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quest and declared That thsS SHFno If
New-Orleans, md the Chief Magistrate
oi siis horubIic si'oul'i not bs ,jas.Ated
blythe prssepiatioa of-a man Rgainst
whom such convincing ana rresisiiblo
proofs oiisf,my wero nbroad.
H.at lcs me ask could ,hey have done
Ass 7 1.-THE had presented him and al
The snme time pui in the Presidents
honds candid report OF his trial, they
must have sacrificed all lheir.claims TO
common reason aud common rense, or
else subjected themselves TO tic imputa-
ton. end justly too, of deliLerntsIy.aud
knowingly insuliing the character and
dignity Of the Chief Magistrate Of this
great nation by Introducing to his nc
guaintancea a mau whon they fully heliey-
ed 10 DC the seducer and murderer of u
helpless female.
We have not time at present 10 say
more on this extraordinary affair, an ai-
iiu "ihe end of which is not YET come"
and owing to the blind, The selfish, The i'm
pudent and hypociiriiical zeal OF It's n
be,tors and supporters will probably end
only with The downfall Of Me'hodism
and with !lhe utter annllilaii5n OF every
clerical combination and influence that
aims at domination or attempts to control
the regular operation Of ourlaws. Sec
tartan influence must be demolished or
there is no resting place for liberty.
More Of this hereafter.
A SUBSCRIBER.
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METHODISM Us. TIE LAWS OF
THE UNITED STATES.

TO the Editor ofihe r.. !. Republican,
SiR-l nm now getting somewhat adj.
vsnced in life and may safeIy say that
have watched the rise mud progress or
the institutions Of the Country with M
ordinary share Of Interest and anxiefy
J have noted the justice and humanity Of
our laws and admired. the simple, vet,
effective machinery of their execution /;
/ have respected with the utmost resuect
our civil tribunals and llnped that it
might please God that 80 great bIes-
sing and security might be long pcrpel-
united to bless the American people in
defiance other ofrcIigious or ambitions
political combinations. But the scene
the mysterious and extraordinary scenr
'hat Inns lately been enacled IN this
State IN regard 10 the trial aud final nc.
qui'iof Of Avery, has, confess, caused
me to hesitate, ny, TO doubt iIic stability
and unlrammelled freedom OF our goy.
ernment, as well as The safety Of the
lives and privileges Of our citizens.
Much very much has been said oflaie
both ~ private conversations. and in our
public journals Of tic dangers Of mason
~, the SLY and cou'amiaa,ing influence
ofonii-nasonTy md tho horrors Of multi
icnlion' bur 10 my mind those, all these
are bDi nsn straw "a tie halance com.
pared TO the vile, the nnho'y md he
daring orposiiion which ihs eombiasd
members Of the whole me,Iiodi., soe,s,y
have displayed against the j.s, ooer,.
ton ofshs laws Of the county. Thisop
position has lrlurnplud The murder
or the "foul and unnatural murderer"
has been wresled by the melhodis,ical
knnyeIy fro.9 the hands ofiusiice and
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noral or civilized community to be found
inany country or even 10 my ago9
I'm. Have yo,' not taught some % The
members Of your owh ehurch to think
lightly of and even to trea, with disre-
spect the opinions OF MI, both high and
low. who pcSseyere to question the limo.
nocencc ofa man whom they cannot. tho
they gladly would, believe innocent 7
Can you or will you pretend TO deny
these charges 7 Can you lay your hand
upon tina, book which you pretend at
least 70 consider sacred, and say that you
have not been an active agent in lhe man
ner aud form alluded TO in the above in
terrogn,ories and that. you have not
sought, diligently sought to. hunt out and
bring forward witnesses in favor of n
ished you was fouly guilty, but whom
policy, false aud. wicked policy and The
oyerbearing tyranny ofy youi church mas
'ers compelled you 10 screen from JUSTICE?
Cau you teny ihesc thtNgs ? lfyou cnn
deny Them, We beg you viii be so good
as to sustain your denial by satisfactory
evidence, or else facts and particulars
will be hereafter brough, before The pub
lie by Al citizen Of
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c!efgymen more respected. Nciii|
u culrrlnted 10 increase their yirlud
nWrnliiy. as ils tendency is 10 give
q virtpal lexempiipn from The legal ID
ties Of crime--for wl,a, clergyman
fear m ocguii,al ty jury, wien lad
the sympa,iIics Of his particular
warmly excited in bis cause, aided d
unlimited command over lie D,
purse.
ihe'c ate n variety Of considornl
connected with The subject, wAics
def ~ think, proper TINT il shoul,
nnoe knows To the puhIlc. My oi
is not to di'a'e on The subject. but sin
10 state the inets for the benrf, Of
community. Ifyou think il worthy
attention VI The public, you may pul
what ! have written,
Your obcdieni servant. Al
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TRlUMPH or TRUrH-ENCouR.
AGElNG.

Since the independent stand this press
has lakca, Coz she las, four weeks, in re-
la,ion 20 Ephssim X. Avery, 81 CO., we
have rccolced no accession TO our sub.
sorip,ion hsi o. ONE. HUNDRED AND
TiiiHrY-THREE, andinthe same time
ons, three have Withdrawn their hnmes,
having found the ifnth to bright for them.
In Providence, IN particular, there hns
been very great reformaiion-fffy-
ose nataOs have been added to odr
subscription list--all which were receiv-
ed from That. City within the last week.
Fail River and Bristol nr6 likewise nm
nnd doing WeiI!-we will eudeayor 10
do our part, aud we will all . -, ahead''
together.
Neerly al the new subscribers 10 the
Republican, hoye expressed wish TO
have their papers Commence with tho
number contair,ng The first article OF
fRoTEus."-We have to say TO them
that all the papers over the subscription
number were Immediately disposed Of
bus as soon as we can possibly mike il
convenient tic articles up - tho present
time will be revised and correc,ed--and
published either on a separate sheet or
in pamphlet form and grs,gtously far
nished TO oil Who have recently sribscrib.
ed, but who could not be furnished with
the papers containing those articles
and gratuitoasly furnished to all who may
now sec properto subscribe.
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-17

TO ASA KENT Parson Of the Method,t
Church in Newport. :.
A SUBSCRIBER.

|
Church 10 Newport.
ssir,-The nature nr your calling
demands of YOU a serious and candid re-
ply to the questions VIC are abou, to pro-
poso. Ia making this request in this
public manner which we now do. we have
no other motive than the deyclopement
of tsr,h ia relation 20 the course of coz
duct adopted by yourself aud your Meth
udisl brethren in relation TO Tie trial and
ultimate acquI,ai efRev Z. X Avery.
Knowing therefore rs you do the purity
of orr motives yea cannot consistently
or egcwsafsiy refuse to comply With tic
reasonable demands Of a large rinsher
Of oar most respectable townsmen and
considerable number al your own person.
al friends. You will therefore confer
foyor 90 them by stating The undSguised
facts in relation to tie.foiiowing poin,s:-
Isl. Did You not soy 10 presence of
several persons aad 20 single iadivissanIs
at dfvroni times, when the Avery piut
was first developed, that you were Of o.
Ipinion that !c was guilty man, ard did
not your wife say that she believed him
guilty and hat her husband did also 7
Cd. Did YOU NOT refuse 10 visit Avery
when he was first committed to the Jail
in Newport on this account, and IiJ gna
visit him at nil un,il you had received let
ters from, and had conferences with, sev-
eral brothers III the church, by which
and by whom you were solicited and ev-
en- commanded 20 hold him up as an in-
nocsnt man !on peril Of losing your place
as preacher in the church, and did you
not after these solicitations and com
mnnds, change your opinions and open
~, hough very gradually, begin TO adyo-
cate his cause, and iustrucl several of
your deInded followers to DO tie same I?
30. Did yon not pretend that your con-
yersations wiik tais gritty, tass un6o.
ly and repro5aic brother had changed
your or'",~as, instead of ascrlbing this
change to its real Cause. viz. that Of the
commanding and irresistible in::sance
of the heads OF your church?
4th. Didyo not pledge all your efforts.
to Avery in his behalf, and did you not
consult with nnd receive advice from, Two
of his ccapsellors as 10 the procuring cv-
idcnce and hunting up witnesses M
5lh. Did you not report tie opinions
of several persons, who wcro liable to Be
jurymen. in regard to the guilt or inro-
cence of Ayery-to bis counsellor lhat Ives
near the Court House in Newport, mud
did BE not take their names in order that
they might be rejected or received &C..
cordng as their opinions were favorable,
or unfeyorable, to :he prisnnsr7
9Th. Have you not spoken ofthe peo-
pic of~sewport md Of this town in tie
most disrespccifu manner denouncing
the whole (or almasi the whole) of lhen,
aud u.s. as being iuddels. bloodihirs.y
men seeking for innocent blood, and de-
string TO subvert tho church, and many
other Offensive epiIbeIs far more appli-
cable to the acco,nplices of crime aud
cruelty than TO ourselscs--ycs Far more
applicable to the whole methodist confer.
eucc that seek to ihrus. villain into the
pulpit AS public tcaeher, than 10 any
The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1833-07-17

IRON The Dos. Cen. of Tucsda
The. foregoing account is furnished D
gentleman who was one OF lhc passeng
and he'd good opportunity TO see the
peni from the small boat, and whnse Ger
cate IS annexed. This statement in lie
teual bearings is also cnrroboratcd by Sc
RAJ other gentlemen ai,h whom we lid
convefsed. who were on board the steam
The excursion Of yesterday, has afforded
much better opportunity Of seeing
strange animal, than has occurred for yea
| and /, snot Inconsistent with Tho whole n
or OF the state ments that have,been made
different times by great nsmbers OF pcrsoI
for the last fifteen ysars, since monster
this description was first snnounccd in
waters, it's admitted or all hands that |
appearance OF a marine animal Of this A,
cription would be still mora extraordinary
SO many witnesses should be grossly de.eiI
ed, as would be The case, il no such sm,n|
bad appeared One or The other of these !
uaordiasry difficulties is presented for tI|
beliefof the public, and we arc Of op;oiJ
that 1t would not require so great a s;retd
OF crednli,y TO behave in the existence i
such an enormous Sea Serpent as r, Leliel
That so many persons could be so greatly id
csyod. We learn that gentleman 6fd
~ him with q niuskrt from the steamer nd
eithoui etfcrt. tho shot was riyca bef,,r
he had approached 50 near the steamer 4
be oia iew minutes. afterwards. The frs
thing thar attracted the afleniisn of thos
Who were 10 ,he steamer, ass q yscuiisr az
pcarsDce ia il,n iyatur ai-s d:s.auce. suppos
ed TO be oecasionei by shoai Of small is
siathe was aFFsrenliy puraains. Three dis
'hct appearances ns 8hc kaJ Weac Cb scrye
al me same time egar Of, ind the .icsme
made for one Of them, in pursuit of whicl
the serpent appeared 10 be. 1t s therefor
Iniered by some of the passengers TINT ther
nre three ofthe strange aninals, as has bee,
before stated.
We, the undersigned passengers on boar
the steamboat Connecticut DO hereby tesl,f
tina. we were 10 the small boo. which put ot
from The steamboat, and approached within
ten feet of Sea Monster. viii n passed un
der our how 1T very rapid rate. AS ncs
as we can Judge from the view we had o
hlni, he head Eesembled ttst ofa pickersl
lsis head only appeared on tie suffsce |.
tofhe length of it, il. is impossible 10 de;or
nine. The motion was nos like iha, Of the
porpoise, bat resembled thar Of a common
snake.
Benz. II. Norton jas. w. Hale: Wilisu
rewssbury Jr. Samuel s. Williams ous
George ~ Proctor, passengers.
Z Thomas Purcell and james Gahagan
oarsmen.
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From TIE Ia. Scatlas! s. lSaay in ths TVesf.
AyERy--TIsE INFAMOUS AVERY
YET IiVESl!


In shis days paper~we give an exlracr
Of the trial Of to- notorious Avery case
This trial is too protracted to give in de-
tail, and, in fact, too Disgusting aud Oh
scene 10 lay before mixed community
The evidence on the part ofthe dcfeu1.
ont, Tor ;hat which was offered as esi.
deuce) III our opinion, so far from pr0y.
lug the innocence of Avery, added Ten.
fold TO The blackness Of his crime - That
he had criminn, connection with the nm
fortunate Sarah NJ, Cornell; that he pro-
nlse9 iosmeet her at the place where
she was murdered, the same night on
which the murder was committed, and
that he was there actually at the time,
is placed beyondSoubt, by tic testimony
on the part Of the prosecution. No at
;snpt was made hy counsel for the de-
iendant TO prove an altbi, bnt simply that
Sarah Nj. Cornell was a woman of ILL
fame. This kind of defence is not only
a libel on tho dead, bat an aggravaiing
circumstance To the black deed it was
intended 10 extenuate Admitting it to
be fact, that the unfortunate girl sus-
tanned the character given her by those
clergymeu and females who we're mem
bcrs .of. the same church with.her, did
IEat fact justify Clergyman in commit
ling odukery with this girl Of iil-famc,
and then mnrderug her p Shocking 10
common dccency Did we say sucl.
Testimony WIS u libel on the dead z, II
ia libel on the Methodist Church, and
upon the infamous Avery himself
What clergyman coyct the embraces
Of lewd woman, and after Grimm al
intercourse, murder the victim of his
beas,ly lust-and then find brother cler-
gymen and sisters in the church, who
tad. DO doubt, bowed at the same altar
With The unfortunate girl, aud asked for
giveucss. not only for hers, but their
own crimes, come forward into an open
court, and swear that this sister Of the
church was lewd woman, thut for the
purpose of screening The guilty from a
legal punishment? This disgracefnl
affair will he an everlasting stigma on
the IncibodiS church and the eour, that
admitted such testimony TO he given be-
fore a jury, will not escape the just cen
sure Of sn insulted public. No legal
character will dare TO say that such OBJ
scene Testimony ought to have been adj
mi,,ed on the trial, or Tint il was of such
u character as TO render it necessary fnI
the defence Of ,he accused--it seems Ia
have been introduced for the. sole pur-
pose ofcrenting prejudice in tile minds
of the jury against the unfortunaig
dead, aud in favor Of the prisoner ut the
bar.
However, we are not of those who
contend that Avery ought TO be hung
this wouId have been too merciful -lei
him live, the monument of the curse OF
crimo. Ii he is guilty, land we think
stronger circumstances of guilt never wa.
before jury The curse of heaven ant
earth will rest upon him-.-if no did mur.
der the victim Of his last to hide the
blackness ofhypocrIsy, let not the hand
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PoKTsMoUTn.

The THEATRE is open with goodly
company Of players. Mrs BARsss, one
ofihe mos, effective performers in trag-
cdy in the United States, is delighling
us with her admirable acting land our
old friend JACKY,ls will, us again rs
inimically drolLnnd comicaI as ever.
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The C,euds.--Mnny people hive an
idea that The clouds nre something very
different from the fogs end mists We oc-
casjonally experience on the ear,l,'s sur
facs. They are misplsen, Mr.. Dcrant's
last ascent but one wns made during M
easterly storm. II rancd. we believe.
when he left the Castle Garden, and il
rained very hard during most of the
time he was aloft. He passed through
and far above the clouds. In conyersa-
ton with him the other day, we made
some inquiries about tho. o.cIouds, He re-
marked that he no where experienced a
greater degree Of dampness, Tor density
ofyapor If you please, than when ul and
near the enrth's surface. On the cor.
trary, the dnmpness seemed rather 10
diminish ns hc afcended, I'LL at lchg,ii hs
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We extract the following horrible nc
count from the Belvidare Apollo
Clough and Nina are saia.s. coppared
with such villain
Mark tie szikain! The most villain
Gus conduct ofn person narred Jacob
lnsley, who resided near this village. be-
came public about The 18th ult. He was
charged by bis daughter, a girl now A.
bout 10 years of age, of having Illicit in
Itercourse with her during the two years
past, threatening her with instant deat,
if sheinad any disclosures Of bialattro-,
cioas practices. Inslcy, on ascertaiping
his conduct was known, sold what prop
eriy hc coald readily dispose Of. and
left family at several young children
penny!ess, on the charity ofthc public.
The mother Of the girl was living d,i-
ring most of the time. i, is supposed
her death was FASTENED by the knowl-
edge Of her husbands crimina!ity, and
his abusive conduct towards her while
she was unable 10 divulgc tho crime, as
she wassuficring from palsy. which rem
dered her spsechlcss. We are informed
by "A physician who attended her near
her deccasc, that she often attempted to
speak, and would point TO her husband,
and cry Two wo 7 while her features
expressed the deepest horror. The
crime was first attempted while the
monster was excited by spurious liquor,
he having nrsi driven his wife from the
house, who sought protection from
ne:ghbor.
Jacob Ensley IS shoemaker, between
40 and 80 years Of age, dark complex
'ioned, about middle height and slim
bis hair changing grey. When last
heard Of, he was on his way 10 Michigan.
II is much to he regretted that he has
escaped the punishment demanded by
our Jaws for incest, Which seems far too
slight for the offence.
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ERRATA Ia the article of "psorEus',
lastweek for Europe. France and Spain.
read England, France aud Spain. We are
att loss to conceive how so gIariug typo.
graphical error should haze been overlook
ed.
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win some friend furnish us WIN cory
.ofLuke Drury's rspor. Of the Bristol exam
nation. We have tried in vain TO obtain
copy in this town
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TO CORRESPONDENTS. wo have
received communication signed "msnnerso
containing cbarges against Elk. Aseryism
Will tho writer favor US with an interview.
Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-04-04

galan,ry, and some in the inspiring de.
yotions of Bacchus and Comus.
| Kennedy, since those days of LANG
syne, has been traveller in MANY
countries. There is scarce roman.
tic dell, or antique EARN, baronical
ruin, or scene Of high association in
his own, he has not viewed; and most
of the scenic pictures, delineated ON
the glowing page ofthe author of Mar
mlon and Wayerly, are familiar TO him.
lie was in London at the time of Lord
George Gordon's mob, and witnessed
the burning of Lord Mansfeld's house.
with other horrors connected with that
terrific event. He also was the spec
tator of some Of those string incidents,
now matters of history, which occur.
red on the continent in the beginning of
the present century. But must deny
myself the pleasure of detailing his his
tory in full. He, at length, emigratcd
to America, and became an extensive
dealer in the city of New
York. lie subsequently, retired to en-
Joy the otinm citH, dignitate, on the farm
he now occupies. He, who with his H.
Iustrious friend, ridiculed and despised
The pharasalcal pretensions ofthe Gun
20 Guid, has now found that
ga correspondence ix'd wi IIeav'n,
Is sure a noble anchor"
lie is viewed with attachment and re-
'pect, by a numerous circle of friends,
who are always happy when the old
pilgrimage brings him to 4
lis loved Cortland. YELVERTON.
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s6-----------fhe sweetest bard
That ever breathed the soothing strain. -

Wellmight Roscoothus write! While
Byron continues to startle the few
with the magnificent, but chaotic fash
ings of his mighty intellect, the sweet
simple bard of Caledonia will live in
the hearts ofmillions--in the lordly hall
and around the rustic hearth!
Kennedy represents Burns, at the
time OF their acquaintance, as tall
coarse featured young man with flash
ing eye, and great colloquial powers.
Frank and affable, he was nevertheless
irascible and suspicious. His heart was
extremely susceptible to tender emo
tons, but their effects were usually e.
phemeral. Though as X. says, che
always had lass in his head, the reign
of each fair one was but short. He,
however, laid aside this volatility in his
dfaireS du cGur, on his acquaintance
with Miss Armor. Burns, as it is well
known, experienced, in obtaining the
hand of this lady, the truth of that adj
age, so devoutly deprecated by every
warm hcart-'sthe course of true love
did ne'er run smooth" Kennedy de-
scribes the "Jean" of deathless song,
as one of the most lovely and fascina-
ting of her sex. 1t will be recollected,
that this is fully corroborated by 9TH
ers, particularly the accomplished and
lamented Carter.
The well mounted factor, constantly
passing and repassing every part o.
Ayrshire, and not unfrequently trans
acting business with Miss Armor's ia.
Their, became AN exceedingly convent
ent medium of communication between
the unfortunate lovers. Consequently
Kennedy became their mutual conf
dant. He bore their messages, and oc
casionally exercised his ingenuity il
devising clandestine interviews, and il
assisting them to elude detection. On,
of these took place short time before
Burns determined, in despair, to embark
for jamaica. 1t was in room of Mr.
| Armor's own house, who was tailo
in the small village of Mauchline.-
The unfortunate pair, knowing the dis
covery oftheir secret marriage newt
! able, determined to throw themselye