic, the
inveteratc depravity Of all the actors in
1t, have no parallel in the previous hs-
tory OF our country, scarcely in that Of
any country. | challenge the Spansh
lnquislilon to exceed it. boldly in
vlte search into the archives Of tha.
engine Of ferocous despotism, WHICH
for four centuries in Europe crushed it,,
unhappy victim with vengeance $,
dlabolIcal, under color Of vindicatipg
the holy chnrch, TO produce case thar
goes beyond it. Morgan's immoation
was IN splnt, almost in form an .4uto De-
Fc. Holy Masonry, found its vindica-
tors TO. The similtudc is close and
shocking. Ii should burn the cheek o.
every American, who contemplates it
u he non clamps that were probabi,
prepared for the feet and hands of Nor
gan, aptly compare with the chains in
which the victim of the inqusition wa
habucu, WHEN trembling on the yerc.
Of eternity: whilst the pictures Of dc
vourlng dogs aud serpents that wor"
hung round his neck, completely pre-
figure the horrid gang of numbering
consplratoTs who plunged their hands in
the blood Of Morgan.
This case, thus far, is entirely out or
the track of all events in free or we,
governed community. 1t BELTS the
grim dcspotism of dark and super
sttious ages and countries. But an
now TO present an aspect of it, still more
extraordinary, still more charming
How to present it, l am at Il loss. Il
seems dclusion. would throw it or
as phantom if | could; but | cannor,
and | sink in my feelings as an Amer
can citizen, under the mortified and
abashed consciousness OF its truth
Perhaps ought to pause ere | advance
further. That which / am about e.
touch, is on all sides encompassed with
hazards. A saving energy il has, in
deed, for its friend, and knows how and
when to exert 1t; but it can make its
blasts howl about the ears of all, who,
with unsancttied steps, approach its pre-
Eurns, and Caurus, and Argestes,
loud.' II | followed the counsels of
prudence, should bend the knee in
reverence and retreat before it. But,
will proceed. AT your call, have ta-
ken what ] believe to be the cause Of
public order, and of truth, IN hand, and
that cause must be my shield. a say
ing that we had when ] was at school,
comes into my mind. j scarcely know
how TO quote it, and must hope for you
pardon if do. 1t was not fat jusiicia,
ruGt colun; but, TELL THE TRUTH,
THOUGH THE Devil BE BEFORE YOU
Let it be heard.
Hitherto, when a murder, especially
one attended by any startling or unusual
Circustanccs, has been committed by
unseen hands, III country where cX-
isted free press, that great instrument
has never failed TO raise, and to keep
up the alarm. II has done more, far
more, than wrts, and dispositions, and
search-warrants; more than the whole
roll of sher,ils, and oonstables, and
deputies, with the posse .cohmilatus in
their wake, to drag the perpetrators
from their cover. by its universal and
spontaneous activity, operating like
moral hue and cry, il helps to point a
right public vigilance and suspicion It
ministers useIulv TO public Indignation,
making it strong and stirring. IL puts
every thing in motion, itself heading the
pursuit 1t sharpeps scrutiny, reinyigo-
rates tagging excrtion, smltes like in
ward fire upon the fears and paintings
Of the skulking fclon, and throws out sig
nails of all kinds thousand times more
valuable, when its mighty trumpet is
sounded in good cause, than any that
masonry ever planted upon its mysterious
Lodges. Need | instance the case of