The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-17


that has under God so leng saved ~
from the horrors ofclerical ,nquisitions
Where arc the devoted Fathers Of Re.
publican liberty, yes, the very ghosts Of
those who fell in the cause cf Ereedoo,
that do no, rise and cry for rencos,ce
on the hcad.ofihe murderer VI their de.
scendaui Her bl'1od cries aloud 10 nll
Americans to redress her wrongs, her
Wei'er'ny corse that lies cold and man.
gied "a inc silent tomb would fain speak
- as in the accents of implofing pity
and reluctant vengeance md point US to
the last syllable she ever penncd, the
last .neniion she ever made Of her sedn-
Ger and her murderer. Thus far the
public press hns been deaf 10 the cries
ofjus!ce, thus far public sympathy and
indignation have been silenced by poll
icy or fesr By, the sific is now at hand
or rapidly approaching when bigotry
and superstition will no longer command
either silence or respect; this land viii.
yet ring with the story of the Preaching
murderer and this generation will yet,
aud that ere long, behold the. downfall
and desperation ofihat dangerous and
unhalowed combination of knaycry and
fanalicism that shielded him from justice
and now attempt TO insult public senii-
ment, even to defy public vengeance and
indignation by unblushipgly declaring
to tho world that they believe him inno-
cent Yes tho methodist conference
have gone SO Ear as lo'declare that ju-
~ Of bis country HAD PROVED hin INNo-
CENT md ,hat too at the very moment
when they were al rerhaps every one of
hem nware that the whole jury by
which he was tried had declared tha.
hwy fully and unanimously beloved hlm
guilty e.nd Would haze condemned him
rot for misinterprelstion which they
rad Internationally given 10 the law.
Never has there been such an insult
o the understanding Of the American
Public offered Ia so public manner as
he disgrnceful repoit. drawn up and
anciionsd by the methodist Conference !
II reia'ionto The Gnso OF T.. X. Avery
/ unj Of our readers doubt the truth o:
his assertion we beseech them 10 tie
lame Of God and for tho love of tyoih
o read with cnudor aud impaytiahiy the
'eporl q ibis case as given by IIalet.
Ihis d the Report that is f,siles, OF any
aow extant and The one wisgi was ex-
ahmed and approved by one Of the
Counsel for the prisoner, or rather by
one employed TO take notes for the use OF
his Counsel. Now we would earnestly
persuade every man, woman or cliId
who thinks we are in error or who wish-
es TO sec good grounds for what we have
aopYc asserted, to read this trial aud
they viii there find the means OF judg-
ing whether wc are carried away by vol
gar prejudice or whether we are sus-
tanned hy the facts given in the case.--
With those who believe by faith, or Who
want no more than the bare assertion Of
a.Priest aided by their o,cn tliad and dis
graceful fcnaticiSm to convince them Of
every thing no mat.ar what, with those,
we shy, we haye noihng ,n 10, but WE
appeal 10 oil who are capable of reason
ing and ask them (aT'sr .Aey have pos
sesscd themselves OF the facis) il Avery
is 10 their opiniOa an innocent man -
We are sure they must say NO. Ye,
this Is The man that the methodist Con-
terencc wh'ie-washed and hypocritcaily
proclaimed TO the world an innocent
man, yes, they have disgraced them
selves uad zoe whole society aud insul-
ted every friend ofjuslise by attempting
still TO pair, this VILLAIN off ss n preach.
or orthc Gospel !! For this ret wc car
truly say so ARE sorry. We are sorry
because i will bo an everlasting stigma
to The society to WHICH they beIour aud
will no doubt be ultimately the cause sf
many innocent and sincere buI ,ieluded