Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1831-05-11

lioan Of last Friday night, contrary to the
wishes and expectations of nearly all tho
respectable part Of the Jackson party in
this town. The object of that affidavit is
too apparent, and the cunning contriyers
of the scheme, are too well known to rem
der 1t necessary for us at present, to say
much IN relation to either the one or the
other. 1t will not be forgotten, however,
that this same mr.. Wilcox swcars, in eff
feet, that he was dismissed from his en-
ployment Of Tedmsier at Fort Adams, the
very day after our last town meeting, and
was competed TO work in the DIrcn, "a
very suitable place we should think, for
him, and his friend in this affidavit busi-
ness, as common laborcr, at cts. per
day less wages than he had pre- viously
received as il tcamstCr; and tina, this mon-
stfously outrageous, and unchristan pun
ishment, was thus promptly inflicted u pom
him tor no other reason than because he
had voted for Gov Fcnncr instead of mr.
Arnold For the present we shall con-
tent ourselves bv declaring most uncquiv-
ocally, that in that affidavit, Wilcox has
sworn to what is unt.uc, and that the
principal dictator Of that affidavit, knew
full well at the time it went to press, it,
contents were false. Let us then here
ask, if the difference in character be-
tween him who is guilty Of perjury, and
him who is guilty OF subornalion of PERU
ry, Is not IN many respects, analogous to
that precise shade Of difference which
may be discerned between the character
of the thief and the receiver Of stolen
goods, knowing them to be stolen. We
are assured, and know the fact to be so,
that this distinguished manufacturer OF
that affidavit was repeatedly assured by
many ofthe most respectable Of the jack
son party, that the affidavit was untrue,
and that he as often replied "why mr.
Wilcox has sworn to it, sir, and therefore
it mnSi be published, sir, truc or false sir. ="
He was also informed, that Lieut.. Brown,
of the Engineer Department, standing iii
the place OF Col Totten, during the alb
sencc of the colonel, who was at the
time on visit to the eastward upon olllc-
ial business, had upon hearing Of the
threatened publication OF this affidavit,
deemed it to be his duty to make IA most
thorough and severe investigation OF this
matter, and that that iny oatigatlon had re-
suited IN the full and satisfactory acquit-
tai oicvery person IN any way connected
with the service at Font Adams, Of the
charges made against them by Wilcox
and COMPANY. 70 all this the rcply Of
Wilcox S instructor was, "why, sir, VII
cox has verified the truth OF his dcclaru-
ton under his oath he has sworn to 1t,
sir, and therefore the affidavit must be
published, sir, d by -, sir, it SN ALL
be published, sir" The publisher OF the
Republican had also repeatedly, and to
different persons declared, that he, HIM
self, was most fully satisfied that the ali
davit was untrue, and that he most SIR
ccrcly regretted that he was compelled
to publish it against his Judgment, and
his wishes, that Mr.. -, We shall
give his name in due season, sworc that
the affidavit should be published at all e.
vents in that paper. In addition to all
this, we are authorized to say, that Col.
Totten also Investigated this matter per-
sonally, as soon as he returned home, aud
was, with Lieut.. Brown, equally well
satisfied that WilcOX's statement was
wholly untrue, SO far at least, as that
statement Implicated amy individual in
the employment OF the [. ). government
at Fort Adams. Notwithstanding all
this, that affidavit "muSt be published"
because Wilcox had sworn TO the truth OF
the allegations it contained. " e do not
hesitate to assert, that there is not SIN
Gle respectable man III town, that bcllcv
ed at the time Of the publication OF the
affidavit, that there was a word OF truth
in all its details, so far as the persons con
nccted with the public works at Fort Ad-
ans were concerned. Before We close
this brief and hasty article, we ought or
rather we will, repeat what Is known and
rcadily y admitted by tins whole commumi-
ty to be true, that col. Totem, during d
residence in this lace some hall dozen
years, has sustained throughout that pc
riod, the high aud unspoticd reputation
he brought with him. He has uniformly
devoted himself ercias;rcly and untirngly
TO the high and responsible duties conli-
dcd to hIm by the government oi the l.
nitcd ;and he does, and always has,
required Of every man employed by hun,
the same unmlxcd attention and faithful
ness, in the discharge OF all the particular
duties assigned to hin. 1t was there fore
unnecessary for the godfather Of " lIcox
and hi, affidavit, to accompany the pub
LEGATION of that affidavit, with Il dl claim