The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-24

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menced from the nc xly built and impos.
ing fort--the Spencer af1idavit.-But
this fort is imposing only at first ap-
pearance. A closer examination discov-
ers its rottenness. 1t almost crunbles
to pieces from its own weakness. Ii is
made Of unsound materials-has,ily and
clumsiIy thrown together, and the sngin-
ee- of which will find his artillery COM
pletely silenced by the very superior ma
teriaIs and gunnery of the engineer Of
the steam battery King Philip
But admit that the vague, conjectural,
and isolated facts at.ested by Spencer
are true. What then! They can no
more weaken or falsify the direct facts
in the immense chain ofevidence fasten-
ed to Ephraim Kimball Avery, than the
apparent inegularity of comet can
weaken or falsify the fact of the immu-
liability Of natures laws.
II tho Spencer affidavit should not
have it's intended effect we should not be
surprised il some miserable fanatic should
come forward and swear that he murder
ed Miss Cornell--and he would verify
believe that he was dong God service in
offering himself up martyr for his
priest.
A letter has been received at this or
fee from Rev. Ira M. Bidwell in which
he contradicts the article published in
this paper some three weeks since in fe.
lation to himself. Mr.. Bidwell will re-
collect that we did not offer the fact ms
a positive one--neither did we give It as
coming from among the thousand and
one contagious reports which may 60 in-
TO circulation from unauthe nticated
sources. We gave the fact. as already
said, not as positive, though we deemed
it worthy Of credit. 1t was obtained
from respectable person of this place,
who obtained the fact from a worthy
gentleman of Fall River.-But it mp
pears that one or both were misinform-
ed, or misunderstood each other--and
we dc assure Mr.. Bidwell that we are
happy in correcting the error.
Mr.. BidwelI says that he shall =" leave
Mr.. Avery to answer to the world >"
No, no Mr.. Bidweil, don't do so Only
think after having f,llowed your
friend up TO this time in his (" probation-
ary rral"--and while he is persevering
with most holy zeal to "work ont his
salvation in fear and trembling" YoU
are about to be overwhelmed in the
{" Slough Of Despond "-and on the
point of leaving your quondam friend to
encounter with his terribly shattered for
ces "the evil one." No, no Mr.. Bid
well such course is not CONNIE ndable-
recollect friend in neei is a friend
indeed'-recollect TINT "adversity tries
friends''--ihen Mr.. Bidwell do not de-
ser, him at this late hour, when shy as
sistance is needed more than ever
"gird up thy loins"-read a chapter in
Pilgrims Progress" and "go ahead"
valiantly +! --
The editor of the Providence Journal
says" We have sametimes been charg-
ed with want of independence in not re-
publishing certain articles from the New
port Republican. which purport to be
exposures OF certain misdeme eanors COM
mi,ted by the jury. II the Republican
has knowledge of the facts. it has most
honornbly discharged its duty by expos
ing them to the world"
The Editor concludes his article by
saying" II seems to us that public JUS
tico requires a prosecution even now |;
either that the charges against the impli-
Gated jurors should be legally inves,igat-
ed, or that the proprietor Of the Repub.
lican should be held to answer for IL
bell"
Now as regards our being prosecuted
for libel, we have only to say that we
nre prepared to meet the matter. We
again repeat that we utter nothing on d.
rect affirmation which we are not pre-